Farm Reading
We are big readers, and books and blogs have played a major role in inspiring us to pursue farm life and informing our farming practices and philosophy. We continue to get great ideas and pep talks from what we read, so we're sharing some of our favorites with you!
Big-Picture Books
Fast Food Nation - Eric Schlosser
Gardening at the Dragon's Gate - Wendy Johnson
The New Farmer's Almanac - The Greenhorns
The Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan
The Radical Homemaker - Shannon Hayes
The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved - Sandor Ellix Katz
The Unsettling of America - Wendell Berry
Unique Maine Farms - Mary Quinn Doyle
Farming Books
The Lean Farm - Ben Hartman
Northeast Cover Crop Handbook - Marianne Sarrantonio
The New Organic Grower - Eliot Coleman
The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook - Richard Wiswall
Organic Soil Fertility and Weed Management - Steve Gilman
Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management
Seed to Seed - Suzanne Ashworth
Sustainable Market Farming - Pam Dawling
Whole-Farm Planning - Elizabeth Henderson and Karl North
The Winter Harvest Handbook - Eliot Coleman
Cookbooks
A Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen - Jack Bishop
How to Cook Everything Vegetarian - Mark Bittman
Local Flavors - Deborah Madison
Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home - The Moosewood Collective
Preserving Summer's Bounty - Rodale Press
The Tassajara Bread Book - Edward Espe Brown
Vegan Brunch - Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Vegan Pie in the Sky - Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Vegan Planet - Robin Robertson
Wild Fermentation - Sandor Ellix Katz
World Vegetarian - Madhur Jaffrey
Blogs by Farmers & Homesteaders
Blogs about Farming and Farm Policy
High Mowing Organic Seeds' Blog
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
National Young Farmers Coalition
The Ruminant (also a podcast!)
Small Biz Survival (not farm-specific, but good info for all rural/small-town businesses)
The Irresistible Fleet of Bicycles - The Greenhorns
Podcasts