Section 1 - Think Like a Web 

Complex Creative Systems: Principles, processes, and practices of transformation: Fred Provenza 2013
 

The One Health Concept: Sarah Pitt and Alan Gunn 2024
 

The Hidden Half of Hunger: The microbial roots of life and health: David Montgomery and Anne Bikle

 

Anthropocene and Nomad Century: Gaia Vince

 

Entangled Life: Merlin Sheldrake

 

Collapse: Jared Diamond

 

Life Ascending: Nick Lane

 

GAIA and The Revenge of GAIA: James Lovelock (credit noted by HTET to Lynne Margulis)

 

The Invention of Nature: Andrea Wulf

 

The secret network of nature: Peter Wohlleben (and his other books)

 

Life on the Edge: the coming age of Quantum Biololgy

 

Morphic Resonance: Rupert Sheldrake

 

Braiding Sweetgrass: Robin Wall Kineer

 

The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy: Michael McCarthy

 

Why Women Grow: Alice Vincent

 

A Curious Boy: Richard Fortey

 

My Family and other Animals: Gerald Durrell

 

Sowing seeds in the desert: Masanobu Fukuoka

 

The Uninhabitable Earth: David Wallace-Wells

 

Humans: a brief history of how we f*cked it all up: Tom Philips

 

Animate Earth: Science Intuition and Gaia Stephan Harding

 

Section 2 - The Perpetual Pulse of Nutrition

 

Tang, J. et al. (2023). Biosynthetic Pathways and Functions of Indole-3-Acetic Acid in Microorganisms

 

Sánchez-Moreno, S. et al. (2008). Role of tardigrades in the suppressive service of a soil food web

 

Padan, E. et al. (2005). Alkaline pH homeostasis in bacteria: New insights

 

Bradford, M.A. (2016). Re-visioning soil food webs

 

Backer, R. et al. (2018). Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria: Context, Mechanisms of Action, and Roadmap to Commercialization of Biostimulants for Sustainable Agriculture

 

Floc'h, J. et al. (2022). Long-Term Persistence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Rhizosphere and Bulk Soils of Non-host Brassica napus and Their Networks of Co-occurring Microbes

 

Rønn, R. et al. (2012). Interactions Between Bacteria, Protozoa and Nematodes in Soil

 

Neher, D.A. & Barbercheck, M. E. (2019). Soil Microarthropods and Soil Health: Intersection of Decomposition and Pest Suppression in Agroecosystems

 

Rillig, M.C et al. (2025). Concurrent common fungal networks formed by different guilds of fungi

 

Naz, M. et al. (2022). The soil pH and heavy metals revealed their impact on soil microbial community

 

Sarathchandra, S.U. et al. (2001). Effect of Nitrogen and Phosphate Fertilisers on Microbial and Nematode Diversity in Pasture Soils

 

Gahan, J & Schmalenberger, A. (2014). The role of bacteria and mycorrhiza in plant sulfur supply

 

Chaudhary, S. et al. (2023). Microbes-mediated sulphur cycling in soil: Impact on soil fertility, crop production and environmental sustainability

 

Shabtai, I.A. et al. (2023). Calcium promotes persistent soil organic matter by altering microbial transformation of plant litter

 

Soil: the incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy:  Mathhew Evans

 

Mycelium Running: How mushrooms can help save the world: Paul Stamets

 

For the Love of Soil: Nicole Masters

 

The Soil will Save Us: Kristin Ohlsen

 

Kiss the Ground: Josh Tickells

 

Teaming With Microbes: Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis

 

Soil, Humus and Health by W.E. Shelwell-Cooper

 

An Earth Saving Revolution by Teruo Higa

 

Mycorrhizal Planet by Michael Phillips

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Finding the Mothertree by Suzanne Simard

 

Section 3 - It takes a village to raise a plant

 

Chenyin, P. et al. (2009). Review of the Current Research Progress of Seed Germination Inhibitors

 

Hu, X. et al. (2021). Cobalt: An Essential Micronutrient for Plant Growth?

 

Chen, X. et al. (2022). Meta-analysis shows that plant mixtures increase soil phosphorus availability and plant productivity in diverse ecosystems

 

Palberg, D. et al. (2022). A survey of Methylobacterium species and strains reveals widespread production and varying profiles of cytokinin phytohormones

 

Wahab, A. et al. (2023). Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Regulating Growth, Enhancing Productivity, and Potentially Influencing Ecosystems under Abiotic and Biotic Stresses

 

Johnson, D. et al. (2005). How do plants regulate the function, community structure, and diversity of mycorrhizal fungi?

