Grow Your Food Forest: A Permaculture Guide

Updated June 11, 2026
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The permaculture garden : a practical approach to year-round harvests /
Richards, Huw,
Paper Book
Harvest year-round from your bountiful and sustainable fruit and vegetable garden. Huw Richards' ultimate guide to permaculture gardening, outlining the regenerative methods that make gardening easier to do while being more productive. Huw shows you how to expand your growing...
Feed us with trees : nuts and the future of food
Hay, Elspeth
Paper Book
What if the future of food grew on trees--and had been with us all along? From acorns to chestnuts, hazelnuts, and beyond, discover the ancient staple crops that could nourish people and heal the planet. What You'll Learn in Feed Us with Trees In this groundbreaking and...
The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture : Creating an Edible Ecosystem
Shein, Christopher
Ebook
"A useful and a wonderful resource whether you grow on a balcony, rooftop or in the ground." --Yolanda Burrell, owner of Pollinate Farm and Garden Supply Once a fringe topic, permaculture is moving to the mainstream as organic gardeners discover the wisdom of a simple system...
Permaculture for Beginners
Faires, Nicole
Ebook
Take your garden to the next level--organic, native, and natural! Permaculture is an important but often misunderstood method of growing food and building homes in a manner that works with nature, rather than against it, to create beautiful, healthy, and useful gardens....
Integrated forest gardening : the complete guide to polycultures and plant guilds in permaculture systems
Weiseman, Wayne
Paper Book
This book is the first, and most comprehensive, guide about plant guilds ever written, and covers in detail both what guilds are and how to design and construct them, complete with extensive color photography and design illustrations. One of the essential practices of...
The layered edible garden : a beginner's guide to creating a productive food garden layer by layer
Chung, Christina (Horticulturist)
Paper Book
Design, plant, and tend a self-sustaining, high-yielding food garden that saves space by growing plants the way nature intended-in layers.
The seven-step homestead : a guide for creating the backyard microfarm of your dreams
Webb, Leah M.
Paper Book
Today's gardeners want a bit of everything-vegetables, fruit, medicinal herbs, flowers for pollinators, and even chickens for eggs. The dream is to build a diverse landscape that serves multiple functions, but achieving that goal can be intimidating and overwhelming. Homesteader Leah M. Webb...
How to grow perennial vegetables : Low-maintenance, Low-impact Vegetable Gardening
Crawford, Martin
Ebook
How to Grow Perennial Vegetables gives comprehensive advice on all types of perennial vegetables, from ground-cover plants and coppiced trees to plants for bog gardens and edible woodland plants.Perennial vegetables are a joy to grow. Whereas traditional vegetable plots are largely...
The resilient gardener : food production and self-reliance in uncertain times
Deppe, Carol.
Paper Book
An organic gardening expert "empowers readers with skills and understanding" so they can ensure their vegetable gardens thrive in good times--and in bad (Sandor Ellix Katz). Perfect for vegetable gardeners at all levels of experience The Resilient Gardener is a conceptual...
Plant partners : Science-based companion planting strategies for the vegetable garden
Walliser, Jessica
Ebook
Discover the benefits of companion planting with this comprehensive guidebook. Plant Partners delivers a research-based rationale for the ever-popular growing technique of companion planting, offering dozens of ways you can use scientifically tested plant partnerships to...
Mini farming : self sufficiency on a 1/4 acre
Markham, Brett L.
Paper Book
More than 150,000 copies sold--National Bestseller! Go back to basics--compost, raising chickens, water and irrigation, dealing with pests, and much more--with this unique, full color bestseller (over 400,000 sold). Mini Farming describes a holistic...
The Sioux chef's indigenous kitchen
Sherman, Sean
Paper Book
2018 James Beard Award Winner: Best American Cookbook Named one of the Best Cookbooks of 2017 by NPR, The Village Voice, Smithsonian Magazine, UPROXX, New York Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Mpls. St....
Held by the land : a guide to indigenous plants for wellness
Joseph, Leigh
Paper Book
The beautifully illustrated Held by the Land guides you through the traditional uses and properties of a selection of indigenous plants.
