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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 provide fresh, organic
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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. Click
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