
The Resilient Farm and Homestead, Revised and Expanded Edition
20 Years of Permaculture and Whole Systems Design
Rizzoli · Print & ebook · February 8, 2024
The revised and expanded edition of the classic, comprehensive how-to guide on successful land management and how to build durable and productive land-based systems Complete with full-color photography and detailed design drawings Author Ben Falk describes how he has transformed a degraded hillside in the frigid Vermont climate into a thriving, biodiverse Eden that now provides year-round abundance for his family and community.
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- Who it’s for
- Ben Falk details tested strategies for productive land-based systems in Vermont’s frigid climate.
- Themes
- Permaculture and land management, Regenerative agriculture, Resilient homesteads
- Genres
- Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Living, Animal Husbandry
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The revised and expanded edition of the classic, comprehensive how-to guide on successful land management and how to build durable and productive land-based systems Complete with full-color photography and detailed design drawings Author Ben Falk describes how he has transformed a degraded hillside in the frigid Vermont climate into a thriving, biodiverse Eden that now provides year-round abundance for his family and community.
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The book covers every strategy Falk and his team have tested on the Whole Systems Research Farms over the past several decades and includes detailed information on earthworks, gravity-fed water systems, soil fertility management, growing nutrient-dense food and medicine, fuelwood production, agroforestry, managed grazing, and much more. This is a systems thinking manual for a regenerative future. Includes new information on: • Designing greenhouses and microclimates • Reinvigorating human health and embodying a vigorous lifestyle • Raising children on a homestead • Creating failure-proof and resilient energy systems • Focusing on permaculture beekeeping •Cultivating proven cold climate plants • Overcoming analysis paralysis and mastering the art of knowing where to start and when to take strategic risks In an age that feels defined by disconnection, disease, and decline, The Resilient Farm and Homestead, Revised and Expanded Edition offers a roadmap to conquering uncertainty, maximizing efficiency, and creating a bountiful, manageable landscape that will endure.
Vermont Land Systems
Ben Falk details tested strategies for productive land-based systems in Vermont’s frigid climate.
Come here for
- Earthworks and gravity-fed water systems
- Soil fertility, agroforestry, and managed grazing
Expect
- Design drawings and full-color photography
- New material on microclimates, energy systems, and cold-climate plants
Where it sits
| Sustainable Agriculture | 60% |
|---|---|
| Sustainable Living | 28% |
| Animal Husbandry | 14% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sustainable Living
- Practical Guides
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Authors
- Ben Falk
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Published
- February 8, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Permaculture and land management · Regenerative agriculture · Resilient homesteads
- Reading lane
- Sustainable Living