Reading List

Gardening Books

Get some seeds from the Seed Library at the Berea Branch and check out these books on gardening to get started!
All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew
All New Square Foot Gardening
Mel Bartholomew
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Barbara Kingsolver
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture by Toby Hemenway
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture
Toby Hemenway
Heirloom Plants by Thomas Etty & Lorraine Harrison
Heirloom Plants
Thomas Etty & Lorraine Harrison
How to Grow More Vegetables by John Jeavons
How to Grow More Vegetables
John Jeavons
Kiss the Ground by Josh Tickell
Kiss the Ground
Josh Tickell
Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza
Lasagna Gardening
Patricia Lanza
Lasagna Gardening for Small Spaces by Patricia Lanza
Lasagna Gardening for Small Spaces
Patricia Lanza
Maria Rodale's Organic Gardening by Maria Rodale
Maria Rodale's Organic Gardening
Maria Rodale
Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability by David Holmgren
Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability
David Holmgren
Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners by Suzanne Ashworth
Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners
Suzanne Ashworth
Square Foot Gardening with Kids by Mel Bartholomew
Square Foot Gardening with Kids
Mel Bartholomew
The Edible Front Yard by Ivette Soler
The Edible Front Yard
Ivette Soler
The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener by Deborah L. Martin & Grace Gershuny
The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener
Deborah L. Martin & Grace Gershuny
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