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