books

If we had a Sprout library, these books would be on our shelves. If anyone has any recommendations please get in touch.

AFSA, Farming Democracy
Kirsten Bradley, The Milkwood Permaculture Living Handbook: Habits for Hope in a Changing World
Kirsten Bradley and Nick Ritar, Milkwood – Real Skills for Down to Earth Living
Gabe Brown, Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture
Lauren and Oberon Carter, A Family Guide to Waste-free Living
Gabrielle Chan, Why you should give a f*ck about farming
Matthew Evans, Soil – The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy
Matthew Evans, On Eating Meat
Jean-Martin Fortier, The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower’s Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming
Adam Grubb and Annie Raser-Rowland, The Art of Frugal Hedonism: A Guide to Spending Less While Enjoying Everything More
Ben Hartman, The Lean Farm, How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and Maximize Value and Profits with Less Work
Charles Massey, Call of the Reed Warbler
Bill Mollison, Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual
Hannah Moloney, The Good Life: How To Grow A Better World
Isabel Oakeshott and Philip Lymbery, Farmageddon: The true cost of cheap meat
Robert Owen, The Australian Beekeeping Manual
Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu: Black Seeds: Agriculture or Accident?
Richard Perkins, Regenerative Agriculture – A Practical Whole Systems Guide to Making Small Farms Work
Michael Pollan, The Omnivore’s Dilemma
Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto
Michael Pollan, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
James Rebanks, English Pastoral: An Inheritance
James Rebanks, The Shepherd’s Life – A Tale Of The Lake District
Nick Rose, Fair Food: Stories from a Movement Changing the World
Joel Salatin, You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise
Joel Salatin, Pastured Poultry Profits
Allan Savory, Holistic Management: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment
John Seymour, The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency 
Mark Shepard, Restoration Agriculture: Real-World Permaculture for Farmers
Chris Smaje, A Small Farm Future: Making the Case for a Society Built Around Local Economies, Self-Provisioning, Agricultural Diversity and a Shared Earth
Chris Smaje, Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future: The Case For an Ecological Food System and Against Manufactured Foods
Curtis Stone, The Urban Farmer: Growing Food for Profit on Leased and Borrowed Land
Colin Tudge, So Shall We Reap
Richard Wiswall, The Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Managing Finances, Crops, and Staff – and Making a Profit