Eco-Farm – an Acres U.S.A. Primer
by Charles Walters & C.J. Fenzau,
Available from Acres U.S.A.

In this book, eco-agriculture is explained from the tiniest molecular building blocks to managing the soil – in terminology that not only makes the subject easy to learn, but vibrantly alive. Eco-Farm truly delivers a complete education in soils, crops, and weed and insect control. This should be the first book read by everyone beginning in eco-agriculture… and the most shop-worn book on the shelf of the most experienced.

Globalization of Agriculture and the Growth of Food Insecurity
Pgs. 30 (1996)
By Vandana Shiva
Globalization in agriculture means the corporatization of agriculture. This is bound to lead to enhanced food insecurity, which is a most undesirable option.

Hands-on Agronomy
by Neal Kinsey & Charles Walters
Available from Acres U.S.A.

The soil is more than just a substrate that anchors crops in place. An ecologically balanced soil system is essential for maintaining healthy crops. This is a comprehensive manual on soil management. The”what’s and whys” of micronutrients, earthworms, soil drainage, tilth, soilstructure and organic matter are explained in detail. Kinsey shows us how working with the soil produces healthier crops with a higher yield. True hands-on advice that consultants charge thousand for every day. Updated, revised edition.

Introduction to Permaculture
by Bill Mollison with Reny Mia Slay.
Tagari Publications, PO Box 1, Tyalgum NSW 2484, Australia. 1991,
ISBN 0-908228-05-8
Available from Acres USA
Permaculture is about designing sustainable human settlements. It is a philosophy and an approach to land use which weaves together microclimate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils, water management, and human needs into intricately connected productive communities.
Contents: Energy-efficient site analysis, planning & design methods; House placement & design for temperate, dry land & tropical regions; Urban permaculture: garden layouts, land access & community funding systems; Using fences, trellis, greenhouse & shade house to best effect; Orchards & home woodlots for temperate, arid & tropical climates; permaculture gardens: energy saving designs & techniques; Tree crops & pasture integration for stock; How to influence microclimate around the house & garden.

The Edible Ornamental Garden
By John E, Bryan/Coralie Castle
101 Productions, 834 Mission Street
San Francisco, California 94103
ISBN 912238-47-X Clothbound
ISBN 012238-46-1 Paperback
All sorts of unusual dishes are possible when ornamentals are explored for their flavor and aroma as food, many uses of which are buried in history. As certain plants were developed specifically for food,edible portions of others more notable for their eye-appeal were forgotten.

The One-Straw Revolution
By Masanobu Fukuoka
ISBN 0-87857-220-1
Available: Rodale Press, 1978, Other India Press
“Like many in the West, and sooner than most of us, Masanobu Fukuoka has understood that we cannot isolate one aspect of life from another. When we change the way we grow our food, we change our food, we change society, we change our values. *The One-Straw Revolution* is an inspiring, necessary book about agriculture because it is not just about agriculture. Wendell Berry

The Soul of Soil: A Guide to Ecological Soil Management
Third Edition, by Grace Gershany & Joseph Smillie 174 pages
ISBN 0-9616496-0-7
A useful guide to managing soils for long-term productivity. It offers practical concepts to help make sound management decisions based on ecological principles. Soil building techniques are covered including: organic matter management, on-farm composting, cultivation & weed control, using mineral fertilizers, building and maintaining humus, green manures & rotations, nutrient balances & soil testing, planning for organic certification.

Ten Acres Enough
By Edmund Morris, Ralph C. Miller, Lynn R. Miller
ISBN 1-885210-02-7 Soft Cover
ISBN 1-885210-03-5 Hard Cover
An unabridged reprint of the 1864 classic. How a very small farm may be made to keep a very large family.

Violence of the Green Revolution
By Vandana Shiva
Pgs. 265 (1997)
Second Indian reprint. Shiva documents the awesomedestruction of genetic diversity and soil fertility involved in the makingof the green revolution. She also documents the true environmental horrorsassociated with it, giving statistics where required.

Backyard Market Gardening, The Entrepreneurs Guide to Selling What You Grow
By Andrew W. Lee
ISBN 0-9624648-0-5
Available from Rodale Press
Learn how others grow and sell:
1) $150,000 from one-half acre, to fancy restaurants-California
2) 14,000 pounds of food on less than one-eight acre-Ohio
Learn to:
1) Enjoy a guaranteed salary from community supported agriculture or a membership garden.
2) Improve your garden soil for superior yields and superb flavor.

Biodiversity Based Productivity: A Framework For An Alternative Economic Assessment For Sustainable Agriculture
Pgs. 20 (1995)
By Vandana Shiva
Available from Other India Press
Vandana Shiva compares monocultures with traditional polycultures and shows convincingly how the latter outperform the former on all grounds including total production.

