About the Book
The Permaculture Student 2 - Why is it better than what's available?
New Research & Collaboration
Up-to-date - the last time a book covered anything close to this breadth was 1989 (Permaculture: A Designer's Manual) & the advancements in science have been incredible in the last 28 years - this book reflects those new insights, research, and examples. This 2nd edtion goes even further with more pages & more insights!
Over 25 expert reviewers and editors: Dr. Elaine Ingham, Darren Doherty, Peter McCoy, Joel Salatin, John D. Liu, Dr. Willie Smits, Geoff Lawton, Larry Korn, & more
Fully annotated with references to guide and direct further studies
The Permaculture Student 2 covers more material than other books and part: Soil in-depth with Dr. Elaine Ingham, Fungi cultivation and partnerships, Keyline Design, Transportation, Urban Permaculture, Large-Scale Land & Ocean Restoration, Non-Violent Communication, Holacracy, Carbon Sequestration, & much, much more
Written by an experienced professional educator, gardening expert, and curriculum expert
Written for a High School Setting - Easy to Understand & Read
Aligns & transcends state and national science standards as a full-year science elective in both a high school and college setting
Holistic yet Iterative- Understand Permaculture like never before: retain information in an organized format designed for better retention
Unifying all regenerative practices into one organized system
Designed to change the world by teaching young adults permaculture while still in high school and college, The Permaculture Student 2, is a book for everyone - for a brighter future for all.
This book is full of photographs of real-life examples, instructive diagrams, engaging illustrations, inspiring and instructive quotes, and current references that connect, organize, and highlight the current leading examples of applied permaculture in numerous fields and situations. Readers get a clear idea of how they can apply permaculture in their own way in their own lives.
This book is designed for both hemispheres, both imperial and metric, all climates, and all peoples. It is for a regenerative, abundant, and hopeful future.
Review :
"The Permaculture Student series is a landmark in the evolution of human-ecological relationships, and this latest installment raises the bar even higher than the last. Visually compelling, intellectually enriching, and endlessly motivating, this book will enhance the resilience of people of all age groups and backgrounds for decades to come. Whether you are new to permaculture or well-steeped in its principles, The Permaculture Student 2 condenses a wealth of information into an easily digestible and thoroughly engaging format that is sure to give any reader new points of reference and insight.
I highly recommend it."
-- Peter McCoy, Radical Mycology
"This book will help people who struggle with how to connect the different aspects of ecosystems into a logical whole. The framework presented in this book helps to line-up those facts and hang them side-by-side where they belong on the framework so that you can build, "fix", and be a part of ecosystems that function correctly, with little need for human intervention."
-- Dr. Elaine Ingham, Phd. SoilFoodWeb Inc.
"Matt did such an excellent job in putting that material together. That's a real accomplishment. It's great to see a continued refinement in the presentation of permaculture learning materials. It needs doing and it deserves to be done well. You've performed an invaluable service for us."
-- Rhamis Kent, Permaculture Research Institute
"I have taken time to look at each page - I am so impressed with your book, the diagrams to explain complex subjects are so simple and colorful - your hands-on explanations and project suggestions make the book so useful- the review of chapters by experts is a wonderful way of making sure the info is correct and also clearly explained - exposes experts to a wider audience. This is such a valuable resource for continual learning... This book could be a textbook for the Santa Barbara City College Permaculture Course."
-- Wesley Roe, Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
"With 'The Permaculture Student 2' Matt Powers has completed a great service to the younger minds of the planet -- others too, especially those new to land management, will find this piece very instructive, useful, easy to read and navigate. This expansive text successfully pulls together the broad scope of topics that the Permaculture methodology attaches itself to. Matt has done a great job of distilling often quite complex information and knowledge -- for users of this text, this approach will provide a excellent 'springboard' as readers seek to dive deeper.
Matt has drawn on an impressive list of peers and editors for the compilation of this book. In a space where so many are fearful of feedback and defensive when they receive it, Matt has done the opposite and reached out to all manner of folks, making in some cases quite substantial changes and additions as a result.
Above all else, Matt has brought his strong abilities as a fun communicator to the fore, this whilst being not at all frivolous, and keeping an integrity to the important information that all minds need to take on as we navigate a more regenerative future as a species"
-- Darren J. Doherty, Regrarians.org
"Matt Powers is more than a Permaculture Teacher, he's an educator. We need many more like him to reach the multitudes who have never heard of permaculture. Matt is teaching graduate level permaculture ideas to entry level students in a way that's understandable. In the end it's applicable to everyone since we all need to refresh the basics again and again."
--Stefan Sobkowiak, of Miracle Farms & The Permaculture Orchard
