Resources

Need to know more? (We know… good living can be addictive). Why not take a look at some of the excellent sustainability resources we’ve put together below, to educate yourself?

Food Forests & Edible Gardens

• The Land Institute – http://www.landinstitute.org/
• Perennial Solutions – http://www.perennialsolutions.org/
• Edible Forest Gardens – http://www.edibleforestgardens.com/
• The Food Forest Farm – http://www.foodforestfarm.com/
• Growing Your Greens https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens

Plants

• Plants For A Future – http://www.pfaf.org/user/default.aspx
• The Plant List – http://www.theplantlist.org/
• Open Source Seed Initiative – http://osseeds.org/
• Learning Herbs – http://www.learningherbs.com/
• Fungi – http://www.fungi.net/
• Botany Games & Resources for Kids – https://www.serenataflowers.com/en/uk/botany-games-resources 

Soil

• Bionutrient Food Association – http://bionutrient.org/
• Humanure – http://journeytoforever.org/compost_humanure.html
• Rodale Institute – http://rodaleinstitute.org/
• Fertilizer From Urine – http://richearthinstitute.org/

Water

• Greywater – http://greywateraction.org/
• Rainwater – http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/
• Aquaponics – http://theaquaponicsource.com/category/blog/
• Permaculture Feast – http://permaculturefeast.org/
• Permaculture News – http://permaculturenews.org/
• Permaculture Magazine – http://www.permaculture.co.uk/
• Permaculture Principles – http://permacultureprinciples.com/
• Permies – http://permies.com/

Natural Building

• Strawbale Studio – http://www.strawbalestudio.org/
• Greenhouse of The Future – http://greenhouseofthefuture.com/
• Earthship Biotecture – http://earthship.com/
• Berg-en-Dal – http://www.berg-en-dal.co.za/?page_id=36
• Earthen Shelter – http://www.earthenshelter.com/
• Living With the Land – http://www.permaculture.co.uk/videos/living-land-part-2-natural-building

Social Ecology

• Institute for Social Ecology – http://www.social-ecology.org/
• Open Source Ecology – http://opensourceecology.org/
• Liberation Ecology – http://liberationecology.org/

Relevant resources

• Geoff Lawton – http://www.geofflawton.com/sq/15449-geoff-lawton
• Resilient Communities – http://waldenlabs.com/
• Mobile Design Lab – http://mobiledesignlab.org/
• Regenerative Design Group – http://regenerativedesigngroup.com/
• Whole Systems Design – http://www.wholesystemsdesign.com/
• The Center for Bioregional Living – http://www.homebiome.com/
• Biomimicry Institute – http://biomimicry.org/
• Polyface Farms – http://www.polyfacefarms.com/
• Pattern Literacy – http://www.patternliteracy.com/

Books

• http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/12585.The_Best_Permaculture_Books_Ever

Movies

• Edible City: Grow the Revolution – http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/edible_city_grow_the_revolution_2012/
• The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness – http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/the-evolution-of-ecological-consciousness-2013/
• Inhabit: a Permaculture Perspective – http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/inhabit/
• Garbage Warrior – http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/garbage_warrior/
• Anima Mundi: Permaculture, Peak Oil, Climate Change, and the Soul of The World – http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/anima_mundi_permaculture_peak_oil_climate_change_and_the_gaia_theory/
• Permaculture: A Quiet Revolution – http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/permaculture_a_quiet_revolution_2008/
• The Soil Solution to Climate Change – http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/the-soil-solution/
• The Nature of Cities – http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/the-nature-of-cities-2010/
• Forest Man – http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/forest-man/
• Self Reliance on Half an Acre – https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=12&v=z6kPzMSvdDA

Articles

• Monoculture to permaculture – http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jul/09/how-we-made-a-garden-of-edible-delights-monoculture-to-permaculture
• Permaculture in Malawi – http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/apr/20/permaculture-malawi-food-forests-prevent-floods-hunger
• Turning Ethiopia’s Desert Green – http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32348749
• How to Harvest Rainwater – http://waldenlabs.com/rainwater-harvesting-how-to/
• How to Compost – http://waldenlabs.com/how-to-guide-composting/
• 21 Technologies Decentralizing the Economy – http://waldenlabs.com/21-technologies-decentralizing-the-economy/
• Permaculture and The Myth of Scarcity – http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/permaculture-and-the-myth-of-scarcity-charles-eisenstein/