Books:

The New Organic Grower by Elliot Coleman.
A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener-
Our main man, Elliot Coleman has brought tools, tricks and trades of Organic
Farming to the mainstream.  To him, we are eternally grateful.  If you would like to
farm for profit on 1-4 acres, this would be your first step.  

Four Season Harvest by Elliot Coleman.
Organic Vegetables from Your Home All Year Long-
Here, Elliot has done it again!  An amazing book on how to eat fresh produce all
winter long.  Takes a detailed look on how they do it in Europe and passes on all
that info to us.  More small scale gardener friendly than above.

Solar Gardening by Leandre Poisson and Gretchen Vogel Poisson.
Growing Vegetables Year-Round the American Intensive Way-
A very detailed book on growing food year-round.  It combines Chinese Intensive
with French Intensive gardening techniques to create the American Intensive
Way.  Neat book for the handy man who would like to create super efficient cold
frames.  All phases of gardening covered.

Greenhouse Gardener's Companion by Shane Smith.
Growing Food & Flowers in Your Greenhouse or Sunspace
If you've got a greenhouse, you'll want this book around.  And if you don't have a
greenhouse, you'll want one because there isn't anything you can't grow.  Shane
will show you how.

How to Grow More Vegetables* by John Jeavons.
(and fruits, nuts, berries, grains, and other crops)* than you ever thought possible
on less land than you can imagine
I think that says it all.  Great for composting and gardening on the cheap.  This is
the work passed down from the great Alan Chadwick.  Their results are so
outstanding that they call their work "GROW BIOINTENSIVE"(R).  Very descriptive.

No-Work Garden Book by Ruth Stout.
Secrets of famous year-round mulch method.
I know what you're thinking.....Believe me, it's true.  You do have to set yourself up,
though, but once you do, you'll be amazed.  I tell you what, I'll sell my copy to you
for ONE MILLION DOLLARS!  This is the book to have when you make too many soil
blocks!  A Rodale Classic.

The One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka.
An Introduction to Natural Farming
My personal favorite.  Mr Fukuoka is a Japanese Farmer who grows fruits,
vegetables and grains in the most natural way imagined.  IT WORKS!  Also, a nice
ecological philosophy from this Zen farmer.  Another Rodale Classic.

The Compost Tea Brewing Manual by Dr. Elaine R. Ingham.
Latest Recipes, Methods and Research
Dr. Ingham is the compost tea guru.  We use compost tea almost exclusively on
our farm because a.) it works wonders b.) it's cheap to make it yourself, maybe
even free!  c.) it's so much fun!  And, so, this is the book.  I've had the pleasure of
studying under Dr. Ingham, and can attest that she knows farming and soil biology.


Seeds of Change by Ken Ausubel
The Living Treasure : The Passionate Story of the Growing Movement to Restore
Biodiversity and Revolutionize the Way We Think About Food
This is the book that started it all for me.  Kenny Ausubel was one of the founders
of Seeds of Change.  Excellent story, easy read, environmental awareness
through gardening.


Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof
The quickest, easiest way for gardeners to start learning about worms and then
get growing them.  Kind of the pocket guide to raising Red worms.  

Gardening West of the Cascades by Steve Soloman
Steve is the "Elliot Coleman of the Pacific Northest".  Try using his techniques
coupled with soil blocks.  You'll be a very happy blocker if you read this.
Resources
Study anyone who's great, and you'll find that they apprenticed to a master,
or several masters.  Therefore, if you want to achieve greatness, renown,
and superlative success, you must apprentice to a master.  -Robert Allen
Gardeners have been passing down secrets of their trade
since the dawn of mankind.  Here is our list of resources
that have inspired and taught us almost everything we
know about gardening and soil blocks.