Books/media we recommend.
Autism
Thinking in Pictures - My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin
Farming
Home Farm – One family’s life on the land (a local story)
by Michael Webster
Wise Acres – Free-range Reflections on the Rural Route
by Michael Kluckner
Food & Food Issues
Bringing it to the table. Essays on Farming and Food with an introduction by Michael Pollan by Wendell Berry
For Bacon Lovers "All you wanted to know about Bacon"
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon#Cuts_of_bacon
Food Inc. (DVD) plus Food Inc.: A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer-And What You Can Do About It
by Participant Media and Karl Weber
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
by Michael Pollan
Pickled Potted & Canned. How the Art and Science of Food Preserving Changed the World. by Sue Shephard
Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things
by Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie
Thriving During Challenging Times: The Energy, Food and Financial Independence Handbook
by Cam Mather (local author)
The End of Food: How the Food Industry is Destroying Our Food Supply--And What We Can Do About It
by Thomas F. Pawlick (local author)
The Ethics of What We Eat - Why our food choices matter
by Peter Singer and Jim Mason
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan
The War in the Country: How the Fight to Save Rural Life Will Shape Our Future
by Thomas F. Pawlick (local author)
Enviroment & Water
Eco-Pioneers – Practical Visionaries Solving Today’s Environmental Problems
Ed: Steve Lerner
The Renewable Energy Handbook for Homeowners
by William Kemp publisher Aztect Press - Cam Mathers, Tamworth ON
Water – A Natural History
by Alice Outwater
Scenes of Canada
A Wilderness called Home - Dispatches from the Wild Heart of Canada
by Charles Wilkins
Working the Land - Journeys into the Heart of Canada
by David Cruise & Allison Griffiths
Sustainable living skills
Back to Basics - A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills
edited by Abigail R. Gehring
Technology
The Inmates are Running the Asylum - Why High-Tech Products Drive us Crazy
by Alan Cooper