{"product_id":"9780865716780","title":"Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo ensure food security and restore the health of the planet, we need to move beyond industrial agriculture and return to the practice of small-scale, local farming. \u003ci\u003eBioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm\u003c\/i\u003e describes the creation of a sustainable food system through a detailed case study of the successful year-round organic market garden and permaculture design at Pennsylvania's Three Sisters Farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of Three Sisters is its bioshelter—a solar greenhouse that integrates growing facilities, poultry housing, a potting room, storage, kitchen facilities, compost bins, a reference library, and classroom area. \u003ci\u003eBioshelter Market Garden\u003c\/i\u003e examines how the bioshelter promotes greater biodiversity and is an energy-efficient method of extending crop production through Pennsylvania's cold winter months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth visionary and practical, this fully illustrated book contains a wealth of information on the application of permaculture principles. Some of the topics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign and management of an intensive market garden farm \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy systems and biothermal resources \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEcological soil management and pest control \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWetlands usage \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolar greenhouse design and management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever your gardening experience and ambitions, this comprehensive manual is sure to inform and inspire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDarrell Frey\u003c\/b\u003e is the owner and manager of Three Sisters Farm, a five-acre permaculture farm, solar greenhouse, and market garden located in western Pennsylvania. Darrell writes extensively on permaculture design and ecological land use planning and has been a sustainable community development consultant and permaculture teacher for twenty-five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018603053296,"sku":"9780865716780","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780865716780_p0.jpg?v=1763830191","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780865716780","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}