pstrongPermanent agriculture - abundance by design strongp The wealth of practical knowledge in emThe Permaculture Handbook emis a welcome addition to North America's canon of books on permaculture design, and will serve other regions as well. Peter Bane's broad and well-tested experience in ecological living will guide homeowners, gardeners, and small farmers toward designing and living in lushly productive and harmonious landscapes.br 8213 Toby Hemenway, author of emGaia's Garden A Guide to Home-Scale Permacultureemp pemThe Permaculture Handbook em is a step-by-step, beautifully illustrated guide to creating resilient and prosperous households and neighborhoods, complemented by extensive case studies of three successful farmsteads and market gardens. This comprehensive manual casts garden farming as both an economic opportunity and a strategy for living well with less money. It shows how, by mimicking the intelligence of nature and applying appropriate technologies such as solar and