Actually, they are old as sin, er, I mean, old as nature, because, you know, they all borrow from or imitate nature, to a large extent, although there may some improvements or systematisations here and there.
Check out Bill Mollison, Gabe Brown, Geoff Lawton, Jean-Martin Fortier, Richard Perkins, Aanandaa Farms, etc, in a bit of depth at least, first.
Kidding (about the novel part).
Actually, they are old as sin, er, I mean, old as nature, because, you know, they all borrow from or imitate nature, to a large extent, although there may some improvements or systematisations here and there.
Check out Bill Mollison, Gabe Brown, Geoff Lawton, Jean-Martin Fortier, Richard Perkins, Aanandaa Farms, etc, in a bit of depth at least, first.