Retrosuburbia: The downshifter’s guide to a resilient future by David Holmgren Hepburn, Vic, Melliodora, 2018 Book Review by Janine Banks I have just reread this huge 592 page book and…
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The Art of Frugal Hedonism: A Guide to Spending Less While Enjoying Everything More
This book is designed to make you think about the level of satisfaction of the average lives we lead and how we could make a few changes that make some…

Call of the Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture, A New Earth
Call of the Reed Warbler is a pleasant read about the history and progress of regenerative farming throughout the world but particularly in Australia.

Permaculture in a Nutshell
This is a tiny book and only takes a couple of hours to read the whole thing. But it is an excellent introduction to permaculture, both theoretically and practically.

Liquid Gold
As someone who has been using my urine for many years in my garden, I was very interested to see what Carol would write about this much wasted resource.

The Permaculture Handbook
“The Permaculture Handbook” is very well written and packed with information on the whole permaculture process starting with attitudes where he introduces the big-picture role of permaculture in helping solve…