Chelsea Green Q&A with authors to celebrate May as Permaculture Month

Ask the Experts: Submit Your Permaculture Questions Now


Chelsea Green is a publisher that since the 80's publishes books on permaculture, organic farming, local food, homesteading and much more. They have decided to celebrate May as Permaculture month putting together a panel of their authors that will answer to all our questions on permaculture design, edible landscaping, plant guilds, perennial plantings, as well as the financial, social, and environmental impacts of permaculture.
To submit your question, simply fill out the form below before May 1, 2016. Feel free to put your query to the attention of a specific author (if you have a question about something you’ve read or tried in their book), or ask a general question and we’ll direct it to the right author to respond. Keep checking back throughout the month as we’ll not only be posting answers, but excerpts and other information to celebrate permaculture month.

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Lets meet the panel of authors:




Clockwise from top left: Eric Toensmeier - Jerome Osentowski - Shawn Jadrnicek - Perrine and Charles Herve Gruyer - Henfrey and Gil-Lopes

For one month these top authors will answer our questions, lets see what they have published with chelseagreen and permanent publications, check out their book summaries here on permies.com:

Eric Toensmeier is author of various books and his last heavyweight work is The Carbon farming solution

Jerome Osentowski, one of North America’s most accomplished permaculture designers and founder of the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute is author of the Forest garden greenhouse

Shawn Jadrnicek, farm manager at Clemson University Student Organic Farm, is author of The Bio-integrated farm

Perrine and Charles Hervé-Gruyer, are owners of Le Ferme du Bec Hellouin—a model farm in France celebrated for its innovative and ecological agriculture and the authors of the book Miraculous Abundance

Thomas Henfrey and Gil Penha-Lopes are the authors of the book Permaculture and climate change adaptation



submit your question here

To submit your question, simply fill out the form below before May 1, 2016. Feel free to put your query to the attention of a specific author (if you have a question about something you’ve read or tried in their book), or ask a general question and we’ll direct it to the right author to respond. Keep checking back throughout the month as we’ll not only be posting answers, but excerpts and other information to celebrate permaculture month.