The Permaculture Market Garden (EPUB) von Zach Loeks

Zach Loeks brings together his passion for sustainable permaculture food production systems and illustrations to provide a visual guide to the integration of permaculture into the market garden. Profiling crops and ecosystem-based systems, Loeks demonstrates a profitable and sustainable model for the future of market gardening.

Introduction

1 Farm Ecosystem
EARTH SYSTEMS AND NATURAL SCIENCE
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

2 Whole Farm Mapping
WHY MAP YOUR FARM?

3 Holistic Planning
DEFINING THE WHOLE AND MAKING A HOLISTIC GOAL
HOLISTIC BUDGETING FOR PROFIT RESILIENCE
GUILD ENTERPRISE PRODUCTION

4 Design Management
WHY DESIGN?
DESIGN MANAGEMENT

5 Our Permabed System
THE PERMABED SYSTEM
PERMABED PRINCIPLES
LAYOUT AND LAND PREPARATION
ORGANIZED GARDEN PATTERNING
GUILD CROP PRODUCTION
GUILD CROP DESIGNS
PERMA INVESTMENT

Conclusion
Glossary
Resources
Index
About the Author
About New Society Publishers

The illustrated guide to profitable, vibrant and sustainable permaculture-based market gardening

Permaculture tends to be very much in the domain of home gardeners and property owners. But what if we could take it all a step further, and merge the fields of permaculture and market gardening?

In The Permaculture Market Garden , author Zach Loeks brings together his passion for sustainable permaculture food production systems and beautiful, vibrant illustrations to provide a highly visual guide to the smooth integration of permaculture into the market garden, in ways that are scalable to specific situations. Profiling crops and ecosystem-based techniques, Loeks demonstrates a profitable, sustainable and approachable model for the future of market gardening.

Along the way, Loeks introduces his own system of PermaBeds, season extension techniques, intensive and rotational interplanting, in-depth discussions on soil health, and more, bringing activities, designs and prospects of farming to life through illustrations, so the reader can be immersed within the world of permaculture farming. Playful, informative and curious, inspiring and beautiful and packed with accessible practical information, The Permaculture Market Garden will inspire both the seasoned market gardener as well as anyone aspiring to start a business.

Zach Loeks is a market gardener, farm consultant and educator living in the Ottawa Valley. Winner of two regional awards for sustainability and innovation in agriculture, he shares his expertise in farming, design and business through a successful series of on-farm workshops, conferences and schools, as well as a successful year-round CSA.