Resources

Interested in learning more?

Do you want to learn more about food forests, growing fruit, and gardening? We've collected a comprehensive (and always growing) set of resources to help you on your food growing path.

Expert resources

• Emily Steinwehe
• Tenth Acre Farm
• Community Food Forest Handbook
• Mark Shepard
• Savanna Institute
• Michael Phillips – Holistic Orchard Network
• Charlie Nardozzi – Edible Landscaping
• Emily Tepe – Artichokes and Zinnias Forest Blog
• Lee Reich
• Brett McLeod
• Toby Hemenway
• Green Books
• Edible Forest Gardens

Additional reading:

• Farming the Woods
• By: Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel
• Growing Organic Orchard Fruits
• By: Danny L. Barney
• The Harrowsmith Book of Fruit Trees
• By: Jennifer Bennett
• Gaia's Garden
• By: Toby Hemenway
• The Backyard Orchardist
• By: Stella Otto
• The Holistic Orchard
• By: Michael Phillips
• The New Food Garden
• By: Frank Tozer
• Grow Fruit Naturally
• By: Lee Reich
• Landscaping With Fruit: Strawberry ground covers, blueberry, hedges, grape arbors, and 39 other luscious fruits to make your yard an edible paradise (A Homeowners Guide)
• By: Lee Reich
• Growing a Permaculture Food Forest
• By: Caleb Warnock
• The Community Food Forest Handbook
• By: Catherine Bukowski and John Munsell
• Forest Gardening in Practice
• By: Tomas Remiarz
• Growing Good Food
• By: Acadia Tucker

Great For Beginners:

• The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food
• By: Tanya L.K. Denckla
• The Garden Primer
  
• By: Barbara Damrosch