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Informationen zum Autor Darrell Frey is the owner and manager of Three Sisters Farm, a five-acre permaculture farm, solar greenhouse and market garden located in Western Pennsylvania. He has been permaculture teacher for thirty years, and is the author of Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm. Klappentext "Mother Earth News books for wiser living recommendation"--Cover. The heart of a sustainable food system Zusammenfassung The heart of a sustainable food system. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Toward a Permanent Culture Prologue Book Outline Five Acres and Interdependence The Value of the Small-Scale Farm Creation of Sustainable Local Food Systems Integrated Systems: Permaculture Design Sustainability Concepts of Ecology Permaculture and Agriculture Farm Ecology Three Sisters Farm Resource Survey Season Extension Outreach Back to the Earth Chapter 2: Sustainable Food Systems : Safe, Healthful and SecureSustainability for Food Systems Food Safety and Public Awareness Food Security Chapter 3: Direct Marketing for a Small Farm Preparation Business Management Marketing Farm Products Outreach and Education Programs Chapter 4: The Permaculture Farm: Design Farm Design and Planning Site Analysis: The Land, the Community and the Environment Planning Season Extension Case Study: Design of Three Sisters Farm Sector Analysis Overlaying the Farm into the Landscape Bioshelter Wildlife at Three Sisters Farm: Many Neighbors Applied Observation Chapter 5: Energy Systems on the Farm Conservation Biothermal Resource Recovery Solar Photovoltaic Applications Chapter 6: Beyond Integrated Pest Control : Insects, Disease, Weeds and Other Pests Organic Methods Whole-systems Planning Ecological Pest Control Insects on the Farm Spiders on the Farm Design for Ecological Control Insects in the Bioshelter (and Other Creatures) Pests and Permaculture Chapter 7: The Market Garden Farm: Management The Spiral Garden The South Garden The East Garden The Southeast Garden The Pond Garden The West Garden Smaller Gardens Crops and Products Perennials The Farm Woodlot Managing Plant Interactions Chapter 8: Seasons of the Garden Winter Spring Summer Fall Bioshelter Maintenance Managing the Permaculture Landscape Planting Linda's Crop Profiles The Edible Flower Fungi Chapter 9: Bioshelter Defined and Designed The Bioshelter Defined Why Build A Bioshelter? Bioshelter Daydreams Bioshelter Design A Bioshelter for Three Sisters Farm Farm Design Chapter 10: Bioshelter Management Managing the Indoor Ecosystem ¿ An Overview Gardener as Ecosystem Manager Bioshelter Management through the Seasons Other Aspects of Bioshelter Management From a Tiny Seed: Starting Seedlings Countless Bioshelter Possibilities Chapter 11: Compost and Biothermal Resources Harvesting Compost's Multiple Yields Traditional Uses of Biothermal Energy Compost and the NOP Biothermal Resources Composting Practices at Three Sisters Farm Chapter 12: Chickens in the Greenhouse Food Security Finding the Right Bird Chapter 13: Permaculture for Wetlands Lost Wetlands Care of the Earth Classes of Wetlands Basic Design Procedures Design for Wetlands Ponds The Pond at Three Sisters Farm an...