 

Luo, C. et al. (2025). Rhizosphere microbiome regulation: Unlocking the potential for plant growth

 

Hammer, E. et al. (2014). A mycorrhizal fungus grows on biochar and captures phosphorus from its surfaces

 

Bzdyk, R.M. et al. (2018). The Impact of Effective Microorganisms (EM) and Organic and Mineral Fertilizers on the Growth and Mycorrhizal Colonization of Fagus sylvatica and Quercus robur Seedlings in a Bare-Root Nursery Experiment

 

Liao, H.S. et al. (2022). Glutamate: A multifunctional amino acid in plants

 

The revolutionary genius of plants: Stefano Mancuso

 

What a plant knows: Daniel Chamovitz

 

Wetland Ecology: Paul A Keddy

 

Comfrey: Lawrence D. Hills

 

Companion Planting: Bob Flowerdew

 

Collins Wild Flower Guide: David Streeter, C Hart-Davis, A. Hardcastle, F.Cole and L. Harper

 

Section 4 - Our Place in the Web

 

Satokari, R. (2020). High Intake of Sugar and the Balance between Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Gut Bacteria

 

Friedman, M. (2018). Analysis, Nutrition, and Health Benefits of Tryptophan

 

Campbell, C. et al. (2023). Crosstalk between Gut Microbiota and Host Immunity: Impact on Inflammation and Immunotherapy

 

Roslund, M.I. et al. (2024). Scoping review on soil microbiome and gut health—Are soil microorganisms missing from the planetary health plate?

 

Choi, Y. et al. (2020). Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) consumption influences gut microbiota composition

 

Coelho-Junior, H.J. et al. (2020). Protein Intake and Frailty: A Matter of Quantity, Quality, and Timing

 

Daniel, N. et al. (2021). Host/microbiota interactions in health and diseases—Time for mucosal microbiology!

 

Yoo, J.Y. et al. (2020). Gut Microbiota and Immune System Interactions

 

Belkaid, Y. & Hand, T. (2015). Role of the Microbiota in Immunity and inflammation

 

Food Fix and other books by Mark Hyman

 

Grain Brain and other books by David Perlmutter

 

Gut: the inside story of our body’s most under-rated organ: Giulia Enders

 

Regenerate; Sayer Ji

 

10% human: Alana Collen

 

Let them eat Dirt: saving your child from an oversanitized world: B, Brett Finlay and Marie-Claire Arrieta

 

Fast Like a Girl: Mindy Pelz

 

Ultra-Processed People by Chris can Tulleken

 

Section 5 - What did my dinner do to your planet

 

Barnett, J.A. et al. (2022). Is the Use of Glyphosate in Modern Agriculture Resulting in Increased Neuropsychiatric Conditions Through Modulation of the Gut-brain-microbiome Axis?

 

Khalil, A. et al. (2022). Healthy Cattle Microbiome and Dysbiosis in Diseased Phenotypes

 

Steinmetz, Z. et al. (2016). Plastic mulching in agriculture. Trading short-term agronomic benefits for long-term soil degradation?

 

Menegat, S. et al. (2022). Greenhouse gas emissions from global production and use of nitrogen synthetic fertilisers in agriculture

 

Dirt to Soil: Gabe Brown

 

Toxic Legacy: how the weedkiller glyphosate is destroying our health and the environment: Stephanie Senef

 

The Omnivore's Diet: Michael Pollan

 

Immunity Code: Joel Greene

 

Section 6 - Was there Gold in my Grandad’s Garden?

 

Akter, S. et al. (2020). Interactions Between Phytochemicals and Minerals in Terminalia ferdinandiana and Implications for Mineral Bioavailability

 

Lobo, V. et al. (2010). Free radicals, antioxidants and functional foods: Impact on human health

 

Kitada, M. et al. (2021). Effect of Methionine Restriction on Aging: Its Relationship to Oxidative Stress

 

Prado, M.R. et al. (2015). Milk kefir: composition, microbial cultures, biological activities, and related products

 

Lillehoj, H. et al. (2018). Phytochemicals as antibiotic alternatives to promote growth and enhance host health

 

Mayer, A.B. et al. (2022). Historical changes in the mineral content of fruit and vegetables in the UK from 1940 to 2019: a concern for human nutrition and agriculture

 

Arias, N. et al. (2020). The Relationship between Choline Bioavailability from Diet, Intestinal Microbiota Composition, and Its Modulation of Human Diseases

 

Nourishment: Fred Provenza

 

Medicinal Plants: Monique Simmonds et al

 

Food, what the heck should I cook: Mark Hyman

Food for Life: Tim Spector

 

The chemistry of pharmaceutical oils: E. Joy Bowles

 

The Plant Paradox by Steven Gundry

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Within Living Memory: NY WI

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Section 7 - Harm or Heal

 

Proche, S. et al. (2020). Review: Authentication of grass-fed meat and dairy products from cattle and sheep

 

Zhao, Y. et al. (2023). Could natural phytochemicals be used to reduce nitrogen excretion and excreta-derived N2O emissions from ruminants?

