General Books


Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Tomato FarmerHeirloom: Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer
Best Price: $14.08
I just ordered this book today so I can't comment on it per se. However I met Tim in November of...
Home Cheese Making: Recipes for 75 Delicious CheesesHome Cheese Making: Recipes for 75 Delicious Cheeses
Best Price: $10.67
Thank you for your quick shipment. Book is in great shape, as you stated.
The Self-sufficient Life and How to Live ItThe Self-sufficient Life and How to Live It
Best Price: $17.69
What a great find at a time when our lives are having to do an about face! We may not end up...
Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens: Care / Feeding / FacilitiesStorey's Guide to Raising Chickens: Care / Feeding / Facilities
Best Price: $10.74
I would suggest this book to anyone who is just thinking of getting started raising chickens. ...
The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild PlantsThe Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants
Best Price: $14.41
We vacation in the Sierra Nevada every summer and I wanted to start learning about foraging in...


Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food SystemStuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System
Best Price: $12.16
Daniel B. Schuster says: I was entranced by this book. Mr Patel discusses the micro effects of...
From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own WineFrom Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine
Best Price: $8.49
When we were planning our vineyard we needed all the help we could get. From Vines To Wines was...
Let it Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting (Third Edition) (Storey's Down-to-Earth Guides)Let it Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting (Third Edition) (Storey's Down-to-Earth Guides)
Best Price: $6.99
I have never tried composting before, so I wanted the big picture. I researched online and this...
Barnyard in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, and CowsBarnyard in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, and Cows
Best Price: $13.89
"Barnyard in Your Backyard" is truly what it claims to be "A beginner's...
Making Cheese, Butter & Yogurt (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-283)Making Cheese, Butter & Yogurt (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-283)
Best Price: $1.17
While making cheese at home may be the author's passion and gift, writing about it and laying...


You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming EnterpriseYou Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise
Best Price: $20.79
Joel Salatin has at least 20 years of successful farming behind him. and i mean farming where...
Beekeeping for DummiesBeekeeping for Dummies
Best Price: $10.74
If you're thinking of raising bees, this is the book to get. I had purchased three other...
Chickens In Your Backyard: A Beginner's GuideChickens In Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide
Best Price: $5.98
Chickens In Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide This summer I decided to adopt a few chickens to...
The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the WorldThe Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World
Best Price: $12.88
This is a comprehensive and technically precise investigation into many claims of human impact...
Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats: Breeds, Care, DairyingStorey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats: Breeds, Care, Dairying
Best Price: $10.25
Very good and complete information for someone like me who knows nothing about raising dairy goats.

Weeds of the Northeast (Comstock Books)Weeds of the Northeast (Comstock Books)
Best Price: $26.95
Because this book is selective and regional rather than comprehensive, it has been extremely...
Five Acres and IndependenceFive Acres and Independence
Best Price: $5.33
While many things have changed in our culture, economy and technology since this book was...
Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden And Your Neighborhood into a CommunityFood Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden And Your Neighborhood into a Community
Best Price: $16.50
This is a interesting lots of help starting you own garden in your front yard or back.
Gardening with Guineas: A Step-By-Step Guide to Raising Guinea Fowl on a Small ScaleGardening with Guineas: A Step-By-Step Guide to Raising Guinea Fowl on a Small Scale
Best Price: $13.45
I purchased this book in preparation for raising some guinea keets I received from a friend. As...
Pastured Poultry ProfitsPastured Poultry Profits
Best Price: $21.00
there is nothing in this book that is not useful and to the point. no waffle, tried and workable...

The Grape Grower: A Guide to Organic ViticultureThe Grape Grower: A Guide to Organic Viticulture
Best Price: $21.88
After growing grapes casually (ornamentally, really) for the past five years, we somehow in a...
Ecology and Field BiologyEcology and Field Biology
Best Price: $60.00
For a book that attempts to survey such a vast field, this does a good job. I find myself...
Basic Butchering of Livestock & GameBasic Butchering of Livestock & Game
Best Price: $8.23
Coming from a family of hunters, fisherman, as well as a family that has always grown much of...
Scientific Farm Animal Production (9th Edition)Scientific Farm Animal Production (9th Edition)
Best Price: $80.76
I bought this book as a for an animal science class. It is very informative and I find myself...
The Unsettling of America: Culture & AgricultureThe Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture
Best Price: $8.24
As I read this book, I agree with Berry on many points, the evolution of householder into...

Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle: Health/Handling/BreedingStorey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle: Health/Handling/Breeding
Best Price: $10.74
This book is easy to read, conversational, and incredibly informative. I got some great ideas...
The Backyard Berry Book: A Hands-On Guide to Growing Berries, Brambles, and Vine Fruit in the Home GardenThe Backyard Berry Book: A Hands-On Guide to Growing Berries, Brambles, and Vine Fruit in the Home Garden
Best Price: $7.50
Another great book for those who want to grow berries in their own back yard!
Successful Small-Scale Farming: An Organic Approach (Down-To-Earth Book)Successful Small-Scale Farming: An Organic Approach (Down-To-Earth Book)
Best Price: $8.24
This book is so simple, it isn't even really any good for a modern farmer. I would be what most...
Nature and Properties of Soils, The (14th Edition)Nature and Properties of Soils, The (14th Edition)
Best Price: $104.63
I'm an agronomist.Here in Brazil, I read this book. This book is long and has many...
Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep: Breeds, Care, FacilitiesStorey's Guide to Raising Sheep: Breeds, Care, Facilities
Best Price: $11.23
This is an excellent book for those interested in raising sheep and for those that are already...

