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(Here’s the list from the pre-2016 web site, with some additions — currently under “reworking” status. Note: some of these links refer to the topic below or above them–a previous year’s error –not all corrected yet.)
2016-17 Resource List: Most of these books are available (and linked) through the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) system. However, some may have an alternate link.
Linda Gilkeson’s Books at VIRL and www.lindagilkeson.ca
- Resilient Gardens 2017: Pollinator Gardens, Garlic Diseases, Pest Update. (Book – 2017)
- Resilient Gardens 2016: Climate Change, Stress Disorders, Pest Update. (www.lindagilkeson.ca/books.html) Gilkeson, Linda A. (Book – 2016)
- Backyard Bounty: The Complete Guide to Year-round Organic Gardening in the Pacific Northwest. Gilkeson, Linda A. (Book – 2011).
- Year-around Harvest: Winter Gardening on the Coast. Gilkeson, Linda A. (Book – 2010)
- West Coast Gardening: Natural Insect, Weed and Disease Control. Gilkeson, Linda A. (Book – 2006)
- Year-around Gardening on the Coast:Gilkeson, Linda A. (Book – 2005)
- Controlling Pests and Diseases. Michalak, Patricia S. (Book – 1994). Contributor
- Rodale’s Garden Answers:Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs: At-a-glance Solutions for Every Gardening Problem. (Book – 1995). Contributor
- Integrated Pest Management Manual for Home and Garden Pests in British Columbia.(Book – 1999). Contributor.
Beekeeping < Click for more VIRL results
- Beekeeping : a handbook on honey, hives & helping the bees / Joachim Petterson ; photography by Roland Persson ; (Book – 2016).
- Advanced Top Bar Beekeeping. University of Toronto Press MAY 2016. Hemenway, Christy
- The rooftop beekeeper : a scrappy guide to keeping urban honeybees / Paska, Megan. (Book -2014)
- The Thinking Beekeeper: A Guide to Natural Beekeeping in Top Bar Hives. Hemenway, Christy (Book-2013)
- Homegrown Honey Bees: An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Beekeeping: your First Year, from Hiving to Harvest. Morrison, Alethea (Book – 2013)
- Build your Own Beekeeping Equipment. Pisano, Tony (Book – 2013)
- The Beekeeping Handbook: A Practical Apiary Guide for the Yard, Garden, and Rooftop. Head, Vivian (Book – 2012)
- Natural Beekeeping with Ross Conrad (DVD – 2012)
- Better Beekeeping: The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Stronger Colonies and Healthier, More Productive Bees. Flottum, Kim (Book – 2011)
- Colony. The Endangered World of Bees. (DVD – 2011)
- Homemade Living: Keeping Bees with Ashley English: All You Need to Know to Tend Hives, Harvest Honey & More. English, Ashley (Book – 2011)
- Mason Bees for the Backyard Gardener. Wright, Sherian A. (Book – 2010)
- Storey’s Guide to Keeping Honey Bees: Honey Production, Pollination, Bee Health. Sanford, Malcolm T. (Book – 2010)
- Vanishing of the Bees. (DVD – 2010)
Garden Pest Control < Click for more VIRL results
- The Naturally Bug-free Garden. Controlling Pest Insects Without Chemicals.
- What’s wrong with my fruit garden? : 100% organic solutions for berries, trees, nuts, vines, and tropicals / David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth. (Book, 2014)
- Attracting beneficial bugs to your garden : a natural approach to pest control / Jessica Walliser. (Book, 2014)
- Dead Snails Leave No Trails: Natural Pest Control for Home and Garden. Nancarrow, Loren (Book – 2013)
- The Gardener’s Guide to Common-sense Pest Control. Olkowski, William (Book – 2013)
- Garden Problem Solver. Ward, Rosemary (Book – 2012)
- Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who’s Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically: All You Need to Know about the Insects in your Garden. Walliser, Jessica (Book – 2011)
- What’s Wrong with My Plant and How Do I Fix It?A Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remedies. Deardorff, David C. (Book – 2009)
- The Truth about Garden Remedies: What Works, What Doesn’t & Why. Gillman, Jeff (Book – 2006)
- Silent Spring. Carson, Rachel (Book – 2002) 40th anniversary edition. Also available on DVD.
