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How to Permaculture Your Life is a resource book for anyone who wants to live a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. It discusses: some of the most nutritious food and fodder plants, how to build gardens and improve our soils, strategies for rural properties, how to harvest, store, conserve and reuse water and energy, and much more.
Dr Ross Mars has had a long involvement in permaculture and is one of the most authoritative permaculture teachers, designers and consultants in Australia, and the author of four other books on the subject. He has also produced two videos on energy-efficient housing design and renewable energy systems for power generation. Besides designing, building and installing greywater systems, rainwater tank systems, gardens and water-sensible irrigation systems, Ross and Jenny are currently setting up their property, Candlelight Farm, in Mundaring which includes strawbale accommodation, demonstration gardens and a wholesale nursery.
"Learning how to reskill and permaculture our lives will be increasingly vital as the collapse narrative continues to unfold over the coming years, and this book is a great primer to set us on our way [...] How To Permaculture Your Life is [...] a resource book for not only surviving but thriving in the Anthropocene era."
– Graham Burnett, permaculture teacher and author of The Vegan Book of Permaculture
"A toolkit of useful plants; alternative farming systems that repair and build soil; skills to add value to your produce; strategies for energy and water efficiency; and techniques to enable us to re-skill and re-learn arts and crafts many of us have lost in recent generations [...] this book offers us a powerful crash course in the thinking we will need if we are to create a future that actually works for everyone."
– Rob Hopkins, Founder of the Transition movement and author of The Power of Just Doing Stuff
