Edible Forest Gardens, Volume I: Ecological Vision, Theory for Temperate Climate Permaculture
- ISBN-10
- 1931498792
- ISBN-13
- 9781931498791
- Category
- Agroforestry
- Pages
- 378
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Chelsea Green Publishing
- Authors
- Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier
Description
Edible Forest Gardens is a groundbreaking two-volume work that spells out and explores the key concepts of forest ecology and applies them to the needs of natural gardeners in temperate climates. Volume I lays out the vision of the forest garden and explains the basic ecological principles that make it work. Edible Forest Gardens offer an advanced course in ecological gardening--one that will forever change the way you look at plants and your environment.
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