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To ensure food security and restore the health of the planet, we need to move beyond industrial agriculture and return to the practice of small-scale, local farming.<
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Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm<
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describes the creation of a sustainable food system through a detailed case study of the successful year-round organic market garden and permaculture design at Pennsylvania's Three Sisters Farm.<
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At the heart of Three Sisters is its bioshelter&mdash
a solar greenhouse that integrates growing facilities, poultry housing, a potting room, storage, kitchen facilities, compost bins, a reference library, and classroom area.<
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Bioshelter Market Garden<
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examines how the bioshelter promotes greater biodiversity and is an energy-efficient method of extending crop production through Pennsylvania's cold winter months.<
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Both visionary and practical, this fully illustrated book contains a wealth of information on the application of permaculture principles. Some of the topics covered include:<
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Design and management of an intensive market garden farm<
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Energy systems and biothermal resources<
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Ecological soil management and pest control<
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Wetlands usage<
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Solar greenhouse design and management<
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Whatever your gardening experience and ambitions, this comprehensive manual is sure to inform and inspire.<
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Darrell Frey<
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is the owner and manager of Three Sisters Farm, a five-acre permaculture farm, solar greenhouse, and market garden located in western Pennsylvania. Darrell writes extensively on permaculture design and ecological land use planning and has been a sustainable community development consultant and permaculture teacher for twenty-five years.<
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