Recommended Gardening and Farming Books

Here are some recommended reading for anyone who is interested in growing their own food.

All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew.  Grow more in less space!  The techniques in this book produce up to 4x the yield of traditional techniques on a given plot of ground and also remove a lot of back-breaking busy work that are the reason for so many failed gardens.  If you want to make the best use of your time and available space to grow a garden, I highly suggest reading this book.  Many folks even in the Holden area have tried these techniques and will vouch for their success.

You Can Farm by Joel Salatin.  I have not personally read this book, but have heard good things about it.  The book shows why most small farms (as little as 20 acres) fail and explains how a small farm can be made to turn a profit even in this world where corporate enterprises have put so many smaller farms out of business.