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We have a library in our home of many books covering a wide range of topics which we have found useful for our everyday life here on our farm and for future planning. Many of the educational materials resourced here are in our library.  Also included are links to useful websites/videos, some of the books, etc. The links are in red. 

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Appropriate Technology Sourcebook: A Guide to Practical Books for Village and Small Community Technology
by Ken Darrow and Mike Saxenian.
A Volunteers in Asia publication.
Volunteers in Asia, P.O. Box 4543, Stanford CA 94309 USA(fax 415-725-1805).
Also available from Intermediate Technology publishers,London. 1993, 800 pp.
ISBN 0-917704-17-7 (paperback) 0-917704-18-5 (hardbound).

This is the latest edition of the guide to practical books on village and small community technology. Over 50,000 copies of previous editions have been used in more than 130 countries, to find a wide range of published technical information that can be used by individuals and small groups. In the new edition, 1150 publications from international and U.S. sources are reviewed, covering small water supply systems, renewable energy devices such as water mills and improved cook stoves, agricultural tools and implements,intensive gardening, workshop tools and equipment, crop preservation,housing, health care, forestry, aquaculture, non-formal education, small business management, transportation, small industries and other topics.Extensive index. Price and ordering information are provided for each publication. 500 illustrations.

The *Sourcebook* can also be used as the index for the Appropriate Technology microfiche Library, which contains the complete text of 100 books. Complete sets of the microfiches library [“Library in a Shoe Box”]are also available from the publishers at low cost.

Cumberland General Store Catalogue
#1 Highway 68, Crossville TN 38555
USA. Phone 1-800-334-4640, fax 931-456-1211.
Goods in Endless Variety for Man and Beast.” Same types of supplies as Lehman’s.

Intermediate Technology Publications Ltd,
103-105 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4HH, UK
Amongst others, international titles on animal traction.

Lehman’s Non-Electric Catalogue
Lehman Hardware and Appliances, One
Lehman Circle, PO Box 41, Kidron OH 44636 USA. Phone 330-857-5757, Fax
330-857-5785,
E-mail
House-wares, Grain Mills; Wagons; Wood stoves; Solar Power; Windmills; Lamps; Wash day
items; Hand farming tools; Pumps, etc.

NASCO Farm and Ranch Catalogue
901 Janesville Ave, PO Box 901, Fort
Atkinson WI 52538-0901. Phone 1-800-558-9595, fax 920-563-8296, e-mail
Wisconsin is the heart of American dairy country. All dairy and cattle supplies, including bloodless castrators or emasculators to convert bulls or bull calves to oxen with minimum discomfort to the animal.

Storey’s How-To-Books for Country Living
Schoolhouse Rd, Pownal, Vermont, 05261
800-441-5700 (8:30 AM – 10:00 pm 7 days a week)
Books that encourage personal independence in harmony with nature and the environment. Titles on building barns, sheds; animals,herbs, gardening, country living skills, Country Wisdom Series that includes titles on everything from earthworms to building an underground root cellar,

Tools for Agriculture: A buyer’s guide to appropriate equipment for small holder farmers
Ian Carruthers & Marc Rodrigues, I.; 4th Edition 1998, 248 Pages, Soft-cover
ISBN 1 85339 100 X (92 Edition)
The International Technology Development Group has created a unique tool:this directory of tools, implements and small scale machinery such as maize sheller, grain cleaners, and solar pumps. Experts in each field review the equipment, giving information about how & when to use it. All aspects of agriculture are covered from animal power to water lifting and transport. Suppliers & manufacturers from over 70 countries are listed. Invaluable to development workers and farmers worlds wide.

UNIPUB (United Nations International Publications)
Agricultural Catalog
4611-F Assembly Drive Lanham, MD 20706
(800) 274-4888 (U.S.) (800) 233-0504 (Canada)
(301) 459-7666 (Local) (301) 459-0056 (Fax)

UNIPUB is pleased to present this catalog featuring new agriculture titles from the many prestigious international publishers (like Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, FAO) we represent.In it you will find a comprehensive list of monographs, yearbooks, standing orders, and periodicals in both paper and electronic format. These important works address all aspects of agriculture, including food and nutrition,plant breeding, land and land use, forestry, area studies, animal breeding,animal traction, and health.

Government Agriculture Loans

Different government loans may be available in the USA in the following website:
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/

Seed Catalogs

The Abundant Life Seed Foundation
PO Box 772, Port Townsend, WA 98368
This is a non-profit organization that has been dedicated to preserving the genetic diversity of plants for 25 years. They publish a yearly seed and book catalog that many will find to be a valuable resource.Their seed offerings include herbs and grains. They have seven pages of book titles on gardening, agriculture and sustainable living.

Bountiful Gardens
A project of Ecology Action
5798 Ridgewood Road, Willits CA 95490
Phone/FAX 707-459-6410
e-mail: [email protected]
Bio-intensive, organic, and naturally-grown seeds,untreated and open-pollinated offered internationally.

Garden Seed Inventory
by the Seed Savers Exchange [directory to open pollinated seeds, info on where to order 6,438 standard vegetables)
If anyone is interested in a source for non-hybrid seeds there is a book printed by Seed Savers Exchange called Garden Seed Inventory that lists all such seed available in the US and Canada. Anyone who plants anything should think about growing non-hybrid varieties so that if disaster strikes and seed sources are no longer available, at least the planting can go on.

Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Foss Hill Road, Albion, ME 04910, USA.
Johnny’s, located in Albion, Maine cultivates 4000 varieties of seeds, acclimated to northern farming. They specialize inorganic seeds and sell many open-pollinated varieties, which – unlike hybrids – can be raised to produce their own seeds.Johnny’s has its own WEB site.

Salt Spring Seeds
Box 444, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2W1, Canada
Salt Spring Seeds offers only certified organic seeds for food crops. The emphasis is on high-protein, good tasting, and high yielding crops. The selection of grains, particularly hull-less wheat and barley, is extensive. All varieties are adapted to northern areas.

Seeds of Change
PO Box 15700, Santa Fe, NM 87506
Toll free order # 1-888-762-7333
[email protected]

Seeds and Seedlings are: 100% Certified organic 100&Open-pollinated (self-reproducing, non-hybrid) 100% GMO-free (no genetically modified organisms)

Seed Savers Exchange
3076 N. Winn Rd., Decorah IA 52101
[email protected] 1-319-382-5990, FAX{ 1-319-382-5872
The SSE offers rare and heirloom vegetable, fruit trees,and flower seeds from seed savers all across the USA and abroad. Roughly 8000 members worldwide.

Thomas Etty Esq. Seedsman, Bulb Merchant
45, Forde Ave Bromley, Kent BRI 3RU, England
PH# 0181-466-6785
Seeds from Henry Doubleday Foundation gardens (which has over 700 varieties and their aim is to make available to farmers and growers the outlawed varieties that are not dependent on pesticides and chemical fertilizers) and Thomas Eyys, Seedsman, are offered through their catalog and through Seed Savers Exchange

Journals & Book Services

Acres U.S.A.
P.O. Box 8800, Metairie LA 70011 USA
In US call 1-800-355-5313, outside: 504-889-2100 FAX 504-889-2777
Is an indispensable monthly newspaper for today’s serious organic farmer. It covers such cutting edge topics as bio-security-keeping your crops protected from genetic contamination, and your cows free from disease. They also have a book service, featuring books on practical progressive farming. This is the place to find books on soil fertility and how to make responsible farming work.

B. Jain Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
1921, Chuna Mandi. 10th St. Paharganj,
New Delhi-110055 Ph: 23670430, 23670572,
23683200,23683300 Fax : +91-11-23610471
& 23683400
E-mail

Source of books on Homeopathic medicine for cattle.

Chelsea Green Publishers
P.O. Box 428
Gates-Briggs Building #205
White River Junction, VT. 05001
for sales, dial 800-639-4099
for catalogs or information, dial 802-295-6300 or fax 802-295-6444
E-mail

Many well known books for sustainable living where human activities are in harmony with nature. Books from authors such as Eliot Coleman available.

Countryside & Small Stock Journal
N2601 Winter Sports Rd. Withee, WI 54498 USA
1-800-551-54498, 8-4 Central time
E-mail

Articles on how to keep flies off cows, building and maintaining farm ponds, pasture management, the garden, etc. (May-June issue). Offers a book store.

Diamond Farm Book Publishers
PO Box 537
Alexandria Bay, NY 13607, USA
Div. Yesteryear Toys & Books Inc.
RR 3 Brighton, ON KOK 1H0 Canada
USA/ Canada: 1-800-481-1353 (Mon-Fri 8-5 EST)
International: 1-613-475-1771
Fax: USA/ Canada: 1-800-305-5138 (24-hrs)
International: 1-613-475-3748
E-mail

Diamond Farm Book Publishers, a division of “Yesteryear Toys & Books Inc.”, was established in 1974; as North America’s premier source of agricultural and natural history books and videos. Over 400 different stock titles catering to all subject areas of agriculture and wildlife. International Mail Order Service.

Homeopathic Medicine for Animals and Humans: Best Links

Homeopathic Databases
Homeopathic Associations, Groups, Schools, Societies
Homeopathic E-mail Discussion Lists
Online Homeopathic Study Material, Journals & Distance Learning
Other Homeopathic Links
Commercial Homeopathic Supply Companies

Links to homeopathic books. Click the commercial homeopathic supply companies link.

Other India Press
Mapusa 403 507 , Goa India
Phone: 91+ (0832) 263306
Fax: 91 + (0832) 263305
E-mail 1
E-mail 2
Books from authors such as Vandana Shiva, Alfred Howardon sustainable, organic agriculture

Rodale Press
Book Readers -~ Service
33 East Minor Street, Emmaus, PA 18098
PH: 610-967-5171, Fax: 610-967-8963

Series of books on organic gardening including preserving food from the garden

Rural Heritage
281 Dean Ridge Lane, Gainesboro, TN. 38562
Gail Damerow, Editor
PH#931-268-0655
E-mail

Bimonthly magazine in support of farming and logging with horses, mules & oxen. Also a source of books.

Small Farmers Journal
P.O. Box 1627, Sisters, Oregon, 97759
Fax: 541-549-4403, Phone: 800-876-2893
E-mail

Invaluable resource on all aspects of farming for small holder farmers. Animal traction farming featured, emphasizing the use of horses and oxen. A lot of the information and books on horse traction is applicable to working oxen. Back issues available by topics.

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