Resources
Recommended reading and other resources for the Gaining Ground community. We hope that these materials will be helpful to those interested in our farming/hunger relief model.
Books:
- A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction by Christopher Alexander
- Agriculture Course: The Birth Of The Biodynamic Method by Rudolf Steiner
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge And The Teachings Of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Consulting The Genius Of The Place: An Ecological Approach To A New Agriculture by Wes Jackson
- Deep Economy: The Wealth Of Communities And The Durable Future by Bill McKibben
- Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture by Gabe Brown
- Farm City: The Education Of An Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter
- Farmers Of Forty Centuries by F.H. King
- Farming While Black by Leah Penniman
- Farming With Native Beneficial Insects: Ecological Pest Control Solutions by The Xerces Society
- Floret Farm’s A Year In Flowers: Designing Gorgeous Arrangements For Every Season by Erin Benzakein
- Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest, And Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms by Erin Benzakein
- Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables From Your Home Garden All Year Long, and all other books by Eliot Coleman
- Freedom Farmers by Monica B. White
- Good Husbandry: A Memoir by Kristin Kimball
- No-Till Intensive Vegetable Culture: Pesticide-Free Methods For Restoring Soil And Growing Nutrient-Rich, High-Yielding Crops by Bryan O’Hara
- Restoration Agriculture: Real-World Permaculture For Farmers by Mark Shepard
- The Dirty Life: A Memoir Of Farming, Food, And Love by Kristin Kimball
- The Greenhouse And Hoophouse Grower’s Handbook: Organic Vegetable Production Using Protected Culture by Andrew Meffered
- The Lean Farm Guide To Growing Vegetables: More In-Depth Lean Techniques For Efficient Organic Production by Ben Hartman
- The Lean Farm: How To Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, And Maximize Value And Profits With Less Work by Ben Hartman
- The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower’s Handbook For Small-Scale Organic Farming by Jean Martin Fortier
- The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution: High-Production Methods For Small-Scale Farmers by Andrew Meffered
- The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction To Natural Farming by Masanobu Fukuoka
- The Unsettling Of America: Culture & Agriculture by Wendell Berry
Other Media:
- Ask a Sista Farmer Podcast
- Farmer to Farmer Podcast
- Farm to Table Talk Podcast
- The No-Till Market Garden Podcast
- The Urban Farm Podcast
- Lectures of Dr. Elaine Ingram (You Tube)
- Lectures of Dr. Christine Jones (You Tube)
Farms:
- Ten Mothers Farm – Hillsborough, NC
- Four Season Farm – Brookville, ME
- Market Gardener – Montreal, Canada
- Ecology Action – Willits, CA
- Soul Fire Farm – Petersburg, NY
- Singing Frogs Farm – Sebastopol, CA