Resources

Below are some of the resources that we've found most helpful or inspiring on a variety of topics we're interested in.  If you find yourself interested, too, take a look below for a good starting place or two.

*In process...More coming soon!*

Simple Living
Made from Scratch by Jenna Woginrich
Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin
Radical Homemakers by Shannon Hayes
Living Simply with Children by Marie Sherlock
Seven Times The Sun by Shea Darian
Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin
The Simple Living Guide by Janet Luhrs
The Good Life by Scott and Helen Nearing
Simple Living Network
Mother Earth News

Food
Modern Food Industry/Production
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Food Rules by Michael Pollan
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Food Politics by Marion Nestle

Local Food/Farming Writing
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Plenty by Alisa Smith and J.B. Mackinnon
Bringing It to the Table by Wendell Berry
Full Moon Feast by Jessica Prentice

Preserving/Cooking
Preserving Summer's Bounty by the Rodale Food Center
Ball Blue Book of Preserving
So Easy to Preserve
The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters

Gardening/Farming
Vegetables
The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C. Smith
The Self Sufficient Suburban Garden by Jeff Ball
The Bountiful Container by Rose Marie Nichols McGee & Maggie Stuckey
The Backyard Homestead by Carleen Madigan
Mother Earth News

Chickens, etc.
Living with Chickens by Jay Rossier
BackYardChickens.com
Beekeeping for Dummies by Howland Blackiston
The Backyard Homestead by Carleen Madigan

Crafting/Creating
The Creative Family by Amanda Blake Soule
Handmade Home by Amanda Blake Soule

Kids' Books (more books and authors to come...)
Cowboy Bunnies by Christine Loomis
Caps for Sale by Esther Slobodkina
Just Enough and Not Too Much
The Searcher and The Old Tree
Punk Farm
Punk Farm on Tour
Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell
Little Red Caboose
How I Became A Pirate
Pirates Don't Change Diapers
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss
The Super Hungry Dinosaur by Martin Waddell
Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems
But Not The Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
Ox Cart Man