Table of Contents

Acknowledgments iv Introduction: The Principles of Permaculture 1 1 The Earth and You 6 2 Earth-Friendly Gardening Basics 16 3 Vegetables: Part One 57 4 Vegetables: Part Two 92 5 Herbs for Flavor and Health 143 6 Fruits 171 7 Food from Animals 203 8 In the Homestead Kitchen 231 9 Putting It All Together 289 10 The Future of the American Homestead 308 Appendix 318 Index 328

About the Author

John H. Tullock has been an advocate for sustainable living and biodiversity preservation since the 1970s. He has taught college courses in environmental science and has lectured extensively on biodiversity and sustainability issues, serving as an invited speaker at the Global Biodiversity Forum in 1997. He is the author of Pay Dirt: How to Make $10,000 or More from Your Backyard Garden and a dozen other books.