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
- Our Youtube Channel
- Our Family Blog (though somewhat outdated, it chronicles our early journey!)
- Our Farm Facebook Page
- Our Amazon Storefront
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
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!