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I was looking at my bookshelf and started wondering what your favorite books on farming and selling at farmers markets were. My four favorites are: The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman; You Can Farm by Joel Salatin; The Flower Farmer by Lynn Byczynski; and Dynamic Farmers Marketing by Jeff Ishee.
-- Murray in ME (lkdmfarm@megalink.net), March 20, 2002
Hi Murray, Got a few wooks on the subject and have order several more. If there is an eastern version of the Sunset Western Gardner, I would recommend it. It makes a very good reference book. A book which was received yesterday is very good for Companion Planting: The name is Rodale's Companion Planting. Got less than $30 total in both books. The books were procured through: edwardrhamilton.com amazon.com
-- ken (you@surfbest.net), March 20, 2002.
I've got a lot of how-to farming books, but my absolute favorite book about farming is The Farming Game by Bryan Jones. It's a humorous little book about all of the different types of people involved in the farming game. I know, and I'm sure all of us know, many people who are exactly like the characters in this book. I can even see myself in it. I've enjoyed it every time I've read it.
-- Fran (on MD's Eastern Shore) (simpleplesurzfrm@dmv.com), March 20, 2002.
The Farming Game is one of my favorites as well. One of the best books I have read about farming is Booker T. Whatley's "How To Make $100,000 Farming 25 Acres". My other favorite is "The Small Commercial Garden: How To Make $10,000 a Year in Your Backyard" by Dan Haakenson. Also, if you can find it, "Cash From Square Foot Gardening" by Mel Bartholomew.
-- Elizabeth (ekfla@aol.com), March 20, 2002.
I enjoyed My Small Country Living by Jeanine McMullen, and also First Person Rural by Noel Perrin, is kind of cute.I would like to narrow the question to best book about selling at farmers' markets because I am doing that this year for the first time. I need to know ways to make the produce stay fresh and attractive and appealing -- even down to the choice of containers and such.
-- TD Matheny (theny@intrex.net), March 20, 2002.
Check out the catalog from ACRES - USA (800) 355-5313 or www.acresusa.com. They put out a catalog of hundreds of great books on farming. They have books on any subject you can think of about agriculture. They have books from $5 to video classes for $300 and everything in between.
-- David in NH (grayfoxfarm@mcttelecom.com), March 20, 2002.
TD, My favorites that relate to farmers markets are: The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman; The Flower Farmer by Lynn Byczynski; and Dynamic Farmers Marketing by Jeff Ishee. They are very helpful.
-- Murray in ME (lkdmfarm@megalink.net), March 21, 2002.
I like the gardening books I got at JerryBaker.com,and they work.Pam
-- pam (pams65@hotmail.com), March 21, 2002.
I'm not a farmer, by any means, nor a homesteader who has put book reading into much real experience, but JD Berlanger gave this book a glowing review.It is named "Husbandry", by Nathan Griffith, a virtual how-to-get- started manuel on living on the land. It has extensive farming / crop information, as well relating animal raising practices fairly extensively.
He has a website which I cannot recall the name, but the name of the self published book is Cobblemead publications, located in Trout, West Virginia. I bought a copy of the book ($20.00 more or less), and thought it well worth the money.
-- j.r. guerra in s. tx. (jrguerra@boultinghousesimpson.com), March 21, 2002.
Without the Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery I would have never attempted the move from suburbs to farm. LOVE IT! Still use it after all these years.
-- Gayle in KY (gayleannesmith@yahoo.com), March 26, 2002.