** SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE**** SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARD - TRAVEL MEMOIR OF THE YEAR **A lovely, civilised and transporting read, that should have all of us stepping out to meet the world with fresh eyes.
Lessons, stories, and reflections from the Goat MidwifeThere is nothing about goat care that creates more anticipation, excitement, frustration, and fear than birthing goats.
A totally new category of plants - as easy to grow as tomatoes, perfect for gardenersCannabis prohibition is ending around the world, and there's a new bud in town - auto-flowering cannabis.
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.
Build Beautiful, Durable, and Low-impact Homes with Cordwood Construction Part of the Sustainable Building Essentials series, Essential Cordwood Building is the complete guide to using log-ends set in insulating mortar for versatile, economical, and environmentally friendly construction.
With frequent warnings about water and energy shortages, or the potential dangers of pesticides and genetically modified foods, many people nurture a dream of living a self-sufficient life.
In In Sickness and In Health, author Connie Williams takes to heart the part of the marital vow that a husband and wife care for each other in times of sickness and in health.
This ideal gift for gardeners features a photographic collection of beautiful, innovative, ecologically friendly gardens that will inspire and inform anyone with a green thumb, from backyard gardeners to accomplished landscape architects.
Environmental disasters and severe weather due to climate change, both triggered by human actions, have had an increasingly direct impact on our homes.
A Guide to Being Sustainable at Home and in Life"e;Gittemarie is creator that not only provides helpful tips on living a zero-waste and vegan lifestyle, but also articulates it in way that is approachable.
Finally backyard farmers who want to keep a few hens for eggs have a bible that's attractive enough to leave out on the coffee table, and inexpensive enough to purchase on a whim.
When Brett Markham published a small black and white handbook about how to run a successful mini farmhe never dreamed how popular the book would soon become.
First Time Chicken Keeping provides simple, accessible step-by-step instruction for absolute beginning chicken keeperswho mightnot have prior experience and/or feel overwhelmed by a more comprehensive overview.
This indispensable beekeeping referencepacked with helpful diagrams, color photos, and easy-to-follow yet thorough instructiongently guides you through setting up and caring for your first colonies.
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.
Whether youre a suburbanite looking to live more simply or a die-hard homesteader interested in taking your garden to the next level, this guide is packed with step-by-step instructions, useful tips, vintage photographs and illustrations, and time-honored wisdomcreating one of the most comprehensive books on country skills available.
Being a homesteader today may seem difficult; the world is full of so many gadgets and conveniences, many of which most of us consider necessary to live a full and happy life.
Packed with step-by-step instructions, useful tips, time-honored wisdom, and both illustrations and photographs, this might just be the most comprehensive guide to back to basics living ever published.
Anyone who wants to learn basic living skillsthe kind employed by our forefathersand adapt them for a better life in the twenty-first century need look no further than this eminently useful, full-color guide.
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.
Most people dont believe they will ever have to face a real disaster, or are too scared to look ahead and quickly dismiss any thoughts of a future catastrophe.
Mini farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family's food on just a quarter acreand earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary job would require.
