Books -a reliable resource

We recently had a friend ask us for a list of good, easy to read permaculture books.  It got us thinking about the fact we've never cataloged our "library" of books.  They are such a wonderful resource and don't succumb to electricity outages...

Part of our "library"

While the "library" as it stands is comprised of several bookshelves, some tabletops and a lot of wandering to find the one you're looking for, we are in the process of relocating our family and business so it seems fitting to take inventory.  

We've listed 35 permaculture, gardening, sustainable living type books below; some we own and have read, some we don't own and have read, some we've read only bits and pieces from and some we've never read at all but have been advised to read.   We also put them on the side bar to check out as you read other blog entries.

So, copy and paste this list and remember, if the power is out there is no internet browsing or Kindle... just books and a good source of light.

1. 'A Pattern Language' Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein
2. 'All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!' Mel Bartholomew
3. 'Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature' Janine M. Benyus
4. 'Chicken Tractor: The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil' Andy Lee, Pat Foreman
5. 'Ecological Design' Sim Van der Ryn
6. 'Edible Forest Gardens' David Jacke and Eric Toensmeier
7. 'Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods' Thomas Elias
8. 'Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden And Your Neighborhood into a Community' Heather Coburn Flores
9. 'Forest Gardening: Cultivating an Edible Landscape' Robert A. de J. Hart
10. 'Gaia's Garden' Toby Hemenway
11. 'Gardening for the Future of the Earth' Howard-Yana Shapiro
12. 'Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making' Allan Savory and Jody Butterfield
13. 'How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine' John Jeavons
14. 'Introduction to Permaculture' Bill Mollison
15. 'One-straw Revolution: Introduction to Natural Farming' Masanobu Fukoka
16. 'Perennial Vegetables: From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A Gardener's Guide to Over 100 Delicious and Easy to Grow Edibles' Eric Toensmeier
17. 'Permaculture A Designer's Manual' Bill Mollison
18. 'Permaculture Book of Ferment and Human Nutrition' Bill Mollison
19. 'Permaculture One: A Perennial Agricultural System for Human Settlements' B. C. Mollison
20. 'Permaculture Two' B. Mollison
21. 'Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability' David Holmgren
22. 'Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (& Beyond) volumes 1, 2 & 3' Brad Lancaster
23. 'Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables' Mike Bubel
24. 'Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners' Ernest Ashworth
25. 'Sepp Holzer's Permaculture: A Practical Guide for Farmers, Smallholders and Gardeners' Sepp Holzer
26. 'The Backyard Beekeeper - Revised and Updated: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden' Kim Flottum
27. 'The Beekeeper's Handbook, Third Edition' Diana Sammataro
28. 'The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book' Carla Emery
29. 'The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants' Samuel Thayer
30. 'The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook: A Home Manual' James Green
31. 'The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, Third Edition' Joseph Jenkins
32. 'The New Create an Oasis with Greywater: Choosing, Building and Using Greywater Systems -Includes Branched Drains' Art Ludwig
33. 'Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture' John Smith
34. 'Water For Every Farm: Yeomans Keyline Plan' P. A. Yeomans
35. 'Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic Supply, Fire and Emergency Use--Includes How to Make Ferrocement Water Tanks' Art Ludwig