 

Prairie, A.M. et al. (2023). Restoring particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon through regenerative agriculture

Hannula, S. E. & Morriën, E. (2022). Will fungi solve the carbon dilemma?

 

Rui, Y. et al. (2022). Persistent soil carbon enhanced in Mollisols by well-managed grasslands but not annual grain or dairy forage cropping systems

 

Mattila, T.J. & Vihanto, N. (2024). Agricultural limitations to soil carbon sequestration: Plant growth, microbial activity, and carbon stabilization

 

Hawkins, H. et al. (2023). Mycorrhizal mycelium as a global carbon pool

 

Lavallee, J.M. et al. (2019). Conceptualizing soil organic matter into particulate and mineral-associated forms to address global change in the 21st century

 

Johnson D.C. et al. (2022). Adaptive multi-paddock grazing management’s influence on soil food web community structure for: increasing pasture forage production, soil organic carbon, and reducing soil respiration rates in southeastern USA ranches

 

Tseten, T. et al. (2022). Strategies to Mitigate Enteric Methane Emissions from Ruminant Animals

 

Distel, R.A. et al. (2020). Designing Diverse Agricultural Pastures for Improving Ruminant Production Systems

 

Rhinsch, T. et al. (2018). Effect of grassland ploughing and reseeding on CO2 emissions and soil carbon stocks

 

Lynch, J. et al. (2021). Agriculture's Contribution to Climate Change and Role in Mitigation Is Distinct From Predominantly Fossil CO2-Emitting Sectors

 

Silveira, M. et al. (2023). Carbon Sequestration in Grazing Land Ecosystems

 

Jansson, C. et al. (2021). Crops for Carbon Farming

 

Ning, T. et al. (2022). Physical, chemical and biological subsoiling for sustainable agriculture

 

De Goede, S.P.C. et al. (2025). Fungal-mediated soil aggregation as a mechanism for carbon stabilization

 

Welch, C.B. et al. (2022). Utilizing the Gastrointestinal Microbiota to Modulate Cattle Health through the Microbiome-Gut-Organ Axes

 

Xu, Q. et al. (2021). Gut Microbiota and Their Role in Health and Metabolic Disease of Dairy Cow

 

Montgomery, D.R. et al. (2022). Soil health and nutrient density: preliminary comparison of regenerative and conventional farming

 

Quality Agriculture: John Kempf

 

Acroecology and Regenerative Agriculture: Vandana Shiva

 

Biodynamic Gardening and Farming: Home Press

 

The Agroforestry Handbook: Ben Raskin and Simone Osborn 

 

Saying No to a farm free future: Chris Smaje

 

The biochar handbook: Kelpie Wilson

 

The Humanure Handbook: Shit in a nutshell: Joseph Jenkins

 

Huts: a place beyond:  Lesley Riddoch

 

The diary of a farmers wife: 1769-1797

 

Food Security: Ralph C Martin

 

Call of the Reed Warbler: Charles Massy

 

Syntropic agriculture according to Ernst Gotsch: Jose Fernando dos Santos Rebello and Daniela Ghiringhello Sakamoto

 

The Carbon Farming Solution: a global toolkit: Eric Toensmeier

 

Bio-fertilisers in Agriculture and Forestry by Suba Rao

 

Bokashi Composting by Adam Footer

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Section 8 - Swimming in Biomass

 

Hess, M. et al. (2020). Anaerobic Fungi: Past, Present, and Future

 

Sakarika, M. et al. (2019). Purple non-sulphur bacteria and plant production: benefits for fertilization, stress resistance and the environment

 

Seneviratne, G. et al. (2017). Microbial Signaling in Plant—Microbe Interactions and Its Role on Sustainability of Agroecosystems

 

Singj, A.K. et al. (2019). Role of Microbes in Restoration Ecology and Ecosystem Services

 

Chen, X. et al. (2022). Meta-analysis shows that plant mixtures increase soil phosphorus availability and plant productivity in diverse ecosystems

 

Safwat, S.M. & Matta, M.E. (2021). Environmental applications of Effective Microorganisms: a review of current knowledge and recommendations for future directions

 

