BOOKS TO CARRY EVERYWHERE

Hand Sculpted House (Evans, Smiley, Smith) "the bible" of cob type adobe, philosophy and building instructions

A Pattern Language (Alexander) architectural design for everyone who has lived next to a wall or under a roof

Homework (Shelter Pulications) venacular showcase: inspiration from generations of owner-builders
Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs ) perceptive and precise discussion of design and urban life
Create an Oasis with Greywater (Art Ludwig ) simple, fool proof ways to reuse 50-80% of your home water to supply the gardens that surround your house.
Build Your Own Earth Oven (Kiko Denzer ) how to make simple, beautiful earthen ovens that bake the best pizza!
Raw Foods Bible(Sommers) concise overview of many nutritional concerns rawfoodsbible.org
INFORMATIVE WEBSITES
Ed Crocker, architectural preservationist and earthen construction purist, http://www.crockerltd.net/articles.html.htm
House Alive!, great workshops,website and links to many other sites on cob http://www.housealive.org
Ecological Building Network, engineering and testing of strawbales and other "eco" matierials http://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/
Cob Workshops, one stop site for finding a cob workshop, http://www.cobworkshops.org/
The Last Straw Journal, current, informative bale building practice, http://www.strawhomes.com/
WEBSITES...NEW MEXICO
http://plantsofthesouthwest.com/ -wildflower mixes and natives
http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/FORESTRY//tree/web/SeedlingCare/main.cfm - native tree seedlings from the forestry service
WEBSITES...TEXAS
http://www.greenbuilder.com/sbc/ - Austin Sustainable Building Coalition
http://www.wildseedfarms.com/ - native wildflower seed and plants, and beautiful Texas vernacular buildings
http://www.cobbithouse.com/ - Austin cob coalition