Parnes, Robert. _Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers. _Mt. Vernon,
Maine: Woods End Agricultural Institute, 1986.
Price, Weston A. _Nutrition and Physical Degeneration. _La Mesa, California: Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, reprinted 1970. (1939)
Sits on the "family bible" shelf in my home along with Albrecht, McCarrison, and Howard. Price, a dentist with strong interests in prevention, wondered why his clientele, 1920s midwest bourgeoisie, had terrible teeth when prehistoric skulls of aged unlettered savages retained all their teeth in perfect condition. So he traveled to isolated parts of the Earth in the early 1930s seeking healthy humans. And he found them—belonging to every race and on every continent. And found out why they lived long, had virtually no degeneration of any kind including dental degeneration. Full of interesting photographs, anthropological data, and travel details. A trail-blazing work that shows the way to greatly improved human health.
Rodale, J.I. The Organic Front. Emmaus: Rodale Press, 1948.
An intensely ideological statement of the basic tenets of the Organic faith. Rodale established the organic gardening and farming movement in the United States by starting up Organic Gardening and Farming magazine in 1942. His views, limitations and preferences have defined "organic" ever since. See also: Pay Dirt.
Schuphan, Werner. _Nutritional Values in Crops and Plants. _London:
Faber and Faber, 1965.
A top-rate scientist asks the question: "Is organically grown food really more nutritious?" The answer is: "yes, and no."
Smith, J. Russell. Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture. New York:
Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1929.
No bibliography of agricultural alternatives should overlook this classic critique of farming with the plow. Delightfully original!
Solomon, Steve. Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades. Seattle,
Washington: Sasquatch Books, 1989.