The Earth Care Manual explores how greener, more environmentally friendly and more sustainable agricultural techniques could give human culture a more secure future on Earth.

What does this book cover? 

The Earth Care Manual: A Permaculture Handbook for Britain and Other Temperate Climates is a modern reimagining of the permaculture movement that began in the 1970s. It encompasses everything from agriculture to community design, and from building technologies to water ecology.

This book offers:

• A practical roadmap to a more sustainable future for humanity
• Small and large steps we can all take to achieving that future, no matter where we live
• Agricultural techniques with lower inputs, higher outputs and less ecological disruption
• A way to connect many diverse ‘green’ concepts and ideas into practical, deliverable sustainability projects which really make a difference in the world

About the Author 

Before Patrick Whitefield died in 2015, he was a student of permaculture pioneer Bill Mollison. He worked tirelessly to adapt these ideas to Britain’s climate and unique environments, and was hailed as an expert on cool temperature permaculture. His other books include The Earth Care Manual, How to Read the Landscape, The Living Landscape, Tipi Living and Permaculture in a Nutshell.

Here, he provides a guide to applying the principles of permaculture in your life.