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Book Recommendations

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Permaculture and Ethics

• The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World, by Michael Pollan

• The Inner Life of Animals, by Peter Wohlleben

• Seed to Seed, by Suzanne Ashworth

• Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration, by Toa Orion

Chapter 2 & 3 - Concepts and Methods

• Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari

• Ishmael: A Novel, by Daniel Quinn

• Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, by William McDonough

• People & Permaculture: Caring and Designing for Ourselves, Each Other and the Planet, by Looby Mcnamara

• Living the Good Life, by Helen and Scott Neary

Chapter 4 - Patterns and Observation

• Vivre avec la terre, Charles et Perrine Hervé-gruyer

• A Pattern Language, by Christopher Alexander

Chapter 5 - Climates and Micro-Climates

• Carbon Farming, by Eric Toensmeier and Dr. Hans Herren

• Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed To Reverse Global Warming, by Paul Hawken

• Climate: A New Story, by Charles Eisenstein

• The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse: How to Design and Build a Net-Zero Energy Greenhouse, by Lindsey Schiller and Mark Plinke

• The Carbon Farming Solution, by Eric Toensmeier

Chapter 6 - Trees and Their Energy Transactions

• Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben

• The Third Plate, by Dan Barber

• Edible Forest Garden, by Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier

• Plant Guild, by Bryce Ruddock

• To Speak for the Trees, by Diana Beresford-Kroeger

• Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Chapter 7 - Water

• Let the Water do the Work, by Bill Zeedyk and Van Clothier

• The Composting Toilet System Book, by Del Porto and Steinfeld

• The Humanure Handbook, by Joseph C. Jenkins

• Rainwater Harvesting (Volume 1, 3rd Edition), by Brad Lancaster

Chapter 8 - Soils

• Gardening Without Work, by Ruth Stout

• Start with the Soil: The Organic Gardener's Guide to Improving Soil for Higher Yields, More Beautiful Flowers and a Healthy, Easy-Care Garden, by Grace Gershuny

• Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis

• The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener, by Deborah L. Martin and Grace Gershuny

• Grass, Soil, Hope: A Journey Through Carbon Country, by Courtney Whitney

• Organic Soil-Fertility and Weed Management, by Steve Gilman

Chapter 9 - Earthworks and Earth Resources

• The Permaculture Earthworks Handbook, by Douglas Barnes

Chapter 10 - Humid Tropics

• Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer

• The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, by Michael Pollan

• Cooked, A natural History of Transformation, by Michael Pollan

• How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, by Michael Pollan

Chapter 11 - Dryland Strategies

• Sowing Seeds in the Desert, by Masanobu Fukuoka

Chapter 12 - Humid Cool to Cold Climates

• The Permaculture Book of Ferment and Human Nutrition, by Bill Mollison

• Let the Water Do the Work: Induced Meandering, by Bill Zeedyk and Van Clothier

• Le Jardinier-Maraîcher, by Jean-Martin

Chapter 13 - Aquaculture

• The Power of Duck, by Takao Furuno

Chapter 14 - Strategies of an Alternative Global Nation

• Way of the Weirdo, by Jason Gregory
  

Movie Recommendations

Chapter 8 - Soils

• The Real Dirt on Farmer John