We are often asked for resources we recommend to help others in their journey. This page includes some of our favorites, though there are many others not listed here!


Personal Web Sites


Books and Articles written by the Londrigan's


Books:


Sean and Danielle Londrigan are regular contributing authors for the magazine Rural Heritage. You can subscribe to the magazine at http://www.ruralheritage.com


List of published articles:

  • Livestock Guardians, ed. Jun/July 2015
  • Pastured Paradise, ed. Oct/Nov 2016
  • Finding Another Way, ed. Oct/Nov 2019
  • The Walipini, Part 1, ed. Dec/Jan 2019/2020
  • The Walipini, Part 2, ed. Feb/Mar 2020
  • The Walipini, Part 3, ed. Apr/May 2020
  • Income Diversification, Part 1, ed. June/July 2020
  • Income Diversification, Part 2, ed. Aug/Sep 2020
  • Starting Over, Part 1, ed. June/July 2022
  • Starting Over, Part 2, ed. Aug/Sept 2022
  • Starting Over, Part 3, ed. Oct/Nov 2022
  • Starting Over, Part 4, ed. Dec '22/Jan '23



Food Resources (your region will help determine which is right for you)

  • www.eatwild.com is a comprehensive resource website that lists sustainable and organic meat and dairy farms by state.
  • http://realmilk.com/where.html is a comprehensive resource website focused on raw milk and dairy products, and lists sources by state and country.
  • http://www.localharvest.org/ is a resource website that lists organic meat, dairy, and CSA farms, in addition to organic restaurants, farmer’s markets, grocery stores, and even meat processors by state.
  • www.azurestandard.com offers a huge selection of organic and natural products, farm and garden supplies, organic animal feeds, and small appliances, and delivers to all states via UPS, and most western and mid-western states via a monthly truck.
  • http://www.breadbeckers.com/ is an online supplier for whole grains and bread-making supplies, located in GA.

Videos and Documentaries

  • Food, Inc.: takes a look at the “food industry’s detrimental effects on our health and environment…[and] spotlights the men and women who are working to reform an industry rife with monopolies, questionable interpretations of laws and subsidies, political ties and rising rates of E. coli outbreaks.
  • Super Size Me: is an unbiased documentary of one man’s journey to see exactly what happens to his body when he embarks on a 30 day fast-food diet.
  • King Corn: is an unbiased documentary of some college students who desire to follow corn from planting to the final products made from that corn.
  • The Future of Food: is an educational documentary that discusses the “relationship between agriculture, big business and government. By examining the effects of biotechnology on the nation’s smallest farmers, the film reveals the unappetizing truth about genetically modified foods: You could unknowingly be serving them for dinner.”
  • What’s Organic About Organic: is an educational documentary discussing what it means to be truly “Organic.”
  • Fresh: a detailed and educational documentary that takes a look on different food growing and animal husbandry methods used around the country.
  • Farmageddon: educational documentary discussing the failure of the modern agricultural system


Homesteading and Animal Supplies

http://hoeggerfarmyard.com/: a goat and home dairy supply store

www.homesteadersupply.com/: an all-inclusive supply store for the small farm and homestead

www.groworganic.com/ : an organic farm and homestead supply store

www.jefferslivestock.com: a livestock supply store

www.horse.com/: a farm and equine supply store

www.kencove.com: a farm and fence supply store

www.premier1supplies.com: a farm and fence supply store

www.lehmans.com/: a store for self-sufficiency and living off-grid

www.amazon.com : This site offers many farm related supplies, and the link goes straight to our storefront, which offers a selection of our favorite supplies!


Non-Plastic Household Supplies

lifewithoutplastic.com/: Non-plastic supplies for around the household

www.onyxcontainers.com/: Stainless and glass supplies for the kitchen


Favorite Homesteading Books

Storey’s Guide to ….(they have MANY books on almost any farm or homestead topic imaginable!)

Ball Blue Book to Canning and Preserving

The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It

Any book by author Joel Salatin

The Omnivore’s Dilemma

Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills

The Backyard Homestead

The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible

The Unhealthy Truth

Small-Scale Livestock Farming: A Grass-Based Approach

Nourishing Traditions

Let it Rot!

A Gardener’s Guide to Composting

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration

Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits and Vegetables

The Encyclopedia of Country Living

Natural Goat Health (or Cow or Horse) by Pat Colby

Silent Spring

Humanure Handbook


Poultry Hatcheries

Murray McMurray Hatchery

Petersburg Poultry


Other Resources

Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund: This fund helps member farmers who are being illegally assaulted by the food police. You can find out about legislation and laws in your area, in regards to your health and food. If you think the FDA and USDA have your best interest at heart, you should read through this site!