Not only grapes are grown in Napa Valley. In fact, there have been, and currently are, other products which are cultivated in the Napa Valley. The books in this section are split into two categories, the first of which is "Issues, Opportunities, and Challenges," which covers the business end of agriculture. The other is "Products," which includes the actual items cultivated, including the best practices for that cultivation.
Technology has made modern farming practices possible, and there are many interesting books and manuals about that technology.
| Author/Editor | Title | Call Number |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony W. Thompson, Robert J. Church, and Bruce H. Jones | Pacific Fruit Express: The World's Largest Refrigerator Car Company |
CAL 625.24 Thompson |
| Ezra S. Carr | Patrons of Husbandry on the Pacific Coast: Being a Complete History of the Origin, Condition, and Progress of Agriculture in Different Parts of the World; of the Origin and Growth of the Order of Patrons, with a General and Special Grange Directory, and Full List of Charter Members of the Subordinate Granges of California: Also of the foes of the Farmers, or Monopolies of Land, Water, Transportation and Education; of a Protective Tariff, Currency, and Banking (Michigan Historical Reprint Series) |
CAL 630.6 Carr |
| Ray Coppock, Marcia Kreith (editors) | California's Future: Maintaining Viable Agriculture at the Urban Edge |
CAL 630.11 California's |
| Albert G. Medvitz, Alvin D. Sokolow, and Cathy Lemp (Editors) | California Farmland and Urban Pressures: Statewide and Regional Perspectives (Agricultural Issues Center - Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California - 1999) |
CAL 631.451 California |
| Ray Coppock and Marcia Kreith (editors) | Farmers and Neighbors: Land Use, Pesticides, and Other Issues: Summary Report of a Workshop at the University of California, Davis (October 23, 1995) |
CAL 631.451 Farmers |
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Corinne L Gilb (interviewer) |
An Interview with Franklin P. Nutting (Oral History Project - University of Caliofrnia Library) |
CAL 634.8 Nutting |
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Thomas M. Aldrich, Eugene L Begg, R. M. Carlson, Peter B. Catlin, David H. Chaney, Joseph H. Connell, F. W. Davis, John E. Dibble, Clyde L. Elmore, Harley English, Elias Fereres, L. B. Fitch, David M. Homberg, Theodore C. Hsaio, Harold W. Jackson, Adel A. Kader, A. H. Lange, B F. Lownsbery, B. T. Manji, Geprge C. Martin, M. W. Miller, S. M. John Mircetich, J. M. Ogawa, W. H. Olson, Joseph W. Osgood, Vito S. Polito, Kay Ryugo, Herbert Schulbach, P. L. Sholberg, Steve Sibbett, James Thompson, Robbin W. Thorp, K. Uriu, Steven A. Weinbaum, William E. Wildman, Edward A. Yeary |
Prune Orchard Management (Division of Agricultural Sicences - University of California) |
CAL 634.225 Prune |
Napa Valley is fertile land, and many different plants are grown on that land. There are also different animals who graze on land in the area and call the Napa Valley their home. Below are books on such topics.
| Author/Editor | Title | Call Number |
|---|---|---|
| Carl O Sauer | Agricultural Origins and Dispersals: The Domestication of Animals and Foodstuffs |
CAL 630.9 Sauer |
| Karen Klonsky, Laura Lourte, and Robin Benjamin Shouse | Statistical Review of California's Organic Agriculture: 1995-1998 (University of California - Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Agricultural Issues Center) |
CAL 631.584 Statistical |
| Edward J. Wickson | California Fruits and How to Grow Them: A Manual on the Methods Which Have Yielded Greatest Success, with the Lists of Varieties Best Adapted to the Different Districts of the State (8th Edition) |
CAL 634 Wickson |
| Daniel H. Bradley | Alameda County: California: Farms, Orchards, Vineyards, Truck Gardens, Chicken Ranches, Dairies, Stock Ranges Pay Well Here |
CAL 979.4034 Bradley |