BOOKS & CALENDARS
532BECOMING A BIODYNAMIC FARMER OR GARDENER(Written and compiled by Malcolm and Susan Gardner)This handbook is a valuable resource not only for new or prospective trainees, but for everyone engaged in sustainable farming who works with such persons. The main chapters are titled: “Surveying your training options”; “Developing your own curriculum”; “Arranging an internship or apprenticeship”; and “Making the most of your training.” The chapters are supplemented by nine appendices that include detailed descriptions and contact information for over fifty training programs, ranging from seasonal apprenticeships to multi-year college-style courses, throughout North America and abroad; an extensive checklist of skills for charting training progress; sample work and learning contracts; advice for managing and resolving conflicts; farm safety and health tips; and much, much more. 95 pages. 531BEYOND BIOTECHNOLOGYNEW!SALE!(Craig Holdrege and Steve Talbott)Quote from Michael Pollan "Craig Holdrege and Steve Talbott's analysis of genetic engineering is the smartest, most original, and most compelling I have seen anywhere, in journalism or academia." In this book the authors evaluate current genetic science, exploring the potential uses of genetic engineering in agriculture and medicine, as well as the potential dangers, and help distinguish myth from fact. The authors also provide insight to some of the ethical questions around genetic engineering, like labeling, and offer a refreshing, whole-organism view, in contrast to the often over-simplistic reductionist one seen so often in today's science.Since we know how important it is for the information to be shared in this book, we are offering it reduced from the recommended retail price: Lists at $45.00. Highly recommended. 262 pages. Hard cover. 545FARMER JOHN'S COOKBOOKNEW!(FARMER JOHN PETERSON AND ANGELIC ORGANICS)Subtitled "The Real Dirt on Vegetables" (From the same CSA farm featured in the 2005 documentary "The Real Dirt on Farmer John"). This is the cookbook you've all been waiting for - 225 savory recipes grouped by season and by vegetable, with some great introductory articles about biodynamics and nutrition, as well as some history about Angelic Organics - including some great photos. Also includes a helpful, concise guide to storing vegetables (short-term), some lovely diagrams of all the different veggies, and a chart of when these veggies are available on the farm (in a northern climate). 360 pages. Soft cover.Grown by TT. 534GARDEN SEED INVENTORY(6th Edition)An outstanding resource for gardeners who want to work with open-pollinated varieties of vegetables. Also shown are the varieties which have been dropped from commercial availability in the United States. A monumental work of the SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE. We could not do our work at Turtle Tree Seed without it! 503 pages. Soft cover. 536GARDENING FOR LIFE THE BIODYNAMIC WAY(by Maria Thun)A practical introduction to a new art of gardening, sowing, planting and harvesting. A beautifully illustrated, comprehensive guide to biodynamic gardening. This book should be on every gardener's bookshelf. You will want to use it every day. Worth every penny. 128 pages. Soft cover; full color foldout. 538ORGANIC SEED PRODUCTION AND SAVING(by Bryan Connolly)One of the many manuals published by NOFA about organic farming practices. This concise guidebook to growing seed in the Northeast is easy to read and use. Within this slim volume is all of the information you might need to get started saving seed. Starting off with a good discussion of why open-pollinated varieties are beneficial, continuing with basic plant biology, specific crop types, and finishing up with some information about Northeast seed organizations. This book is filled with useful tips for the home and market grower. 112 pages. Soft cover. 540SEED TO SEED(New Edition by Suzanne Ashworth)General information and crop by crop instructions for the seed saver with specific techniques for 160 vegetables. Thorough and well researched. The best general guide for home seed savers. 320 pages. Soft cover.Grown by TT. 544STELLA NATURA CALENDAR 2009(Edited by Sherry Wildfeuer)Inspiration and practical advice for gardeners and farmers in working with cosmic rhythms. 40 page booklet folds out into a 12X18 in. wall calendar giving daily/monthly charts of the full range of planetary rhythms, with guidance in using their influences in gardening, and articles on interesting and relevant subjects for each month. 548THE WOODCHUCK'S GUIDE TO GARDENING(by Ron Krupp)From germinating seeds in spring to saving seeds in fall this book lends spirit and substance to the world of northern gardening and reconnects us to the cycle of the year through anecdotes, history, poetry, wit, politics, and down to earth organic/biodynamic gardening tips. Includes: foraging for wild plants, planting by the stars, putting foods by and gardening with children. 230 pages. Soft cover. 549TOWARD SAVING THE HONEYBEE(By Gunther Hauk)Pollination is essential for seed production and our food supply depends on the bees to do this important task. That the honey bee is having difficulty is certainly a concern for all, as our food supply rests on good seed. Written by Gunther Hauk, long-time biodynamic educator, points out certain practices in modern bee-keeping that could use some adjustment, but he asks us to get to know who the bee really is. We can recommend this book not only for beekeepers but for those who are looking to know more about nature and her ways. 80 pages. Soft cover. 550UNCERTAIN PERILNEW!(by Claire Hope Cummings)A balanced look at peril and hope: the peril of biotechnology and the industrialization of the seed supply, and the hope of grass roots seed efforts, local food systems, and the regenerative power of Nature. This 2008 book is an admirable blend of historical research, investigative journalism, and thoughtful commentary, ending with an epilogue exploring the spiritual dimensions of this important topic. Inspiring and informative, with many examples of positive solutions. A must read for anyone interested in our future. 232 pages. Hard cover. 530SPIRITUAL FOUNDATIONS FOR THE RENEWAL OF AGRICULTURE(by Rudolf Steiner)Translated by Creeger and Gardner. This course of eight lectures given in 1924 inaugurated the biodynamic farming and gardening movement. Soils, animals, plants, and landscapes are treated with a deep fundamental wisdom and understanding of the inner being of Nature and the Human Being. 328 pages. Soft cover. 
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