But most municipal libraries and all
universities offer access to an on-line database listing the
holdings of other cooperating libraries throughout the United
States. Almost any book published in this century will be promptly
mailed to the requesting library. Anyone who is serious about
learning by reading should discover how easy and inexpensive (or
free) it is to use the Interlibrary Loan Service.
Carter, Vernon Gill, and Tom, Dale. _Topsoil and Civilization._
Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1974.
The history of civilization's destruction of one ecosystem after
another by plowing and deforestation, and its grave implications for
our country's long-term survival.
Cleveland, David A., and Daniela Soleri. _Food from Dryland Gardens:
An Ecological, Nutritional and Social Approach to Small-Scale
Household Food Production. _Tucson: Center for People, Food and
Environment, 1991.
World-conscious survey of low-tech food production in semiarid
regions.
Faulkner, Edward H._ Plowman's Folly._ Norman, Okla.: University of
Oklahoma Press, 1943.
This book created quite a controversy in the 1940s. Faulkner
stresses the vital importance of capillarity. He explains how
conventional plowing stops this moisture flow.
Foth, Henry D. _Fundamentals of Soil Science. _Eighth Edition. New
York: John Wylie & Sons, 1990.
A thorough yet readable basic soil science text at a level
comfortable for university non-science majors.
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