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