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Think Like An Ecosystem: An Introduction to Permaculture, Water Systems, Soil Science and Landscape Design
Do you want to provide fresh produce for your family through backyard gardening?
Do you wish to build an affordable, sustainable, regenerative, resilient, low-maintenance and abundant garden?
Permaculture makes the most use of what nature provides for us by using specific designs strategies to maximize nature’s gifts such as food, energy, and shelter.
A counter to heavy industrial farming, permaculture is all about conscious planning that caters to the human needs while also respecting and healing the natural environment.
At its core, it involves drawing inspiration from nature to build an ecosystem that thrives just like a natural forest, grassland, or any other such ecosystem.
Sounds great on paper, but you must have questions along the lines
“Where do I start?”
“What tools does it require?”
“How much space do I need to begin?”
Look no further for the answers to all these questions.
All you have to do is follow 9 steps to practice permaculture… And you can start right from your backyard.
In Think Like An Ecosystem, you’ll
A comprehensive 9-step guide to practicing and implementing permaculture (curated for beginners)
The 12 crucial principles of permaculture—observe and replicate nature’s finest solutions to maximize efficiency
How to plan and design your backyard’s landscape—from zones and water resources to soil types and more
A beginner-friendly guide to water management, including rainwater harvesting and irrigation systems for water conservation
How to create living nutrient-rich soil—command the power of simple composting and mulching methods
The many benefits of no-till gardening—preserve your soil and improve its quality
How to build your own garden beds—from popular raised-bed and in-ground methods to exotic methods like hügelkultur and herb spirals
The A-Z of plant guilds and companion planting—a comprehensive list of plants to grow together to maximize your output
Integrated pest management—100% natural, organic and eco-friendly
And much more.
Permaculture can often feel overwhelming, and while you may plan big for your backyard, you only need to start small—after all, it is an ever-evolving journey.
Let nature be your guide to sustainable living.
If you want to start practicing permaculture and reap all its benefits, then scroll up and click “Add to Cart” right now.
Do you wish to build an affordable, sustainable, regenerative, resilient, low-maintenance and abundant garden?
Permaculture makes the most use of what nature provides for us by using specific designs strategies to maximize nature’s gifts such as food, energy, and shelter.
A counter to heavy industrial farming, permaculture is all about conscious planning that caters to the human needs while also respecting and healing the natural environment.
At its core, it involves drawing inspiration from nature to build an ecosystem that thrives just like a natural forest, grassland, or any other such ecosystem.
Sounds great on paper, but you must have questions along the lines
“Where do I start?”
“What tools does it require?”
“How much space do I need to begin?”
Look no further for the answers to all these questions.
All you have to do is follow 9 steps to practice permaculture… And you can start right from your backyard.
In Think Like An Ecosystem, you’ll
A comprehensive 9-step guide to practicing and implementing permaculture (curated for beginners)
The 12 crucial principles of permaculture—observe and replicate nature’s finest solutions to maximize efficiency
How to plan and design your backyard’s landscape—from zones and water resources to soil types and more
A beginner-friendly guide to water management, including rainwater harvesting and irrigation systems for water conservation
How to create living nutrient-rich soil—command the power of simple composting and mulching methods
The many benefits of no-till gardening—preserve your soil and improve its quality
How to build your own garden beds—from popular raised-bed and in-ground methods to exotic methods like hügelkultur and herb spirals
The A-Z of plant guilds and companion planting—a comprehensive list of plants to grow together to maximize your output
Integrated pest management—100% natural, organic and eco-friendly
And much more.
Permaculture can often feel overwhelming, and while you may plan big for your backyard, you only need to start small—after all, it is an ever-evolving journey.
Let nature be your guide to sustainable living.
If you want to start practicing permaculture and reap all its benefits, then scroll up and click “Add to Cart” right now.
196 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 27, 2022
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March 22, 2022
A starting guide
Point by point the book discuss, offers solutions and enlighten us on how to use nature as a model and build a system that will last and provide food and healthy habitat. I enjoyed the reading and will certainly use the information.
Point by point the book discuss, offers solutions and enlighten us on how to use nature as a model and build a system that will last and provide food and healthy habitat. I enjoyed the reading and will certainly use the information.
