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Regenerative Resources (books & films)

A Sand County Almanac

Aldo Leopold

1949

Conservation, ecology, nature writing, sustainability, land ethics

A Small Farm Future

Chris Smaje

2020

Small-scale farming, sustainability, permaculture, resilience, food systems

An Agricultural Testament

Sir Albert Howard

1943

Soil health, organic farming, agriculture, sustainability, compost

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Barbara Kingsolver

2007

Local food, sustainability, agriculture, personal narrative, family

Beyond the War on Invasive Species

Tao Orion

2015

Ecology, invasive species, restoration, permaculture, sustainability

Braiding Sweetgrass

Robin Wall Kimmerer

2013

Indigenous wisdom, ecology, plants, botany, healing

Building Soils for Better Crops

Fred Magdoff, Harold van Es

2009

Soil health, sustainable agriculture, compost, soil biology, organic farming

Call of the Reed Warbler

Charles Massy

2017

Regenerative agriculture, biodiversity, ecosystems, soil health, sustainability

Change Here Now

Adam Brock

2017

Permaculture, sustainability, community, solutions, social change

Climate: A New Story

Charles Eisenstein

2018

Climate change, ecology, systems thinking, sustainability, solutions

Cows Save the Planet

Judith D. Schwartz

2013

Soil health, grazing, regenerative agriculture, climate change, sustainability

Deep Economy

Bill McKibben

2007

Economics, sustainability, community, environment, future

Dirt to Soil

Gabe Brown

2018

Regenerative agriculture, soil health, farming practices, sustainability, ecosystems

Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations

David R. Montgomery

2007

Soil erosion, history, agriculture, sustainability, civilization

Donut Economics

Kate Raworth

2017

Economics, sustainability, society, ecological balance, future

Eaarth

Bill McKibben

2010

Climate change, sustainability, environmentalism, future, adaptation

Earth Democracy

Vandana Shiva

2005

Globalization, sustainability, social justice, ecology, activism

Ecological Literacy

David W. Orr

1992

Education, sustainability, ecology, systems thinking, future

Everything Under the Sun

David Suzuki

2009

Ecology, sustainability, environmental science, advocacy, solutions

Farming While Black

Leah Penniman

2018

Agriculture, racial equity, food sovereignty, sustainability, community

Farming with the Wild

Daniel Imhoff

2003

Conservation, agriculture, biodiversity, sustainability, ecosystems

Full Planet, Empty Plates

Lester R. Brown

2012

Food security, sustainability, population, agriculture, environment

Future Primitive Revisited

John Zerzan

2012

Civilization critique, sustainability, primitive living, ecology, future

Gaia's Garden

Toby Hemenway

2001

Permaculture, gardening, sustainability, ecosystems, design

Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth

James Lovelock

1979

Earth science, ecology, Gaia hypothesis, sustainability, systems thinking

Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World

Alan Weisman

1998

Sustainable development, community, resilience, ecology, solutions

Grazing Ecology and Management

M. J. Sampson

1994

Grazing, ecosystems, management, sustainability, soil health

Green Wizardry

John Michael Greer

2013

Sustainability, practical skills, permaculture, resilience, future

Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land

Gary Paul Nabhan

2013

Climate change, agriculture, resilience, sustainability, food systems

Growing a Revolution

David R. Montgomery

2017

Soil health, agriculture, history, sustainability, regeneration

Holistic Management

Allan Savory, Jody Butterfield

1999

Grazing, ecosystems, management, agriculture, sustainability

In Defense of Food

Michael Pollan

2008

Food systems, health, sustainability, consumerism, diet

In the Absence of the Sacred

Jerry Mander

1991

Indigenous wisdom, technology critique, sustainability, ecology, activism

Just Food

James E. McWilliams

2009

Food systems, ethics, sustainability, agriculture, consumerism

Kiss the Ground

Josh Tickell

2017

Soil health, climate change, agriculture, carbon sequestration, solutions

Lean Farm

Ben Hartman

2015

Efficiency, farming, sustainability, lean principles, productivity

Living Systems

Fritjof Capra

1997

Systems thinking, ecology, sustainability, science, philosophy

Man and Nature

George Perkins Marsh

1864

Environmental science, history, sustainability, ecology, conservation

Mycelium Running

Paul Stamets

2005

Fungi, ecosystems, mycology, bioremediation, sustainability

Nature's Best Hope

Douglas W. Tallamy

2020

Conservation, ecology, gardening, biodiversity, environmentalism

One-Straw Revolutionary

Larry Korn

2015

Natural farming, permaculture, sustainability, agriculture, philosophy

Organic No-Till Farming

Jeff Moyer

2011

No-till farming, organic farming, soil health, sustainability, practices

Our Ecological Footprint

Mathis Wackernagel, William Rees

1996

Sustainability, ecological footprint, environment, solutions, conservation

Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change

William R. Catton Jr.

