Recommended Reading

These are books recommended by Sustainable Ewe members. (They are in no particular order)

NZ Gardener is unarguably the best gardening magazine around. A uncatalogued of issues and articles can be found here

	Green Urban Living Simple Steps to Growing Food, Keeping Chickens, Worm Farming, Beekeeping and Much More in New Zealand by Janet Luke 176 Pages Published 2011 ISBN: 9781869663223 An awesome book absolutely exploding with ideas! Local author – so you are guaranteed that her methods will work here in CHB. An absolute go to book for everything from chickens to composting.
	Seed to Seed Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners by Susan Ashworth 228 Pages Published 2002 ISBN: 9781882424580 A must have for seed savers. Keep in mind while reading it is a Northern Hemisphere book so seasons will be different. Otherwise and excellent resource.
	Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison 216 Pages Published 1991, Updated 2013 ISBN: 9780908228089 And excellent resource for those starting out both for Permaculture and for general self-sufficiency ideas.
	Yates Garden Guide (79th Edition) 528 Pages Published 2017 ISBN: 9781460753125 Since 1895 the Yates Garden Guide has been the go-to book for Kiwi gardeners.
	The Permaculture Home Garden How To Grow Great Tasting Fruit And Vegetables The Organic Way by Linda Woodrow 183 Pages Published 1996 ISBN: 9780670865994 Step-by-step instructions and easy to follow diagrams will make planning your garden easy with this book.
	Back to the Land A year of country Gardening. by Lynda Hallinan 256 Pages Published 2012 ISBN: 9780143567080
	Pig Tits and Parsley Sauce Slash your Grocery Bill by Living Sustainably by Lyn Webster 168 Pages Published 2013 ISBN: 9781459661417 Great tips on cheap, back to basics products you can make at home without the plastic packaging and high supermarket prices. And how to slash your grocery bill
	The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency by John Seymour 256 Pages Published 1976 ISBN: 9780751304268
	Embrace Your Space by Janet Luke 160 Pages Published 2013 ISBN: 9781869663919
	Gaia’s Garden A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture by Toby Hemenway 313 Pages Published 2009 (2nd Edition) ISBN: 9781603580298
	The Best of Jackie French A Practical Guide to Everything from Aphids to Zucchini Chocolate Cake by Jackie French 378 Pages Published 2000 ISBN: 9780732265519
	The Resilient Gardener Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times by Carol Deppe 384 Pages Published 2010 ISBN: 9781603580311
	The Solar Food Dryer How to Make and Use Your Own Low-Cost, High Performance, Sun-Powered Food Dehydrator by Eben V. Fodor 144 Pages Published 2006 ISBN: 9780865715448
	Australia & New Zealand Complete Self-Sufficiency Handbook by Sally Gordon 224 Pages Published 1981 ISBN: 9780855521196
	Animal, Vegetable, Miracle A Year of Food Life by Barabara Kingsolver 400 Pages Published 2008 ISBN: 9780060852566
	Saving Seeds The Gardener’s Guide to Growing and Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds (A Down-to-Earth Gardening Book) by Marc Rogers 185 Pages Published 1990 ISBN: 9780882666341
	Backyard Bounty Creating a Local Food System by Janet Luke 196 Pages Published 2012 ISBN: 9780473226886
	How to Care For Your Poultry: Volume 1 Lifestyle Block Magazine 144 Pages Published 2011
	How to Care For Your Poultry: Volume 2 Lifestyle Bock Magazine 144 Pages Published 2012