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The Earth Care Manual: A Permaculture Handbook For Britain & Other Temperate Climates

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I've only had a chance to glance through this and read
snippets, but I'm very impressed. A lot of information well
organized; it's like a textbook for a college level
Permaculture course. Seems comparable to, but easier to
understand and apply, than Mollison's Permaculture Design
Manual. I'm in the PNW US but I think this book will be very
useful here. Only compliant is the climate, etc maps of
britian rather than the US :-)

I just borrowed this book from the library because I was a little scared away by the high price. Now I know that I have to buy it. This is a fantastic book. I'm planning to start a small farm and have been reading about permaculture for a couple of years. If you live in a temperate climate, this is the best book on the subject. It is filled with diagrams and interesting details about how to establish a successful system. There is hardly anything that the book doesn't touch on. If you are a serious home gardener or you are looking to create a more sustainable farm, this book will be a well used resource.

It's really a great book and worth every penny if you're interested in Permaculture in cooler climates.
I was also a bit frightened by the price but it's a BIG book and the informations inside are priceless.
I also tend to say it's better than Mollisons Manual because the way of writing is easier to understand for me (I'm german).
So this is one of the books I will never allow to leave my house. ;-)

Bill Mollison is probably happy to see this big edition (it's a big book) added to the Permaculture coat rack.

Contains a lot of great insight into key designering principles, with a great emphasis on temperate climate.