How long does it take to read Permaculture?
B. C. Mollison
Permaculture by B. C. Mollison takes about 10 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 37 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1990. 579 pages, about 159,225 words.
22 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 42 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 38 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Permaculture" (permanent agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of economical, agriculturally productive ecosystems that have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. While focusing on agriculture, it also establishes the importance of integration between landscape and people. Permaculture is a step-by-step working manual providing a dozen design methods replete with map overlays, flow diagrams, and component, zone, and sector analyses.
Subjects: Handbooks, manuals, Permaculture
