links and info
Favourite Books
A Pattern Language
Christopher Alexander et al.
Classic, radical text on town planning and architecture.
The Healthy House
Sydney & Joan Baggs
Non toxic interiors.
EarthGarden BuildingBook
Rich & Smith
How to owner build especially with alternative materials
The Not So Big House
Sarah Sasanka
Good strategies and detail.
Introduction to Permaculture
Bill Mollison
Best introduction to sustainable self sufficiency.
Permaculture - A Designers Manual
Bill Mollison
Plenty of detail for the fans.
The Natural Way of Farming
Masanobu Fukuoka
Famous Japanese influence on Permaculture.
Sustainable Landscape Construction
Thompson & Sorvig
Current best practice text for landscape designers.
The New Native Garden
Urquhart & Clapp
Guide to replicating many conventional styles of garden with natives.
Growing Native Plants on the North Coast of NSW - Australian Plants Society
Best local guide
Native Plants of the Sydney District
Fairley and Moore
Comprehensive identification guide with photos.
Wild Food Plants of Australia
Tim Low
Bushtucker for all regions
Rainforest Trees of Mainland South Eastern Australia - Alex Floyd
Classic local rainforest identification text
Australian Rainforest Plants
Nan & Hugh Nicholson
Excellant guide to identifying and growing rainforest plants.
The Lorax
Doctor Seuss
Where it all began...
Magazines
Sanctuary
ReNew
The Owner Builder
Links
www.yourhome.gov.au/technical
comprehensive online guide to sustainable house design
www.ecospecifier.com.au
free green building materials assessment tool
www.gwarehouse.com.au
online eco products shop with a good web newsletter
www.goodwoodguide.org.au
guide to sustainably sourced timber
www.permaculture.org.au
practical examples of permaculture and information on courses
www.fscaustralia.org
certifiers of sustainable and ethical forestry
