The book is titled "Permaculture: A practical guide to small-scale integrative farming and gardening". It was great and even if you don't have a 10 acre farm, there are things you can do to help your own plot of ground. It certainly raises awareness of many issues that I never even heard of. Lots of very practical information about types of plants and trees and such for all uses. I also got a book called "Root Cellaring" by Mike and Nancy Bubel that is really neat and talks about just what the title says. "The Winter Harvest Handbook" by Eliot Coleman addresses pushing the envelope on the growing season even for us up here. I understand that on the Kenai Peninsula they have built what are called 'high tunnels' (think plastic quonset huts) that double as greenhouses. If weather is a problem this is a great reference.
I finally have my three raised beds (4'x8'x18") installed. I want to try some of Eliot's ideas about pushing into winter with cold weather crops. He is in Maine and while his zone is a 5 like mine, mine is longer and perhaps a bit more intense. Plus we have the sunlight issue - less and less til Dec 21 then more and more until June 21. From 2-4 hours a day to 20 hours a day.
