The Regenerative Landscaper ebook by Erik Ohlsen

The Regenerative Landscaper: Design and Build Landscapes That Repair the Environment
By Erik Ohlsen (Foreword by Penny Livingston)
Text below from Synergetic Press

An awe-inspiring guide that weaves together permaculture design, food resiliency, climate adaptation, community organizing, and indigenous wisdom that you can implement in your own backyard. This book has been crafted for beginner gardeners and large scale permaculturists alike. It is a step-by-step manual starting from your landscaping ideas and ending with seeds and trees confidently planted.



However, this is more than just a guide to landscaping, it is a motivational read.  Throughout The Regenerative Landscaper, Erik addresses climate change, species extinction, and ecological collapse with encouragement that each of us can indeed become stewards of the land. We can do this by installing  healthy ecosystems in our own yards. His words offer hope and tangible action, inspiring his readers to restore planetary health one garden at a time.

The Regenerative Landscaper gives a collection of case studies, step-by-step processes, prevention and mitigation methods, and regenerative land management techniques to steward your land. If you are looking for an easy-to-read manual on designing and implementing your permaculture haven, The Regenerative Landscaper is it.

Praise for the book:

“Erik Ohlsen is one of the best permaculture designers, organizers, and teachers that I know—and this book draws on all those gifts. It’s full of clear, practical advice on creating regenerative landscapes, useful for homeowners who want to plant a small garden, professionals who want to run an ecological design business, and activists who want to advocate for the best practices. He explains technical and scientific information clearly and in an engaging and easily understandable way. But most of all, he infuses all of the work with a deep love for the natural world and a spiritual connection to nature. I’ll be using this book as a reference and a textbook for my students for years to come, recommending it to friends who want to learn about resilient land practices, and to anyone who needs some practical, grounded hope.”

—Starhawk, founder and executive, Earth Activist Training and author of The Spiral Dance

“I’m grateful Erik has put his decades of hands-on experience into an extensive book for all of us to learn from. The book is full of helpful photographs and illustrations. I especially like the detailed drawings of step- by-step, how-to information. Regenerative gardening, landscaping, and farming do a lot to stave off life’s tendency toward entropy. This book adds a considerable amount of information to the literature.” —Robert Kourik, author of Sustainable Food Gardens
“Erik’s epic tome is a natural outcome of an amazing track record as one of the world’s leading regenerative landscapers and educators. I really appreciate that this book is grounded in the practical experience that comes from years of work as a designer, consultant, project manager, and contractor—The Regenerative Landscaper will show others what is involved in running such an enterprise, be it a start-up or anyone looking to transition to more regenerative practices.”

—Darren J. Doherty, author of The Regrarians Handbook

“What an enjoyable and thoroughly erudite and engaging book! Erik’s wisdom and experience shine out, and the breadth of his knowledge makes this a truly holistic approach to regenerative landscaping on any scale— from garden to farm and beyond.”

—Maddy Harland, editor and cofounder of Permaculture magazine

“I have been using regenerative principles on my ranch for nearly 30 years and I surely would have benefited from the knowledge that Erik shares in The Regenerative Landscaper. This book is a treasure trove of ecosystem healing principles, practices, and ideas. It is a must read for not only gardeners, farmers, ranchers, and land managers but anyone who wants to make a difference in healing our planet.”

—Gabe Brown, author of Dirt to Soil, rancher, and regenerative consultant

About Erik Ohlsen
Erik Ohlsen is a master of regenerative design, an internationally recognized Permaculture teacher, a landscape contractor, author, farmer, herbalist, storyteller, and practitioner of Nordic folk traditions.

Since 1999 Erik has founded numerous organizations that regenerate ecosystems including his award winning design and build firm Permaculture Artisans and The Permaculture Skills Center where hundreds of students around the world learn ecological landscaping and regenerative agriculture.

Working as an internationally renowned regenerative designer, he has committed decades to repairing ecosystems and connecting people with the land throughout the globe. He has designed and implemented over 100 permaculture landscapes ranging from small urban lots to large tracts of land.

His many years of experience observing and listening to landscape patterns while managing installation crew have led to an extensive knowledge of ecological land development and planning. He is a specialist in water harvesting systems, food forest design, community organizing, facilitation, vocational education and much more. In all of his work there is a presence of social equity, climate justice, and ecosystem restoration and his stories and achievements continue to empower people worldwide.

Format: PDF
No. of pages: 736