Helpful Resources for Homesteaders
BOOKS (how-to)
* Any of the books by Joel Salatin
* Grass Fed Cattle by Julius Ruechel
* Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown
* Compost Tea Making by Marc Remillard
* Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Applehof
* Teaming With Microbes by Jeff Lowenfels
* Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets
* The No-Till Organic Vegetable Farm by Daniel Mays
* Weeds, Control Without Poisons by Charles Walters, Jr.
* Mini-Farming- Self Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre by Brett Markham
* Backyard Homestead Guides by Gail Damerow
* Storey's Guides (various topics and authors on raising homestead livestock
* Holistic Resource Management by Alan Savory
BOOKS (Soil and Human/Planet Health & Background)
* Dirt The Erosion of Civilization by David Montgomery
* Kiss the Ground by Josh Tickell
* Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price, DDS
* Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon
* Nourishing Histories by Sally Fallon Morell
* The Microbiome Breakthrough by Raphael Kellman, MD
* Let's Talk SH!T by Sabine Hazan, MD
* Eat Dirt by Dr. Josh Axe
* The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
* Animal Vegetable Junk by Mark Bittman
* Our Stolen Future by Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, John Peterson Myers
* The Invisible Rainbow by Arthur Firstenberg
* Perilous Bounty by Tom Philpott
* The Meat Racket by Christopher Leonard
* The Chain by Ted Genoways
* Defending Beef by Nicolette Hahn Niman
* Food What the Heck Should I Eat (and others) by Dr. Mark Hyman
WEBSITES
* Dr Elaine Ingham; soil health case studies and education videos: www.soilfoodweb.com
* Dr Weston Price--Nutrition and Health: www.westonaprice.org
* Regenerative Ag: https://johnkempf.com/
* Short paper on dangers of Glyphosate/Roundup: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/child-health-topics/known-culprits/glyphosate/understanding-the-basics-of-glyphosate/
* Safe, Vinegar based replacement for Roundup--works great! https://contactorganics.com/
* Hazards of Glyphosate/Roundup and alternatives: https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/pesticides/roundup/alternatives/
PODCASTS
* John Kempf: Regenerative Agriculture Podcast (Science & How to Grow Soil)
- Episode #79: Joe Lewis-Plants alerting parasitic wasps to presence of caterpillars (2/24/22)
- Episode #67: Jesse Frost-No till Market Garden (3/31/21)
* Dr. Josh Axe: The Dr. Axe Show (Health)
- Episode "Dr. Zach Bush: How Soil Health Impacts Human Health (11/4/21)
* Dr. Mark Hyman: The Doctor's Farmacy (Health)
* Wise Traditions (Weston A. Price Foundation) (www.westonaprice.org)
- Episode #316 "Ancient Healing Seawater"-Robert Slovak
- Episode #155 "The Isaac Newton of Nutrition"-Chris Masterjohn
- Episode #284 "How to Have a Healthy Pregnancy"-Sally Fallon Morell
- Episode #329 "Bringing Up Baby"-Sally Fallon Morell
- Episode #198 "The Buzz on Bees & Honey"-Dr. Leo Sharashkin
- So many others too numerous to itemize
YouTube
* Chris Trump: Korean Natural Farming (Numerous)
* Greg Judy: Rotational Grazing (Numerous)
* Ray Archuleta (Numerous)
* Gabe Brown (Numerous)
* Howard Vlieger (Numerous on GMOs & Glyphosate issues)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNKtLf-MaiU
* Dr. David Johnson "Bioreactor"
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=195&v=XIB4QSEMzdg
TED TALKS
* Dan Knights: How we Study Microbes Living in Your Gut (data analyzes microbiome of US immigrants and how it shifts over time.
MOVIES
* Food Inc
* Kiss the Ground
* The Biggest Little Farm
* Fresh (Documentary, 2009)
* The Magic Pill
* Farmer's Footprint: https://farmersfootprint.us/watch/
ARTICLES
* Caution for Compost: NC State Extension Herbicide Carryover:
* JR Bolling Farm story can't find living worms:
- https??www.ecofarmingdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/August16_Down-the-Wormhole.pdf
* Violent behavior and diet connection: