GIFTSBOOKS & CALENDARS
532BECOMING A BIODYNAMIC FARMER OR GARDENER(written and compiled by Malcolm and Susan Gardner)This handbook is a valuable resource not only for new or prospective trainees, but for everyone engaged in sustainable farming who works with such persons. The main chapters are titled: “Surveying your training options”; “Developing your own curriculum”; “Arranging an internship or apprenticeship”; and “Making the most of your training.” The chapters are supplemented by nine appendices that include detailed descriptions and contact information for over fifty training programs, ranging from seasonal apprenticeships to multi-year college-style courses, throughout North America and abroad; an extensive checklist of skills for charting training progress; sample work and learning contracts; advice for managing and resolving conflicts; farm safety and health tips; and much, much more. 95 pages.
| 1 Book$19.95 | 1 Book$15.00 |
533FROM ASPARAGUS TO ZUCCHININEW!RECIPE BOOK (compiled by Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition MACSAC) An indispensable, nationally renowned resource for people who want to make the most of local and seasonal produce. These recipes were created by growers, farm members, home cooks, and chefs passionate about fresh food and seasonal cooking. 228 pages. Soft cover.
| 1 Book$19.95 |
534GARDEN SEED INVENTORY(6th Edition)An outstanding resource for gardeners who want to work with open pollinated varieties of vegetables. Also shown are the varieties which have been dropped from commercial availability in the United States. A monumental work of the SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE. We could not do our work at Turtle Tree Seed without it! 503 pages. Soft cover.
| 1 Other$26.00 |
538ORGANIC SEED PRODUCTION AND SAVING(by Bryan Connolly)One of the many manuals published by NOFA about organic farming practices. This concise guidebook to growing seed in the Northeast is easy to read and use. Within this slim volume is all of the information you might need to get started saving seed. Starting off with a good discussion of why open-pollinated varieties are beneficial, continuing with basic plant biology, specific crop types, and finishing up with some information about Northeast seed organizations. This book is filled with useful tips for the home and market grower. 112 pages. Soft cover.
| 1 Other$9.50 |
540SEED TO SEED(New Edition by Suzanne Ashworth)General information and crop by crop instructions for the seed saver with specific techniques for 160 vegetables. Thorough and well researched. The best general guide for home seed savers. 320 pages. Soft cover.
| 1 Other$24.95 |
542SEEDS OF DECEPTION(by Jeffrey Smith)Essential reading for all people who eat food. This book outlines the rapid demise of our food supply in the last few years. Through superb storytelling and excellent research the tale of corporate and government self-interest is unveiled. The system of corruption that has allowed dangerous genetically modified food into our homes is exposed as self interest and not sound scientific practice. Smith's style, while extremely informative allows everyone to understand the often times complex concepts of genetic manipulation. Foreword by Frances Moore Lappe. 289 pg. Soft cover
| 1 Other$17.95 |
530SPIRITUAL FOUNDATIONS FOR THE RENEWAL OF AGRICULTURE(by Rudolf Steiner)Translated by Creeger and Gardner. This course of eight lectures given in 1924 inaugurated the biodynamic farming and gardening movement. Soils, animals, plants, and landscapes are treated with a deep fundamental wisdom and understanding of the inner being of Nature. 328 pages. Soft cover.
| 1 Book$17.50 |
544STELLA NATURA CALENDAR 2008(Edited by Sherry Wildfeuer)Inspiration and practical advice for gardeners and farmers in working with cosmic rhythms. 40 page booklet folds out into a 12X18 in. wall calendar giving daily/monthly charts of the full range of planetary rhythms, with guidance in using their influences in gardening, and articles on interesting and relevant subjects for each month.
| 1 Other$14.95 |
546THE FUTURE OF FOODSALE!(a documentary film directed by Deborah Koons) Special Edition DVD 2-Disc Set. There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America, a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. This documentary explores the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled grocery store shelves for the past decade. It also examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multi-national corporations seek to control the world’s food system. Runtime 88 minutes.
| 1 DVD$21.50 | 2+ DVD's$18.50/DVD's bulk rate |
548THE WOODCHUCK'S GUIDE TO GARDENING(by Ron Krupp)From germinating seeds in spring to saving seeds in fall this book lends spirit and substance to the world of northern gardening and reconnect us to the cycle of the year through anecdotes, history, poetry, wit, politics, and down to earth organic/biodynamic gardening tips. Includes: foraging for wild plants, planting by the stars, putting foods by and gardening with children. 230 pages. Soft cover.
| 1 Other$15.95 |