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The Future is Abundant
A Guide to Sustainable Agriculture

The Future is Abundant is a sourcebook for survival. It reports on a new agriculture which unites plants, animals and human communities in a productive, integrated whole. It is also an invitation to join us in creating a sustainable society based on environmentally sound approaches to the production of food, fuel, clothing, and shelter. Set in the Pacific Northwest, The Future is Abundant is a resource and a model for everyone seeking regional self-reliance. The Future is Abundant was published by Tilth in 1982.

Table of Contents
(note: Putting the entire sourcebook on-line is an ongoing project. Items below that are not linked have yet to be transcribed. Thanks to Michael Yount for his transcription work)

Robert Kourik's description of this guide 

• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Physiographic Map

1. Knowing Home
   • Native People
   • Native Plants
   • Public Gardens
   • Garden in the Desert
2. Sustainable Agriculture
   • Ecology and the Farm
   • Insectary Plants
   • Insectary Plant Index
   • Nitrogen-Fixing Plants
   • Book Sources
   • Farming with Computers
   • Design
   • Research Centers
   • Appropriate Technology
3. The Farm
   • Perennial Grain
   • Soils
   • Laboratories
   • No-Till Farming
   • Weeds
   • Wind Shelter
   • Grassland Agriculture
   • Rangelands
   • Arid Lands
   • New Crops
   • Marketing
   • Sources of Farm Credit
4. The Garden
   • Dump Heaps
   • Community Agriculture
   • Horticulture Therapy
   • Eden in the City
   • Edible Flowers
   • Let Your Worms do the Digging
   • The Herb Garden
   • Extending the Season
   • The Wild Garden
   • Seeds of the Future
   • Bamboo
   • Uncommon Mushrooms
5. Fruits of Sustainable Agriculture
   • Native Berries
   • Kiwi and Grapes
   • Northwest Tree Fruits
   • Northwest Nut Crops
   • Wild Fruit & Nut Forests
   • A Wealth of Trees
   • Chopaka Nut Orchard
6. The Forest
   • Urban Forestry
   • Trees of the Northwest
   • Truffles
   • Forest Management
   • Community Forestry
   • Site-Specific Forestry
   • Coppicing
   • Alder & Hardwoods
7. Animals
   • Wildlife
   • Bees
   • Animals at Work
   • Rare Breeds
   • Water Culture
8. Community
   • Sharing Nature with Children
   • Land in Trust
   • Politics
   • The Green Front
   • Tilth People

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