<DIV><DIV><P>To ensure food security and restore the health of the planet, we need to move beyond industrial agriculture and return to the practice of small-scale, local farming. <I>Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm</I> describes the creation of a sustainable food system through a detailed case study of the successful year-round organic market garden and permaculture design at Pennsylvania's Three Sisters Farm.</P><P>At the heart of Three Sisters is its bioshelter&#151;a solar greenhouse that integrates growing facilities, poultry housing, a potting room, storage, kitchen facilities, compost bins, a reference library, and classroom area. <I>Bioshelter Market Garden</I> examines how the bioshelter promotes greater biodiversity and is an energy-efficient method of extending crop production through Pennsylvania's cold winter months.</P><P>Both visionary and practical, this fully illustrated book contains a wealth of information on the application of permaculture principles. Some of the topics covered include:</P><UL><LI>Design and management of an intensive market garden farm <LI>Energy systems and biothermal resources <LI>Ecological soil management and pest control <LI>Wetlands usage <LI>Solar greenhouse design and management</LI></UL><P>Whatever your gardening experience and ambitions, this comprehensive manual is sure to inform and inspire.</P><P><B>Darrell Frey</B> is the owner and manager of Three Sisters Farm, a five-acre permaculture farm, solar greenhouse, and market garden located in western Pennsylvania. Darrell writes extensively on permaculture design and ecological land use planning and has been a sustainable community development consultant and permaculture teacher for twenty-five years.</P></DIV></DIV>