Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist
A how-to manual for the budding gardener and experienced green thumb alike, full of creative and easy-to-follow designs that guide you to having your yard and eating it, too. With the help of more than 200 beautiful color photos and drawings, permaculture designer and avid grower Michael Judd takes the reader on a step-by-step process to transform a sea of grass into a flourishing edible landscape that pleases the eye as well as the taste buds. With personality and humor, he translates the complexities of permaculture design into simple self-build projects, providing full details on the evolving design process, material identification, and costs.
Chapters Include:
- Herb Spirals
- Food Forests
- Raised-Bed Gardens
- Earthen Ovens
- Uncommon Fruits
- Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation, and more . . .
A few Sample Pages and Images…
The book’s colorful pages are filled with practical designs that Judd has created and built over years of workshops, homesteading, and running an edible landscaping business. Though geared toward suburban gardeners starting from scratch, the book’s designs can be easily grafted to the micro-habits of the urban landscape, scaled up to the acreage of homesteads, or adapted to already flourishing landscapes. Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist is a tool to spark and inform the imagination of anyone with a desire to turn their landscape into a luscious and productive edible Eden.
“If you believe it’s time for Americans — rural, urban and suburban alike — to reconnect with the land we live on, Michael Judd’s Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist is a must read. ..this book brims with truly creative ideas about how to make our yards and gardens more productive and attractive, and at the same time enrich the natural environment rather than deplete it. Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist shows a better way, and Michael Judd makes it look not only doable and attractive, but also deeply rewarding.” Bruce Levine, President, American Chestnut Foundation
“This is a fun book, in its writing, in its photographs, and in its illustrations. It’s also got good, solid information. I find many permaculture books ponderous. Not Michael’s, as evidenced by the “twist” in the title. Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist is a good introduction to a lot of arenas: rainwater harvesting, gardening, building an earthen oven, growing mushrooms, making wine..” Lee Reich, author of Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden & Landscaping With Fruit
More reviews for Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist:
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO AN INTERVIEW ABOUT THE BOOK: 
Sustainable World Radio Interview with Michael Judd
Join Michael and Scott Mann on The Permaculture Podcast as they discuss all things pawpaw covered in For the Love of PawPaws. Ranging on topics from cultivar variety and genetics, to pawpaw care, and even a taste of the Fourth Annual PawPaw Fest. Along with Michael’s interest in natural/green burials and his exploration of chestnuts as a way to plan for the future. You can review older episodes as well on the Permaculture Podcast featuring Michael Here.
Also available:
For the Love of PawPaws:
A Mini Manual for Growing and Caring for Pawpaws – From Seed to Table
It is hard to eat more than one pawpaw at a go. The creamy rich pulp with tropical flavors ranging from mango and pineapple to banana combine like a satisfying dessert.
The pawpaw, a close relative of the tropical custard apple, grows throughout much of North America yet culturally and horticulturally we know very little about it.
This mini manual by edible landscape author Michael Judd jumps right into growing, caring for, harvesting, and using pawpaws – from seed to table. Judd demystifies fruit growing in direct, easy to follow steps that quickly brings confidence to the newbie grower while expanding the horizons of curious gardeners.
Historically most people have only experienced foraged pawpaw fruit, which can be a hit or miss game for a good experience. That is quickly changing as selected and bred cultivars are being grown and shared. Judd’s pawpaw manual gets you started right away with the best selections and approaches.
Filled with straight forward how-to, colorful pictures and illustrations For the Love of Pawpaws brings to life easy and successful ways to enjoy the best pawpaws have to offer.
Chapters include:
•Where Can I Grow Pawpaws?
•Buying a Good Pawpaw Tree
•Growing Pawpaws from Seed & Grafting
•Landscaping Ideas
•Ecological Tree Care
•Harvest: Fruit Handling & Processing
•What to Do with All this Fruit! Recipes
•Pawpaws & Permaculture
Discover the many reasons pawpaws are edible landscape and culinary all-stars!
‘For the Love of Pawpaws’ will take you on an adventure that culminates in one of life’s most rewarding experiences. A delicious opportunity to enjoy organic gardening and gourmet food at it best.
Are You Ready To Start Growing?
This immersive course will teach you everything you need to know about paw paws. You’ll learn:
- Where to find paw paws
- How to plant and care for paw paws
- Harvest and handling tips
- Delicious recipes
- And much more!
This course will enrich your knowledge and connection with pawpaws – from seed to table!
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Abigail Ayers
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I listened to the interview on Sustainable World Radio. I loved it! I had to order the book right away, and I can’t wait to try out some of the ideas you mentioned! This will be my first garden and the encouragement you gave to just get started and don’t be overwhelmed was exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks so much for sharing.
krista
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I got your book from the library and am going to buy it. Each chapter covers specific topics i’ve been thinking a lot about and planning to incorporate into my home garden building. Perfect! Wish you could send to Canada!