Are you wondering what I already have or have used that I love and would recommend? Here is where I’ll list my plugs for books, products or sources I already enjoy. As you can see it’s not very long yet, but it’ll grow. I promise.

Photography:

• Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera w/ 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens
• Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM Telephoto Zoom Lens

Books:

• Learning All The Time or any other book by John Holt
• Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
• How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits by John Jeavons
• Storey’s Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance
• The Complete Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn

Seed Sources:

• Bountiful Gardens
• Territorial Seed Co
• Seeds of Change

 

This is my written Wish List; a constantly updated place to keep track of the smaller things we’re saving for, want or need in order to accomplish The Five-Year Plan. My husband no longer can say I’m difficult to shop for.

Kitchen:

• Victorio Food Strainer & Sauce Maker
• Many, many more wide-mouthed canning jars
• A juicer – brand still unknown (suggestions?)
• Pressure canner – brand still unknown (suggestions?)
• Garlic press
• Hand-cranked blender
• Toaster oven

Home:

• An organic mattress from Organic Grace (10% discount for all Mothering.com members!)
• Seed starting shelves and lights
• Other seed starting supplies (medium, trays, etc)
• Storage units for the laundry room
• New flooring (TBD)

Yard and Garden:

• A whole lotta soil to finish our raised beds and lawn conversion
• A really awesome outdoor clothesline (suggestions?)
• Grapevines (info to be added)
• Blackberry and blueberry plants (info to be added)
• Permanent mulch and/or stepping stones for walking areas in the garden
• Seeds for 2009
• Row covers for winter growing

Books:

• Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
• The Backyard Orchardist: A Complete Guide to Growing Fruit Trees in the Home Garden
• Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability
• The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, Third Edition
• Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables
• The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest: 150 Recipes for Freezing, Canning, Drying and Pickling Fruits and Vegetables
• Storey’s Guide to Raising Poultry: Breeds, Care, Health
• Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep: Breeds, Care, Facilities
• Barnyard in Your Backyard: A Beginner’s Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, and Cows
• Earthship Volume 1, Volume 2, and Volume 3
• The Fifty Dollar and Up Underground House Book
• Country Wisdom & Know-How
• Seasonal and garden cookbooks (suggestions?)

Photography:

• Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens
• Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
• Adobe Photoshop CS4
• Canon Wireless Remote Control RC1 for Digital Rebel

Do you see something not on this list that you think we’ll need or that has come in handy for you? Or do you see something here that we should reconsider or amend? Please let me know in a comment