The Resilient Farm and Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach
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Aerial Photography and Mapping. Learning Permaculture Design Course. Public Presentations and Workshops. Adaptive Design for Climate Change. Visiting Whole Systems Research Farm. Perpetual Fuelwood System Research. Be curious, be bold, pay close attention to the world in front of you. And start trying stuff. Sep 14, Miquela rated it it was amazing Shelves: In this book, Falk talks about updating his findings in another edition.
I wasn't even finished with this one before I wanted to read the next, which I'll be buying when it comes out. Because Falk has written a highly readable and informative book about his life and findings so far at the Whole Systems Research Farm. The second edition can only be better as he continues to relate his successes and failures.
While the book is chockfull of practical information for those wishing to create a re In this book, Falk talks about updating his findings in another edition. While the book is chockfull of practical information for those wishing to create a resilient homestead, I think it would be an interesting read for anyone who is the least bit curious about how to lead a more conscientious life for both him- or herself and the planet. And speaking of the planet, Falk's attitude towards human beings and our place in this world is a refreshing change from the doom-and-gloom one often hears from those who seem to think Earth would be a lot better off if people ceased to exist.
The book is a great mix of helpful and hopeful, providing advice for the climatological, economical, political, etc. According to the author--and I must agree--disasters are not a possibility but a certainty; it is not a matter of if , but when. All things break, all things come to an end. Maybe sooner, maybe later, but it is always nice to be prepared.
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But as I said before, Falk does not descend into melodrama or paranoia when talking about such things, and that is refreshing. I started this book with a vague idea of what a resilient homestead might look like; I finished it full of motivation, concrete information, and resources to bring our hopes for a farm out of dreamland and into reality.
Aug 18, Danni rated it it was amazing Shelves: This book is one of the most easy to read and enjoyable non fiction works I've read in some time. I sat down one afternoon and wanted to gobble up all the great information as fast as I could. Besides being well organized and written clearly, it features beautiful pictures and succinct graphs. It isn't a introduction book nor is it written for dummies. It assumes the reader is educated and has some basic information on permaculture, agriculture, or similar field.
However, it is approachable for This book is one of the most easy to read and enjoyable non fiction works I've read in some time. However, it is approachable for those new to permaculture or sustainable systems purely through its down to earth language and the realities of experience backing the methods and systems. You really feel that the author is sharing his own stories, successes and failures, without any pressure for the reader to blindly agree.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is hoping to live more consciously or start working with permaculture!
The Resilient Farm and Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach
I'm so thrilled I splurged and got a physical copy for myself. Aug 16, Bre rated it it was amazing. This book was a game changer for me. Or, perhaps, more properly gave me the information I needed to do something I hadn't dreamed of doing before. I bought a small farm in SE Michigan around the New Year, and had this book from the library about that time. As I was mulling over a way to use the area in the creek's floodplain I got this book, where the author talks about growing rice in Maine.
I'm now a few weeks away from bringing in a rice harvest on an otherwise marginal piece of land. Jun 04, Diana Par-due rated it it was amazing. This book is incredible. It's extremely educational without being dry and I found the whole concept very inspiring. My own journey with homesteading is very different but weirdly enough, though I'm halfway across the country, I am also in zone 6 so it was neat to see what he was doing in zone 6 that I never thought possible.
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Jan 22, Nick Woodall rated it it was amazing Shelves: I loved this book! It's about a guy who bought a farm and was only going to stay there a couple of years. He is now 10 years into it, and it documents his journey on this particular piece of land. He built rice paddies, lots of trees, a house, raises animals, fruit crops, garden crops, and more.
Lots of pictures and charts. Dec 31, John Szarowski rated it it was amazing. It's hard to find permaculture information applicable to my area, so I was excited to find this. It's very inspiring, and we have big plans for our five acre. This book gave me a great grounding in the knowledge I need Now it's just about finding the time and money!
Aug 31, Molly rated it really liked it. An especially important book for New England homesteaders, gardeners, and small-scale farmers. Falk goes into some depth concerning rice-growing, pond- and swale-making and earthworks in general, fertility harvesting urine and humanure, cover cropping, scything, fungi , perennial cr An especially important book for New England homesteaders, gardeners, and small-scale farmers. Falk goes into some depth concerning rice-growing, pond- and swale-making and earthworks in general, fertility harvesting urine and humanure, cover cropping, scything, fungi , perennial crops, animals such as ducks and chickens, maintaining and harvesting a firewood crop, and resilient systems for emergencies.
Many enlightening diagrams, appendices and photos. Feb 19, Jocelynn rated it liked it. Good but I prefer books that also include a deeper intersectional analysis, awareness and celebration of ancient traditions a sort of wholeness that wasn't really there.
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It's a good book with lots of hard facts and information but it doesn't necessarily address the people aspect as much as I'd like and again it's fairly Nov 13, Megan Woodrich rated it it was amazing. A dense text rich with ideas and the science to back them up. I will need to revisit this when I am planning a future homestead. Recommend wholeheartedly to anyone interested in permaculture or "green living. If you're overwhelmed by all the Permaculture literature out there and you're not sure where to begin, this book is the perfect place to start.
Along with Gaia's Garden, this is a great all encompassing introduction to permaculture system thinking and acting. Aug 30, Justin rated it liked it Shelves: I liked the overall philosophy a great deal but didn't find too much actionable for me.
Aug 19, Julie rated it it was amazing. An absolutely fantastic resource, written in a way that you want to start at the beginning and take the journey to self-sustainability with him. Jan 04, Nick Yarde rated it really liked it Shelves: