Restoration agriculture : real-world permaculture for farmers / by Mark Shepard.

From the publisher. 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 c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shepard, Mark, 1962-
Language:English
Published: Austin, Texas : Acres U.S.A., 2013.
Subjects:
Permaculture.
Edible forest gardens.
Alternative agriculture.
Agricultural ecology.
Sustainable agriculture.
GARDENING & LANDSCAPING.
Physical Description:xxii, 329 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Format: Book
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 and restoration agriculture
  • Including bees
  • About nutrition
  • Nutrition and perennial agriculture
  • Getting started
  • The transitional strategy
  • Managing a healthy farm ecosystem
  • Plant and animal breeding
  • Making a profit
  • Creating permanent agriculture : a call for new pioneers.