1980

Ecology, sustainability, population, environmental science, future

Perennial Vegetables

Eric Toensmeier

2007

Perennial crops, gardening, sustainability, food systems, biodiversity

Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability

David Holmgren

2002

Permaculture, principles, sustainability, design, ecosystems

Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World

Richard Heinberg

2004

Energy, sustainability, resilience, future, solutions

Regenerative Agriculture

Richard Perkins

2019

Farming, soil health, ecosystems, sustainability, agroecology

Regenerative Enterprise

Ethan Roland, Gregory Landua

2013

Business, sustainability, ecology, agriculture, economy

Regenesis

George Monbiot

2022

Regenerative agriculture, climate change, sustainability, ecosystems, future

Restoration Agriculture

Mark Shepard

2013

Permaculture, agroforestry, sustainable agriculture, ecosystems, biodiversity

Restoration Agriculture Design

Mark Shepard

2019

Permaculture, design, agriculture, sustainability, ecosystems

Sacred Economics

Charles Eisenstein

2011

Economics, gift economy, sustainability, society, spirituality

Sepp Holzer's Permaculture

Sepp Holzer

2011

Permaculture, farming, sustainability, resilience, ecosystems

Silent Spring

Rachel Carson

1962

Environmentalism, pesticides, ecology, public health, advocacy

Small is Beautiful

E.F. Schumacher

1973

Economics, sustainability, society, appropriate technology, philosophy

Soil Not Oil

Vandana Shiva

2008

Soil health, climate change, agriculture, sustainability, advocacy

Soil and Soul

Alastair McIntosh

2001

Community, sustainability, spirituality, social justice, environment

Sowing Seeds in the Desert

Masanobu Fukuoka

2012

Natural farming, sustainability, resilience, agriculture, philosophy

Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air

David JC MacKay

2008

Energy, sustainability, climate change, solutions, science

Teaming with Microbes

Jeff Lowenfels, Wayne Lewis

2006

Soil biology, microorganisms, gardening, compost, soil health

Teaming with Nutrients

Jeff Lowenfels

2013

Soil health, nutrients, gardening, sustainability, plant science

The Age of Sustainable Development

Jeffrey D. Sachs

2015

Development, sustainability, economics, policy, environment

The Art of Fermentation

Sandor Ellix Katz

2012

Fermentation, food preservation, health, sustainability, culinary arts

The Big Pivot

Andrew S. Winston

2014

Business, sustainability, climate change, strategy, solutions

The Biochar Solution

Albert Bates

2010

Soil health, carbon sequestration, biochar, sustainability, agriculture

The Biodynamic Farm

Herbert Koepf

1993

Biodynamic farming, soil health, sustainability, agriculture, ecosystems

The Bridge at the Edge of the World

James Gustave Speth

2008

Sustainability, economics, environment, society, future

The Call of the Land

Steven McFadden

2009

Sustainable agriculture, community, food systems, resilience, ecosystems

The Carbon Farming Solution

Eric Toensmeier

2016

Carbon sequestration, permaculture, agriculture, climate, soil

The Case for the Green New Deal

Ann Pettifor

2019

Politics, economics, sustainability, climate change, policy

The Collapse of Complex Societies

Joseph A. Tainter

1988

Archaeology, history, sustainability, societal collapse, complexity

The Ecology of Commerce

Paul Hawken

1993

Business, sustainability, ecology, commerce, solutions

The Ecology of Freedom

Murray Bookchin

1982

Ecology, society, politics, sustainability, freedom

The End of Growth

Richard Heinberg

2011

Economics, sustainability, energy, future, solutions

The Food Forest Handbook

Darrell Frey, Michelle Czolba

2017

Food forests, permaculture, gardening, sustainability, design

The Great Work

Thomas Berry

1999

Ecology, spirituality, sustainability, future, environment

The Hidden Half of Nature

David R. Montgomery, Anne Biklé

2015

Soil health, microbiome, gardening, sustainability, agriculture

The Humanure Handbook

Joseph Jenkins

