This page lists SUNY Adirondack Library books that you can borrow, covering food and agriculture topics. Some electronic books are included.
A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs by 
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide by 
Gathering moss: a natural and cultural history of mosses by 
Toxic plants of North America by 
A field guide to medicinal plants and herbs of eastern and central North America by Reference books cannot be borrowed, but are always in the library to use.
The tree identification book: a new method for the practical identification and recognition of trees (by George Symonds)
REF. QK 482 .S9 2003 (also a Circulating copy)
Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America
REF. QK 98.5 .N57 C68 1998
Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants
REF. QK 99 .A1 .R2813 2005
A Modern Herbal (medicinal, culinary, folk-lore of plants, more)
REF. QK 99 .A1 G74 1982
Flora of North America (2 volumes)
REF. QK 110 .F55 1993
Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide
REF. QK 118 .N42 (also: circulating copy)
The library also owns many circulating books on these topics: ornamental and garden plants, plant breeding, trees and shrubs, perennials, pests and diseases, and more. Use the search box on the library's home page for more.
Wild urban plants of the Northeast: a field guide by 
Bark: a field guide to trees of the northeast by 
Fern Finder by 
Dirr’s encyclopedia of trees and shrubs by 
New England Wildflower Society’s flora Novae Angliae : a manual for the identification of native and naturalized vascular plants of New England by 
The shrub identification book : the visual method for the practical identification of shrubs, including woody vines and ground covers by 
The Sibley Guide to Trees by 
The tree identification book by 
Hemlock by The SUNY Adirondack Library subscribes to the electronic British edition of this book. Click the book link and log in with your college username/password to read and print pages.
Subject headings like these work well to find books in the SUNY Adirondack Library.
Medicinal plants
Wild flowers
Pharmacognosy
Materia medica
Herbs Therapeutic use
Natural products
Agriculture
Farms, Small
Self-reliant living
Insects
Garden*
Trees
Woody plants
Watermilfoil
Fruit
Aquatic plants
Plant ecology
Biological diversity
Botany
Freshwater algae
Endangered plants
Water pollution
Transgenic plants
Plant genetic engineering
- Use “and” to combine two subjects, such as: trees and New York.
- Use truncation to find various “wildcard” endings: herb* will retrieve herb, herbs, herbal, etc.
- Make sure to also see the Gardening research guide!
• Plant identification guides: The library owns many field guides: eastern U.S. trees, wild flowers, weeds of the Northeast, seeds, ferns, grasses, mushrooms and more. Search for terms such as “wild flowers” (note: it’s two words, not one!) , or a more precise search with truncation, such as “Wild flowers and identif* ”.
The Carbon Farming Solution by Here are some recently purchased books about plants and gardening:
Aquaponic gardening: a step-by-step guide to raising vegetables and fish together by 
What’s wrong with my vegetable garden?: 100% organic solutions for all your vegetables by 
Beautiful no-mow yards: 50 amazing lawn alternatives by 
The economics of food: how feeding and fueling the planet affects food prices by 
Empire of the beetle: how human folly and a tiny bug are killing North America’s great forests by 
Hybrid: the history and science of plant breeding by 
The locavore’s dilemma : in praise of the 10,000-mile diet by 
The dirty life: on farming, food, and love by 
Microfarming for Profit by 
Fruit trees in small spaces: abundant harvests from your own backyard by 
Decoding gardening advice: the science behind the 100 most common recommendations by 
Mini farming : self sufficiency on a 1/4 acre by To find books about locavores, search with these phrases to find books:
Local foods
Food supply Seasonal variations
Locavores
Food supply United States
Farmers’ markets
Food Environmental aspects United States
Urban agriculture United States
Sustainable farming United States
The New Agrarianism
Bringing to the table: On farming and food by 
Visual Soil Evaluation by 
Four-Season Harvest by 
The Culinary Herbal by 
Small-Space Vegetable Gardens by 
Farming with Native Beneficial Insects by 
Organic by 
Sustainable landscape construction: a guide to green building outdoors by 
The professional design guide to green roofs by 
Backyard foraging: 65 familiar plants you didn’t know you could ea by 
Grow more with less: sustainable garden methods for great landscapes with less water, less work by Julia Morton's 1987 book Fruits of Warm Climates has chapters on pineapples, bananas, figs and much more. Purdue University offers it free online:
Apples of North America by 
The Apple Grower by 
The Holistic Orchard by 
Seeds of Deception by 
Chasing the Red Queen: the evolutionary race between agricultural pests and poisons by 
Why Did the Chicken Cross the World? by 
Extraordinary Goats by 
The Myths of Safe Pesticides by 
The Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms by 
You Can Farm: the entrepreneur's guide to start and succeed in a farm enterprise by 
Eating animals by 
Fair food: growing a healthy, sustainable food system for all by 
The small scale dairy : the complete guide to milk production for the home and market by 
Start a Community Food Garden by 
Seeds of hope: wisdom and wonder from the world of plants by 
Eat This, Not That! 2013 by 
The grape grower: a guide to organic viticulture by 
The winter harvest handbook : year-round vegetable production using deep-organic techniques and unheated greenhouses by 
Cultivating food justice : race, class, and sustainability by 
Big Chicken:the incredible story of how antibiotics created modern agriculture and changed the way the world eats by 
Monarchs and Milkweed by 
Half-Earth by 
Pandora's Lunchbox by 
The Hidden Half of Nature: The microbial roots of life and health by 
The End of Plenty by 
Pig Tales by 
Grassland Management for Organic Farmers by 
The Community-Scale Permaculture Farm by 
