This accessible, illustrated guide offers techniques for less reliance on fossil fuels and more sustainable everyday life, with step-by-step instructions for growing, cooking, and storing food
for humans and animals, as well as making and repairing related machinery and making items such as soap, rope, and paper. There is also information on water conservation in the home, irrigation
practices, graywater reuse, rainwater harvesting, sustainable wastewater systems, and active solar systems. The permaculture design principles provided here can be used in both rural properties
and urban spaces. Numerous recipes for cooking and preserving are included. The book is illustrated with b&w drawings throughout and includes numerous summary charts. Distributed by Perseus
Distribution. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
