Bioshelter Market Garden A Permaculture Farm
| Author/creator | Frey, Darrell Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Gabriola Island : New Society Publishers, Limited Minneapolis : Consortium Book Sales & Distribution [Distributor] |
| Description | 480 p. ill 09.000 x 07.500 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation <div><div><p>To ensure food security and restore the health of the planet, we need to move beyond industrial agriculture and return to the practice of small-scale, local farming.<i>Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm</i>describes the creation of a sustainable food system through a detailed case study of the successful year-round organic market garden and permaculture design at Pennsylvania's Three Sisters Farm.</p><p>At the heart of Three Sisters is its bioshelter—a solar greenhouse that integrates growing facilities, poultry housing, a potting room, storage, kitchen facilities, compost bins, a reference library, and classroom area.<i>Bioshelter Market Garden</i>examines how the bioshelter promotes greater biodiversity and is an energy-efficient method of extending crop production through Pennsylvania's cold winter months.</p><p>Both visionary and practical, this fully illustrated book contains a wealth of information on the application of permaculture principles. Some of the topics covered include:</p><ul><li>Design and management of an intensive market garden farm</li><li>Energy systems and biothermal resources</li><li>Ecological soil management and pest control</li><li>Wetlands usage</li><li>Solar greenhouse design and management</li></ul><p>Whatever your gardening experience and ambitions, this comprehensive manual is sure to inform and inspire.</p><p><b>Darrell Frey</b>is the owner and manager of Three Sisters Farm, a five-acre permaculture farm, solar greenhouse, and market garden located in western Pennsylvania. Darrell writes extensively on permaculture design and ecological land use planning and has been a sustainable community development consultant and permaculture teacher for twenty-five years.</p></div></div> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780865716780 |
| ISBN | 0865716781 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780865716780 |
| Stock number | 00019076 |
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