Author: Féidhlim Harty Publisher: ISBN: 9781856233125 Category : Constructed wetlands Languages : en Pages : 0
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An overview of reed bed systems and treatment wetlands for household effluent treatment. Going from system selection and design to construction, planting and maintenance, this guide provides a complete how-to manual for getting your own reed bed system up and running.
Author: Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc. ISBN: 1616086440 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 345
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Permaculture is an important but often misunderstood method of growing food and building homes in a manner that works with nature, rather than against it, to create beautiful, healthy, and useful gardens. Blending ecology, organic agriculture, green home design, appropriate technology, and biology can be confusing and overwhelming, but The Ultimate Guide to Permaculture simplifies this vast field for practical application. This is a hands-on guide, taking the beginner through each step of the design process, so that anyone can apply permaculture principles to their own life. While the principles are simple, the in-depth topics cover every aspect of permaculture, including: - Building green homes and passive solar design - Growing edible plant communities and forest gardens - Using no-till and natural farming methods - Creating microclimates for extended growing seasons - Raising livestock with ecological foraging techniques This is a common-sense approach to sustainable living that creates a self-sufficient and low-effort home for the people that live there, whether in the city or the country. The Ultimate Guide to Permaculture isn't a philosophy book, or a dissertation on theory. It is a step-by-step, complete guide to every aspect of permaculture.
Author: Féidhlim Harty Publisher: ISBN: 9781856232081 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 0
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A user-friendly guide through the maze of selecting an eco-freindly sewage treatment option for your home. This book is a must for anyone worried about how well their current system is working, for people undergoing inspections, or for those who know they need an upgrade but don't know where to start.
Author: Féidhlim Harty Publisher: ISBN: 9781856233286 Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Languages : en Pages : 0
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If you, like millions of others, want no part in adding more plastics, microplastics and other wastes and pollutants into our water, soils and food, then this book is for you. Towards Zero Waste offers clear guidance for anyone wanting to be a part of positive change in the world.
Author: Toby Hemenway Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing ISBN: 1603582231 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 330
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"Gaia's Garden will be recorded in history as a milestone for gardeners and landscapers. . . An amazing achievement."--Paul Stamets The classic book about ecological gardening--whatever size your garden--with over 250,000 copies sold! "A great book!"--Men's Journal Gaia’s Garden has sparked the imagination of home gardeners the world over by introducing a simple message: working with nature, not against her, results in more beautiful, abundant, and forgiving gardens. Many people mistakenly think that "ecological gardening"—which involves growing a wide range of edible and other useful plants—can take place only on a large, multiacre scale. As Hemenway demonstrates, it’s fun and easy--even for the beginner--to create a “backyard ecosystem” by assembling communities of plants that can work cooperatively and perform a variety of functions, including: Building and maintaining soil fertility and structure Catching and conserving water in the landscape Providing a rewilded and biodiverse habitat for beneficial insects, birds, and animals Growing an edible “forest” that yields seasonal fruits, nuts, and other foods This revised and updated edition also features a chapter on urban permaculture, designed especially for people in cities and suburbs who have very limited growing space. Whatever size yard or garden you have to work with, you can apply basic permaculture principles to make it more diverse, more natural, more productive, and more beautiful. Best of all, once it’s established, an ecological garden will reduce or eliminate most of the backbreaking work that’s needed to maintain the typical lawn and garden.
Author: Sandy Halliday Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 131551480X Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 479
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The second edition of Sustainable Construction provides a masterclass on the principles and techniques involved in the design and delivery of practical, affordable, high quality sustainable buildings and places. It presents precedents, theory, concepts and principles alongside 120 wide ranging case studies that highlight current best practice and encourage implementation. Topics in the book include: • the history of ideas in sustainable construction • policy • materials • cost issues • appraisal techniques • environmental design • energy • water • construction processes • and urban ecology. The book is heavily illustrated in full colour and is an ideal, contemporary, accessible primer to courses in Architecture, Construction, Building Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Project Management, Landscape, Urbanism and Development.