Gao, B. et al. (2025). Association between microplastics and the functionalities of human gut microbiome

 

Henson, S.A. et al. (2021). Future phytoplankton diversity in a changing climate

 

Ricour, F. et al. (2023). Century-scale carbon sequestration flux throughout the ocean by the biological pump

 

Alleway, H.K. et al. (2023). The shifting baseline syndrome as a connective concept for more informed and just responses to global environmental change

 

Abedi, H. et al. (2025). The Microbial-Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation by the Flow-Through Method: Effect of Bacterial Suspension Volume and Relative Density

 

Jardine, T.D. (2019). Indigenous knowledge as a remedy for shifting baseline syndrome

 

Organic Mushroom farming and mycoremediation: Tradd Cotter

 

Oceans in Decline: Sergio Rossi

 

Climate: a new story by Charles Eisenstein

 

Rewilding the Sea, How to Save our Oceans by Charles Clover

 

The Deep by Alex Rogers

 

Kraken by Wendy Williams

 

Marine Microbiology by Colin Munn

 

The Empty Ocean by Richard Ellis

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The Blue Machine by Helen Czerski

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The Brilliant Abyss by Helen Scales

 

Section 9 -Great Brains

 

Berger, M. et al. (2009) The expanded biology of serotonin. 

 

Forni, C. et al. (2019). Beneficial Role of Phytochemicals on Oxidative Stress and Age-Related Diseases

 

Foxx, C.L. et al. (2021). Effects of Immunization With the Soil-Derived Bacterium Mycobacterium vaccae on Stress Coping Behaviors and Cognitive Performance in a "Two Hit" Stressor Model

 

Tette, F.M. et al. (2022). Therapeutic Anti-Depressant Potential of Microbial GABA Produced by Lactobacillus rhamnosus Strains for GABAergic Signaling Restoration and Inhibition of Addiction-Induced HPA Axis Hyperactivity. 

 

Chang, C. et al. (2009). Essential fatty acids and human brain

 

Oren, O.E. et al. (2018). Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation significantly improves quality of life in patients with persistent postural-perceptual dizziness

 

Sarubbo, F. et al. (2022). The Influence of Gut Microbiota on Neurogenesis: Evidence and Hopes

 

Chen, Y. et al. (2021). Regulation of Neurotransmitters by the Gut Microbiota and Effects on Cognition in Neurological Disorders

 

Gupta, R. et al. (2010). The amygdala and decision making

 

Pekdemir, B. et al. (2024). Mechanisms and Potential Benefits of Neuroprotective Agents in Neurological Health

 

Strandwitz, P. (2018). Neurotransmitter modulation by the gut microbiota

 

Fang, H. et al. (2017). Microbial production of vitamin B12: a review and future perspectives

 

Kirkland, A.E. et al. (2018). The Role of Magnesium in Neurological Disorders

 

Torres, D.J. et al. (2021). Stress and the Brain: An Emerging Role for Selenium

 

Dominiak, A. et al. (2016). Selenium in the Therapy of Neurological Diseases. Where is it Going?

 

Li, Z. et al. (2022). The Important Role of Zinc in Neurological Diseases

 

Rana, A. et al. (2025). Natural sulfur compounds in mental health and neurological disorders: insights from observational and intervention studies

 

Brain Wash and Brain Maker by Daavid Perlmutter

 

The Psychobiotic Revolution by Scott C Anderson

 

The Molecule of More by Daniel LIeberman and Michael Long

 

Why isn’t my Brain Working by Datis Kharrazian

 

The Telomere Effect by Eliizabeth Blackburn and Elissa Epel

 

The MInd-Gut connection by Emeran Mayer

 

The Brain is Wider than the Sky by Bryan Appleyard

 

The Mechanical Mind by Tim Crane

 

Section 10 - Hope and Good Intentions

 

Climate Justice by Mary Robinson

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This Changes Everthing by Naomi Klein

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The Climate Majority Report by Rupert Read, Liam Kavanagh and Rosie Bell

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On Fire by Naomi Klein

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Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

 

The more beautiful world we all know is possible: Charles Eisenstein

 

It’s Not That Radical by Mikaela Loach

 

Green Swans by John Elkington

 

Factfulness: 10 reasons why we are wrong about the world by Hans Rosling

 

No one is too small to make a difference by Greta Thunberg

 

Alternatives to Economic Globalization: John Cavanagh and Jerry Mander

 

Drawdown The most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse Global Warming: Paul Hawken

 

Regeneration: Ending the climate crisis in one generation: Paul Hawken

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The Wind is my Mother by Bear Heart

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The Wisdom of the Native Americans: Kent Nerburn

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