Salad Bar BeefSalad Bar Beef
Best Price: $21.84
If you are like my family and want to step away from the agri-business model of farming then...
The Home CreameryThe Home Creamery
Best Price: $10.72
Butter, yogurt, ricotta, and other fresh dairy products have been made in home kitchens around...
Working on the Edge: Surviving In the World's Most Dangerous Profession: King Crab Fishing on Alaska's HighSeasWorking on the Edge: Surviving In the World's Most Dangerous Profession: King Crab Fishing on Alaska's HighSeas
Best Price: $2.95
I'm surprised that I hadn't responed to this request, and have only just review this e-mail from...
Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern ApicultureNatural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture
Best Price: $21.00
I thought this book was very well written with a lot of good information. I agree with on...
Tasha Tudor's GardenTasha Tudor's Garden
Best Price: $22.14
Tasha Tudor could grow anything, and this book shows her beautiful garden, really cozy. The...

Making Your Small Farm Profitable: Apply 25 Guiding Principles/Develop New Crops & New Markets/Maximize Net Profits Per AcreMaking Your Small Farm Profitable: Apply 25 Guiding Principles/Develop New Crops & New Markets/Maximize Net Profits Per Acre
Best Price: $10.74
I had originally purchased this book for a class in Sustainable Agriculture. It was not only...
Starting & Running Your Own Small Farm Business (Starting & Running Your Own)Starting & Running Your Own Small Farm Business (Starting & Running Your Own)
Best Price: $12.57
Locally grown produce and specialty farm products are finding eager new customers every season....
Backyard Market Gardening (Good Earth)Backyard Market Gardening (Good Earth)
Best Price: $13.81
I really enjoyed this book. My only complaint, is that I wish the author had gone into the...
Weeds (A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press)Weeds (A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press)
Best Price: $2.93
if you garden, if you garden at a multi million dollar estate, this book is a must to keep in...
A Field Guide to Eastern Forests: North America (Peterson Field Guides (R))A Field Guide to Eastern Forests: North America (Peterson Field Guides (R))
Best Price: $11.58
This is a great, concise book for taking on field work expeditions. Very informative, excellent...

Raising Milk Goats SuccessfullyRaising Milk Goats Successfully
Best Price: $5.55
Though I havent read through it completely, a friend of mine who has had goats for years has...
Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits: Breeds, Care, FacilitiesStorey's Guide to Raising Rabbits: Breeds, Care, Facilities
Best Price: $8.74
Excellent book, would recomend to any body who is thinking about raising rabbits. I wish there...
PERMACULTURE: A Designers' ManualPERMACULTURE: A Designers' Manual
Best Price: $81.00
Mollison must be credited with promotion of the concept of Permaculture and this book is a...
Basic Composting: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started (Basic How-to Guides)Basic Composting: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started (Basic How-to Guides)
Best Price: $6.98
This is a very helpful book to have at your side when composting and is simple enough for us...
Laboratory Manual for Comparative Veterinary Anatomy & PhysiologyLaboratory Manual for Comparative Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology
Best Price: $79.92
This book was an absolute life saver! I am taking distance learning classes for a degree as a...

The Apple Grower: Guide for the Organic OrchardistThe Apple Grower: Guide for the Organic Orchardist
Best Price: $25.02
This is the most comprehensive book I have been able to find on Organic growing of fruit. Get...
The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell BerryThe Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry
Best Price: $8.50
This is the first Wendell Berry book I've read. I was vastly disappointed after reading some...
Lighting Design BasicsLighting Design Basics
Best Price: $39.68
If you are looking for a beginner lighting course, this books is just what you need. It goes...
Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond SustainabilityPermaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability
Best Price: $18.69
Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability I found this book incredibly hard...
Wildlife Ecology and Management (5th Edition)Wildlife Ecology and Management (5th Edition)
Best Price: $77.20
This book has good, useful content, however I found the quality of Bolen's writing to be horrid....

Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social and Industry Perspectives (3rd Edition)Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social and Industry Perspectives (3rd Edition)
Best Price: $49.99
Now in its Third Edition, Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social and...
Plant Pathology, Fifth EditionPlant Pathology, Fifth Edition
Best Price: $64.79
This is an essential bibliography as a reference to introducing students for the Plant Pathology...
Slice of Organic LifeSlice of Organic Life
Best Price: $14.31
I would have given this good book four and a half stars.Yet,there are some difficulties with the...
Growing Fruit (RHS Encyclopedia of Practical Gardening)Growing Fruit (RHS Encyclopedia of Practical Gardening)
Best Price: $11.23
I never tire of looking through my Growing Fruit book, and find endless new things about fruit...
 
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