January 14, 2023
Loved the beginning but repeated too much later on without giving many specifics or layouts. Kind of vague because it’s so personal but I would have liked to see real applications. Forest farming goes over all the same principles but in depth and color pictures.
July 4, 2022
The strengths of this book are many. It is excellent in taking you step by step with the process of designing a permaculture space. Where these ideas are easier to see on a larger scale, they are easily implemented on a small scale like a yard. Not everything may be incorporated but the overall principles remain. A fantastic resource. 5🌳
June 10, 2022
Not as informative as I was expecting
There were a lot of sections and sentiments that got repeated in the beginning. I don't need to be convinced of the morals and ethics of permiculture. Those are the very reasons why I chose this book to read. I got bored, and started flipping through the rest of the book. The whole book repeats itself like that.
There were a lot of sections and sentiments that got repeated in the beginning. I don't need to be convinced of the morals and ethics of permiculture. Those are the very reasons why I chose this book to read. I got bored, and started flipping through the rest of the book. The whole book repeats itself like that.
May 28, 2022
A wonderful introduction to permaculture with steps on how to begin your own permaculture set up. This books discusses composting methods, plant companions, cultivating fertile soil, plant guilds, watering methods, microclimates, pest control, and much more. As a beginner gardener, I would keep this book at hand as you work on planning what’s best for your first garden.
August 1, 2022
3.5 stars. I learned more about Permaculture, but not much new about water systems, soil science and landscape design. Still an interesting listen, but once again, no Dirt to Soil :)
One of the most important take aways of this book was how important observation is. Those hours just sitting watching the bees and butterflies in the sun really do have a purpose.
One of the most important take aways of this book was how important observation is. Those hours just sitting watching the bees and butterflies in the sun really do have a purpose.
December 22, 2022
Great for vegetable gardeners
I follow the permiculture principals where I can, however I grow flowers instead of vegetables. I feel the principals have more limited application for flower gardens. Also permiculture is well suited for those in the country or those whoo are blessed with a large city lot but on a smaller lot the principals cannot be practiced on a large scale.
I follow the permiculture principals where I can, however I grow flowers instead of vegetables. I feel the principals have more limited application for flower gardens. Also permiculture is well suited for those in the country or those whoo are blessed with a large city lot but on a smaller lot the principals cannot be practiced on a large scale.
December 11, 2022
fantastic guide to permaculture!
This book touched on so many great topic strategies and concepts behind starting and scaling the at home permaculture revolution! Recommend to anyone starting or expanding their efforts, and looking to gain fundamental knowledge and unique experiences/ideas from the author! Great tool! I will use this often and reread regularly.
This book touched on so many great topic strategies and concepts behind starting and scaling the at home permaculture revolution! Recommend to anyone starting or expanding their efforts, and looking to gain fundamental knowledge and unique experiences/ideas from the author! Great tool! I will use this often and reread regularly.
December 7, 2024
Interesting
I'm trying to learn more about the ideas of permaculture and how to implement it in a home garden. This book was very interesting and had a lot of info. I really appreciated the explanations about the science behind why it all works this way.
I'm trying to learn more about the ideas of permaculture and how to implement it in a home garden. This book was very interesting and had a lot of info. I really appreciated the explanations about the science behind why it all works this way.
November 12, 2022
Good overview with lots of useful ideas. Much more readable than other books in the subject
December 30, 2022
I enjoyed this intro to permaculture. I will be working to but these ideas in to practice.
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January 8, 2023Absolutely fascinating; an introduction to the principles of permaculture, followed by a guide to getting started.
January 12, 2023
Easy read. Definitely a good one to keep as a reference book. A big take away was to use nature to your advantage but also design a garden around what will be easiest for you to maintain as well.
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February 22, 2024Read for school
May 14, 2024
Would recommend for intro to a Permie mindset/food forest gardening.
July 23, 2024
Lots of great advice, but a little higher level than I was ready for. A great introduction for me though as I now know I have a lot more to learn than I realized.
March 3, 2025
Great book!
This is a good book for beginners. It has a lot of useful information that is easy to digest and help you get started on your Permaculture journey.
This is a good book for beginners. It has a lot of useful information that is easy to digest and help you get started on your Permaculture journey.
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