The Resilient Farm and Homestead, Revised and Expanded Edition is a definitive twenty-first century permaculture manual for human flourishing in an age of disconnection, disease, and decline. Author Ben Falk has transformed a degraded hillside in Vermont into a thriving Garden of Eden that provides year-around abundance and regeneration for his family and community. The book covers nearly every strategy Falk and his team have tested at the Whole Systems Research Farm over the past two decades, including earthworks, gravity-fed water systems, soil fertility management, growing nutrient-dense food and medicine, fuelwood production and processing, agroforestry, managed grazing, and more. It includes detailed information on greenhouses and microclimates, zone 4 permaculture, reinvigorating human health, raising children on a homestead, top-performing plants, the power of woodchips, efficient and resilient energy systems, beekeeping, and much more. It is essential reading for the serious prepper as well as for everyone interested in creating a more resilient lifestyle.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 18 April 2024
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Co

A Definitive Twenty-First Century Permaculture Manual for Human Flourishing in an Age of Disconnection, Disease, and Decline
Drawing from twenty years of experience as a land designer and site developer, Ben Falk describes how he has transformed a degraded hillside in the frigid climate of Vermont into a thriving Garden of Eden that now provides year-around abundance and regeneration for his family and community. First published in 2013, The Resilient Farm and Homestead is a comprehensive how-to guide for building durable and productive land-based systems through the reciprocal interplay of humans and the natural world. In the ten years since he first published this seminal work, Falk has only deepened his wisdom in harnessing nature-based solutions for an increasingly perilous planet. Coming on the heels of the unprecedented upheaval of Covid-19, this new and expanded edition of The Resilient Farm and Homestead could not be more timely. More than just a collection of tricks and techniques for regenerative site development, the book covers nearly every strategy Falk and his team have tested at the Whole Systems Research Farm over the past two decades. The book includes detailed information on earthworks, gravity-fed water systems, soil fertility management, growing nutrient-dense food and medicine, fuelwood production and processing, agroforestry, managed grazing, and much more. The book presents a viable home-scale model for an intentional food-producing ecosystem in cold climates and beyond. Inspiring to would-be homesteaders everywhere, Falk is an inspiration for what can be done by working with and guiding natural systems and making the most of what we have by reimagining what's possible.

A Definitive Twenty-First Century Permaculture Manual for Human Flourishing in an Age of Disconnection, Disease, and Decline

Drawing from twenty years of experience as a land designer and site developer, Ben Falk describes how he has transformed a degraded hillside in the frigid climate of Vermont into a thriving Garden of Eden that now provides year-around abundance and regeneration for his family and community. First published in 2013, The Resilient Farm and Homestead is a comprehensive how-to guide for building durable and productive land-based systems through the reciprocal interplay of humans and the natural world. In the ten years since he first published this seminal work, Falk has only deepened his wisdom in harnessing nature-based solutions for an increasingly perilous planet. Coming on the heels of the unprecedented upheaval of Covid-19, this new and expanded edition of The Resilient Farm and Homestead could not be more timely. More than just a collection of tricks and techniques for regenerative site development, the book covers nearly every strategy Falk and his team have tested at the Whole Systems Research Farm over the past two decades. The book includes detailed information on earthworks, gravity-fed water systems, soil fertility management, growing nutrient-dense food and medicine, fuelwood production and processing, agroforestry, managed grazing, and much more. The book presents a viable home-scale model for an intentional food-producing ecosystem in cold climates and beyond. Inspiring to would-be homesteaders everywhere, Falk is an inspiration for what can be done by working with and guiding natural systems and making the most of what we have by reimagining what's possible.

Weight: 970g
Dimension: 254 x 204 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781645021100