A practical, comprehensive, and essential how-to manual with
information on growing perennial crops, soil fertility, water
security, nutrient dense food, and more! "Essential reading for the
serious prepper as well as for everyone interested in creating a
more resilient lifestyle."-Carol Deppe, author of The Resilient
Gardener The Resilient Farm and Homestead is for readers ready to
not just survive, but thrive in changing, unpredictable times. It
offers the tools to develop durable, beautiful, and highly
functional human habitat systems anchored by preparation,
regeneration, and resiliency. Ben Falk is a land designer and site
developer whose research farm has drawn national attention. The
site is a terraced paradise on a hillside in Vermont that would
otherwise be overlooked by conventional farmers as unworkable.
Falk's wide array of fruit trees, rice paddies (relatively unheard
of in the Northeast), ducks, nuts, and earth-inspired buildings is
a hopeful image for the future of regenerative agriculture and
modern homesteading. The book covers nearly every strategy Falk and
his team have been testing at the Whole Systems Research Farm over
the past decade, as well as experiments from other sites Falk has
designed through his off-farm consulting business. The book
includes detailed information on: Gravity-fed water systems
Fuelwood hedge production and processing Human health through
nutrient-dense production strategies Rapid topsoil formation and
remineralization Agroforestry, silvopasture & grazing
Earthworks Species composition The site-design process and site
management Ecosystem services, especially regarding flood
mitigation Tools, equipment, and appropriate technology guides A
"Homestead Vulnerability" checklist Resiliency Aptitude quiz and
skills list for emergencies And much more! Complete with gorgeous
photography and detailed design drawings throughout! The Resilient
Farm and Homestead is more than just a book of tricks and theories
for regenerative site development. It offers actual working results
from a complex farm-ecosystems based on research from the "great
thinkers" in permaculture, and presents a viable home-scale model
for an intentional food-producing ecosystem in cold climates, and
beyond. Inspiring to would-be homesteaders everywhere, but
especially for those who find themselves with "unlikely" farming
land, Falk is an inspiration in what can be done by imitating
natural systems, and making the most of what we have by
re-imagining what's possible. A gorgeous case study for the
homestead of the future.
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