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Edible Forest Gardens Volume 1 & 2
by Dave Jacke with Eric Toensmeier,
8 x 10, 450 pages, 520pp. $75ea., $135 for both
Volume I: Ecological Vision and Theory for Temperate-Climate Permaculture, Volume II Ecological Design and Practice for Temperate-Climate Permaculture

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$82.50	$97.00	$113.00
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Essentially, edible forest gardening is the art and science of putting plants together in woodland-like patterns that forge mutually beneficial relationships, creating a garden ecosystem that is more than the sum of its parts. You can grow fruits, nuts, vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, other useful plants, and animals in a way that mimics natural ecosystems. You can create a beautiful, diverse, high-yield garden that is largely self-maintained.

About the Authors: Dave Jacke is the owner of Dynamics Ecological Design Associates and a longtime permaculture teacher and designer. He lives in Keene, New Hampshire. Eric Toensmeier is a plant researcher, agricultural educator, and permaculturist who lives in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Mycelium Running
by Paul Stamets   2005, 352pp.,$35    

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More mushrooms, less pollution! Yes, you heard right: growing more mushrooms may be the best thing we can do to save the environment. Microscopic cells called "mycelium"—the fruit of which are mushrooms —recycle carbon, nitrogen, and other essential elements as they break down plant and animal debris in the creation of rich new soil. What fungi expert Paul Stamets has discovered is that mycelium also breaks down hydrocarbons —the base structure in many pollutants. So, for instance, when soil contaminated with diesel oil is inoculated with strains of oyster mushroom mycelia, the soil loses its toxicity in just eight weeks. In MYCELIUM RUNNING, Stamets discusses this revolutionary trend in mushroom cultivation and provides tips for choosing the appropriate species of fungi for various environmental purposes.

"As a physician and practitioner of integrative medicine, I find this book exciting and optimistic because it suggests new, nonharmful possibilities for solving serious problems that affect our health and the health of our environment. Paul Stamets has come up with those possibilities by observing an area of the natural world most of us have ignored. He has directed his attention to mushrooms and mycelium and has used his unique intelligence and intuition to make discoveries of great practical import. I think you will find it hard not to share the enthusiasm and passion he brings to these pages."
–From the foreword by Andrew Weil, MD, author of Eating Well for Optimum Health

"Stamets is a visionary emissary from the fungus kingdom to our world, and the message he's brought back in this book, about the possibilities fungi hold for healing the environment, will fill you with wonder and hope."
–Michael Pollan, author of Botany of Desire

"Stamets has done a unique public service. This visionary and practical book should be an instant classic in the emerging science of how to use nature's wisdom and fecundity to rescue the earth and ourselves from the unwelcome consequences of human cleverness."
–Amory B. Lovins, CEO, Rocky Mountain Institute

"A paradigm-changing book. Stamets' visionary insights are leading to a whole new understanding of how mushrooms, scarcely seen and rarely appreciated, regulate the earth's ecosystems."
–John Todd, Ph.D., University of Vermont and John Todd Ecological Design

"The gospel of fungi containing crucial pragmatic solutions showing us how to work with nature in order to heal nature."
–Kenny Ausubel, founder and co-executive director of Bioneers

The Woodland Way:
A Permaculture Approach
to Sustainable Woodland Management
by Ben Law
2001, 231pp. $30

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The Life of an Oak: An Intimate Portrait
by Glenn Keator, artwork by Susan Bazell
1998, 256pp., $22

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$25.00	$29.00	$33.00

An excellent introduction not only to oaks, but to tree botany, evolutionary biology, ecology, and biogeography; plus useful insights into insects, fungi, and more. Clearly written, beautifully illustrated.

Ecoforestry: The Art and Science of Sustainable Forest Use
by Alan Drengson and Duncan Taylor.
1997, 312pp. $30

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$15.00	$20.00	$23.00

Comprehensive, thoughtful collection of essays and case studies covering all aspects of forestry from genetics, hydrology, fungi, and fire to social impacts, links to the ocean, harvest, marketing, and spirituality. With references, glossary, and contacts. What can a weekend gardener do about the conditions of the world's forests? Plenty. Respect for the land fosters universal values that inspire responsible use of lumber and wildlife resources. Ecoforestry explains what can be done on the personal and national levels. According to World Resources Institute, forests cover nearly 40 percent of Earth's land area. The plants provide oxygen to our planet and relieve it of excess carbon monoxide. Forests thrill us with their beauty and sustain a panoply of wildlife and plant life. The authors concur that our efforts toward conservation must take into account the future needs of our children and grandchildren, and that forestry practices must be consistent with the cycles and diversity of the natural forest.

How to Make a Forest Garden by Patrick Whitefield
1996, 192pp. $25 $19

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A comprehensive guide to the subject. Clearly written, well organized, and attractive. Details of garden design, pest and weed control, and planting techniques for temperate climates.

Common Sense Forestry
by Hans Morsbach
2002, 229 pages, $30

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Trees are the ultimate sunlight-harvesting machines. Here is a book that foregoes romance in favor of straightforward, practical knowledge.
Twenty-five years ago, when Hans Morsbach became interested in cultivating trees and managing small woodlands, he searched for a good how-to manual. He never found one, so he decided to write his own someday. Based on his subsequent experience, combining deep research into the academic literature on forestry with his successes and failures as a small-scale commercial tree farmer, the result is Common Sense Forestry, an indispensable reference for anyone who owns or wants to own wooded property.