READING LIST Forest Gardening/Farming/Nut Growing etc

Remember! Some of the books can be obtained from the public library

Northern Nut Growers Association – a USA based organistion that has produced a couple of excellent books on growing nuts: www.northernnutgrowers.org/nutbooks.htm

Franks’ method of growing nuts etc from seed in growbags (UK): http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pfaf/message/3256"

Bender living – easy to make eco homes groups.yahoo.com/group/pfaf/message/3557
see also Photos of Bender Tent construction

Perennial Vegetables: From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A Gardener’s Guide to Ove 100 Delicious and Easy to Grow Edibles by Eric Toensmeierr

Edible Forest Gardens (2 part set) by Dave Jacke, with Eric Toensmeier

BBC The Natural World – Future of UK farming post oil – permaculture (etc) possibilities: video.google.com/videoplay?docid=415234...

Plants for a Future, main website – includes the plant database www.pfaf.org/index.php

Propagation Of Trees, Shrubs And Conifers. by Wilfrid G. Sheat – one of those must have books. Trust me, this goes through every species you might want describing the various propagation methods. Also tells you how to set up the ideal plant nursery. Relevant for the UK climate or similar. An old school gem. Worth buying.

How to Make a Forest Garden by Patrich Whitefield – UK based intorduction to making a forest garden. Excellent book.

The Grafters Handbook by R.J. Garner – recommended by many people in the know

Nuts. Their everyday Production and Everyday Uses by F N Howes – USA based

Gaia’s Garden – A Guide to Home Scale Permaculture by Toby Hemenway (new edition, August 2009)

A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants by Christopher Brickell (UK)

Nut Growers Handbook by Carroll D. Bush – USA based

The Improved Nut Trees of North America and How to Grow Them by Clarence A Reid and John Davidson – USA based, good one this.

Agroforestry Research Trust. (UK) – Sells various extremely useful books and publications ALSO seeds and plants!!: secure.agroforestry.co.uk/publs2003.html

Forest Gardening by Robert Hart. The classic work by the innovative genius describing his garden in Shropshire, England. Essential reading.

The Ultimate Fruit and Nut Guide (Exploring Woodland) by Susanna Lyle – excellent directry with useful info on propagation etc.

Method of easily growing big nutted trees and various other ramblings, (UK): groups.yahoo.com/group/pfaf/message/2622

Permaculture Magazine (UK). Excellent book list: www.permaculture.co.uk/main2.html

CREATING A FOREST GARDEN: Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops – long awaited excellent new book by Martin Crawford. Check out his Forest Garden CD also. These along with much other useful literature are available from the ART website secure.agroforestry.co.uk/publs2003.html