Books

Chelsea Green

Green Living Handbook by David Gershon

Now, in an expanded edition, Green Living Handbook (originally called EcoTeam) is available to the trade for the first time. The original book has been translated into 22 languages, and with more...

NOFA Guide: Humane and Healthy Poultry Production: A Manual for Organic Growers (Organic Principles and Practices Handbook Series) by Karma Glos

Part of the NOFA guides. Includes information on: Organic poultry basics Establishing the facilities (housing and equipment, choosing and using litter, outdoor access, brooding, grazing...

NOFA Guide: Growing Healthy Vegetable Crops: Working with Nature to Control Diseases and Pests Organically (Organic Principles and Practices Handbook Series) by Brian Caldwell

Part of the NOFA Guides. Includes information on: Basic concepts of pest control (host susceptibility, soil health, genetic resistance, ecosystem factors) Practical approaches (crop cultural...

NOFA Guide: Compost, Vermicompost, and Compost Tea: Feeding the Soil on the Organic Farm by Grace Gershuny

Part of the NOFA Guides series.  Information on composting techniques, including: Principles and biology of composting Temperature, aeration and moisture control Composting methods Materials...

NOFA Guide: Crop Rotation and Cover Cropping: Soil Resiliency and Health on the Organic Farm by Seth Kroeck

Part of the NOFA guides. This volume covers: Historical roots of cover-crop techniques Thinking beyond this season’s cash crop (disease and pest reduction, weed suppression, cash vs. cover...

Zen in the Art of Permaculture Design by Stefan Geyer

How to use permaculture design as a catalyst for a shift of perception about our place in the world Do you wish to creatively engage with the wickedly complex problems of today, while not adding to...

Land and Power: Sustainable Agriculture and African Americans by Jeffrey L. Jordan, Edward Pennick, Walter A. Hill, Robert Zabawa

Land and Power: Sustainable Agriculture and African Americans, edited by Jeffrey Jordan, a UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences professor, Edward Pennick, Walter A. Hill and Robert...

Growing Vegetables in Straw Bales by Craig LeHoullier

Straw bale gardening is an inexpensive, low-maintenance way to grow a bounty of food in a small space. All you need is a bale of straw, some fertilizer, and your favorite vegetable seeds! Craig...

Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe

The book that started a revolution in the way Americans eat The extraordinary book that taught America the social and personal significance of a new way of eating is still a complete guide for eating...