1994

Composting, sustainability, sanitation, soil health, agriculture

The Lean Farm

Ben Hartman

2015

Efficiency, farming, sustainability, lean principles, productivity

The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables

Ben Hartman

2017

Sustainable farming, efficiency, productivity, vegetable growing, practices

The Living Soil

E. Balfour

1943

Soil health, organic farming, sustainability, agriculture, microbiology

The Long Emergency

James Howard Kunstler

2005

Energy, sustainability, peak oil, future, societal change

The Market Gardener

Jean-Martin Fortier

2014

Market gardening, sustainable farming, business, soil health, productivity

The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible

Charles Eisenstein

2013

Society, spirituality, sustainability, future, solutions

The Nature and Properties of Soils

Nyle C. Brady, Ray R. Weil

2007

Soil science, agriculture, sustainability, soil health, ecosystems

The Nature and Properties of Soils

Nyle C. Brady, Ray R. Weil

2007

Soil science, agriculture, sustainability, soil health, ecosystems

The New Organic Grower

Eliot Coleman

1989

Organic farming, market gardening, soil health, sustainability, practices

The Omnivore's Dilemma

Michael Pollan

2006

Food systems, agriculture, sustainability, consumerism, ethics

The Permaculture City

Toby Hemenway

2015

Permaculture, urban farming, sustainability, ecosystems, design

The Permaculture City

Toby Hemenway

2015

Permaculture, urban farming, sustainability, ecosystems, design

The Permaculture Handbook

Peter Bane

2012

Permaculture, homesteading, sustainable living, gardening, design

The Permaculture Way

Graham Bell

1992

Permaculture, sustainability, gardening, community, resilience

The Power of Duck

Takao Furuno

2001

Integrated farming, permaculture, ducks, rice farming, sustainability

The Resilient Farm and Homestead

Ben Falk

2013

Permaculture, homesteading, sustainability, farming, resilience

The Sacred Balance

David Suzuki

1997

Ecology, sustainability, spirituality, science, environment

The Savory Institute's Handbook

Allan Savory

2015

Holistic management, grazing, sustainability, ecosystems, agriculture

The Soil Will Save Us

Kristin Ohlson

2014

Soil health, carbon sequestration, climate change, agriculture, sustainability

The Soil and Health

Sir Albert Howard

1947

Soil health, organic farming, agriculture, sustainability, ecosystems

The Systems View of Life

Fritjof Capra, Pier Luigi Luisi

2014

Systems thinking, sustainability, science, philosophy, ecology

The Third Plate

Dan Barber

2014

Food systems, sustainability, agriculture, culinary arts, future of food

The Unsettling of America

Wendell Berry

1977

Agriculture, culture, society, environmentalism, sustainability

The Vegetarian Myth

Lierre Keith

2009

Diet, agriculture, ethics, sustainability, personal narrative

The Wealth of Nature

John Michael Greer

2011

Economics, sustainability, ecology, natural resources, future

Thinking in Systems: A Primer

Donella H. Meadows

2008

Systems thinking, sustainability, ecology, economics, solutions

This Changes Everything

Naomi Klein

2014

Climate change, capitalism, sustainability, social justice, advocacy

To Life! A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking

Harold S. Kushner

1993

Philosophy, spirituality, sustainability, community, ethics

Turning Point

Fritjof Capra

1982

Science, philosophy, sustainability, systems thinking, future

Water for Any Farm

Mark Shepard

2019

Water management, permaculture, agriculture, sustainability, ecosystems

What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire

Timothy Scott Bennett

2007

Ecology, collapse, sustainability, personal narrative, future

Wild Fermentation

Sandor Ellix Katz

2003

Fermentation, food preservation, health, sustainability, culinary arts

Your Money or Your Life

Joe Dominguez, Vicki Robin

1992

Personal finance, sustainability, simplicity, ethics, lifestyle

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