Books
Reading notes from books informing the design and practice of this garden.
The Permaculture Market Garden
Complete — reviewed one chapter/section at a time, Introduction through Chapter 6 (Conclusion). Covers holistic planning, design management, and the permabed/guild-crop system (permanent raised beds, garden environment mapping, cover crop priority, companion planting, and perennial investment) — with tasks adapted for this garden.
The No-Till Organic Vegetable Farm
Reading started 2026-06-15. Chapter-by-chapter principles and practices applied to this garden — no-till soil care, cover crops, irrigation, weed management, harvest handling, and planning.
The Permaculture Handbook
Complete — all 22 chapters reviewed, Part I (Attitudes) through Part III (Outcomes). Covers permaculture principles and ethics, zone/sector design, water harvesting, soil biology, plant selection and propagation, the orchard/forest-garden guild system, and marketing surplus — including the four-chapter case for selling flowers/plant starts from this property's existing nursery stock.
The Permaculture Earthworks Handbook
Not yet reviewed — covers swales, dams, ponds, and water harvesting. Source PDF on file in books/.