Small is Beautiful, Economics As If People Mattered
by E. F. Schumacher 304 pages, 7 3/8 x 9 1/4 in., Trade Paperback $19.95 USA/$24.95 CAN;
ISBN: 0-88179-169-5
Hartly and Marks, Vancouver, Canada
[email protected], Amy Logan 1-800-277-5887, www.hartleyandmarks.com
Publication Date: November 1999
The Global Economy. The Individual. Could two concepts be more in opposition? Twenty-five years ago, Small is Beautiful, by E. F. Schumacher, addressed this issue and introduced the world to his ground breaking ideas. The book provides a cogent critique of the problems of Western economics and Schumacher’s solutions calling for human-scale, decentralized, and appropriate technologies. His philosophy can be summed up in a phrase: economics from the heart rather than from the bottom line.

An Agricultural Testament
Pgs. 278 (1996)
By Albert Howard
The most famous organic farming book ever. How are invented the Indore method of composting. His plants were so healthy, he would intentionally release pests on them to show people how resistant they were. The classic, long out of print, has now been reissued as a joint publication of the Other India Press, Earth-care Books and Third World Network.

The Encyclopedia of Natural Insect and Disease Control
by Roger B. Yepsen
ISBN 0-87857-488-3 Hardcover
Available from Rodale Press
The most comprehensive guide to protecting plants-vegetables, fruits, flowers, trees, and lawns-without toxic chemicals.

The New Organic Grower
by Eliot Coleman
Third Edition, ISBN 0-930031-22-9
Available from Chelsea Green Publishing Co.
This is the best practical book on small-scale farming I’ve read in years.
(Pat Stone, Mother Earth News)
Eliot Coleman’s new book will help market gardeners establish the vital-and-profitable link between farm and city during the 1990’s. Every small-scale grower and serious gardener should have a copy. (Robert Rodale)

The New Organic Grower’s Four-Season Harvest: How to Harvest Fresh Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long
by Elliot Coleman.
Chelsea Green Publishing Company, PO Box 130, Rt 113,Post Mills VT 05058-0130, USA. ISBN 0-930031-57-1, 212 pages.
Eliot Coleman now shows you how to produce fresh, delicious, healthy food from your home garden year-round. He shows you how to harvest organically-grown vegetables throughout the coldest months in all climate zones with very little extra time or effort. His success depends on growing a large variety of vegetables each suited to their season and on simple, inexpensive designs for cold frames, unheated mobile greenhouses, and root cellars.

The Non-Toxic Farming Handbook 
by Phillip A. Wheeler, Ph.D. & Ronald B. Ward,
paperback 236 pages
In this readable, easy-to-understand handbook the authors explain:

• What’s wrong with conventional agriculture
• Weeds – their role in nature and control
• Insects – why they attack crops and how to stop them
• Soil testing and analysis – and acting upon the results
• On-farm methods of soil and plant tissue testing
• Soil fertility and fertilizers
• PH, lime, N, P & K, and other major and minor nutrients
• Working with foliar feeds to maximize crop health and production

Rodale’s All-New Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
Available from Rodale Press
Editor: Fern Marshall Bradley
ISBN 0-87857-999-0 Hardcover
ISBN 0-87596-599-7 Soft cover
Indispensable resource for any organic gardener

Weeds, Control Without Poisons
by Charles Walters, Jr.
Charles Walters, founder and longtime editor of *AcresU.S.A.*, has revised and expanded his now classic text on the secrets that weeds reveal to us about our soil. For a thorough understanding of theconditions that produce certain weeds, you simply can’t find a better source than this one – certainly not one as entertaining, as full of anecdotes[stories] and home-spun common sense.

Carrots Love Tomatoes: The Secrets of Companion Planting
By Louise Riotte, Pgs. 220
Grow a better garden when you know the secrets of companion planting. Learn which plants nourish the soil, which keep bugs and pests away, and which plants just don’t get along. You’ll find it all in this book: 100’s of companion planting tips Soil improvement techniques
Diagrams, charts, and ideas

Companion Plants, and How to Use Them
By Helen Philbrick and Richard Gregg
The Devin-Adair Company, Old Greenwich, Connecticut,06870
Library of Congress Catalogue Number: 65-19128
17 printing 1991, ISBN 0-8159-5210-4
The classic book on the ecology of gardening and farming.This invaluable handbook answers the questions about plant symbiosis and antagonisms that have puzzled observers for centuries., providing analphabetized list for instant checking of plants that may help or hinder the ones you are currently growing or planning to plant.
Community Supported Agriculture:
Refer to page 161