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Databases

Gale Onefile: Gardening and Horticulture Database (Gale Online).

This database provides thousands of resources in a range of formats (magazines, academic journals, books, news articles, images and videos) on the subjects of permaculture and horticulture, including practical advice on urban gardening techniques and design. 

Tip! Use Gale’s Topic Finder tool to explore alternate keywords and related information.

Agriculture and Science Database (Proquest).

This database provides hundreds of resources on permaculture, including books, scholarly articles and case studies covering the benefits of permaculture on the environment, as well as permaculture principles, politics and ethics. Many available resources are also peer reviewed.

Tip! Proquest has its own search operators, so explore their Search Tips to improve your results. 

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Online Journal & Magazine Articles

Harland, M. (2007, July 1). 10 DIY permaculture ideas. New Internationalist. https://newint.org/features/2007/07/01/tips 

Written by a prominent permaculture writer, editor and co-founder of Permaculture Magazine and Permanent Publications (Permaculture Research Institute, n.d.), this article explores do-it-yourself permaculture ideas for beginner gardeners. Ideas include how to create edible balconies for urban gardens, set up perennial food forests, and reuse old tyres.

Bloom, J. (2017, May 25). 9 permaculture practices: apply permaculture to your land to nurture its natural features. Mother Earth News. https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/permaculture-practices-zm0z17jjzsor/ 

Written by Jessi Bloom, certified Australian arborist, horticulturist, ecological landscape designer and author of Practical Permaculture (Amazon, n.d.a) this article simplifies the main principles behind permaculture practice. It also includes a brief guide on the process of planning and creating a permaculture garden, with accompanying photographs.

Krebs, J., & Bach, S. (2018). Permaculture—Scientific Evidence of Principles for the Agroecological Design of Farming Systems. Sustainability, 10(9), 3218. https://doi-org.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/10.3390/su10093218

This peer-reviewed article identifies the environmental impacts of current agricultural practices, including issues of climate change, biodiversity, soil erosion, and water scarcity. It examines the veracity of permaculture and its design principles, and provides scientific evidence for the use of permaculture above other ecological agricultural practices.