Here are some of the most helpful and interesting books related to farming that I have found. Click on the affiliate links to buy these books and help support the site. Thanks.
Farming
- You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise
- Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories From the Local Food Front
Permaculture
Homesteading
Gardening
Videos
Here are some videos I find important and inspiring.
Here are some products I use and recommend on the farm. I have also included amazon affiliate links so you can easily buy these products. Enjoy!
Tools
Hi-Lift Jack HL485 48″ – This jack is great for pulling out wooden posts, even if they have concrete on the bottom. You will need a chain as well to wrap around the post. | |
Maasdam Pow’R Pull PP100, Post Pull’R – This is the tool you want for removing T-Posts. This was a game changer for me. You can pull out T-Posts in about 10 seconds with this tool. | |
The Vegetable Wall of Fame
Here is the list of my favorite varieties of different types of vegetables. I will update this as I find better varieties from year to year. I am making decisions based on taste, beauty and how easy they are to grow.
Beets
Detroit Dark Red
Butternut Squash
Waltham Butternut
Carrots
St. Valery
Collard Greens
Georgia
Green Beans
Bountiful
Lettuce
Black Seeded Simpson
Forellenschluss
Onions
Yellow of Parma
Snap Peas
Sugar Snap
Spinach
Bloomsdale
Summer Squash
Yellow Crookneck
Swiss Chard
Five Color Silverbeet
Tomatoes
Brandywine
Green Zebra
Zucchini
Black Beauty