Permaculture in a small garden - Creating a self-sufficient garden

In this book, the author shows how to apply these principles concretely and successfully in small gardens.

Kurt Forster is one of the pioneers of permaculture, which he has been teaching for years in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The principle consists of imitating natural processes by recreating a true ecosystem within the garden, which means, among other things: making the best use of existing conditions and creating micro-biotopes, limiting external inputs and recycling everything that is produced, promoting species diversity to avoid diseases and create beneficial associations, layering crops vertically as in forest systems, optimizing the interactions between the different elements, etc.

In this book, the author shows how to apply these principles practically and successfully in small gardens. Using his own garden as an example, he explains in detail how his family has become almost self-sufficient year-round in fruits, berries, salads, and vegetables, while his potato production covers half the year, and his production of grains, fish, mushrooms, and corn significantly enriches their daily lives.

Not forgetting the aesthetic dimension and the well-being provided by a garden where life has reclaimed its rights.

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Illustrated
Author: Kurt Forster
Publisher: Ulmer/Do It Yourself (France)
Publication date: 2014
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9782841387212