Course References
(a partial list)
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.