| Description |
xxii, 329 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-313) and index. |
| Contents |
The perennial agriculture vision -- Our present reality -- Standing on the backs of giants -- Challenges facing agriculture -- Turning things around -- Farming in Nature's image -- The steps toward restoration agriculture -- Other biomes -- Livestock & restoration agriculture -- Including bees -- About nutrition -- Nutrition & perennial agriculture -- Getting started -- The transitional strategy -- Managing a healthy farm ecosystem -- Plant & animal breeding -- Making a profit -- Creating permanent agriculture : a call for new pioneers. |
| Summary |
"Around the globe most people get their calories from annual agriculture - plants that grow fast for one season, produce lots of seeds, then die. Every single human society that has relied on annual crops for staple foods has collapsed. Restoration Agriculture explains how we can have all of the benefits of natural, perennial ecosystems and create agricultural systems that imitate nature in form and function while still providing for our food, building, fuel and many other needs - in your own backyard, farm or ranch. This book, based on real-world practices, presents an alternative to the agriculture system of eradication and offers exciting hope for our future."--Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Permaculture.
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Edible forest gardens.
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Alternative agriculture.
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Agricultural ecology.
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Sustainable agriculture.
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| ISBN |
1601730357 (trade pbk.) |
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9781601730350 (trade pbk.) : $30.00 |
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