Click links below to learn more about what we teach with articles, websites, videos and educational materials. Explore practical resources recommended by experts at Living Web Farms and find links mentioned on “The Land to Mouth Food, Farm & Garden edition of Eartheart Network Radio and “This Week in the Garden with Patryk Battle”.
Articles, Books, and Videos of Interest by Topic
Alternative Energy
- DriveOnWood.com Wayne Keith woodgas powered truck
- Homepower Magazine
- Green From the Ground Up by David Johnston & Scott Gibson (Taunton Press)
- When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency by Matthew Stein (Chelsea Green Publishing)
- Rocket Mass Heaters by Ianto Evans and Leslie Jackson (Cob Cottage Co.)
- New Create an Oasis with Greywater (6th Ed.) by Art Ludwig (Oasis Design)
- The Carbon Busters Home Energy Handbook by Godo Stoyke (New Society Publishers)
- The Homeowners Guide to Renewable Energy by Dan Chiras (New Society Publishers)
Bees & Pollinators
- Bees Can Sense the Electric Fields of Flowers, National Geographic
- Bee Venom Kills HIV US News.com
- An Extraordinary Glimpse into the First 21 Days of a Bee’s Life in 60 Seconds, Daily Mail
- Bees Don’t Get Arthritis, a book by Fred Malone
- The Backyard Beekeeper by Kim Flottum (Quarry Books)
Biochar
Climate Change
- 350.org
- Resilient Agriculture by Laura Lengnick (New Society Publishers)
- Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change & The New Geography of Violence by Christian Parenti (Nation Books)
Food Justice & Theory
- Harvesting Justice: Transforming Food, Land and Agricultural Systems in the Americas
- Growing Power
- Foodopoly by Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director of Food & Water Watch
- No Happy Cows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Food Revolution by John Robbins
- Diet for a New America by John Robbins
- Vandana Shiva keynote speech: Agriculture as a Key Contributor to Pollution and Climate Change
- Allan Savory TED Talk “How to green the desert and reverse climate change”
- Real Milk A Campaign for Real Milk www.realmilk.com
Gardening, General
- Mycorrhizal Planet by Michael Phillips (Chelsea Green Publishing)
- Garden Smart Show #33 with Patryk Battle article Herbs, Growing Shitake Mushrooms & more
- Grow Great Salads Year-round article by Patryk Battle in Mother Earth News
- Winning Against Weeds article by Patryk Battle in Mother Earth News
- Vegetable Starts article by Patryk Battle, Mountain Xpress
- Small Scale Grain Raising written by Gene Logsdon
- The Holistic Orchard by Michael Phillips
- Disease pictures from Organic Disease Control Strategies Class
- Dr. Mark Schoenbeck of Virginia Tech Powerpoint presentation from Fertility Systems II class
- Back to Eden Amazing techniques for growing “God’s way” to tend the garden rather than toil in it
- Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture by Toby Hemenway (Chelsea Green Publishing)
- Plant Phenolics Boost Antioxidants in Food, so Stop Spraying Pesticides!
- Probiotics for Plants
- Alan Chadwick Archive
For Farmers
- Small Farmer’s Journal
- Growing for Market
- The Market Gardener by Jean-Martin Fortier (New Society Publishers)
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
Livestock & Animal Husbandry
- The Most Valuable Silvopasture Has Edible Trees by Jim Elizondo, www.farmprogress.com
- Mashona Cattle Booklet pdf
- Pat Foreman, Poultry Resources
- The Small Scale Poultry Flock by Harvey Ussery
- The Ethical Meat Handbook: Complete Home Butchery, Charcuterie & Cooking for the Conscious Omnivore by Meredith Leigh (New Society Publishing)
- Agricultural Insights with Jim Elizondo on Silvopasture, Tropical Milking Cows & Free Choice Minerals
- Sustainable Ranching with Jim Elizondo www.profitableranching.com, www.ranchingrevolution.com
- Beef Producer Magazine Blog with Jim Elizondo
- The Chicken Encyclopedia by Gail Damerow (Storey Publishing)
Cooking
- Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking by Gianaclis Caldwell (Chelsea Green Publishing)
- The Ethical Meat Handbook: Complete Home Butchery, Charcuterie & Cooking for the Conscious Omnivore by Meredith Leigh (New Society Publishing)
Agricultural Suppliers:
Seeds
- New Sprout Farms: certified organic sweet potato slips and potato seed
- Fedco Seed Company
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
- Johnny’s Selected Seeds
- Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
- High Mowing Organic Seeds
Cover Crop Seeds (multi-species)
- Walnut Creek Seeds- all the right cover crop seed innoculants plus they pre-mix the innoculants
- Kaufmann Seeds – good customer service
- Center Seeds– comprehensive catalog detailing cover crop seed
Garden Supply
Tools & Equipment
Events
- Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference CFSA
- Organic Growers School Spring Conference
- MOSES Annual Conference
- PASA Annual Conference
- EcoFarm Conference
- Slow Food Terra Madre
- Mother Earth News Fairs
- SSAWG Conference
Organizations We Love
- NC Specialty Crops Association
- Mother Earth News
- Organic Growers School
- Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
- Organic Consumers Association
- Mountain Area Information Network
- Rural Advancement Foundation International
- ASAP
- Holistic Management International
- The Savory Institute
- Slow Food International
- Sustainable Poultry Network
- Midwest Renewable Energy Association
- Cordwood Construction Blog
- WNC Green Building Council