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casey
02-02-2006, 02:35 AM
Can anyone recommend me books on forest gardens and books on edible plants, herbs and any other books or resources they thought is worth reading.

thanx a lot
bazman
02-02-2006, 08:15 AM
http://www.greenharvest.com.au/books/index_books.html

Is a good list of books, might find them cheaper locally of free from your local library :-)
barely run
08-02-2006, 08:06 PM
absolutly love Jenny Allen..."Paradise in your garden....Smart Permaculture Design"
It is an inspiring book with beatiful pictures
Try the local library....books get a bit expensive. Most libaries have some permaculture books
Cathy
spritegal
09-02-2006, 11:39 AM
I've also got Jenny Allen's book but bought it sight unseen, and was slightly disappointed.

The pics are great but I am more interested in the "how to" practical words rather than the pics, so I guess this brand new book will be added to my box of books for ebay resale....:)
barely run
09-02-2006, 07:20 PM
Surprized you were disapointed with Jenny Allen......I found heaps of info..building a pond...herb spiral...worm farm. Just read "The One Straw Revolution" by Masanobu Fukuoka published in 1978. It's a natural farming method developed in Japan....still recognised as a permaculture approach to farming. A friend found it in a 2nd hand shop and bought it for me...all my friends know I'm into wookie organic stuff...lol
Bill Mollison has quite a few books and video's available but I find most of it a bit too technical...find heaps of stuff in Organic Gardening Australia but it's not on a commercial level. ABC Landline often has organic farming stuff ..it's on the ABC web site.
Cheers
Cathy
spritegal
10-02-2006, 06:22 AM
Hi Cathy

I do have quite an extensive permaculture library and have fun adding to it, I think with books and reference material its more "each to their own", some people get inspired by seeing beautiful photographs in the flesh so to speak, whilst I get inspired by seeing drawings and diagrams and then trying to imagine what the concept might look like in my own situation - I don't discount that it is a lovely book, and I'm always in awe of good photography :)

SG