Book Reviews Book Review: Barefoot Biodynamics: How Cows, Compost and Community Help Us Understand Rudolph Steiner’s Agriculture Course, by Jeff Poppen Chelsea Green Publishers, 2024, 194 pages, $21.95 This book is not about farming without shoes!…Pam DawlingOctober 29, 2024
Book Reviews Water-Wise Gardening Steve Solomon 2022, 191 pages, 6.1 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches. $18.99 on Amazon. Good…Pam DawlingAugust 25, 2024
Book Reviews The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food: A Crop-by-Crop Reference for 62 Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts and Herbs Book Review The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food: A Crop-by-Crop Reference for 62…Pam DawlingJuly 28, 2024
Book Reviews Book Review: The New Seed Starters Handbook Nancy Bubel with Jean Nick, 2018, 452 pages Book Review by Pam Dawling, Author of…Pam DawlingApril 26, 2024
Book Reviews The Barefoot Farmer, Volumes I and II The Barefoot Farmer, Volumes I and II. Jeff Poppen, 2001 and 2021, 233 and 221…Pam DawlingMarch 26, 2024
Book Reviews The Lean Micro Farm: How to Get Small, Embrace Local, Live Better, and Work Less The Lean Micro Farm: How to Get Small, Embrace Local, Live Better, and Work Less.…Pam DawlingJanuary 30, 2024
Book Reviews The Winter Market Gardener: A Successful Grower’s Handbook for Year-Round Harvests The Winter Market Gardener: A Successful Grower’s Handbook for Year-Round Harvests, Jean-Martin Fortier and Catherine…Pam DawlingDecember 27, 2023
Book Reviews Many Hands Make a Farm: 47 Years of Questioning Authority, Feeding a Community and Building an Organic Movement This little book is not a how-to-farm book, but a very readable memoir-plus-life-philosophy of two…Pam DawlingNovember 24, 2023
Book Reviews Microbe Science for Gardeners: Secrets to Better Plant Health Book Review by Pam Dawling Microbe Science for Gardeners: Secrets to Better Plant Health, Robert…VABF AdminOctober 26, 2023
Book Reviews The Ecological Farm: A Minimalist No-Till, No-Spray, Selective Weeding, Grow-Your-Own-Fertilizer System of Organic Agriculture Book Review by Pam Dawling The Ecological Farm: A Minimalist No-Till, No-Spray, Selective Weeding, Grow-Your-Own-Fertilizer…Pam DawlingSeptember 25, 2023
Book Reviews The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables Book Review The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables, Adam Alexander, Chelsea…VABF AdminAugust 28, 2023
Book Reviews The Home-Scale Forest Garden: How to Plan, Plant and Tend a Resilient Edible Landscape The Home-Scale Forest Garden: How to Plan, Plant and Tend a Resilient Edible Landscape, Dani…VABF AdminJuly 25, 2023
Book Reviews Compost Science for Gardeners, Simple Methods for Nutrient Rich Soil Compost Science for Gardeners, Simple Methods for Nutrient Rich Soil, Robert Pavlis, New Society Publishers,…VABF AdminJune 21, 2023
Book Reviews Compact Farms: 15 Proven Plans for Market Farms on 5 Acres or Less, Compact Farms: 15 Proven Plans for Market Farms on 5 Acres or Less, Josh Volk,…VABF AdminMay 23, 2023
Book Reviews Plant Science for Gardeners: Essentials for Growing Better Plants Plant Science for Gardeners: Essentials for Growing Better Plants, Robert Pavlis, New Society Publishers, June…VABF AdminApril 25, 2023
Book Reviews The Two-Wheel Tractor Handbook, Small-Scale Equipment and Innovative Techniques for Boosting Productivity Book Review: The Two-Wheel Tractor Handbook, Small-Scale Equipment and Innovative Techniques for Boosting Productivity, Zach…VABF AdminMarch 23, 2023
Book Reviews Practical No-Till Farming: A Quick and Dirty Guide to Organic Vegetable and Flower Growing Book Review Practical No-Till Farming: A Quick and Dirty Guide to Organic Vegetable and Flower…VABF AdminFebruary 22, 2023
Book Reviews Farming on the Wild Side, The Evolution of a Regenerative Organic Farm and Nursery Book Review Farming on the Wild Side, The Evolution of a Regenerative Organic Farm and…VABF AdminJanuary 23, 2023
Book Reviews From The Ground Up, Columns from the Princess Anne Independent News Book Review From The Ground Up, Columns from the Princess Anne Independent News, John D…VABF AdminDecember 26, 2022
Book Reviews Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate Book Review Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate, expanded and updated second…VABF AdminNovember 22, 2022