Author: Nydia Needham Publisher: ISBN: 9781915217196 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Are you new to gardening or worried you don't have enough space to create that bountiful garden you've been dreaming of, full of all your favorite fruit and veggies? Do you also want to do your bit to help the planet in the fight against climate change? Whether your garden is big or small or you are a complete beginner, building raised beds can help you achieve the perfect garden. It offers many benefits over traditional gardening including - improving the drainage, being able to manage the quality of the soil, extending your growing season, along with many more. And you don't need to be an expert to build and manage raised beds. People have many different reasons for wanting to grow food but do you realise all the benefits it can have for the planet? We are all aware of the dangers of climate change and the destruction modern agriculture can have on the environment from its carbon emissions. Not only can raised beds provide you with the perfect garden and provide you with an abundance of food, you will also be doing your bit to help in the fight against climate change. Not only does this book teach you how to build and maintain raised beds, it will teach you how to do this using permaculture principles. The permaculture movement has been around since the 1970's and its principles focus in using natural systems and processes to get the most out of your garden in the most efficient way possible. The idea is that by building relationships in your garden and feeding the soil, your plants will do most of the work for you - watering, pest control and fertilizing. Incorporating permaculture principles into your raised beds will not only help you start to live sustainably, it will also help you do this in a way that follows systems found in nature, in a way that benefits the planet. In 'Raised Bed Gardening the Permaculture Way', you'll learn: The main advantages of raised beds; The main principles of permaculture; How to make use of rainwater How to fertilize your soil using natural, organic fertilizers Which plants love each other and which can't stand the sight of each other; How to attract beneficial insects to your garden to keep pests away; How to maintain your raised beds; Some mini permaculture projects to get you going; A large plant directory; Different raised bed designs You may think you don't have the space to start your own garden but raised beds are perfect for small spaces or gardens with no lawn. And it doesn't need to be overwhelming - start small and build up from there as you gain more confidence and experience. Even if all you have done is tend to a few tomato plant, you can become an expert gardener; all it takes is a little time, patience and practice. And remember, we have all made mistakes along the way. That's how we improve and become better gardeners.
Author: Thomas Henfrey Publisher: ISBN: 9781856232753 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 0
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Permaculture is a design system for sustainable human habitats and basis of a worldwide citizen-led movement. This book seeks to bring this expertise from the margins into the centre of policy debates and mainstream action.
Author: Zach Loeks Publisher: New Society Publishers ISBN: 1550926209 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 291
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The illustrated guide to profitable, vibrant and sustainable permaculture-based market gardening Permaculture tends to be very much in the domain of home gardeners and property owners. But what if we could take it all a step further, and merge the fields of permaculture and market gardening? In The Permaculture Market Garden , author Zach Loeks brings together his passion for sustainable permaculture food production systems and beautiful, vibrant illustrations to provide a highly visual guide to the smooth integration of permaculture into the market garden, in ways that are scalable to specific situations. Profiling crops and ecosystem-based techniques, Loeks demonstrates a profitable, sustainable and approachable model for the future of market gardening. Along the way, Loeks introduces his own system of PermaBeds, season extension techniques, intensive and rotational interplanting, in-depth discussions on soil health, and more, bringing activities, designs and prospects of farming to life through illustrations, so the reader can be immersed within the world of permaculture farming. Playful, informative and curious, inspiring and beautiful and packed with accessible practical information, The Permaculture Market Garden will inspire both the seasoned market gardener as well as anyone aspiring to start a business. Zach Loeks is a market gardener, farm consultant and educator living in the Ottawa Valley. Winner of two regional awards for sustainability and innovation in agriculture, he shares his expertise in farming, design and business through a successful series of on-farm workshops, conferences and schools, as well as a successful year-round CSA.
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