A garden for self-sufficiency, vegetables from the balcony, urban community gardening, or agricultural production – permaculture can be realized in diverse ways. The idea behind it is simple enough: If we care for nature, nature will care for us. Permaculture is fascinating an increased number of people wanting to eat healthy and locally produced food and to whom conscientious use of nature is important. The book presents the basics of permaculture and, based on ten principles, displays permaculture elements and functions. The development of a permaculture system is easily and clearly explained, and you are shown and explained step by step how initial ideas turn into a plan and practical implementation. Furthermore a number of practice examples are provided: e.g. an urban community garden, a forest garden, a permacultural water landscape in a house garden, or goat farming in housing estate.