I give this book 9 out of 10 acorns.
It’s a lovely book, and an excellent overview of Will Bonsall’s gardening approach and techniques. Something he does that I enjoyed is that he describes his own experiences, and anything else calls “hearsay”.
This book is not extraordinarily permaculture centric, but there are some sections on permaculture plants including kiwi, cornelian cherry, acorn, chestnut, fruit trees, etc.
His approach is organic gardening by importing organic matter from the field and forest, and composting them along with food scraps, humanure, and the rest. He has extensive hayfields and hays them for compost, and collects leaf bags from others. He also grows grains and pulses in order to feed his family and shares wisdom on these crop plants.
