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Chicken Tractor We are pleased to bring out
the All New Straw Bale edition of Chicken Tractor. This expanded edition
has 320 pages, full of new chicken tractor models including how to build a
straw bale chicken hut to use alone or in combination with your tractors
to winter your layers. The new edition also includes raising turkey,
guinea hens and pheasants.We are hearing a lot from folks who are now
raising chickens (hens only no roosters) in suburbia - in a way they are
better than dogs, no barking, their manure fertilizes the garden and they
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Permaculture : A Designers' Manual
by: B. C. Mollison, Reny Mia Slay Permaculture
: A Designers' Manual!
An inspiring book! For those of us searching for an
ecologically responsible lifestyle amid urban and suburban insanity, Bill
Mollison has a real and exciting answer. This book is full of helpful
advice presented in a very readable way. (The only problem might be
getting stuck in the chapters on climates that don't concern you; just
skip them until later!) The groundwork philosophy of permaculture is laid
first, and the book moves from there to the practical business of actually
designing one. The emphasis is on letting various plant and animal species
work together as much as possible, to form a basically self-sustaining
system from which people can reap a continual harvest, not only of food,
but of interest and self-respect. What a prospect! It is certainly a very
different one from what we young people have been taught to expect from
life! This volume is much more complete in both the philosophy and the
practice than were the original "Permaculture One" and "Permaculture Two."
It is also much less focused on the Southern Hemisphere, which is helpful
for North Americans trying to visualize their own permaculture. I can only
hope that more people happen upon this book as I did and are themselves
inspired to create a fulfilling life for themselves and their children.
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Forest
Gardening : Cultivating an Edible Landscape
by: Robert A. De J. Hart
Forest Gardening: A panoramic view of an
ecologically based farm/food system. The author believes harmony (peace)
on this planet is highly correlated with an approach to gardening that
recognizes the value of plants and all living things. He blends history,
philosophy,and anthropology together as he talks about plants, vegetables,
herbs, nuts, animals,and trees. He offers practical ways in dealing with
"natural" problems associated with farming. Best part of the book is his
Appendixes where he lists drought resistant plants, wetland plants, sun
loving herbs, shade loving herbs, etc. He provides an excellent
bibliography.
The author loves this planet. This is a thoughtful essay on the proper
relationship of human beings to animals and plants on this planet.
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