Full Resource List
Hudson Valley Permaculture
www.hudsonvalleypermaculture.org
This is the Hudson Valley Permaculture full resource list: ‘pc_resources_full.doc’. If you
would like to see a shorter introductory list, please download it from HVP website:
‘pc_resources_short.doc’.
We’d like to keep this list as succinct and informative as possible. There are certainly
resources missing, and perhaps already pieces that are redundant. We strive to keep this a
list of the clearest and most proven information resources available. Your comments are
welcome.
Web Resources
Stoppable nursery—prostrate bird’s trefoil
Quanza nursery
Permaculture:
Permaculture Research Institute (PRI) Australia: www.permaculture.org.au
Permaculture International: www.permacultureinternational.org
Permacultura America Latina http://www.permacultura.org
Permaculture Portal: http://www.permacultureportal.com [Latin America PC portal]
International Institute for Ecological Agriculture (IIEA): www.permaculture.com
Tagari Publications: www.tagari.com
Permaculture: Australasia
Rainbow Valley Farm, New Zealand:
TreeDimensions Orchard: www.treedimensions.co.nz [NZ Permaculture + Biodynamic fruit
orchard]
Permaculture: Europe
Centre of Alternative Technology, Wales, United Kingdom: www.cat.org.uk
Permaculture: North America
Rocky Mountain High Altitude Institute: www.crmpi.org
Earthhaven Ecovillage: www.earthaven.org
Hancock Permaculture Center: www.hancockpermaculture.org
Hudson Valley Permaculture: www.hudsonvalleypermaculture.org
Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute: www.flpci.org
Green Phoenix: www.green-phoenix.org [NYC-based sustainable communities group]
Green Mountain Permaculture:
http://www.claudegenest.com/greenmountainpermaculture/index.html [VT Permaculture
design, teaching, and consulting]
Ecovillage at Ithaca: www.ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us [Ithaca Ecovillage]
Sirius Ecovillage: www.siriuscommunity.org/ [Western MA Ecovillage]
AppleSeed Permaculture: www.appleseedpermaculture.com [Hudson Valley Permaculture
design and consulting]
Local Resources: Hudson River Valley BioRegion
Hudson River Estuary Program: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/hudson/hrep.html
[Funding?]
Hudson River Foundation: http://www.hudsonriver.org/ [Funding?]
NYS Greenway program: http://www.hudsongreenway.state.ny.us/ [Hudson river valley—
funding?]
Garrison Institute: http://www.garrisoninstitute.org/programs.php?type=environment
[Contemplative traditions retreat center, Environment program]
Plants and Agroforestry
World Agroforestry Centre: http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ [Awesome tree database]
New Forests Project: www.newforestsproject.com
Plants for a Future: www.pfaf.org [Online database of 7000 useful plants]
USDA Plants database: http://plants.usda.gov [Extensive plant information]
UC Davis Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center: http://fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu
Nurseries + Seeds
Seeds of Change: www.seedsofchange.com
Johnny Seeds: www.johnnyseeds.com
Plant Savers: www.plantsavers.org
New Forests Project: www.newforestsproject.com
St. Lawrence Nurseries: www.sln.posdam.ny.us, [NY, Cold-climate fruits and nuts]
Northern Nut Growers: www.northernnutgrowers.org
American bamboo society: www.americanbamboo.org/
Cummins Nursery: www.dabney.com/cumminsnursery [NY, Disease-resistant fruit tree
nursery]
Tripple Brook Farm: http://tripplebrookfarm.com/index.html [MA, Natives, fruit trees, coldhardy species]
Turtle Tree Seeds: [NY, Biodynamic heritage vegetable seeds]
Soils + Composting
Soil Food Web International: www.sfi.com
Stamets, P.: www.fungiperfecti.com
Composting: www.mastercomposter.com
Vermicomposting: www.wormwoman.com
The Humanure Handbook Online: www.weblife.org/humanure/default.html
Natural Building
Kachelofen (thermal mass stove): www.kaheat.com
Kachelofen Corporation: www.kachelofen-usa.com
Energy
Electric tractor: www.elec-trac.org
RealGoods: www.solardevelopment.com
Solar Energy International: www.sei.org
Water
Ocean Arks International: www.oceanarks.org
John Todd Living Machines: www.johntoddlivingmacines.com, Biological water
management systems
Food
Local Harvest: http://www.localharvest.org/about.jsp [Excellent resource for finding local
options for sustainability]
Michael Pollan’s website: [Essays on biodiversity, GMO issues]
Materials
Bamboo bikes: http://www.calfeedesign.com/pages/bamboolarge.php
Bamboo fibre clothing: http://www.bambooclothes.com/.sc/ms/ch/ee/message_president
Economy
Permaculture Credit Union: www.pcuonline.org
Evidence
The Worldwatch Institute: www.worldwatch.org
Earth Policy Institute: www.earth-policy.org
Natural Resource Defence Council: www.nrdc.org
Friends of the Earth: www.foe.org
Education
Mind Mapping
MindJet Software:
NovaMind: [Mac mind mapping]
Freemind: [Free open-source mind mapping]
Geographical Information Systems
ARGGIS software: www.esri.com:
MapInfo GIS software:
NYS GIS info: http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/
Print Resources
Permaculture: General
Alexander, C. (1979) The Timeless Way of Building
Alexander, C. et al (1977) A Pattern Language
Appelhof, M. (1997) Worms Eat My Garbage, Flower Press
Fukuoka, M.(1978) The One-Straw Revolution, Rodale Press.
