Source Ecovillage, sustainable and permaculture projects in Mexico
Permaculture
Ecohabitat - Experience course to sustainability (PDF - 17.7 mb) book containing notes on ecovillage design, green building, local food production, appropriate technologies, restoration of nature, participatory education, sustainable local economies, health and holistic vision. The notes are written by the protagonists of projects in these areas in Mexico.
Introduction to Permaculture - Bill Mollison (PDF - 29.3 mb)
fundamental permaculture book written by one of its creators in collaboration with Reny Mia Slay.
The essence of Permaculture - David Holmgren (PDF - 560kb)
A summary of the principles and concepts of permaculture from the book "Permaculture: Principles and pathways beyond sustainability" of the co-creator of Permaculture David Holmgren.
Permaculture: A designer's manual (in English) - Bill Mollison (PDF - 86mb)
great book of celebrity co-creator of permaculture design with lots of ideas and excellent graphics.
The parable of the chicken - Bill Mollison (PDF - 36kb) Small note
unmissable food production with a permaculture vision.
The terrible moment of the day - Bill Mollison (PDF - 120kb)
Text Bill Mollison on permaculture.
Permaculture: The art of healing the earth - Juan Manuel Madrigal (PDF - 112kb)
A good overview of permaculture by a strong promoter of permaculture in Mexico.
Permaculture: Design for an energy descent world - Holger Hieronimi (PDF - 484kb)
Good summary of principles of permaculture and Holmgren style. Developed at the Farm TIerramor, Mexico.
miscellaneous Permaculture - Emilia Hazelip (ZIP - 1.7 mb)
5 articles of the renowned English permaculture agriculture creative synergy.
Sustainable Agriculture. An approach to permaculture - Alejandra Caballero, Joel Montes (PDF - 2.94 mb)
Classic permaculture book of the few in English and almost the only Mexican. Co written by Alejandra Caballero who carries out the Proyecto San Isidro in Tlaxcala. Collection
Permaculture (books 1 to 6) - Antonio Cano Urdiales (RAR - 71.9mb)
Argentine Permaculture Publications. Www.permacultura.com.ar can buy printed.
1. like trying to land 2. till 3. intercropping 4. siembra.poda.injerto 5. my friends bugs 6. urban garden Stock
Permaculture (books 7 to 12) - Antonio Cano Urdiales (RAR - 168mb)
Argentine Permaculture Publications. Www.permacultura.com.ar can buy printed.
7. garbage recycling and compost 8. health bacteria 9. 10.captación solar heating and cooling water use and recycling 11. self 12. heat Collection
sun Permaculture (books 13 to 19) - Antonio Cano Urdiales (RAR - 242mb)
Argentine Permaculture Publications. Www.permacultura.com.ar can buy printed.
13. clay ovens 14. biogas, low-cost solar 15.electricidad 16. wind and hydro power, low-cost
17. small animal husbandry 18. hives in the house 19.
aquaculture Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture - Toby Hemenway (PDF - 34.2 mb) Classic book
small-scale permaculture. A sorry that is not available in English
Agriculture and organic gardening
revolution stubble. Masanobu Fukuoka (PDF - 1.9 mb) Paper basic
Japanese master developer of natural agriculture.
The path of natural farming - Masanobu Fukuoka (PDF - 136mb) Book
theory and practice of natural agriculture.
The medicinal garden - Farm Tierramor (PDF - 5mb)
Small manual cultivation and use of medicinal and aromatic plants developed for courses at the farm. Manual
Grow More Vegetables - Centro agroecological Las Cañadas (PDF - 5mb)
Small manual explaining bio-intensive farming techniques ised by the project in Veracruz, Mexico.
Illustrated Handbook to life in the field - John Seymour (PDF - 74MB)
celebrity book on practical aspects of self-reliance in the field.
Illustrated Handbook for Country Life 2: The self-sufficient gardener - John Seymour (PDF - 34.6 mb)
second part of the famous guide to Seymour.
Down to Earth - Thoughts and experiences to an agro-ecological movement (PDF - 2.4 mb)
English publication of several authors.
