Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
These are the gardening books that changed everything for me.
I grew up gardening—backyard food production, farmers markets, and even some time on a blueberry farm. But over the years, my thinking shifted. I started asking different questions: not just how to grow food, but what kind of systems I was creating, what those systems were doing to the land, and who else they were feeding beyond me.
This video is a walk through the books that shaped that shift. Some are practical. Some are philosophical. All of them pushed me to think differently about gardening, food, soil, and self-sufficiency.
Whether you're just getting started or you’ve been growing for years, I hope a few of these books spark something for you too.
👇 Mentioned in this video:
• Square Foot Gardening – Mel Bartholomew: amzn.to/45zfgfR
• Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on ¼ Acre – Brett Markham: amzn.to/44dnAPS
• The Living Soil Handbook – Jesse Frost: amzn.to/3G7fL6q
• Restoration Agriculture – Mark Shepard: amzn.to/45vaWy4
• Bringing Nature Home – Doug Tallamy: amzn.to/4kSGH99
• Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants – Samuel Thayer: amzn.to/3ZDOm2E
• The Art of the Commonplace – Wendell Berry: amzn.to/4kRM9ZJ
Have a book that shaped your thinking? Drop it in the comments—I’m always looking for good reading.
#gardening #books #regenerativeagriculture #nativelandscaping #selfsufficiency
These are the gardening books that changed everything for me.
I grew up gardening—backyard food production, farmers markets, and even some time on a blueberry farm. But over the years, my thinking shifted. I started asking different questions: not just how to grow food, but what kind of systems I was creating, what those systems were doing to the land, and who else they were feeding beyond me.
This video is a walk through the books that shaped that shift. Some are practical. Some are philosophical. All of them pushed me to think differently about gardening, food, soil, and self-sufficiency.
Whether you're just getting started or you’ve been growing for years, I hope a few of these books spark something for you too.
👇 Mentioned in this video:
• Square Foot Gardening – Mel Bartholomew: amzn.to/45zfgfR
• Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on ¼ Acre – Brett Markham: amzn.to/44dnAPS
• The Living Soil Handbook – Jesse Frost: amzn.to/3G7fL6q
• Restoration Agriculture – Mark Shepard: amzn.to/45vaWy4
• Bringing Nature Home – Doug Tallamy: amzn.to/4kSGH99
• Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants – Samuel Thayer: amzn.to/3ZDOm2E
• The Art of the Commonplace – Wendell Berry: amzn.to/4kRM9ZJ
Have a book that shaped your thinking? Drop it in the comments—I’m always looking for good reading.
#gardening #books #regenerativeagriculture #nativelandscaping #selfsufficiency
