Here’s a list of videos, people, books, ideas, etc that I have found helpful while learning about growing food and climate change. As a starting point, check out the Last Ditch YouTube Playlists.
Topics Sorted A-Z
Agricultural History π
Animal Care π
Bees + Pollinators π
Business of Farming π΅
Climate Changeπ¬
Critical Conversationsπ‘
Crop Management πΆοΈ
Decolonize Your Mind β
- Visit the Last Ditch playlist on Decolonization and Land Justice
- Learn about the Wetβsuwetβen and their fight against Coastal Gaslink
- Visit Amazon Watch
- Read the Decolonize Palestine Guide
- Guide to the Conflict in DR Congo
- Sowing the Seeds of Food Justice: A Guide for Farmers Who Want to Supply Low-Income Communities While Maintaining Financial Sustainability
Disease + Pest Control π
Ecology, Biology, and More Science πΏ
Farm Planning + Management π©π»βπΎ
Fruit Trees + Orchards π³
- The Holistic Orchard book
Garden Design π©βπ¨
Growing Food π
Land Justice + Resistance β
- Allotment Stories: Indigenous Land Relations under Settler Siege
- Land Justice: Re-imagining Land, Food, and the Commons
- Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement
- Braiding Sweetgrass
- Seeding Sovereignty Instagram
- Soul Fire Farm
Mushrooms + Mycology π
Permaculture + Land Regeneration Sites π
- Gaia’s Garden: A Home-scale Guide to Permaculture
- Practical Permaculture
- The Permaculture Principles – Andrew Millison
- Free Permaculture Course
- Food Not Lawns (free e-book)
- PEPΓαΈ΄EαΉ HΓUTWΜ± (Victoria, BC)
Regenerative Agriculture π
Soil + Compost π
Trees + Forests π²
Urban Farms & Farming ποΈ
- Free Urban Agriculture Introduction Course- Oregon State University
- City of Vancouver Urban Farm Checklist
- Tips to Ensure Your Urban Farm Doesn’t Fail
- Tips for Urban Gardeners
Water + Irrigationπ§
MORE RESOURCES
π± YOUTUBE PLAYLISTS
βͺοΈLast Ditch YouTube playlists page: all of my video playlists on a huge range of topics. Playlists with a π± emoji are of original content produced by me.
π£οΈSOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
βͺοΈ Black Forager – Alexis Nikole
π° SHOPPING
πΉ Not Amazon
πΉ Massy Books (Massy Books is 100% Indigenous owned and operated)
πΉ West Coast Seeds (Canada only)
πΉ Salt Spring Seeds (Canada only)
πΉ Find your local seed company and nursery!
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