Big Books of Spring
Dawn Gifford
143 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:4.33

Dawn Gifford’s Followers (1)

member photo

Dawn’s Bookshelves

to-read (1)
currently-reading (3)
read (143)
did-not-finish (0)
fiction (13)
garden-homestead (22)
jewish (10)
kids (18)
new-paradigm (14)
non-fiction (10)
See all bookshelves »

Dawn’s Friends (52)

Cris Da...
Cris Daining
911 books | 69 friends

Andrew ...
Andrew Gifford
380 books | 1,346 friends

Eva
Eva
227 books | 95 friends

Ariana ...
Ariana Mullins
1 book | 65 friends

Ada Powers
Ada Powers
32 books | 45 friends

Brett R...
Brett Rhodes
96 books | 677 friends

John Go...
John Gordon
110 books | 52 friends

Neil
Neil
209 books | 34 friends

More friends…

Dawn Gifford

Goodreads Author


Born
The United States
Website

Twitter
smfootprintfam

Genre
Nonfiction, Self Help

Member Since
July 2016


My name is Dawn, and I am a writer, business owner, and a mother to a spirited 16-year-old girl I affectionately call "Fishy."

I am a Master Gardener and Master Composter, Horticulture Teacher and Cooperative Extension Agent, as well as a Certified Arborist and Permaculture designer.

I founded one of the first greenroof companies and social enterprises in the nation, and have spent 15 years developing award-winning workforce training programs for "green-collar" environmental jobs in tree care, low-impact development, sustainable landscaping, and urban agriculture.

After becoming a mom and wrestling with a subsequent debilitating chronic illness, I turned my interests to home and hearth, and created Small Footprint Family to share my experience ...more

134 posts
Dawn Gifford's Blog

How To Grow Carrots Organically

Carrots (Daucus carota) are one of the most rewarding vegetables you can grow in an organic garden. Fresh-pulled, homegrown carrots bear little resemblance to the hard, orange specimens found at […]
View more on Dawn Gifford's website »
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 17, 2026 15:18
View all 134 posts »

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.82 · 33 ratings · 11 reviews · 2 distinct works
Sustainability Starts at Ho...
3.82 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Small Footprint Family
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Dawn is Currently Reading

Come as You Are: ...
Dawn Gifford is currently reading
by Emily Nagoski (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

 
Mar 17, 2018 06:46PM
Running on Empty:...
Dawn Gifford is currently reading
by Jonice Webb (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

 
Jan 20, 2018 10:06PM
More Than Two: A ...
Dawn Gifford is currently reading
by Franklin Veaux (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

 
Jan 20, 2018 10:04PM

rss
Dawn’s Recent Updates

Dawn Gifford wrote a new blog post

How To Grow Carrots Organically

Carrots (Daucus carota) are one of the most rewarding vegetables you can grow in an organic garden. Fresh-pulled, homegrown carrots bear little resemb Read more of this blog post »
Apr 18, 2026 04:34AM  · 
More of Dawn's books…

Dawn’s Friend Comments

No comments have been added yet.