Recommended Resources

Resources that have inspired me that you might find helpful!

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Pete Kooshian
November 18, 2024

In many of my articles I give you links to various nurseries or seed companies that I trust. I’ve also written a list of some of the seed companies and plant nurseries that I like and listed some resources in this article but today I wanted to give you a much larger list of greater resources to pull from!

If you’re like me and you actively consume all kinds of content relating to the subjects I write about, then this is the list for you!

While I can’t possibly list everyone/everything that has inspired me and taught me over the last 6+ years, this should be a solid base for you to start from and hopefully there will be tons of content you haven’t checked out yet!

Without further ado, here’s my list of resources by media and topic:

Permaculture

  • Restoration Agriculture by Mark Sheperd

  • The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs by Joel Salatin

  • The Survival Gardener blog by David The Good

  • One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka

  • Water For Any Farm by Mark Sheperd

  • Integrated Forest Gardening: The Complete Guide to Polycultures and Plant Guilds in Permaculture Systems by Wayne Weiseman, Daniel Halsey, & Bryce Ruddock

  • Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual by Bill Mollison

  • Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemenway

  • Back To Eden by Jethro Kloss

Homesteading

  • Polyface Micro by Joel Salatin

  • The Independent Farmstead by Beth and Shawn Dougherty

  • Homestead Tsunami by Joel Salatin

  • Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables by Mike & Nancy Bubel

  • Wild Fermentation by Sandor Katz

  • The Rocket Mass Heater Builder’s Guide by Erica and Ernie Wisner

  • Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living by Kris Bordessa

  • The Self-Sufficient Life and How To Live It by John Seymour

Farming

  • The Market Gardener by Jean-Marten Fortier

  • Fields of Farmers by Joel Salatin

  • Polyface Designs by Joel Salatin

  • You Can Farm by Joel Salatin

  • The LEAN Farm by Ben Hartman

  • The LEAN Microfarm By Ben Hartman

  • The Permaculture Market Garden by Zach Loeks

  • The Urban Farmer by Curtis Stone

  • Born Again Dirt by Noah Sanders

Foraging

Gardening

  • The Woodchip Handbook by Ben Raskin

  • The Square Foot Gardener by Mel Bartholomew

  • Gardening Without Work by Ruth Stout

  • Landrace Gardening by Joseph Lofthouse

  • Radical Mycology by Peter McCoy

  • Practical Phycology by William Padilla-Brown

  • Free Plants For Everyone: The Good Guide to Plant Propagation by David The Good

  • Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting by David The Good

  • Grocery Row Gardening by David The Good

  • For The Love of Pawpaws by Michael Judd

Alternative Living

  • The Lunatic Farmer blog by Joel Salatin

  • Beyond Labels by Joel Salatin

  • Houses That Can Save The World by Courtenay Smith & Sean Topham

Permaculture

Homesteading

Farming

Foraging

Gardening

Alternative Living

Permaculture

Homesteading

Farming

Foraging

Gardening

Health/Alternative Living

Farm/Homestead Tools

Plants/Seeds

This list was way too big to put here, so I’ve shared a spreadsheet with ALL of my trusted seed companies and plant nurseries for you! Feel free to share, download, and make copies!

The list is constantly being updated: Plant & Seed Supply Resources

Infrastructure

Hopefully this was a useful list despite not being as educational on its own. I’m always adding to my lists so feel free to leave recommendations in the comments below! I always read them even if I don’t respond!

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