New Society Publishers: 243 books
by Lane Morgan
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Anyone can include more local food in their diet at the peak of summer, but what do you do when the tomatoes are done and the first greens of spring are months away? The Winter Harvest Cookbook takes a seasonal approach to eating, even during the coldest months of the year. This fully updated and revised...
by Deanna Duke
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Most of us turn a blind eye to the startling array of chemicals lurking in everything from shampoo to baby bottles to the bills in our wallets, choosing to believe that government agencies ensure the safety of the products we wear, use, ingest and breathe in daily. Yet the standards for product safety...
by Joanna Macy and Molly Young Brown
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1998
Many of us feel called upon to respond to the ecological destruction of our planet yet we feel overwhelmed immobilized and unable to deal realistically with the threats to life on Earth. Coming Back to Life provides a much needed update and expansion of Macy's pioneering work Despair and Personal...
Bokashi Composting
Scraps to Soil in Weeks
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Bokashi is Japanese for "fermented organic matter." Bokashi composting is a safe, quick, and convenient way to compost in your kitchen, garage, or apartment, using a specific group of microorganisms to anaerobically ferment all food waste (including meat and dairy). Since the process takes place in a...
Uprooting Racism
How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
In 2016, the president-elect of the United States openly called for segregation and deportation based on race and religion. Meanwhile, inequalities in education, housing, health care, and the job market continue to prevail, while increased insecurity and fear have led to an epidemic of scapegoating...
by Colebrook, Binda
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Many gardeners can supply a significant amount of their own food during the plentiful summer harvest. But the key to substantial savings on your food bill is putting fresh, homegrown produce on your table every month of the year. And in the mild, forgiving climate of the maritime Pacific Northwest, it...
by Cedar Rose Guelberth and Dan Chiras
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2003
For builders of natural homes (straw bale cob adobe rammed earth and other natural materials) this unique step-by-step guide takes the confusion out of choosing mixing and applying natural plasters.From principles to practicalities and with every stage of the process illustrated The Natural Plasters...
Making Better Buildings
A Comparative Guide to Sustainable Construction for Homeowners and Contractors
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
From foundation to finish, a wealth of information is available on sustainable construction methods - entire volumes have been published on individual green and natural building techniques. But with so many different ideas to choose from, there is no single resource that allows an owner or builder to...
Seeing Red
An anger management and anti-bullying curriculum for kids
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Anger is a natural human emotion, but if it isn’t managed properly its effects can be devastating. Seeing Red is a curriculum designed to help elementary and middle-school aged students better understand their anger so they can make healthy and successful choices and build strong relationships....
by Sue Reed
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Residential consumption represents nearly one quarter of North America's total energy use and the average homeowner spends thousands of dollars a year on power bills. To help alleviate this problem Energy-Wise Landscape Design presents hundreds of practical ways everyone can save money time and...
The Aquaponic Farmer
A Complete Guide to Building and Operating a Commercial Aquaponic System
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Aquaponic farming—raising fish and vegetables together commercially—is the most promising innovation for a sustainable, profitable, localized food system. Until now, systems have largely focused on warm-water fish such as tilapia. A lack of reliable information for raising fish and vegetables...
Unlearn, Rewild
Earth Skills, Ideas and Inspiration for the Future Primitive
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Picture a world where humans exist, like all other living things, in balance. Where there is no separation between 'human' and 'wild'. Unlearn, Rewild boldly envisions such a world, probing deeply into the cultural constraints on our ability to lead truly sustainable lives and offering real, tangible...
Power from the Wind
A Practical Guide to Small-Scale Energy Production
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Skyrocketing energy costs and constant reminders of the impacts of conventional energy sources are making homeowners and businesses look at different ways to use energy more efficiently and to generate their own electricity to reduce fuel bills and their carbon footprint.Power From the Wind...
Seed Libraries
And Other Means of Keeping Seeds in the Hands of the People
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Historically, seed companies were generally small, often family-run businesses. Because they were regionally-based, they could focus on varieties well-suited to the local environment. A Pacific Northwest company, for example, would specialize in different cultivars than a company based in the Southeast....