Zero Mile Diet < Click for more VIRL results
- Citizen farmers : the biodynamic way to grow healthy food, build thriving communities, and give back to the Earth / by Daron “Farmer D” Joffee ; with Susan Puckett ; photography by Rinne Allen. (Book, 2014)
- Eat your greens: the surprising power of home grown leaf crops / David Kennedy. (Book, 2014)
- Grow a sustainable diet : planning and growing to feed ourselves and the earth / Cindy Conner, illustrations by Betsy Trice. (Book, 2014) The Zero-mile Diet
- Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes for Delicious Homegrown Food Herriot, Carolyn (Book – 2012)
- The Zero-mile Diet: A Year-round Guide to Growing Organic Food. Herriot, Carolyn (Book – 2010)
Pollination and Pollinators < Click for more VIRL results
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Pollinator Friendly Gardening. Gardening for Bees, Butterflies, and Other Pollinators.
- Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North America’s Bees and Butterflies. (Book – 2011)
- Pollination with Mason Bees: A Gardener’s Guide to Managing Mason Bees for Fruit Production. Dogterom, Margriet (Book – 2009)
Permaculture < Click for more VIRL results
- The Permaculture Market Garden: A Visual Guide to A Profitable Whole-S. (Book – 2016)
- The Permaculture Transition Manual. A Comprehensive Guide to Resilient Living. by Mars, Ross. (Book | 2016)
- The community-scale permaculture farm : the D Acres model for creating and managing an ecologically designed educational center. Trought, Josh, (Book | 2015)
- Permaculture for the Rest of Us: Abundant Living on Less Than an Acre. Blackmore, Jenni (Book 2015)
- Restoration Agriculture:Real-world Permaculture for Farmers. Shepard, Mark (Book – 2013)
- The Permaculture Handbook. Bane, Peter (Book – 2012)
- Sepp Holzer’s Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening Holzer, Sepp (Book – 2011)
- Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm Frey, Darrell (Book – 2011)
- Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-scale Permaculture Hemenway, Toby (Book – 2009)
- Getting Started in Permaculture: Over 50 DIY Projects for House & Garden Using Recycled Materials Mars Ross (Book – 2008)
Seed Saving: See our internal page.
Biointensive Gardening < Click for more VIRL results
Expand the following list, by clicking on each of these topics at the VIRL website:
*Community Supported Agriculture | *Organic Gardening | *Square Foot Gardening | *Small Farming | *Plant Breeding | *Urban Agriculture | *and/or other topics through this link. and at Amazon.ca, Chapters.ca, and other book stores). Examples at Amazon.ca: *No-till Gardening | *Intensive Gardening |
- The CSA Cookbook : no-waste recipes for cooking your way through a community supported agriculture box, farmers’ market, or backyard bounty. Ly, Linda. (Book | 2015)
- Rodale’s : a beginner’s guide to starting a healthy garden / Deborah L. Martin; illustrations by Margaret Magrikie Berg. (Book, 2014)
- Basic organic gardening
- Edible spots & pots : small-space gardens for growing vegetables and herbs in containers, raised beds, and more. Hirvela, Stacey (Book – 2014)
- All New Square Foot Gardening: The Revolutionary Way to Grow More in Less Space. Bartholomew, Mel (Book – 2013)
- The Backyard Parables: Lessons on Gardening, and Life. Roach, Margaret (Book – 2013)
- The Beautiful Edible Garden: Design A Stylish Outdoor Space Using Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs. Bennett, Leslie (Book – 2013)
- Creating your Backyard Farm: How to Grow Fruit and Vegetables, and Raise Chickens and Bees. Trench, Nicki (Book – 2013)
- Gardening for Geeks: DIY Tests, Gadgets, & Techniques That Utilize Microbiology, Mathematics, and Ecology to Exponentially Maximize the Yield of your Garden. Wilhelmi, Christy (Book – 2013)
- Gardening for the Birds: How to Create A Bird-friendly Backyard. Adams, George Martin (Book – 2013)
- Grow Your Own Vegetables in Pots and Containers A Practical Guide. Peacock, Paul. (Book – 2017)
- Kitchen Gardening for Beginners. Akeroyd, Simon (Book – 2013)
- Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener: How to Create Unique Vegetables & Flowers. Tychonievich, Joseph (Book – 2013)
- Sustainable Market Farming: Intensive Vegetable Production on A Few Acres. Dawling, Pam (Book – 2013)
- No Guff Vegetable Gardening. Balzer, Donna (Book – 2011)
- The Polytunnel Book: Fruit and Vegetables All Year round. Russell, Joyce (Book – 2011)
- Urban Agriculture:Ideas and Designs for the New Food Revolution. Tracey, David (Book – 2011)
- How to Grow More Vegetables And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops : A Primer on the Life-giving Grow Biointensive Method of Sustainable Horticulture. Jeavons, John (Book – 2006)