Permaculture Plants

The designers tool for selecting species for function, climate and local conditions.

This book is really about conservation - conservation of soil; fossil fuel; human energy; species; and genotypes of species. Ultimately it is about conservation of the human species, which is obviously doomed unless we change our priorities away from a consumerist society and shift our direction towards well-designed sustainable systems.
The plants listed in this book have great potential to turn the problems of desertification into solutions enabling food security and abundance. Simultaneously massive pressure can be taken off of species at risk.


The comprehensive guide to edible and useful palms and ferns. Productive plants for: land rehabilitation; staple foods; emergency foods; most human needs; difficult sites. More than 950 species covered. Featuring Azolla (the super organism) the tiny fern that changed the world completely and could do it again.
Jeff completed his Permaculture Design Course led by Bill Mollison in 1983. He has over twenty five years experience in teaching Permaculture Design and a longer history as a Permaculture Designer. He has worked on four continents and has taught courses in Australia, North America and Africa. Jeff is co-author of the book Permaculture Plants - A Selection, and author of Permaculture Plants - Agaves and Cacti as well as this text. He is currently working on other permaculture plants books and a futuristic novel. He also contributed a chapter to the recently published Permaculture Pioneers. Jeff also enjoys working with sound and apart from several Bill Mollison audio sets; he has produced two music albums.