Introduction to Permaculture
by Bill Mollison · Bill Mollison
Condensed presentation of the design system Mollison co-originated, covering zone and sector planning, climate-specific strategies, water, soil and plant guilds. Gives a working grasp of how permaculture designs are laid out before tackling the larger Designers' Manual.
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permaculturenews.org
Permaculture News offers news, articles, and practical guidance on permaculture and ecological design. It features tutorials, case studies, and interviews covering sustainable farming, water management, and related sustainable living topics.
Permies.com
Large online forum founded by Paul Wheaton for permaculture, homesteading and organic growing, with active threads on composting, soil building, hugelkultur and worm bins. Useful for troubleshooting specific problems with experienced practitioners; advice quality varies by poster.
Sustainable World Radio
Interview podcast hosted by Jill Cloutier since 2004 with permaculture designers, ecologists, herbalists and earth-repair practitioners, covering permaculture ethics, regenerative gardening, fungi, ethnobotany and ecosystem restoration, giving listeners practical examples of designing with natural systems.
Gaia's Garden
Applies permaculture to home-scale yards: guilds, food forests, soil building, water catchment and habitat for beneficial insects. After reading, a gardener can lay out a small polyculture garden that largely maintains itself.
permaculture.org
Permaculture.org is a comprehensive hub for permaculture education and practice, featuring articles, design guides, project case studies, and access to courses and practitioner directories.
The Permaculture Handbook
Temperate-climate manual aimed at North American households, covering garden farming, water and soil systems, livestock, buildings and neighborhood-scale economics, with worked case studies. Readers can plan a productive smallholding on a suburban or small rural lot.