[permaculture-oceania] Help needed in planning our PC farm

[R Freeman]

We intend to "scaffold / stack" our plants as they would grow in their
natural rainforest habitats, however the books all recommend full sun for
just about every tree. 

But for the here and now, and there any books you could recommend to help us
in the design stage?
[rf] 
Check out the recently released book "Edible Forest Gardens: Ecological
Design and Practise for Temperate Climate Permaculture" by Dave Jacke and
Eric Toensmeir.
I have just (a few days ago) bought this awsome 2-volume book so can't
really give a review, but it looks like just what you're looking for.
(although you will likely need to adapt the ideas a bit to suit your
particular area).
Find details at < <http://www.edibleforestgardens.com/>
http://www.edibleforestgardens.com/>
> And at
> < <http://www.chelseagreen.com/2005/items/edibleforestset>
http://www.chelseagreen.com/2005/items/edibleforestset>
although you can get it *much* cheaper at places like
http://www.megamediadepot.com/ where I paid $117.65 (incl postage) compared
to the $150 (plus postage) if you buy direct for the author or from the
publisher. (Can't figure out how that works, but there you go...)
 
Now, to find a few quite days (weeks!) to settle down and read the books.
 
cheers,
Robert


 
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