Contains the first six years of The Overstory e-journal Text and tables formatted for easy reading Indexed Over 150 photographs Organized by topic Quality paperback book Updated author information Editor: Craig R. Elevitch Release date: August 2004 Publisher: Permanent Agriculture Resources ISBN: 0-9702544-3-1 Size: 7.25" X 10.25" (18.4 X 26 cm) Pages: 548 Softcover: $34.95 order from Amazon.com Hardcover: $64.95 (sold out) Availability: Ships from Amazon.com (eligible for Super Saver shipping).
	Description The Overstory Book: Cultivating Connections with Trees (2nd Edition) Whether in a small backyard or a larger farm or forest, trees are vital to the web of life. Protecting and planting trees can restore wildlife habitat, heal degraded land, conserve soil, protect watersheds, diversify farm or garden products, beautify landscapes, and enhance the economic and ecological viability of land use systems. Careful planning and sound information is needed to reach these goals. The Overstory Book distills essential information about working with trees into 134 short, easy-to-read, single-subject chapters. Each chapter shares key concepts and useful information, so readers can get back to planting and protecting more trees, gardens, and forests, more effectively. Discover time-tested agricultural and conservation techniques from indigenous and traditional peoples Work with beneficial microorganisms, from mycorrhizal fungi to nitrogen-fixing bacteria and more Create abundance with fruit trees, timber trees, vine crops, vegetables, mushrooms, and more Form alliances with animals, from wildlife, birds, and insects to integrated, free-range livestock Design effective tree-based windbreaks, noise barriers, live fences, and erosion buffers Understand how to grow or obtain the highest quality seeds, seedlings, and plant materials Restore fertility, productivity, and biodiversity with trees Work with multipurpose plants including trees, palms, bamboos, and more Market products effectively to improve economic returns sustainably Locate helpful internet sites, organizations, people, and publications And much more! This second edition is fully revised and greatly expanded, now with an additional 55 chapters and over 150 photographs. CONTENTS Note to the Reader Acknowledgments Contributing Authors and Organizations Learning from Traditional Knowledge Agroforestry Tropical Homegardens Introduction to Indigenous Knowledge Ethnoforestry Cultural Landscapes Forest Islands {Kayapo Example) Complex Agroforests Trees. Forests and Sacred Groves Biodiversity and Protected Areas Traditional Pacific Island Agroforestry Sys?tems Protecting and Expanding Traditional Agroforests Wild Foods In Agricultural Systems Underutilized Indigenous Fruit Trees Forest Biodiversity Small and Unseen Allies Microlife   The Soil Foodweb: It's Role in Ecosystem Health   Mycorrhizae Mycorrhizas: Producing and Applying Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculum The Rule of Mushrooms in Nature Biological Nitrogen Fixation The Rhizosphere Microsymbionts Animal Assistants Microlivestock Agroforestry and Biological Diversity Bees and Agroforestry Pest Prevention through Ecological Design Animals in Agroforestry Silvopasture Productivity of Animals in Agroforestry Sys?tems Fodder Tree Establishment Tropical Forage Tree Legumes Animal Tractor Systems Protecting Land from Wind, Erosion, Intrud?ers. and Noise Soil and Water Conservation Buffers: Common Sense Conservation Vegetative Erosion Barriers Windbreak Design Multipurpose Windbreaks Animal Shelter Live Fences Trees as Noise Buffers Living Snow Fences Fire Saving Water, Soil, and Fertility Microcatchment Five Fertility Principles Tropical Green Manures/Cover Crops Carbon Sequestration: Storing Carbon in Soils and Vegetation   Forests and Water Effects of Trees on Soils Greywater for Trees and Landscape Restoring Land Tropical Forest Conservation Foster Ecosystems Pioneering Difficult Sites Reforestation of Degraded Lands Improved Fallow Direct Seeding Land Husbandry Land Management: Caring for Resources  Growing Trees for Forestry Farm Forestry Integrating Forestry into Farms Choosing Species for Timber Production and Multiple Benefits Coppice-with-Standards: New Forestry with Ancient Roots Optimizing Commercial Timber Potential from Farm Forestry Farm Forestry Extension More than Trees: Understory and Nontimber Forest Products Understory: A Unique Niche for Valuable Crops Integrating Understory and Tree Crops Sequential Planting Nontimber Forest Products: An Introduction Nontimber Forest Products Enterprises Nontimber Forest Products (Temperate) Between Wildcrafting and Monocultures: Agroforestry Options Medicinal and aromatic plants in agroforestry systems The Hidden Bounty of the Urban Forest Urban Forestry  Useful Species Multipurpose Palms Perennial Leaf Vegetables Bamboos in Agroforestry Bamboos Mushrooms in Agroforestry Nitrogen Fixing Trees Multipurpose Trees Fast Food (Part I) Fast Food (Part 2) A Great Start Observation Microenvironments (Part 1) Microenvironments (Part 2) Patchiness: Living in the Real World Weeds as a Resource Getting Started: Diversity of Species Sheet Mulch: Greater Plant and Soil Health with Less Work Start Small…and expand on Successes Gelling Started in Farm Forestry Seeds, Seedlings, and Tree Basics Selected Tree Seed Guidelines for Seed Production of Agroforestry Trees Seed Source Establishment and Management Seed Sources Seed Collection Invasive Woody Plants Tree Domestication Genetic Conservation of Tropical Trees Trees for Urban Planting: Diversity, Uniformity, and Common Sense Essentials of Good Planting Stock Twelve Tree Myths Some Tree Basics How Trees Survive Trees and Their Energy Transactions Tree Defenses  Designing with Nature Integrated Systems Approach Designing Resource Systems Observe and Interact Revegetation Planning for Farm Forestry Permaculture Agroecology: principles and strategies Improving Income Value-Added Products The Full Extent of Value Adding: It Starts with Forest Management Value-Added Enterprises for Small-Scale Farmers Marketing Principles Niche Markets Direct Marketing Human Connections Native Intelligence Human Health and Agroecosystems Sustaining Physical Health Cultivating Connections with Other Farmers Creating an Internship Giving back: making research results relevant to local groups and conservation The Contribution of Forestry to Food Security Learning More (Resources) The Agroforester's Library Glossary for Agroforestry Practices General Index Botanical Names Index