Books

Top Bar Beekeeping by Les Crowder, Heather Harrell

In recent years beekeepers have had to face tremendous challenges, from pests such as varroa and tracheal mites and from the mysterious but even more devastating phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Yet in backyards and on rooftops all...

Fruit Gardener's Bible by Leonard Perry, Lewis Hill

From small fruits like strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries to orchard fruits, such as apples, pears, peaches, cherries, and a variety of nuts, The Fruit Gardener’s Bible shows backyard gardeners how to successfully grow organic fruit at home...

Managing Alternative Pollinators by Eric Mader, Maria Spivak, Elaine Evans

Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers and Conservationists is a first-of-its-kind, step-by-step, full-color guide for rearing and managing bumble bees, mason bees, leafcutter bees and other bee species that provide...

Edible Perennial Gardening: Growing Successful Polyculture in Small Spaces by Anni Kelsey

Do you dream of a low-maintenance perennial garden that is full to the brim of perennial vegetables that you don’t have to keep replanting, but have only a small space? Do you want a garden that doesn’t take much of your time and that needs...

Gods Wasps and Stranglers by Mike Shanahan

Over millions of years, fig trees have shaped our world, influenced our evolution, nourished our bodies and fed our imaginations. And as author and ecologist Mike Shanahan proclaims, “The best could be yet to come.” Gods, Wasps and...

Sowing Seeds in the Desert by Masanobu Fukuoka

Sowing Seeds in the Desert, a summation of those years of travel and research, is Fukuoka’s last major work—and perhaps his most important. Fukuoka spent years working with people and organizations in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, Europe,...

Organic Gardening The Natural No Dig Way by Charles Dowding

In this book, Charles Dowding shares the wealth of his experience, explaining his approach to soil and plants and revealing the range of techniques that have enabled him to grow healthy and vibrant crops for decades. His success is based on a key...

Chelsea Green

Salad Leaves for All Seasons by Charles Dowding

Small is beautiful, less is more; a salad a day_but not the supermarket way. This compendium of practical methods for growing a wide variety of salads throughout the year will inspire you to grow your own, whether on a windowsill or a garden. Here is all...

Homeopathy for Pregnancy, Birth, & Your Baby's First Year by Miranda Castro

No period in a woman's life is as filled with special concerns as pregnancy and new motherhood. Among the many discomforts and ailments treatable with the homeopathic remedies explained in this book are:For the mother: anemia, back pain, breastfeeding...

Farming for the Long Haul by Michael Foley

It’s all but certain that the next fifty years will bring enormous, not to say cataclysmic, disruptions to our present way of life. World oil reserves will be exhausted within that time frame, as will the lithium that powers today’s most...

Worms at Work by Crystal Stevens

Fertilize your garden naturally—a guide to growing your plants in healthy, happy soil People want to know where their food comes from, who grows it and how it is grown. Interest in permaculture, backyard composting, and gardening in general, is...

American Hemp Farmer: Adventures and Misadventures in the Cannabis Trade by Doug Fine

The inside story of the world’s most fascinating and lucrative crop from gonzo journalist–turned–hemp farmer Doug Fine. Hemp, the non-psychoactive variant of cannabis (or marijuana) and one of humanity’s oldest plant allies, has...