Hedgerow Farms places high value on educating our customers to ensure project success. See our recommended book list, below, and go to www.cnga.org for a list of current workshops hosted by the California Native Grassland Association.

Our list is always growing so check back for new additions.

• California Grasslands: Ecology and Management. Edited by Mark R. Stromberg, Jeffery D. Corbin and Carla M. D'Antonio.

• The California Native Grasslands Assocation sells their workshop binders for personal use. We particularly like the Restoration and Revegetation binder. To purchase, go to their website.

• The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California. Edited by James. C. Hickman.


• Terrestrial Vegetation of California. Edited by Michael G. Barbour, Todd Keeler-Wolf, and Allan A. Schoenherr.

• Farming with the Wild: Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches. By Daniel Imhoff.


• Bring Farm Edges Back to Life! Landowner Conservation Handbook. Published by the Yolo County Resource Conservation District.


• Monitoring on Your Farm: A Guide to Tracking and Understanding the Resources and Wildlife on Your Land. Published by the Yolo County Resource Conservation Disctrict.


• Hedgerow's owner, John Anderson, wrote an article titled "Direct Seeding of California Native Grasses in the Sacramento Valley" for the Bringing Farm Edges Back to Life publication. This article was originally published by the Yolo RCD, and entire publication will be posted on their website soon. Find John's article in pdf format here.


• John Anderson also wrote an article describing native grass seed production, originally published in the California Native Grasslands Association's publication, Grasslands. This article is titled "Bringing native grasses into commercial production-the responsibilities of the seed producer." A pdf of this article can be found here.

• The American Meadow Garden: Creating a Natural Alternative to the Traditional Lawn. By John Greenlee and Saxon Holt, with photographs by Saxon Holt.