The face of the earth - Ehrenfried Pfeiffer (PDF - 2.3 mb)
Book biodynamic agriculture. Horticulture
natural and intensive organic horticulture - David Holmgren (DOC - 260kb)
article co-creator of permaculture about different gardening techniques. Using
Nitrogen fixing trees for revegetation of degraded lands - AE Ferrari & LG Wall (PDF - 100kb)
Article of the University of La Plata, Argentina.
Fermented Organic Fertilizer - Jairo Restrepo (PDF, 160kb) Publication
experiences with farmers from Central America and Brazil written by Colombian fighter for organic agriculture.
Agroecology - Ecological processes in sustainable agriculture - Stephen R. Gliessman (PDF - 61.8 mb)
Interesting book about agroecology
ABC organic agriculture and rock flour - Jairo Restrepo Rivera (PDF - 1.34 mb)
Excellent book focused on the production of organic fertilizers, biofertilizers and mineral handcrafted wines.
Biointensive Organic Gardening: 10 years of experience CEISA - Fernando Pia (PDF - 3.17 mb)
Book experiences of this renowned center of bio-intensive farming in Patagonia Argentina
Organic Gardens in bed Coverage - Julio Pérez Díaz (PDF - 1.69 mb) Small publication
experiences in using this technique.
Natural Building
barefoot architect's Manual - Johan Van Lengen (PDF - 22MB)
celebrity book about self.
barefoot architect's Cantos - Johan Van Lengen (PDF - 62mb)
Another book known natural building Johan Van Lengen
ground Construction Manual - Gernot Minke (PDF - 135mb)
Very good book on earth building the renowned professor and experimenter in the field.
Green Roofs - Gernot Minke (PDF - 4.8 mb)
planning, implementation and practical advice for living roofs.
Construction manual for earthquake-resistant houses Earth - Gernot Minke (PDF - 3mb)
All factors to consider that the house is earthquake developed by a professor at the University of Kessel, Germany.
The straw bale house (summary translation) - A. Swentzell, B. Steen and D. Bainbridge (PDF - 5mb) Book of straw bale construction .
A visual introduction to straw bale construction - SO MacDonald (DOC - 11mb) book with many illustrations about building with straw bales.
plant roofs - Architect Luis Betancor (DOC - 80kb) Small publication on living roofs.
Manual for building adobe homes - Morales, Torres, Rengifo, Irala (PDF - 850kb)
illustrative Manual adobe building in Lima, Peru in 1993.
Architecture and natural energy - Rafael Serra Florensa Helena Coch Roura (PDF - 5.2 mb) Book
energy use in architecture.
Concepts and techniques of bioclimatic architecture - Anonymous (Doc - 92kb)
Interesting development of basic concepts to understand the architecture that uses natural energies.
Homebuilders Handbook LAK'A UTA - Sustainable Human Settlements in the Altiplano (PDF - 5.6 mb)
Manual developed by the Bolivian organization explaining in detail the construction process vaulted adobe type Lak'a Uta, entirely in type of construction land.
Earthen architecture in Latin America - Graciela María Viñuales (PDF - 5.51 mb) Release ProTerra foundation of earth construction. Includes interesting technical.
Buiding Your Straw Bale Home (English) - Brian Hodge (PDF - 6.13 mb)
interesting book building with straw bales covered from foundation to roof.
affordable housing construction in adobe stabilized - Fernando Oshiro (PDF - 811kb) Manual PREDES, Peruvian foundation of study and disaster prevention. Building
Without Borders (English) - Joseph P. Kennedy (PDF - 5.79 mb)
very interesting paper on sustainable construction which stresses the vernacular architecture and the social behind the buildings.
earthbag Building (English) - Kaki Hunted, Donald Kiffmeyer (PDF - 19.2 mb)
Book with tools and construction techniques with the technique of bags of earth, also called superadobe.
Full Manual timber, carpentry and joinery - Albert Jackson, David Day (PDF - 81.6 mb)
very complete book on building with wood, from structure to detail.
Buiding With Earth (English) - P. Doat, H. Hays, H. Houben, S. Matuk, F. Vitoux (PDF - 44.3 mb) Important
earth building book edited by the French organization CRATerre.
