Permaculture

[Waterbaby]

Hello all -newbie here!
I am yet to establish my vegetable garden,so I am lucky enough to have a blank canvas to start with.
I'm interested in going down the permaculture route and I'm hoping for some advice on the best books/dvd's to look at,given that I'm a beginner in vegetable gardening.
Any other pointers (such as what to start with,setting up water barrels etc etc) gratefully received.

[rik_uk3]

I'm sure there are keen gardeners on the forum but really, as a beginner you'd be better off joining one of the many gardening forums available and use this site for more mainstream prepping issues.

[Waterbaby]

Oh,I thought the ability to feed your family fresh and nutritious produce would be a mainstream prepping issue!
Perhaps I have misunderstood what prepping is.

[Hamradioop]

Hi waterbaby, there is lots of info on here on Gardening you just have to search for it.

[preppingsu]

Hello waterbaby,

People have different interpretations of what prepping is and in part permaculture fits very well with the realms of prepping, although permaculturalists would not see themselves as preppers. It's about living in a more sustainable way. Feeding your family during times of trouble without relying on anyone else is an important part of prepping. Permaculture looks holistically at your life, home and environment. That could include stashing away tins, having a BOB although y wouldn't find that in any permaculture book.

The Earth Care manual is a good place to start. Currently on offer here
http://www.green-shopping.co.uk/earth-care-manual.html

It's a hefty book but covers everything y need to know about permaculture.

Permaculture magazine is also a good read

http://www.permaculture.co.uk/


I am currently undertaking a permaculture design course, which has been very interesting. If you want any questions answered I'll do my best to help.

[ForgeCorvus]

The thing is mate, almost everybody on here has a different approach to Prepping.

I don't think Rik was saying "you're doing it wrong" he was just pointing out that there are loads of resources out there on the glorious interwebz to research about gardening (ditto knives, ditto rucksacks, ditto canning, ditto composting toilets etc).

However, this subsection is Food, Nutrition and Agriculture. Which does imply that growing food is part of mainstream prepping

[Waterbaby]

Thanks for those links preppingsu! I've seen that book before,and I'll go ahead and order it from the library.Its just worth having the heads up on what books are useful,and what not so,in the large array,from those who know.Good luck with the course.

I think its right to say that we probably have varied ideas of prepping.Indoor space,and money constraints make me a bit more fitness and skills orientated and a bit less equipment orientated.If I have an established garden with my chooks,and the skills I am learning or have already learnt ,I feel it puts me in a reasonable state of preparedness for many scenarios. In my mind,sustainable living with as great an off grid potential as possible can't be a bad thing...

[rik_uk3]

I should have explained my post better, sorry; it should have been something like

"This is a nice site, helpful but small so also look at more specialist permaculture sites for a greater range of knowledge and stay here for more 'typical' prepping topics"

Sorry for any misunderstanding.

[Waterbaby]

No worries,rik uk3.

[tirawa]

Have a look at this site waterbaby. It's an American site, but permaculture ideas and methods are pretty universal. http://www.permies.com/