This section is for those who have attended classes or meetups where we have discussed books or other resources. These are some (very few) of the books and such we recommend and discuss frequently. If you are have a particular question or need, feel welcome to contact us. Last Updated: 12/28/2024
Books & Such
Home Gardening/Landscaping
Doug Tallamy - Nature’s Best Hope
Doug Tallamy - Bringing Nature Home
Uli Lorimer - The Northeast Native Plant Primer
Lee Reich - Landscaping With Fruit
Dani Baker - The Home Scale Forest Garden
Agriculture/Culture
Wendell Berry - The Unsettling of America
Masanobu Fukuoka - The One Straw Revolution
Michael Foley - Farming for the Long Haul
Mark Shepherd - Restoration Agriculture
Mark Bittman - Animal, Vegetable, Junk
Permaculture/Ecological Design
Bill Mollison - Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual
David W. Orr - The Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention
Aranya, Patrick Whitefield - Permaculture Design: A Step By Step Guide
Toby Hemenway - The Permaculture City
Toby Hemenway - Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture
Ben Falk - The Resilient Farm and Homestead
Andrew Faust - Earth is Our Home
Green & Natural Building
Ianto Evans, Michael G. Smith - The Hand-Sculpted House
Knowledge/Understanding/Misc.
Thomas Berry - The Great Work
Thomas Berry - The Dream of Earth
Brian Fagan - Climate Chaos
Fred Pearce - The New Wild
Tom Wessels - Reading the Forested Landscape
Suzanne Simard - Finding the Mother Tree
Rachel Carson - Silent Spring
Aldo Leopold - Sand County Almanac
E.O. Wilson - Half Earth
Podcasts/Movies
INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective
Helpful Links & Information.
Local Capital District Businesses We Recommend
Jessecology (Pollinator Gardens & Native Plants)
More Trees Arborist Collective (ISA Certified Arborists)
Site Analysis / Gardening / Landscaping / Etc.
Frost Dates By Zip Code
Find Your USDA Hardiness Zone
Soil Temperature Map
Seed Starting Calculator
Fruition Seeds’ Plant Now! - Amazing resources for planting in Zones 4-6
Web Soil Survey
National Weather Service - Helpful for rainfall data/etc.
National Weather Service - Northeast Regional Climate Center
Topozone - Somewhat helpful topography if not using GIS
Google Earth Online
Misc. Helpful Resources
Homegrown National Park
Seeds / Supplies / Organizations
Permaculture Institute of North America
The Permaculture Institute
Hudson Valley Seed Co.
Prairie Moon Nursery
Dawn’s Wild Things (local to Capital District, NY)
Home Earth Alliance (local to Capital District, NY)