Trees Crops a Permanent Agriculture by J. Russel Smith

For those in the know you know that J. Russel Smith was a visionary before his time. He observed and came to the conclusion that “modern” agriculture was not sustainable in the long term back in 1929! He researched and published his book Tree Crops a Permanent Agriculture outlining how trees and their produce could be used as a direct replacement for most of our commodity crops in both human and animal diets. This groundbreaking work provided inspiration for permaculture greats along the lines of Mark Shepherd, Bill Mollison, and Paul Wheaton. I found an open source electronic version of the entire manuscript from start to finish to share with you all!!!

Download your copy of Tree Crops a Permanent Agriculture here!

This book was scanned and this document prepared by the Soil and Health Library in 2009. It is public domain material and further distribution is encouraged by the Library.

How to read this book:

• First, look at the pictures and legends and you have the essence of it
• Second, read the first three chapters and you have the idea
• Third, read the large print and you have an argument at an economist might want it
• Fourth, read the fine print and you have all the details