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Category Archives: Books
Review: Edible Forest Gardens, vol 1: Ecological Vision and Theory for Temperate Climate Permaculture
The two-volume Edible Forest Gardens by Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier is the last directly permaculture-related work on my reading list for now; I gather I have amassed enough knowledge on the topic for the time being after these two … Continue reading
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Review: Permaculture – A Designers’ Manual
After reading some texts on permaculture and finding the topic quite fascinating, I decided to learn “all” about it and read the permaculture “Bible”, Bill Mollison’s Permaculture – A Designers’ Manual. This huge book is the textbook for the Permaculture … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Mollison, Books, design, patterns, PDC, permaculture, Reviews, sustainability
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Review: The End of Growth
Almost a year ago, I read Tim Jackson’s Prosperity Without Growth that discussed the necessity of devising a financial system that isn’t dependent on economic growth. Again returning to the topic, I just finished Richard Heinberg’s brand new book The … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, financial crisis, peak energy, Reviews, sustainability
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Review of “Urban Homesteading” and some thoughts on food
I’ve amassed quite a few books on homesteading, urban farming, sustainability, energy efficiency, building, permaculture and related topics recently and the next up for review is no exception: Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living by Rachel Kaplan & Ruby … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, culture, food, permaculture, Reviews, urban homesteading
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On residential solar PV systems
I find solar electricity production a fascinating topic. One of the curiosities of Australia is that the country is among the best in the world for solar electricity production, yet the vast majority of electricity production is based on coal … Continue reading