Earth tread (PDF - 2.23 mb) Small unknown source manual on the technique of rammed earth.
Energy Descent
Money from fossil fuels: the battle for control of the world - David Homgren (PDF - 284kb) New article co-creator of Permaculture which analyzes the powers that dominate the world and as could impact the energy descent.
Future Scenarios: Mapping the Cultural Implications of Peak Oil and climate change (English)
David Holmgren (PDF - 3mb) interesting work of co-creator of permaculture 4 possible scenarios arising in relation to peak oil and climate change.
Letter from the future - Richard Heinberg (DOC - 92kb) Excellent written ecologist and expert on peak oil. Writer of the famous book "the party is over" and many others related to the issue of energy scarcity.
Responsible consumption
Consume less, live better: Practical ideas for a more conscious consumer - Toni Loder (PDF - 3.2 mb) Interesting book that reaffirms that less is more.
Growing awareness
The sleeping woman must give birth - Ayocuan (DOC - 930KB)
Excellent Mexican author's book shows a new way of understanding the world and global consciousness. In addition, it tells a very entertaining departure of the Dalai Lama of Tibet and some aspects of Nazism. Must!
Ishmael - Daniel Quinn (English) - (PDF - 1.03 mb)
Finally in English! Is a translated version by a fan of the book. Famous novel that teaches the world from another side. Making an analysis since we were hunter-gatherers to the present to reflect on the world we build and the stories we tell ourselves. It really is a before and after reading this book.
Ishmael - Daniel Quinn (Portuguese) (PDF - 2.63 mb)
famous novel that teaches the world from another side. Making an analysis since we were hunter-gatherers to the present to reflect on the world we build and the stories we tell ourselves. It really is a before and after reading this book.
Carlos Castaneda - Complete Bibliography (RAR - 5.52 mb)
The 11 books written by renowned American anthropologist recounts his journey of learning with the Yaqui sorcerer Don Juan.
Gaia, a new vision of life on earth - JE Lovelock (DOC - 668kb) Classic Book of British scientist creator of the Gaia Hypothesis, which displays the earth as a self-regulating living system.
NEW! The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle (PDF - 398kb)
celebrity book to understand the true essence of the here and now as a life philosophy.
NEW! How do you get the knowledge of higher worlds? - Rudolf Steiner (PDF - 657kb)
anthroposophical movement's fundamental work
dry toilets and ecological sanitation
Ecological Health Seco - Manual for design, construction, operation and maintenance (PDF - 15.3mb)
super interesting Manual good graphics. Made in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2002.
dry toilets and composting - Tierramor (DOC - 320kb)
Practical Handbook created by the farm Erongarícuaro Tierramor of Michoacan, Mexico. Health
Dry - Lola White (DOC - 730kb)
Small text explaining the dry toilets.
Ecological sanitation - Friedrich Ebert Foundation (PDF - 1.2 mb)
on dry toilet paper and water treatment and sewage.
NEW! Manual building dry composting toilets - Ecosan (PDF - 780kB)
Practical Manual prepared by Ecosan
Ecotechnie and renewable energy
mixed system wind photovoltaic rural housing based on the concept of Permaculture
Alberto Escudero Pascual (PDF - 2.4 mb)
Manual with full explanation of how calculate numerically a renewable electricity system.
improved stoves Manual - ADRA Peru (PDF - 3.89 mb) very practical guide for building a wood stove for high performance. Oven
home of mud and metal - Vicente Hernandez (PDF - 707kb) Prospectus developed by INTA (Argentina) on the construction of high-performance furnaces.
Drum Oven - Join Project (DOC - 646kb) Small
explained and illustrated guide to build a high-efficiency furnace with 200-liter drum.
solar cooking Manual - unblogverde.com (PDF - 295kb) Small manual with the concepts and instructions for building a homemade solar oven.
water capture and management
sustainable water management: collection, storage and efficient use - Farm Tierramor (PDF - 2.4 mb) Notes course given at the farm Erongarícuaro, Michoacan, Mexico.
Capturing and storing rainwater in tanks ferro: Technical manual - Tertullian Caballero Aquino (PDF - 3.08 mb)
Technical Manual developed by the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico.
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