Growing perennials in cold climates
Heger, Mike
Paper Book
Intended for perennial gardeners, this book details both the good and the bad news about perennial plants in the history of gardening publishing. It includes information on how to grow cold climate perennials, where to plant them, the different soil types, companion plants, and caring, pruning, and...
The heirloom gardener : traditional plants & skills for the modern world
Forti, John
Paper Book
"Part essay collection, part gardening guide, The Heirloom Gardener encourages readers to embrace heirloom seeds and traditions, serving as a well-needed reminder to slow down and reconnect with nature." --Modern Farmer Modern life is a cornucopia of technological wonders. But is something precious...
Edible & medicinal wild plants of the Midwest
Alfs, Matthew
Paper Book
The potential benefits of wild plants for human health and well-being are wide-ranging. But, knowing which plants to use, and how, for edible and medicinal purposes requires a deep understanding of the characteristics and qualities of these species in the wild. Whether you are seeking an herbal...
Perennial ceremony : lessons and gifts from a Dakota garden
Peterson, Teresa R.
Paper Book
Travel through a garden's seasons toward healing, reclamation, and wholeness--for us, and for our beloved relative, the Earth   In this rich collection of prose, poetry, and recipes, Teresa Peterson shares how she found refuge from the struggle to reconcile her Christianity and...
The Midwest Native Plant Primer : 225 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden
Branhagen, Alan
Ebook
Bring your garden to life--and life to your garden! Do you want a garden that makes a real difference? Choose plants native to our Midwest region. The rewards will benefit you, your yard, and the environment--from reducing maintenance tasks to attracting earth-friendly...
Native plants of the Midwest : a comprehensive guide to the best 500 species for the garden
Branhagen, Alan
Ebook
Native Plants of the Midwest, by regional plant expert Alan Branhagan, features the best native plants in the heartland and offers clear and concise guidance on how to use them in the garden. Plant profiles for more than 500 species of trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, ground covers,...
Essential perennials : the complete reference to 2700 perennials for the home garden
Clausen, Ruth Rogers
Ebook
Essential Perennials focuses on what every gardener needs to know to choose from the thousands of perennials available, and care for the ones you already have. This A-to-Z guide is packed with more than 2,700 plants, with each entry listing flower color, bloom time,...
Designing and planting a woodland garden : Plants and Combinations that Thrive in the Shade
Wiley, Keith
Ebook
"The wonder of woodland gardening is that it looks like plants grow themselves there. After reading this book, gardeners can make that happen." --Publishers Weekly Woodlands are magical places and even small gardens can capture the atmosphere with carefully chosen trees...
Original local : indigenous foods, stories, and recipes from the Upper Midwest
Erdrich, Heid E.
Paper Book
 Local foods have garnered much attention in recent years, but the concept is hardly new: indigenous peoples have always made the most of nature's gifts. Their menus were truly the "original local," celebrated here in sixty home-tested recipes paired with profiles of tribal activists, food...
Native plant gardening for birds, bees, & butterflies. Upper Midwest
Daniels, Jaret C.
Paper Book
Plan Your Landscape or Garden to Help Beloved Backyard Visitors The presence of birds, bees, and butterflies suggests a healthy, earth-friendly place. These most welcome guests also bring joy to those who appreciate watching them. Now, you can turn your yard into a perfect habitat...
Mulberries in the Rain: Growing Permaculture Plants for Food and Friendship
Blosser, Ryan.
Paper Book
Connecting with plants--a guide to belonging, ecological resilience, and permaculture design The plants in our world not only nourish and sustain us, they root us within our human and ecological communities. Mulberries in the Rain explores these vital connections, combining evocative...
The nourishing homestead : one back-to-the land family's plan for cultivating soil, skills, and spirit
Hewitt, Ben
Paper Book
A practiculture way to grow nutrient-dense food, produce healthy fats, and live the good life The Nourishing Homestead tells the story of how we can create truly satisfying, permanent, nourished relationships to the land, nature, and one another. The Hewitts offer practical ways to...

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