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Library Books

We have partnered with our local libraries to provide our community with access to many important and relevant books in many topics in the fields of farming, homesteading, organic gardening, herbalism, rain water catchment, food preservation, meat rabbit production, small home scale dairy production, and more. 


The library system spans 6 counties and books are accessible to residents living within Lincoln, Cabell, Wayne, Putnam, Logan, and Mingo counties. 


Once searching these titles below, you will find other titles that the public library system has to offer growers, makers, and builders in our community. The goal of any librarian is to help a person find the book they want to read, so if it is not in the system, let someone know or send a message to us and we will see what we can do! 

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU

A very special thank you is meant for Melissa Brown, Director of Lincoln County Libraries, for partnering with us on this project, seeing our vision, and supporting community in our area that want to learn new skills, acquire new knowledge, and become more self-sufficient. 

Our Recommendations


  • Salad Bar Beef by Joel Salatin
  • Folks, this ain't normal by Joel Salatin
  • Pastured Poultry Profit by Joel Salatin
  • Polyface Micro: Success with Livestock on a Homestead Scale by Joel Salatin
  • Polyface Designs: A Comprehensive Construction Guide for Scalable Farming Infrastructure by Joel Salatin, Chris Slattery, et al.
  • Homestead Tsunami: Good for Country, Critters, and Kids by Joel Salatin and Amy Fewell
  • Fields of Farmers: Interning, Mentoring, Partnering, Germinating by Joel Salatin
  • No risk Ranching: Custom Grazing on Leased Land by Greg Judy
  • Comeback Farms: Rejuvenating Soils, Pastures and Profits with Livestock Grazing Management by Greg Judy
  • The Independent Farmstead: Growing Soil, Biodiversity, and Nutrient-Dense Food with Grassfed Animals and Intensive Pasture Management by Beth Dougherty & Shawn Dougherty
  • The No-Till Organic Vegetable Garden by Daniel Mays
  • The Family Garden Plan by Melissa K. Norris
  • Attainable Sustainable: the Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living by Kris Bordesa
  • The Four Season Farm Gardener’s Cookbook by Barbara Damrosch & Eliot Coleman
  • The First Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables by Jessica Sowards
  • Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture by Gabe Brown
  • The Farm Girl’s Guide to Preserving the Harvest by Ann Accetta-Scott
  • Keeping a Family Cow: The Complete Guide for Home-Scale, Holistic Dairy Producers by Joann S. Grohman
  • Herbs for Children’s Health by Rosemary Gladstar
  • Homespun Mom Comes Unraveled by Shannon Hayes
  • Radical Homemakers by Shannon Hayes
  • Radical Remedies: An Herbalist's Guide to Empowered Self-Care by Brittany Ducham
  • The New Organic Grower, 3rd Edition: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener, 30th Anniversary Edition by Eliot Coleman
  • The Living Soil Handbook: The No-Till Grower's Guide to Ecological Market Gardening by Jesse Frost
  • Worms Eat My Garbage, 35th Anniversary Edition: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System: Compost Food Waste, Produce Fertilizer for Houseplants
  • The Homesteader’s Guide to Raising Rabbits: from Birth to Butcher by Megan Hight
  • Feeding Meat Rabbits for Free by Megan Hight
  • The drought resilient farm by Dale Strickler
  • The Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable by Juliette de Bairacli Levy
  • Harvesting Rainwater 2024 by Brad Allen
  • Harvesting Rainwater for Your Homestead in 9 days or less by Renee Dang
  • The Seed Garden: the art and practice of Seed Saving - produced by Seed Savers Exchange / edited by Lee Buttale & Shanyn Siegel
  • Holistic Goat Care: A Comprehensive Guide to Raising Healthy Animals, Preventing Common Ailments, and Troubleshooting Problems by Gianaclis Caldwell
  • Let it Rot: the Gardener’s Guide to Composting by Stu Campbell
  • Field guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs by Steven Foster & James A. Duke
  • The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner by Ann Larken Hanson
  • Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza
  • Medicinal Plants of Appalachia by Steve Chadde
  • Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew
  • The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook by James Green
  • The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies by Nicole Apelian PhD and Claude Davis
  • Everything Worth Preserving by Melissa K. Norris
  • The Rodale Book of Composting by Grace Gershuny & Deborah L. Martin
  • Herbal Remedies Handbook by Andrew Chevallier
  • Southeast Medicinal Plants by Coreypine Shane

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