Books

The Whole Okra by Chris Smith

With recipes for gumbos and stews, plus okra pickles, tofu, marshmallow, paper, and more Chris Smith’s first encounter with okra was of the worst kind: slimy fried okra at a greasy-spoon diner. Despite that dismal introduction, Smith developed a...

Attracting Native Pollinators by The Xerces Society

The recent decline of the European honey bee, one of North America’s primary pollinators, poses a serious challenge to our food supply and ecological health. Close to 75 percent of all flowering plants rely on pollinators in order to set seed or...

The Resilient Gardener: Food Production & Self-Reliance in Uncer

Scientist/gardener Carol Deppe combines her passion for gardening with newly emerging scientific information from many fields — resilience science, climatology, climate change, ecology, anthropology, paleontology, sustainable agriculture,...

Chelsea Green

Small-Scale Grain Raising by Gene Logsdon

First published in 1977, this book from one of America's most famous and prolific agricultural writers became an almost instant classic among homestead gardeners and small farmers. Now fully updated and available once more, Small-Scale Grain Raising...

Organic No-Till Farming by Jeff Moyer

Organic No-Till Farming offers a map to an organic farming system that limits tillage, reduces labor, and improves soil structure. Based on the latest research by pioneering agriculturists, this book by Rodale Institute's CEO Jeff Moyer offers...

Chelsea Green

Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties by Carol Deppe

Authoritative & easy-to-understand, Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving is the only guide to plant breeding and seed saving for the serious home gardener and the small-scale...

Whole Farm Management by Garry Stephenson

Farming is a business, as well as a way of life. Whole Farm Management is a comprehensive guide developed by the Small Farms Program at Oregon State University to help aspiring and beginner farmers make smart business decisions to ensure lasting success...

The Edible South by Marcie Cohen Ferris

2016 Choice Outstanding Academic Title A Smithsonian.com choice for The Best Books About Food of 2016 A 2014 Okra Summer Pick: Great Southern Books Fresh Off the Vine, Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance In The Edible South, Marcie Cohen...

Soil and Sacrament by Fred Bahnson

Part spiritual quest, part agricultural travelogue, this moving and profound exploration of the joy and solace found in returning to the garden is inspiring and beautiful.A POWERFUL, PERSONAL STORY OF HOW GROWING AND SHARING FOOD PULLS US CLOSER TO...

The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer by Joel Salatin

Foodies and environmentally minded folks often struggle to understand and articulate the fundamental differences between the farming and food systems they endorse and those promoted by Monsanto and friends. With visceral stories and humor from...

A Wood of Our Own by Julian Evans

Author Julian Evans has worked with woodlands for twenty-five years and was the UK Forestry Commission's Chief Research Officer for much of this time. In 1985 he decided to buy his own small wood in North Hampshire, fulfilling every forester's...

Market Farming Success by Lynn Byczynski

Market Farming Success is a comprehensive overview of the direct-marketing business, written expressly for those just getting started. It identifies the key problem areas of this multi-faceted business and shows how to avoid the obstacles. It will help...