{"product_id":"9781603584449-the-resilient-farm-and-homestead","title":"The Resilient Farm and Homestead","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach. \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA practical, comprehensive, and essential how-to manual with information on growing perennial crops, soil fertility, water security, nutrient dense food, and more! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Essential reading for the serious prepper as well as for everyone interested in creating a more resilient lifestyle.\"—Carol Deppe, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Resilient Gardener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Resilient Farm and Homestead\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book includes detailed information on:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGravity-fed water systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFuelwood hedge production and processing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHuman health through nutrient-dense production strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRapid topsoil formation and remineralization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgroforestry, silvopasture \u0026amp; grazing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarthworks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecies composition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe site-design process and site management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEcosystem services, especially regarding flood mitigation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTools, equipment, and appropriate technology guides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \"Homestead Vulnerability\" checklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResiliency Aptitude quiz and skills list for emergencies  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComplete with gorgeous photography and detailed design drawings throughout!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Resilient Farm and Homestead\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944750428257,"sku":"9781603584449","price":39.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_6948240_jpg.jpg?v=1705555788","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781603584449-the-resilient-farm-and-homestead","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}