A listing of our recommended books to read. Many of the books in question are available for checkout within our public library system. Reading and learning bring joy to one’s life, so spend some time with these books to read because they’ll help you grow in a variety of ways.

Saving More Than Seeds: Practices and Politics of Seed Saving
Routledge
2013
Routledge
2013

Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners, 2nd ed.
Seed Savers Exchange
2002
Seed Savers Exchange
2002

Saving Vegetable Seeds
Storey Publishing
2014
Storey Publishing
2014

The New Vegetable Growers Handbook: A Users Manual for the Organic Vegetable Garden
Green Man Pub.
2013
Green Man Pub.
2013

How to Grow More Vegetables (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine, 8th ed.
Ten Speed Press
2012
Ten Speed Press
2012

The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food
Chelsea Green Pub.
2012
Chelsea Green Pub.
2012

The Heirloom Life Gardener: The Baker Creek Way of Growing Your Own Food Easily and Naturally, 1st ed.
Hyperion
2011
Hyperion
2011

The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds: 322 Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers, Fruits, Trees, and Shrubs
Storey Pub.
2011
Storey Pub.
2011

The Beginner’s Guide to Growing Heirloom Vegetables: The 100 Easiest-to-Grow, Tastiest Vegetables for Your Garden
Timber Press
2011
Timber Press
2011



Seed Sowing and Saving: Step-By-Step Techniques for Collecting
Storey Communications
1998
Storey Communications
1998

Epic Tomatoes: How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of All Time
Storey Publishing
2015
Storey Publishing
2015

Seedswap: The Gardener’s Guide to Saving and Swapping Seeds
Roost Books
2013
Roost Books
2013

Mini Farming: Self Sufficiency on a 1/4 Acre
Skyhorse Pub.
2010
Skyhorse Pub.
2010

Raised-Bed Vegetable Gardening Made Simple: The Three-Module Home Vegetable Garden
Countryman Press
2010
Countryman Press
2010

The Plant Propagator’s Bible
Rodale
2007
Rodale
2007

Planting the Future: Saving Our Medicinal Herbs
Healing Arts Press
2000
Healing Arts Press
2000

Edible Landscaping, 2nd ed.
Sierra Club Books
2010
Sierra Club Books
2010

The Manual of Seed Saving: Harvesting, Storing, and Sowing Techniques for Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruits
Translation of: Handbuch Samenga rtnerei. Sorten erhalten. Vielfalt vermehren. Gemu se geniessen.
Timber Press
2013
Translation of: Handbuch Samenga rtnerei. Sorten erhalten. Vielfalt vermehren. Gemu se geniessen.
Timber Press
2013

Heirloom Vegetable Gardening: A Master Gardener’s Guide to Planting, Growing, Seed Saving, and Cultural History, 1st ed.
Henry Holt and Company
1997
Henry Holt and Company
1997

The Valley of Heart’s Delight: A Silicon Valley Notebook 1963-2001
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2002
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2002


Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener’s and Farmer’s Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving
Little, Brown, and Co.
2000
Little, Brown, and Co.
2000