LIST OF PERMACULTURE RESOURCES

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1. FUNDAMENTAL PERMACULTURE/RESILIENCE  MANUALS 

Bill Mollison (1988). Permaculture: A Designers' Manual. US: Tagari Publications 

David Holmgren (2002). Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability. Holmgren Design Services

David Holmgren (2018). Retrosuburbia: True Downshifters Guide to a Resilient Future. Melliodora
Rob Hopkins (2008). The Transition Handbook: From oil dependency to local resilience. UK: Chelsea Green Publishing Company

Shaun Chamberlin (2009). Transition timeline: For a Local Resilient Future. Green Books
Bill Mollison, Mia Slay (2004). Introduction to Permaculture. Tasmania: Tagari Publications

David Fleming (2016). Lean Logic. Chelsea Green Publishing
Rosemary Morrow (2006). Earth User’s Guide to Permaculture. UK: Permanent Publications
Toby Hemenway (2009). Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture. UK: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Aranya (2012). Permaculture Design: A step-by-step guide. UK: Permanent Publications

2. SPECIALIZED PERMACULTURE 

 ON WATER 

Brad Lancaster. Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond: Guiding Principles to Welcome water into your Life and Landscape (Vol. 1). Arizona: Rainsource Press
Brad Lancaster (2008). Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond: Water-Harvesting Earthworks (Vol. 2). Arizona: Rainsource Press
Rov Avis & Michelle Avis (2018). Essential Rainwater Harvesting: A guide to home-scale system design. Canada: New Society Publishers
Sepp Holzer with Leila Dregger (2012). Desert or Paradise: Restoring Endangered Landscapes using Water Management, including Lake and Pond Construction. UK: Permanent Publications
Art Ludwig (2009-5th Edition). Create an Oasis with Greywater: Choosing, Building, and Using Greywater Systems. USA: Oasis Designs
Art Ludwig (2005). Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds. USA: Oasis Designs
Louise Bardsley (2010). The Wildlife Pond Handbook: A Practical Guide to Creating and Maintaining your Own Wetland for Wildlife. UK: New Holland Publications

ON SOIL

Richard D. Bardgett (2005). The Biology of Soil. UK: Oxford University Press
Kristin Ohlson (2014). The Soil Will Save Us. USA: RODALE PRESS
Jeff Lowenfels , Wayne Lewis (2007).Teaming with Microbes. US: Timber Press
Paul Stamets (2005). Mycelium Running : A Guide to Healing the Planet through Gardening with Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms. US: Ten Speed Press
Joseph Jenkins (2019). The Humanure Handbook. USA: Chelsea Green Publishing

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ON FOOD AND GARDENING

(in Greek): Γεώργιος Κ. Κηπουρός (2013). Η παραδοσιακή καλλιέργεια λαχανικών και τα μυστικά της. Δράμα: Εναλλακτική Κοινότητα Πελίτι
Series of PUBLICATIONS (in Greek): Eναλλακτική Κοινότητα Πελίτι (Yearly Publication). Κατά τόπους αγροκτήματα: για τη διαφύλαξη των παραδοσιακών ποικιλιών και των αυτόχθονων αγροτικών ζώων. Παρανέστι: Εναλλακτική Κοινότητα Πελίτι
(in Greek): Eναλλακτική Κοινότητα Πελιτί (2014). Εγχειρίδιο για την συλλογή και διατήρηση των παραδοσιακών ποικιλιών. Παρανέστι: Εναλλακτική Κοινότητα Πελίτι
David Jacke, Eric Toensmeier. (2006) Edible Forest Gardens: Vision and Theory for Temperate Climate Permaculture. UK. Chelsea Green Publishing Co
David Jacke, Eric Toensmeier. (2006) Edible Forest Gardens: Design and Practice Volume 2: Ecological Design and Practice for Temperate-Climate Permaculture UK. Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Zach Loeks0. (2016) The Permaculture Market Garden: A visual guide to a Profitable Whole-systems FARM BUSINESS. Canada. New Society Publishers
Martin Crawford. (2010) Creating a Forest Garden. UK. Green Books
Martin Crawford. (2012) How to Grow Perennial Vegetables : Low-maintenance, Low-impact Vegetable Gardening. UK. Green Books
Sylvia Bernstein. (2013) Aquaponic Gardening : A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Vegetables and Fish Together. UK. Saraband

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ON SUSTAINABLE/NATURAL BUILDING

Nader Khalili, Iliona Outram (ed.) (2008). Emergency Sandbag Shelter and Eco-Village. USA: Cal-Earth Press
Athena Swentzell Steen, Bill Steen, David Bainbridge with David Eisienberg (1994). The Straw Bale House. USA: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Adam Weismann & Katy Bryce (2007). Building with Cob: a step-by-step guide. USA: Green Books Ltd
Clarke Snell & Tim Callahan. (2009). Building Green: A complete how-to guide to Alternative Methods. USA: Lark Books
Cindy Harris & Pat Borer (2nd edition.) (1998). The Whole House Book: Ecological Building Design and Materials. USA: Center for Alternative Technology
Tedd Benson (1997). The Timber-Frame Home: Design, Construction, Finishing. USA: Taunton Press

