Permaculture Books

The is the first major book I bought on Permaculture and Homesteading, shortly after moving to my homestead 9 years ago. It set my mind on permaculture, microclimates, and more.

This book describes how to turn pasture into silvopasture – a mix of trees, shrubs, and grazing for animals. As it says, it is Real-World Permaculture for Farmers.

This book takes permaculture one step farther to incorporating the woods into your plans – through agroforestry, growing mushrooms, managing trees, and herding and feeding your livestock through the woods.

real-world solutions, and a positive mindset. Organic vs Local. How to cut your heat but still stay warm (rocket mass heater), Gardening, Greywater, Soil health, composting and composting toilets. All with Paul Wheaton’s winking smart-ass wit.

This classic book laid out how to use agroforestry for “stock-food” (livestock) and “man-food”. Mulberry, chestnut, walnut, pecan, persimmons.

I like Akiva’s approach to trees. He classifies them, much like “Tree Crops”, but with more detail and resonance.

Your go-to guide for everything from cultivation to wine-making with one of humanity’s oldest plant friends

This book gives you a starting place and a mindset for laying out your permaculture design, while not getting bogged down in the tools.