Farming is not only ecological work — it is economic and social work as well. This section gathers materials related to farm business models, policy, funding programs, and the financial realities of small- and mid-scale agriculture. These resources help connect stewardship with sustainability in the practical sense — how farms endure, adapt, and remain viable over time.

Returning to the Land and Choosing Farm Life

“Six Steps Back to the Land, why we need small mixed farms and millions more farmers”; Colin Tudge; Green Books, 2024
“Farmer’s Glory”; A.G. Street; Little Toller Books, 2017
“Letters to a young Farmer, How to Live Richly without Wealth on the New Garden Farm”; Gene Logson; Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017

Community, Cooperation and Collective Models

“On Community”; Casey Plett; Biblioasis, 2023
“The Anatomy of a Party: The national CCF 1932-1961”; Walter D. Young; University of Toronto Press, 1969

Economics, Value and Alternative Wealth

“Sacred Economics, Money, Gift and Society in the Age of Transition”; Charles Eisenstein; North Atlantic Books, Berkley, 2021
“Redefining Rich, Achieving True Wealth with Small Business, Side Hustles and Smart Living”; Shannon Hayes; BenBella Books, 2021
“Small is Beautiful, A Study of Economics as if People Mattered”; E. F. Schumacher; Vintage Books, 2011
“Local is Our Future, Steps to an Economics of Happiness”; Helena Norberg-Hodge; Local Futures, 2019

Small Farm Business and Practical Admin

“The Farmer’s Office, Tools, Templates and Skills”; Julia Shanks; New Society Publishers, 2024
“Business for Bohemians, Live Well, Make Money”; Tom Hodgkinson; Portfolio Penguin, 2016
“The New Farm, Our Ten Years on the Front Lines of the Good Food Revolution”; Brent Preston; Vintage Canada, 2017

Personal Boundaries, Sustainability and Burnout

“The Power of a Positive No, Save the Deal, Save the Relationship and Still Say No”; William Ury; Bantam Books, 2007

Culture, Meaning and the Stories We Tell About Work

“We Are Each Other’s Harvest, Celebrating African American Farmers, Land and Legacy”; Natalie Baszile; Amistad, 2021