Resources
the resources below have been proven over the years to be very helpful. From time to time we add new resources. If you have a suggestion please let us know.
Books
in Englisch:
Patrick Whitefield - Earth Care Manual
Comprehensive book about permaculture design. Very detailed chapters about soil, water, landscape, etc. One of the best permaculture books currently available.
Bill Mollison - Designers Manual
The book about permaculture design. Often out of print. Often hard to get. Copies can cost up to 300,- €.
Aranya - Permaculture Design
An entrance it to the world of permaculture design. Not to detailed but good enough information to understand the subject.
Looby McNamara - People & Permaculture
Social design, including Looby's design web.
Martin Crawford - Creating a forest garden
The standard book forest gardens - with lots of details and plants (not all applicable for Finland)
Dave Jacke & Eric toensmeier - Edible Forest Gardens, 2 Volume Set
a comprehensive guide to forest gardens
in Finnish:
Permakulttuuriopas - Ilkka Aula
Especially for those working with children and young people, but useful for everyone!
Luomutarhuri - Heidi Haapalahti
This book brings together in one book excellent information on how to set up and manage an organic vegetable garden.
Monivuotiset vihannekset - Annevi Sjöberg, Philip Weiss, Daniel Larsson
As the name suggests, a comprehensive guide to edible perennial vegetables that are also suitable for the Finnish climate
Pähkinöitä omasta puutarhasta - Joel Rosenberg
The first Finnish guide to nuts inspires and gives practical advice for both novice nut gardeners and those interested in breeding.
Puutarhamarjamme - Leif Blomqvist
A comprehensive home-grown handbook for berry cultivation in the home garden.
Riippumaton puutarha - Riikka Kaihovaara
The collapse of industrial food production and the basics of permaculture (in the garden).
Luonnon kotiapteekki - Virpi Raipala-Cormier
This book presents the history and use of herbaceous plants in folk medicine, how to collect herbs and how to prepare them into herbal remedies.
Websites
In Europe
- Accademia Italiana di Permacultura (IT)
- Asociația Română de Permacultură (RO)
- Associação Transição e Permaultura Portugal (PT)
- Društvo za permakulturo Slovenije (SI)
- Green School Village (BG)
- Hrvatska permakultura (HR)
- Instituto de Permacultura do Vale da Lama (PT)
- Istituto Italiano di Permacultura (IT)
- l'Université Populaire de Permaculture (FR)
- Latvian Permaculture Association (LV)
- Norsk Permakulturforening (NO)
- Perma Norikum (AT)
- Permacultura-es (ES)
- Permaculture Association Britain (UK)
- Permaculture Association of Serbia (RS)
- Permaculture in Ukraine (UA)
- Permaculture Research Institute of Turkey (TR)
- Permacultuur Centrum Nederland (NL)
- Permacultuurschool Nederland (NL, BE)
- Permakultur Akademie (DE)
- Permakultur Austria (AT)
- Permakultur Danmark (DK)
- Permakultur i Sverige (SE)
- Permakultur Institut e.V. (DE)
- Permakultur Schweiz (CH)
- Permakultur-Akademie im Alpienraum (AT)
- Permakultura (CZ)
- Suomen permakulttuuriydistys ry (FI)
World
- https://www.permaculturenews.org
- https://permacultureprinciples.com/ (David Holmgren's project)
- https://regenerativecontinuum.net (News aggregator)
- PFAF - Plants for a future (online database)
- Plantnet - identify plants via images
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