Permaculture for the rest of us: abundant living on less than an acre, paperback/jenni blackmore

Many of us want to increase our self-sufficiency, but few have access to the ideal five sunny, gently sloping acres of rich, loamy, well-drained soil.

Jenni Blackmore presents a highly entertaining, personal account of how permaculture can be practiced in adverse conditions, allowing anyone to learn to live more sustainably in a less-than-perfect world.

With a rallying cry of If we can do it, you can too, she distills the wisdom of twenty years of trial and error into a valuable teaching tool.

The perfect antidote to dense, high-level technical manuals, Permaculture for the Rest of Us presents the fundamental principles of this sometimes confusing concept in a humorous, reader-friendly way.

Each chapter focuses on a specific method or technique, interspersing straightforward explanations with the authors own experiences.

Learn how to successfully retrofit even the smallest homestead using skills such as: No-till vs.

till gardening, composting, and soil-building Natural pest control and integrating small livestock Basic greenhouse construction Harvesting, preservation, and more Ideal for urban dreamers, suburbanites and country-dwellers alike, this inspirational and instructional encouragement manual is packed with vibrant photographs documenting the authors journey from adversity to abundance.

Jenni Blackmore is a farmer, artist, writer and certified Permaculture Design Consultant 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.

A successful micro-farmer, she produces most of her familys meat, eggs, fruit, and vegetables, in spite of often-challenging conditions.