The Resilient Farm and Homestead by Ben Falk
“The Resilient Farm and Homestead” by Ben Falk is a comprehensive guide to creating a sustainable and resilient homestead. The book provides a wealth of practical information on everything from …
Directly from my own bookshelf, I review and recommend books about homesteading, permaculture, and gardening that I enjoy and have learned from.
“The Resilient Farm and Homestead” by Ben Falk is a comprehensive guide to creating a sustainable and resilient homestead. The book provides a wealth of practical information on everything from …
“The Good Life: Helen and Scott Nearing’s Sixty Years of Self-Sufficient Living” is a book that tells the story of a couple who lived a self-sufficient lifestyle for six decades. …
One of my personal favorites, The Living Soil Handbook: The No-Till Grower’s Guide to Ecological Market Gardening by Jesse Frost, is a comprehensive guide to understanding and improving soil health. …
The Encyclopedia of Country Living, written by Carla Emery, is a comprehensive guide to self-sufficient living in the country. This book is a classic, having been first published in 1974 …
Edible Forest Gardens is a two-volume set written by Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier that explores the concept of creating food forests, which are designed to mimic the structure and …
Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture by J. Russell Smith is a classic book on agroforestry that was first published in 1929. Despite being nearly a century old, the book remains …
“Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture” by Toby Hemenway is a comprehensive and inspiring book that introduces readers to the principles of permaculture, a sustainable design system that mimics …
“Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of an Acre, and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City” is a non-fiction book written by Eric Toensmeier and Jonathan …
“Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability” is a comprehensive guide to permaculture, a design system for sustainable living and land use. The book, written by David Holmgren, co-originator of permaculture, …
“The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country” by Peter Bane is a comprehensive guide to permaculture design and living. The book provides a thorough overview of permaculture principles …