BOOKS & CALENDARS
532BECOMING A BIODYNAMIC FARMER OR GARDENER(Written and compiled by Malcolm and Susan Gardner)Limited quantity 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. 531BEYOND BIOTECHNOLOGY(Craig Holdrege and Steve Talbott)Limited quantity Quote from Michael Pollan: "Craig Holdrege's and Steve Talbott's analysis of genetic engineering is the smartest, most original, and most compelling I have seen anywhere, in journalism or academia." In this book the authors evaluate current genetic science, exploring the potential uses of genetic engineering in agriculture and medicine, as well as the potential dangers, and help distinguish myth from fact. The authors also provide insight to some of the ethical questions around genetic engineering, like labeling, and offer a refreshing, whole-organism view, in contrast to the often over-simplistic reductionist one seen so often in today's science.. Highly recommended. 545FARMER JOHN'S COOKBOOK(FARMER JOHN PETERSON AND ANGELIC ORGANICS)Limited quantity Subtitled "The Real Dirt on Vegetables" (From the same CSA farm featured in the 2005 documentary "The Real Dirt on Farmer John"). This is the cookbook you've all been waiting for - 225 savory recipes grouped by season and by vegetable, with great introductory articles about biodynamics and nutrition, as well as a history of Angelic Organics - including some great photos. Also includes a helpful, concise guide to storing vegetables (short-term), some lovely diagrams of all the different veggies, and a chart of when these veggies are available on the farm (in a northern climate). Soft cover. 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! Soft cover. 536GARDENING FOR LIFE THE BIODYNAMIC WAY(by Maria Thun)A practical introduction to the art of biodynamic gardening, sowing, planting and harvesting. A beautifully illustrated, comprehensive guide to biodynamics in the garden. This book should be on every gardener's bookshelf! You will want to use it every day. Soft cover; full color foldout. 538ORGANIC SEED PRODUCTION AND SAVING(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. Soft cover. 540SEED TO SEED(New Edition by Suzanne Ashworth)A Classic of seed saving. General information and crop by crop instructions for the seed saver with specific techniques for 160 vegetables. Thorough and well researched. The definitive general guide for home seed savers. Every Seed Saver should own a copy. Soft cover. 544STELLA NATURA CALENDAR 2012(Edited by Sherry Wildfeuer)Inspiration and practical advice for gardeners and farmers in working with cosmic rhythms. This 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. 505THE BIODYNAMIC YEAR(Maria Thun)Maria Thun, biodynamic researcher for over 50 years, brings us her hundred best gardening tips. This book, organized by season, includes recipes, stories and practical advice for gardeners. Full of beautiful photos, diagrams, and results from some of the tests Maria Thun has carried out. An inspiring guide for home gardeners interested in biodynamics. Makes a great gift for aspiring biodynamic gardeners. Soft cover. 548THE WOODCHUCK'S GUIDE TO GARDENING(by Ron Krupp)Limited quantity From germinating seeds in spring to saving seeds in fall this book lends spirit and substance to the world of northern gardening and reconnects 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. Soft cover. 550UNCERTAIN PERIL(by Claire Hope Cummings)Limited quanity A balanced look at peril and hope: the peril of biotechnology and the industrialization of the seed supply, and the hope of grass roots seed efforts, local food systems, and the regenerative power of Nature. This 2008 book is an admirable blend of historical research, investigative journalism, and thoughtful commentary, ending with an epilogue exploring the spiritual dimensions of this important topic. Inspiring and informative, with many examples of positive solutions. An important book for those who want to help bring about a positive future. Hard cover. DVD
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