Our Favorite Summer Reads

reading in the summer

Wondering what to read this summer? Don’t worry, we have you covered! Grab your towel and claim the best pool chair or relax at your homestead with one of these perfect summer reads.

Whether its nature reads, to healing your gut, everything wild, or inspirational books you’ll have your nose in a book all summer long — grab a few from the list below, it’s time to get reading! Or if audio is more your speed don’t miss our audiobook picks.

 


Summer Recipes

5 summer drinks summer cherry cornmeal cobbler summer herb flower vinegar summer vegetable tian

 


Nature Lovers Rejoice

eager The Burn cover The Landfill cover The Trees of Power cover

Back to the Land

The Carving Out a Living on the Land cover  The Farming While Black cover The Dirt to Soil cover The Farming for the Long Haul cover   the lean farm letter to a young farmer precautionary tale


Into the Kitchen

art of fermentation The Whole Okra cover The Uncultivated cover

Healthy Tomorrow Today

The Peak cover The Herbal Formularies for Health Professionals  what's making our children sick tripping over the truth

Wildcrafted Food

the wildcrafting brewer  forage harvest feast fruit forager's companion new wildcrafted cuisine

Think Big

 The Oil  doughnut economics born on third base

Summer Listens: AudioBooks

  precautionary tale gods, wasps, and stranglers doughnut economics

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