Library

Food Philosophy, Preventative Nutrition, & Whole Food Basics:
Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon with Mary Enig, Ph.D.
Grassfed Gourmet Cookbook by Shannon Hayes
Long Way on a Little by Shannon Hayes
Wild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz
The Art of Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz
The Home Creamery by Kathy Farell-Kingsley
The Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf
The Maker's Diet by Dr. Jordan Rubin
Be Your Own "Doctor" by Rachel Weaver, Master Herbalist -- This is not a cookbook; however, it's a great resource for common foods and their healthful impact on your body's systems in addition to herbal remedies and first aid.

Cooking Skills & Recipe Inspiration:
Any of the above selections are great for this as well!
Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child
The River Cottage Meat Book by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
A Return To Sunday Dinner by Russell Cronkhite
Food Made Fast: Baking by Williams-Sonoma
www.epicurious.com  -- when I need answers fast or am looking to use a particular ingredient I have on hand, this is the online source I turn to most often for recipes that aren't using icky ingredients or really highfalutin processes.

Preserving the Bounty:
Complete Book of Home Preserving by Ball Canning, edited by Judi Kingry & Lauren Devine
Wild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz
The Joy of Pickling by Linda Ziedrich
Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning by the Gardeners and Farmers of Terre Vivante

Animal Husbandry/Raising Animals for Profit:
Collective works by Joel Salatin, particularly You Can Farm, Pastured Poultry Profits, and Salad Bar Beef
Acres USA
The Stockman Grass Farmer
Comeback Farms by Greg Judy

Conscientious Consuming:
www.ewg.org - The Environmental Working Group does massive amounts of research on brands, companies, and everyday products in the stores.  When in doubt, check this site for the inside scoop on your food purchases, beauty products, health care, and more.  You might be shocked at the results!
www.eatwild.com - Looking for farms near you that offer grass-based meat and protein?  Like always, expect to do your homework on any operation you plan to spend dollars with.
www.localharvest.com - browse this helpful site for all things homegrown near you.  Like always, expect to do your homework any operation you plan to spend dollars with.
www.realsalt.com -- Real Salt is an unrefined salt containing all the trace minerals that are removed from commercial table and sea salts.  Their company also makes wonderful natural toothpastes, mud-based skin products, and bath salts.
www.shaklee.com -- Our home stays clean thanks to three natural products we get from our local Shaklee distributor.  Basic H2 for all-purpose cleaning, Basic G for disinfecting, and Scour Off for scum that needs a mild abrasive.
www.unfi.com -- United Natural Foods, Inc. is the distributive source for a vast array of health foods & products.  Weldon and I belong to a food local co-op through this company.  Look-up or start a co-op  near you!

Gardening:
The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming by Masanobu Fukuoka
Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew
Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening by Louise Riotte
Gardening books by Ruth Stout including How to Have a Green Thumb without an Aching Back: A New Method of Mulch Gardening

Foraging:
Collective Works of Samuel Thayer
Stalking the Wild Asparagus by Euell Gibbons

Money, Money, Money:
The Millionaire Next Door: the Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century by Vicki Robins, Joe Dominguez, and Monique Tilford
Radical Homemakers by Shannon Hayes
Green with Envy: a Whole New Way to Look at Financial (Un)Happiness by Shira Boss

Lifestyle, Philosophy, Humanity, Food, and Travel:
Radical Homemakers by Shannon Hayes
Collective Works by Wendell Berry
Collective works by Michael Pollen
Collective Works by Bill Bryson
The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved by Sandor Ellix Katz
MaryJane’s Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook: For the Farmgirl in All of Us by MaryJane Butters
Eat, Pray, Love and Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert
Countryside Magazine
Mother Earth News Magazine
MaryJanes Farm Magazine