Deep Ecology (Key People-heros & some of their works)
- Theodore Rozak - "The Voice of the Earth"
- Rupert Sheldrake - "The Rebirth of Nature", "The Seven Experiments the Changed the World"
- David Bohm - "Implicate Order"
- James Lovelock - the Gaia Principle
- Werner Heisenberg - The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
- Arne Naen - "Thinking Like a Mountain" he developed the term "eco-self"
- Daniel Quinn - "Ishmael"
Also check out:
- "The Dream of the Earth" - Thomas Berry
- "Ecopsychology" - Theodore Roszak, Mary E. Games, Allen D. Kanner
- "Deep Ecology for the 21st Century" - George Sessions
Home Gardening
- "How to Grow More Vegetables" - John Javis
- "Seed to Seed" - Sazanne Ashworth
- "Amaranth to Zai Holes: Ideas for Growing Food Under Difficult Conditions" - Laura S. Meitzner
- "Plants for the Future: A Gardener's Wishbook" - Jerome Malitz
- "Cornucopia II: A Source Book of Edible Plants" - Stephen Facciola
- "Hawaiian Organic Growing Guide" - Shunyam Nirav
- "Growing Gourmet & Medicinal Mushrooms" - Paul Stamets
- Also checkout -> "The Book of Geese", "The Chicken Tractor" & "Raising the Home Duck Flock" - Khaki Campbell ducks are the best egg layers.
Grafting
- "The Grafters Handbook" - R. J. Garner
- "The Handbook for Fruit Explorers" - Ram, Fishman
Agroforestry & Orchards
- "Tree Crops" - J. Russell Smith
- "Bamboo Rediscovered" - Victor Cusack
- "Agroforestry in the Pacific: Patterns of Sustainability" - Randy Thamann. A professor of biogeography at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji. This book has a great species list which gives uses of plants.
- "Common Forestry of Hawaii" - by Little
- "Agroforestry Guide of Hawaii"
- "Forest Farming" - John Hart
- "Edible Nuts of the World"
- "Fruits for Warm Climates" - a manual for tropical and subtropical fruits
- Bear Creak Nursery in Northern WA - Excellent for temperate tree crops
- Burnt Ridge Nursery for Nuts - temperate
- check out www.agroforester.com
Aquaculture
- "Fresh Water Aquaculture" - Bill McClanery
- "Food from Your Pond"
Hawaiian Systems
- "The Ellis Journal" (1820 first Hauli missionary to come here)
- "Native Planters in Old Hawaii" - Mary Kuhui
- "Plants In Hawaiian Culture" - Beatrice H. Krauss
- "The Family System in Kahu" - Gavin Davi
For plant identification, information and usage, Gil highly recommends the extensive online plant database at Plants for a Future.
For permaculture and related sites on the internet, La'akea's permaculture links is a good starting point.
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