LOCAL PLANT BOOKS (CYPRUS)

Τάκης Τσιντίδης, Γεώργιος Χατζηκυριάκου, Χαράλαμπος Χριστοδούλου, (2002). Δέντρα και Θάμνοι στην Κύπρο. Λευκωσία: Ίδρυμα Λεβέντη - Φιλοδασικός Σύνδεσμος Κύπρου
Κυριακή Ζανέττου-Παντελή, (2000). Η Θεραπευτική Δυνατότητα των Φαρμακευτικών Φυτών της Κύπρου - Ιδιότητες - Συνταγές. Λευκωσία: Κυριακή Ζανέττου-Παντελή
Υπουργείο Γεωργίας, Φυσικών Πόρων και Περιβάλλοντος, Τμήμα Δασών, Οδηγός για τη Δημιουργία του Κυπριακού Κήπου. Λευκωσία: Υπουργείο Γεωργίας, Φυσικών Πόρων και Περιβάλλοντος
Γεώργιος Χατζηκυριάκου, (2017). Ιστορία των Δασών της Κύπρου (Τόμος πρώτος). Λευκωσία: Φιλοδασικός Σύνδεσμος Κύπρου

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ON SOCIAL PERMACULTURE

Looby Macnamara (2012). People & Permaculture. UK: Permanent Publications
Marshall Rosenberg (1998). Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. USA: Puddle Dancer Press
Dianna Leafe Christian (2003). Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities
Michael Tellinger (2013). UBUNTU Contributionism: A Blueprint for Human Prosperity (SA) Zulu Planet Publishers

ON PERMACULTURE STRUCTURES 

Michael Daniek (2011) 2nd edition. Do It Yourself 12 Volt Solar Power. UK: Permanent Publications
Lawrence Garner (2007). Dry Stone Walls. UK: Shire Books

3. FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES, INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS, PODCASTS

- Geoff Lawton Free Permaculture Videos – Short instructional videos on how to achieve food abundance and design yourself to resilience through Permaculture
http://geofflawton.com/
- Over Grow the System – Inspirational videos/films on various resilience cases
http://www.overgrowthesystem.com/
- One Yard Revolution – Short instructive/demonstrational videos on permaculture gardening techniques and practices
https://www.youtube.com/user/OneYardRevolution/featured
- The Source Project – Short inspirational videos on various challenging cases all across the world and their natural, sustainable solutions 
https://vimeo.com/channels/thesourceproject
- Miracle Farms – On a productive Permaculture Orchard in Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3riW_yiCN5E
- Symphony of the Soil – An inspirational film on soil
http://www.symphonyofthesoil.com/
- Seeds of Freedom – A short film on the worldwide scene on seed patenting and engineering 
https://vimeo.com/43879272
- The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil – A documentary on the post-USSR era in Cuba, the severe challenges the island confronted and the permaculture solutions that brought hope and food to its people
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs6xoKmnYq8
- A New We – A film on Ecovillages and Ecological Communities in Europe
http://www.newwe.info    
- Natural Swimming Pools– A Guide to Designing & Building Your Own
http://www.permaculture.co.uk
- Building with Awareness – The Construction of a Hybrid Home
http://www.BuildingWithAwareness.com

- The Permaculture Podcast - A Podcast that covers all sorts of permaculture themes. By Scott Mann

https://www.thepermaculturepodcast.com/

4. WEBSITES

- The Permaculture Research Institute (Zaytuna Farm – Australia)
- Permaculture Institute (Santa Fe – Mexico)
- The Permaculture Association (UK)
- Worldwide Permaculture Network
- Peliti Website - On Seed Freedom movement in Greece (in Greek)
- Φτιάχνω Μόνος Μου - On various natural gardening guidance/advice (in Greek)
- Navdanya Foundation – Vandana Shiva’s website on Earth Democracy and Heirloom Seeds
- Seed Freedom – On world wide events on Seed Sovereignty 

5. SOCIAL MEDIA CONNECTIONS
 

- Permaculture In Cyprus - Facebook Group local and international Permaculture News
https://www.facebook.com/groups/PermacultureCyprus/
- Σποροφύλακες Κύπρου - Facebook Group on local heirloom seed varieties
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1606503882898448/
- Κυπρίων Σπόροι (in Greek) – Facebook Group on Seed Saving and Exchange in Cyprus
https://www.facebook.com/groups/601778383184343/
- Περιβαλλοντικά Θέματα της Κύπρου (in Greek) – Facebook Group on various environmental news in Cyprus
https://www.facebook.com/groups/perivallon/

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