Here is a list of some of our favorite locavore books. Surround yourself with good resources and your kitchen projects will always go more smoothly.
Recipes
Local Flavors, Deborah Madison
Chez Panisse Vegetables, Alice Waters
Wildwood, Cory Schreiber
Food storage (and preserving)
Stocking Up
Well Preserved, Mary Anne Dragan
Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning
Root Cellaring, Mike and Nancy Bubel
Growing your own
Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades, Steve Solomon
Fresh Food From Small Spaces
Making your own
The Bread Baker’s Apprentice, Peter Reinhart
Whole Grain Breads, Peter Reinhart
Baker’s Companion, King Arthur
How to Bake, Nick Malgieri
Home Cheese Making, Ricki Carroll
Charcuterie, Michael Ruhlman
Thinking about food and food issues
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver
The Edible Schoolyard, Alice Waters
Bottomfeeder, Taras Grescoe