Winner of the 2011 Benjamin Franklin Award in the Self-Help category | Honorable Mention at the 2011 London Book Festival | Honorable Mention at the 2011 Green Book Festival | Finalist in the Environment/Green category of the 2010 National Indie Excellence AwardsHomespun wisdom from Japan updated for today's green lifestyle choices.
The only how-to manual on the subject directed to mainstream owner-builders An earth-sheltered, earth-roofed home has the least impact upon the land of all housing styles, leaving almost zero footprint on the planet.
The power of local currencies Communities everywhere are challenged by issues such as health, elder and child care, housing, education, food security and the environment.
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.
A beginner’s guide to keeping hens with info on over fifty breeds, plus housing, feeding, daily care, disease prevention, egg production, breeding, & more.
Learn all about how to build 40 backyard homestead projects including sheds, feeders, fences, and other backyard structures to enhance your sustainable living!
Connecting with nature and nature beings to help heal us and the Earth *; Provides experiential practices to communicate with nature and access the creative power of the Earth *; Shares transformative wisdom teachings from conversations with nature beings, such as Snowy Owl, Snake, Blackberry, Mushroom, and Glacial Silt, exploring the role of each in bringing balance to the planet Nature and the Earth are conscious.
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.
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.
Harness the power of permaculture to thrive, not just survive, the great transition from fossil fuels Caught between climate change and a fossil fuel-driven economy that demands ever more growth, the world faces a great transition-by design or disaster-away from fossil fuels to an alternative renewable energy future.
The illustrated guide to profitable, vibrant and sustainable permaculture-based market gardening Permaculture tends to be very much in the domain of home gardeners and property owners.
Adventures on the road to real-world self-sufficiency Many of us want to increase our self-sufficiency, but few have access to the ideal 5 sunny, gently-sloping acres of rich, loamy, well-drained soil.
