{"product_id":"resilient-farm-homestead-revised-exp","title":"Resilient Farm \u0026 Homestead Revised \u0026 Exp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA definitive twenty-first century permaculture manual for human flourishing in an age of disconnection, disease, and decline.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from twenty years of experience as a land designer and site developer, in \u003cem\u003eThe Resilient Farm and Homestead, Revised and Expanded Edition \u003c\/em\u003eauthor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 2013, \u003cem\u003eThe Resilient Farm and Homestead\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComing on the heels of the unprecedented upheaval of Covid-19, this new and expanded edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Resilient Farm and Homestead\u003c\/em\u003e couldn’t 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComplete with full-colour photography and detailed design drawings\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Resilient Farm and Homestead, Revised and Expanded\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eEdition\u003c\/em\u003e includes new information on:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigning greenhouses and microclimates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZone 4 permaculture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReinvigorating human health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaising children on a homestead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTop-performing plants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe power of woodchips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEfficient and resilient energy systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeekeeping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much, much more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e''Essential reading for the serious prepper as well as for everyone interested in creating a more resilient lifestyle.'' \u003c\/strong\u003eCarol Deppe, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Resilient Gardener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e''This intelligent, challenging book, rooted somewhere between back-to-the-land idealism and radical survivalism, sees resilience as both planting and building for the use of future generations, but also as preparing food, water, shelter, and the human body and psyche for the onset of any imaginable extreme emergency. . . . The result is a comprehensive, open-ended, theoretical and practical system for a post-carbon-dependent life.'' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review of first edition)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57394427003262,"sku":"NW9781645021100","price":28.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781645021100.jpg?v=1778624208","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/resilient-farm-homestead-revised-exp","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}