ASAN's Ag Library
We are proud to announce the opening of our new ag library! A lot of us rely on books and other media that is not available in our local library. Buying all those books could eat up plenty of profits, which is why ASAN is now making them available on loan to its members and partners, and now has over 50 titles to choose from.
Library use is available to ASAN members at the $25 or above level as well as participants in ASAN’s Farmer-to-Farmer and Food Systems Initiative. Please call for more information on either program or join ASAN.
How do I get the books or videos? You can call, write or email your book request. We will keep an updated list of books available online. We put the book in the mail with a return label included. Mail it back using the return label, which will include ASAN’s address and postage. In 2008 as we test our system we will not charge you for the shipping cost (within the U.S.). Or stop by if you are in Hartselle (call first! 256-520-2400).
How long can I keep the books or videos? We ask that you keep the book for no more than two weeks or contact us to renew the book. If there is a waiting list for that book you will not be able to keep it.
What will keep people from not returning the books or videos? We require a $30 deposit, which covers the cost of the book plus the additional cost it takes to replace the book. Members that do not return what they have borrowed may not borrow in the future.
Where do the books or videos come from? Most of the books we currently offer have been donated to us or purchased using private donations. If you would like to donate a title, please contact us at info@asanonline.org or 256-751-3925. Donations to ASAN are tax-deductible.
Titles currently available include Books new titles are in green Mycelium Running Paul Stamets The One-Straw Revolution Masanobu Fukuoka Crop Rotations on Organic Farms: A Planning Manual Ed. Charles Mohler and Sue Ellen Johnson The Best of the Barefoot Farmer by Jeff Poppen The Contrary Farmer Gene Logsdon Holy Cows and Hog Heaven Joel Salatin Holistic Management Allan Savory The Essential Agrarian Reader: The Future of Culture, Community, and the Land Ed. Norman Winzba and Barbara Kingsolver Building a Sustainable Business Sustainable Agriculture Network Soul of the Soil Grace Gershuny and Joseph Smillie Manage Insects on your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies Miguel Altieri From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank How to Grow More Vegetables than You Ever Thought Possible On Less Land Than You can Ever Imagine John Jeavons Raising Poultry on Pasture Ed. Jody Padgham The Flower Farmer: An Organic Grower Guide to Raising and Selling Cut Flowers Lynn Byczynski Four Season Harvest Eliot Coleman Seed to Seed Susan Ashworth Pastured Poultry Profits Joel Salatin Introduction to Permaculture Bill Mollison The Omnivore’s Dilemma Michael Pollan Meeting the Expectations of the Land ed. Wes Jackson, Wendell Berry, and Bruce Colman George Washington Carver: In His Own Words Ed. Gary Kremer Wind Energy Basics Paul Gipe The Real Dirt: Farmers Tell About Organic and Low-Input Practices in the Northeast Ed. Miranda Smith and Elizabeth Henderson Sustainable Vegetable Production From Start-Up to Market Soil Biology Primer Soil and Water Conservation Scoiety Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests: A Field Guide for Identification and Control James Miller Second Nature: A Gardener’s Education Michael Pollan Sustainable Capitalism John Ikerd Alabama Gardens Great and Small Ed Givhan and Jennifer Greer Building a Sustainable Future: Ecologically Based Farming Systems Michigan State University Extension Building Better Rural Places: Federal Program for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Entrepreneurship, Conservation, and Community Development USDA Farmers of Forty Centuries F.H. King Why Grassfed is Best Jo Robinson Stuffed and Starved Raj Patel Learning Together: The Agricultural Worker’s Participatory Sourcebook Susan Stewart Nourishing Traditions Sally Fallon Introduction to Insect Pest Management ed. Robert Metcalf and William Huckman The Grassfed Gourmet Cookbook Shannon Hayes The 666's Are In the Seed Michael White Inside Ag Hill: The People and Events that Shaped Auburn’s Agricultural History from 1872 through 1999 Joe Yeager and Gene Stevenson Nature and Property of Soils : 8th Edition Nyle C. Brady Soil-Plant Relationships C.A. Black Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices Hudson Hartmann and Dale Kester Principles of Practical Beekeeping Robert Couston Audio/Video: Soil Food Web (Audio CD) Elaine Ingham Sustainable Farming Video series from SSAWG: Organic Horticulture 1: Au Naturel Farm, KY (VHS) Organic Horticulture 2: Maple Spring Garden, NC (VHS) Cut Flower Production: Dripping Springs Garden, AR (VHS) Management Intensive Grazing of Beef: Uekman Farm, AR (VHS/ DVD) Pastured Broilers on a Limited Budget: Home Pickens Farm, KY (VHS) Pastured Turkeys: Walters Hatchery, OK (VHS/ DVD) Meat Goat Production: Legg Land and Livestock, TN (DVD) Artisan Cheese Production and Marketing: Sweet Grass Dairy, Thomasville, GA (DVD) Pasture-Based Dairy Farming, Black Hollow Dairy, Dublin, VA (DVD) King Corn (DVD) Pastured Poultry Profits (VHS)
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