The Best Permaculture Books Ever
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Edible Forest Gardens, Vol. 1: Ecological Vision and Theory for Temperate Climate Permaculture
by:
Dave Jacke
4.48 avg rating — 668 ratings 
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Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
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Paul Stamets
4.41 avg rating — 3,298 ratings 8. 
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) 4.42 avg rating — 5,326 ratings
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Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web
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Jeff Lowenfels
4.41 avg rating — 1,772 ratings 10. 
Sepp Holzer's Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening
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Sepp Holzer
4.37 avg rating — 1,152 ratings 
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Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World
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Joel Salatin
4.21 avg rating — 4,556 ratings 13. 
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Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (Vol. 1): Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life And Landscape
by:
Brad Lancaster
4.48 avg rating — 500 ratings 16. 
The Resilient Farm and Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach
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Ben Falk
4.36 avg rating — 790 ratings 17. 
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats 4.19 avg rating — 13,991 ratings
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Pest Control for Organic Gardening: Natural Methods for Pest and Disease Control for a Healthy Garden
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Amber Richards
3.72 avg rating — 90 ratings 19. 
The Permaculture Home Garden: How To Grow Great Tasting Fruit And Vegetables The Organic Way
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Linda Woodrow
4.43 avg rating — 98 ratings 20. 
Rocket Mass Heaters: Superefficient Woodstoves YOU Can Build
by:
Ianto Evans
4.32 avg rating — 151 ratings 21. 
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Edible Forest Gardens, Volume 2: Ecological Design and Practice for Temperate Climate Permaculture
by:
Dave Jacke
4.63 avg rating — 333 ratings 24. 
Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability
by:
David Holmgren
4.17 avg rating — 787 ratings 
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Perennial Vegetables: From Artichoke to Zuiki Taro, a Gardener's Guide to Over 100 Delicious, Easy-to-grow Edibles
by:
Eric Toensmeier
4.17 avg rating — 738 ratings 27. 
The Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre!
by:
Carleen Madigan
4.14 avg rating — 5,633 ratings 28. 
You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise
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Joel Salatin
4.31 avg rating — 1,734 ratings 
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Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of an Acre, and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City
by:
Eric Toensmeier
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 962 ratings 31. 
Growing Perennial Foods: A Field Guide to Raising Resilient Herbs, Fruits, and Vegetables
by:
Acadia Tucker
4.39 avg rating — 131 ratings 
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Permaculture 1: A Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements (Permaculture, #1)
by:
Bill Mollison
4.40 avg rating — 162 ratings 35. 
The Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home
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Paul Stamets
4.40 avg rating — 347 ratings 36. 
The Earth Care Manual: A Permaculture Handbook for Britain and Other Temperate Climates 4.50 avg rating — 138 ratings
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The Art of Frugal Hedonism: A Guide to Spending Less While Enjoying Everything More 3.73 avg rating — 5,185 ratings
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Permaculture 2: Practical Design for Town and Country in Permanent Agriculture (Permaculture, #2)
by:
Bill Mollison
4.29 avg rating — 146 ratings 40. 
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The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country
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Peter Bane
4.11 avg rating — 331 ratings 
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The Water Wizard: The Extraordinary Properties of Natural Water (Eco-Technology #1) 4.38 avg rating — 63 ratings
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Building a Better World in Your Backyard - Instead of Being Angry at Bad Guys
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Paul Wheaton
3.98 avg rating — 340 ratings 
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Growing Good Food: A Citizen's Guide to Backyard Farming
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Acadia Tucker
4.32 avg rating — 113 ratings 
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The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage: The Real Goods Solar Living Book
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Ianto Evans
4.45 avg rating — 581 ratings 56. 
Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants
by:
Tom Brown Jr.
4.14 avg rating — 374 ratings 
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Future Scenarios: How Communities Can Adapt to Peak Oil and Climate Change
by:
David Holmgren
3.75 avg rating — 88 ratings 60. 
Tom Brown's Field Guide to the Forgotten Wilderness: Discover the Wonders of Nature in Your Own Backyard
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Tom Brown Jr.
4.13 avg rating — 89 ratings 61. 
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Solar Gardening: Growing Vegetables Year-Round the American Intensive Way
by:
Leandre Poisson
3.81 avg rating — 26 ratings 64. 
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front
by:
Joel Salatin
4.19 avg rating — 2,009 ratings 
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Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners
by:
Suzanne Ashworth
4.21 avg rating — 1,773 ratings 69. 
Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants
by:
Samuel Thayer
4.55 avg rating — 592 ratings 70. 
Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times
by:
Steve Solomon
4.04 avg rating — 984 ratings 
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The Soul of Soil: A Soil-Building Guide for Master Gardeners and Farmers, 4th Edition
by:
Joe Smillie
4.06 avg rating — 144 ratings 74. 
Aquaponics for Beginners: How to Build your own Aquaponic Garden that will Grow Organic Vegetables
by:
Nick Brooke
4.28 avg rating — 86 ratings 74. 
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The Whole Building Handbook: How to Design Healthy, Efficient and Sustainable Buildings
by:
Maria Block
4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings 77. 
Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land: Lessons from Desert Farmers on Adapting to Climate Uncertainty
by:
Gary Paul Nabhan
4.15 avg rating — 110 ratings 78. 
Urban Permaculture: A Practical Handbook for Sustainable Living
by:
David Watkins
3.26 avg rating — 19 ratings 78. 
The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy
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Murray Bookchin
4.17 avg rating — 825 ratings 80. 
Permaculture in Pots: How to Grow Food in Small Urban Spaces
by:
Juliet Kemp
3.51 avg rating — 69 ratings 81. 
The Vegan Book of Permaculture: Recipes for Healthy Eating and Earthright Living
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Graham Burnett
4.24 avg rating — 54 ratings 
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Compost Science for Gardeners: Simple Methods for Nutrient-Rich Soil (Garden Science Series, 3)
by:
Robert Pavlis
3.88 avg rating — 84 ratings 84. 
Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration
by:
Tao Orion
4.05 avg rating — 231 ratings 
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7 Ways to Think Differently: Embrace Potential, Respond to Life, Discover Abundance
by:
Looby Macnamara
3.86 avg rating — 35 ratings 87. 
Sowing Seeds in the Desert: Natural Farming, Global Restoration, and Ultimate Food Security
by:
Masanobu Fukuoka
4.34 avg rating — 713 ratings 88. 
Desert or Paradise: Restoring Endangered Landscapes Using Water Management, Including Lake and Pond Construction
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Sepp Holzer
4.37 avg rating — 108 ratings 
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MycoMedicinals: An Informational Treatise on Mushrooms
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Paul Stamets
4.15 avg rating — 93 ratings 91. 
Gaian Economics: Living Well within Planetary Limits (4 Keys to Sustainable Communities)
by:
Jonathan Dawson
3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings 92. 
The Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland Management
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Ben Law
4.11 avg rating — 71 ratings 93. 
Roundwood Timber Framing: Building Naturally Using Local Resources
by:
Ben Law
4.07 avg rating — 45 ratings 
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Off the Grid: Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America
by:
Nick Rosen
3.18 avg rating — 665 ratings 
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The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living
by:
William H. Kemp
3.91 avg rating — 176 ratings 
