Below is a list of books to read suggested by members. If you have read something which inspired you in your CA journey and want to share, please email your suggestion to me on rebecca@base-uk.co.uk – happy reading!
Dirt – The Erosion of Civilizations by David R Montgomery
Growing a Revolution by David R Montgomery
The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms by Charles Darwin
Grassfed Nation by Graham Harvey
Everything I want to do is Illegal by Joel Salatin
Earth Matters by Prof Richard Bargett
Fertility Farming by Newman Turner
Holistic Mangement by Allan Savory
The Biological Farmer by Gary F Zimmer
Advanced Biological Farming by Gary F Zimmer
Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown
A Soil Owner’s Manual by Jon Stika
Plowman’s Folly by Edward H Faulkner
Managing Cover Crops Profitably by Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE)
The Clifton Park Farming System by Robert H Elliot
Road back to Nature by Masanobu Fukuoka
One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka
The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White
Farmer’s Glory by A.G. Street
The Living Soil by Lady Eve Balfour
An Agricultural Testament by Sir Albert Howard
Hosier Farming System by A J Hosier OBE and F H Hosier
Quality Agriculture by John Kemph – https://johnkempf.com/my-first-book-quality-agriculture-is-available-now/
Taming the Flood: Rivers, Wetlands and the Centuries-Old Battle Against Flooding by Jeremy Purseglove
Farmaram (audio) https://farmerama.co/category/cereal/
1800s mixed crops – lessons from the Agrostographia – https://farmerama.co/category/cereal/
Kiss The Ground by Josh Tickell – https://kisstheground.com/thebook/
Restoring Heritage Grains: The Culture, Biodiversity, Resilience and Cuisine of Ancient Wheats by Eli Rogosa