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Recommended Books
my personal reading list by topic.
permaculture & homesteading
for both aspiring & experienced homesteaders, growers, foragers, & everyday folks looking to design a more prepared, resilient life.
- Gaia’s Garden – Toby Hemenway
- herbal medicine makers handbook – james green
- Natures garden – samuel thayer
- Permaculture: A designers manual – bill mollison
- practical permaculture – jessi bloom
- regenerative soil: the science and solutions – matt powers
- retro suburbia – david holmgren
- the renewable energy handbook – william kemp
- the resilient farm and homestead – ben falk
- thriving during challenging times: the energy, food and financial independence handbook – cam mather
- wildcrafted fermentation – pascal baudar
Philosophy & liberty
for thinkers and seekers who want to dig deeper into voluntaryism, decentralization, the roots of self governance, and finding purpose & meaning.
- mans search for meaning – Victor Frankl
- 12 rules for life – jordan b. peterson
- seeing like a state – James c. scott
- shadows of power – james perloff
- the art of not being governed – james c. scott
- the rape of the mind – Joost Meerloo
parenting
for parents raising dragon slayers in an age where there are indeed dragons to slay.
- free range kids – lenore skenazy
wealth, finance & business
for the entrepreneurs, the business owners, and the blue collar workers looking to build greater financial resilience.
- broken money: why our financial system is failing us and how we can make it better – lyn alden
- 4 hour work week – tim farris
- Rich Dad poor dad – robert kiwasaki
- the bitcoin standard – saifedean ammous
- the richest man in babylon – george s. clason
history
learn from the past, prepare in the present, design for the future.
- 1491: new revelations of the americas before columbus – charles c. mann
- ordinary men – christopher r. browning
experts to follow
trusted voices in the space.
(click on the image or expert name to visit their site.)
Matt Powers
Matt Powers is a regenerative educator, author, and soil biology expert best known for Regenerative Soil. He wrote the first-ever book on soil microscopy for growers, bridging cutting-edge science with practical permaculture for farmers, homesteaders, and educators worldwide.
Jack Spirko
Jack Spirko is the founder and host of The Survival Podcast, a daily show that’s inspired millions to build self-sufficiency, resilience, and personal liberty. A no-bullshit voice in the modern preparedness and permaculture movements, Jack has spent over 15 years teaching people how to walk away from the systems that don’t serve them and create […]
Geoff Lawton
Geoff is a world-renowned permaculture designer, educator, and consultant. A direct student of Bill Mollison, he’s spent decades regenerating landscapes, mentoring the next generation, and proving that Permaculture works – anywhere.
Ben Falk
Ben Falk is a permaculture designer, homesteader, and author of The Resilient Farm and Homestead. Known for his cold-climate systems in Vermont, he’s a leader in applying regenerative design to real-world living.
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Documentaries
mind-blowing documenaries worth your time
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Bill Mollison In Grave Danger of Falling Food 1989
Bill Mollison’s classic Permaculture doc exposing the global food crisis – and how local, regenerative systems can solve it.
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