Fukuoka, M.(?) The Natural Way of Farming, Rodale Press.
Holmgren, David (2002) Permaculture: Principles and pathways beyond sustainability
Jenkins, J. (2005) The Humanure Handbook
King, F.H. (1911) Farmers for Forty Centuries, Rodale Press.
Mollison, B. and Holmgren, D. (1978) Permaculture One: A Perennial Agriculture for
Human Settlements. Tagari Publications
Mollison, B. Permaculture Two: Tagari Publications
Mollison, B. (1988) Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual, Tagari Publications.
Mollison, B. and Slay, RM. (1989) Introduction to Permaculture, Tagari Publications.
Mollison, B. and Slay, RM. (1989) Introduccion a la Permacultura, Tagari Publications
Yeomans, P.A. (1981) Water for Every Farm/Using the Keyline Plan, Second Back Row
Press.
Temperate Climate
Coleman, Eliot. Four-Season Harvest. Chelsea Green Publishing
Hemenway, Toby (2001) Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to home-scale permaculture, Chelsea
Green Publishing
Jacke, D. & Toensmeier, E. (2005) Edible Forest Gardens: Vol.1 – Vision & Theory.
Chelsea Green Publishing
Jacke, D. & Toensmeier, E. (2005) Edible Forest Gardens: Vol.II – Design & Practice.
Chelsea Green Publishing
Otto, S. The Backyard Berry Book. Ottographics
Otto, S. (1993) The Backyard Orchardist. Ottographics
Phillips, M. (2005). The Apple Grower, 2nd Edition. Chelsea Green Publishing
Whitefield, P. (2004) The Earth Care Manual. Permanent Publications
Stamets, Paul (2005) Mycelium Running.
Arid Climate
The Permaculture Drylands Journal (Back Issues Only)
Agroforestry in Drylands Africa, International Center for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Tropical/Subtropical Climate
Nugent, G. Permaculture Plants [Useful permaculture plants for the subtropics]
Popenoe, W. (1974) Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits
Purseglove, JW. (?) Tropical Crops: Monocotyledons
Purseglove, JW. (?) Tropical Crops: Dicotyledons
Smith NJH, Williams JT, Plucknet DL, Talbot JP.(1992) Tropical Forests and Their Crops,
Cornell University Press
Board of Science and Technology for International Development (BOSTID) Reports:
Underexploited Tropical Plants with Promising Economic Value
USDA-ARS Agriculture Handbooks:
Martin, F. Techniques and Plants for the Tropical Subsistence Farm
Martin, F. Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics: An Inventory
Tropical Yams and their Potential
Cultivation of Neglected Tropical Fruits with Promise
Vegetables for the Hot, Humid Tropics
Health + Nutrition
Colby, P. Animal Health and Nutrition
Fallon, S. & Enig, M. Nourishing Traditions
Mollison, B. Ferment and Human Nutrition, Tagari Publications.
Economy + Politics
Hawken, P. Natural Capitalism
Brown, L. Eco-Economy
Greider, W. (?) The Soul of Capitalism: Opening paths to a moral economy, Simon &
Schuster.
Heinberg, R. (2005) The Party’s Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies. New
Society Publishers.
Other/Unsorted
Ashworth, Suzanne (2002) Seed To Seed: Seed saving and growing techniques for vegetable
gardeners
Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia II: A sourcebook of edible plants
Ingham, Elaine, D. (2003) The Compost Tea Brewing Manual, Fourth Edition.
Chatwin, Bruce, The Songlines
Pane, J. Another Kind of Garden
Reich, Lee. Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
Schaeffer, J. (ed) Solar Living Sourcebook, Gaiam
Shipard, Isabel. How Can I Use Herbs In My Daily Life?
Magazines
The Permaculture Activist (US): www.permacultureactivist.net
Permaculure Magazine (UK): www.permaculture.co.uk
The Permaculture Drylands Journal (US): Back Issues Only,
Where to locate/buy Print Resources Online:
Chelsea Green Publishing: www.chelseagreen.com
Seeds of Change: www.seedsofchange.com
Permaculture Activist: www.permacultureactivist.net
Rodale Press: