The specifics of Permaculture are laid out in detail in Permaculture Pioneer, Bill Mollison’s, textbook style book, PERMACULTURE: A Designers’ Manual. A lot of it has to do with homesteading–working with wind and water patterns, tree planting layouts for windbreaks, working with different types of earth, etc.

At this point in my life, I’m mostly interested in the principles of Permaculture. The Introduction to Permaculture, also by Mollison, is shorter, and for me, a great source of inspiration. You can get your own copy of this great book by clicking on the book image below. (Note that Amazon reports this book as being out of print so I don’t know how easy it will be to find in the future.)