A story of friendship, encouragement, and the quest to design a better worldA Man Apart is the story-part family memoir and part biography-of Peter Forbes and Helen Whybrow's longtime friendship with Bill Coperthwaite (A Handmade Life), whose unusual life and fierce ideals helped them examine and understand their own.
The Sunday Times bestseller - Welcome to the wonderful world of Anya the Garden FairyBeat the rising cost of living and transform your garden on a budget with Anya Lautenbach.
Raise a gaggle of geese, the unsung heroes of the small farm While chickens preen in the spotlight, geese are the historic unsung heroes of small farms and homesteads.
An inspiring and approachable tip-filled guide to changing your habits, living more sustainably, and taking action, by Greenpeace ambassador Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter movies)Go Gently is a practical guide for sustainability at home that offers simple, tangible steps towards reducing our environmental impact by looking at what we consume and the waste we create, as well as how to take action for environmental change.
Burned-out after years of doing development work around the world, William Powers spent a season in a 12-foot-by-12-foot cabin off the grid in North Carolina, as recounted in his award-winning memoir Twelve by Twelve.
In Incredible Plant-Based Desserts, Instagram star Anthea Cheng (@rainbownourishments) shares her trade-secret recipes for seriously luscious, showstopping vegan sweet treats that will delight everyone, from healthy eaters pursuing a plant-based diet to those who simply appreciate a beautifully crafted dessert.
Learn how to grow wild and exotic, medicinally important, sustainable, and deeply delicious mushrooms right at your own home, just as people throughout the world have been doing for centuries.
Now in paperback from comedian and actor Jeff Garlinwho plays Larry Davids cheerful manager on HBOs Curb Your Enthusiasma year-long chronicle of his journey to reduce both his physical and carbon footprint in this laugh-out-loud self-experimental memoir.
Produce your own milk, cheese, meat, fiber, fertilizer, and more Incorporating dairy goats into a diversified homestead can be the key to greater self-sufficiency.
These charming snapshots of life on the farm invite readers to incorporate the heart of homesteadingslower living rooted firmly in faith and familyinto their everyday lives.
A poet at heart, Amy Minato rejects her life of consumption in Chicago to go back to naturespecifically, to a commune in Oregon, where she rediscovers herself.
The Backyard Beekeeper, now in its 4th edition, makes the time-honored and complex tradition of beekeeping an enjoyable and accessible backyard pastime that will appeal to urban and rural beekeepers of all skill levels.
'Funny and well observed, this timely novel explores the isolation of new motherhood O'Keeffe examines themes of class, race, privilege and gender with a deft touch which will speak loudly to a certain generation.
An inspiring instructional handbook for transforming idealism into social change The pursuit of freedom and justice is a timeless one, but new activists may not know where to begin, while more experienced ones often become jaded or fatigued.
For a beautiful, productive, and edible paradise, transform your approach to growing with The Permaculture Garden-Create a thriving garden inspired by nature's patterns that is better for the soil, local wildlife and your plants-Design your space sustainably, factoring in climate, landshape, resources, energy and your goals so all elements work together in harmony-Grow a diverse mix of plants together from fruit trees to flowers and vegetables to herbs for year-round harvests and a more resilient, ecological and attractive gardenFull of practical ideas and inspiration, The Permaculture Garden has all you need to know to create and maintain a well-designed and flourishing garden.
Permanent agriculture - abundance by design "e;The wealth of practical knowledge in The Permaculture Handbook is a welcome addition to North America's canon of books on permaculture design, and will serve other regions as well.
A Transition Town group involved in preparations for peak oil and climate change; an intentional community, founded with the highest ideals; a nonprofit dedicated to social changemillions of such voluntary groups exist around the world.
This practical and poetic "e;survival manual"e; is the first English translation of the French masterpiece of living wild in the world and creating a permaculture.
A friendly, honest guide for wary would-be foragersOnly plants that are easy to find, easy to identify and tastyClear photographic guides to the speciesWe all love the idea of foraging - as a way of being connected to nature and discovering new tastes.
