Where Permaculture Goes Wrong

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Where Permaculture Goes Wrong

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Oct 27, 2021

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“Food Forests” are a central concept of Permaculture – in our discussion of his must-have new book, Sustainable Food Gardens, Robert Kourik details where Permaculture goes wrong, and explains how his book corrects the food forest for the North American landscape.

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Oct 27, 2021

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