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Zusatztext 68203962 Informationen zum Autor Jenni Blackmore is a farmer, artist and writer who built her house on a rocky, windswept island off the coast of Nova Scotia almost twenty-five years ago and has been stumbling along the road to self-sufficient living ever since. As a successful micro-farmer she produces most of her family's meat, eggs, fruit and vegetables, in spite of often-challenging conditions. She is certified as a Permaculture Design Consultant from the Falls Brook Centre in New Brunswick and has published 2 fiction titles for children and one for adults. Klappentext Jenni Blackmore presents a highly personal, entertaining account of how permaculture can be practiced in adverse conditions. Permaculture for the Rest of Us describes how to retrofit even the smallest homestead, illustrating the fundamental principles of this sometimes confusing concept in a humorous, reader-friendly way. Vorwort Excerpts offered to Permaculture Activist, Permaculture Magazine, Mother Earth News, Acres USA, Urban Farm Advertising in Mother Earth News, Urban Farm, Permaculture Activist Promotion targeting permaculture and homesteading groups Promotion on the author's website www.quackadoodle.wordpress.com Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements including Mother Earth New Fairs Promotion on New Society Publishers social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, our blog and Pinterest Galley available on Edelweiss Zusammenfassung Adventures on the road to real-world self-sufficiency Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Slug Wars or How it All Began 2. The Nitty Gritty on Building Dirt 3. To Dig or Not to Dig 4. Green Thumbing It 101 5. Easy Starter Crops 6. What? And When? 7. Gotta Getta Greenhouse 8. Warm Wussies 9. Quack, Cluck and Gobble 10. Ethics and Principles 11. Harvest Time: The Reason for it All! Glossary Suggested Reading Index About the Author ...
