NZ Permaculture Books
Books which are relevant to permaculturalists and are about New Zealand or written by New Zealanders.
Contributions are welcome! But please note that for the moment, I'm only adding books which are
currently in print. 🌻 🐓 🌳
If you are looking general recommendations on permaculture and regenerative agriculture, John Kempf maintains an excellent list of books.
58 books
A practical guide to growing a regenerative home garden
A practical guide to making ferments, preserves and pickles
Balancing fertility, life and energy
Connecting people, plants and inscape
The ecology of nourishing food
Bringing permaculture design to the ground in Aotearoa
A comprehensive guide to the cultivation, uses and health benefits of over 200 food producing plants
A practical guide to growing organic fruit and vegetables all year round
The essential guide to growing & using herbs in Aotearoa
Illustrated with line drawings and colour photographs
Creating diverse animal feed systems in New Zealand
Strategies to regenerate our food production systems
A tender and spellbinding debut memoir
The essential guide to finding and using wild plants in Aotearoa
An essential guide to foraging in New Zealand
A curious forager's field guide
A growing guide for beginner gardeners & facilitators
Making Biodynamic farming & gardening work
Wāhine finding connection through food
Grow your own kai with Mrs Evans
Essential NZ guide to growing fruit
A kiwi guide to living off the suburban land
Your essential guide to keeping chickens
Another essential guide to keeping chickens
Growing skills to survive
An inspiring and practical guide to simple living and reducing our impact on the land
A Māori food sovereignty handbook
A Māori soil sovereignty and wellbeing handbook
New Zealand ethnobotanical sourcebook
The history and use of New Zealand's native plants
Essays on cultural transformation
Exploring the troubled food system of Aotearoa New Zealand
A practical guide to traditional Māori Medicine
Techniques on collecting seed from the garden
The art of sowing seeds and producing healthy plants for your garden
A comprehensive guide to the cultivation, uses and health benefits of over 300 food producing plants
Backyard chicken-keeping in Aotearoa
Ten seasons volunteering on New Zealand's organic farms
This land had been stripped of trees for at least one hundred years
How to create beautiful gardens in exposed places