Whether you want to dabble in the homesteading movement or immerse yourself completely in the do-it-yourself, back-to-basics lifestyle, Welcome to the Farm is a comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to growing the very best food right in your own backyard. Shaye Elliott takes readers on a journey that teaches them how to harvest baskets full of organic produce, milk a dairy cow (and make butter), plant a homestead orchard, can jams and jellies, and...

"Part story of rebel women, grassroots self-governance, and community-building, part incendiary political and economic tract, and part practical guide to building natural homes for real people. 'Mudgirls Manifesto' is about respecting the earth, each other, and crafting meaningful lives."--Back cover.

"The story of Greensburg, Kansas, a town that rebuilt completely green after a deadly tornado"--

A stunning, illustrated gift book that makes rewilding accessible to everyone.

"From the living legend and award-winning author of Hatchet comes a laugh-out-loud middle-grade romp about a boy, his free-thinking dad, and the puppy-training pamphlet that turns their summer upside down"--

Learn how to live sustainably in the city, the suburbs, or the country Many people are cutting back on consumerism and trying to simplify their lives, realizing that the "new way" isn't necessarily the best way. The sustainable living movement goes beyond a desire to protect the environment and practice green living; it's about rediscovering simple survival skills that, in an earlier time, were known and practiced by almost everyone. The New American...

Omlet's easy-to-clean, safe and stylish Eglu chicken houses became an instant design icon when they were launched in 2004. Omlet quickly became most popular brand among chicken keepers, appealing to a new generation of people wanting to keep chickens as pets in their back gardens. This complete guide covers everything a novice chicken keeper needs to know, and reimagines the way you live with and look after your chickens. From helping you select the...

In his new book Watts In This For Me? A Skeptic's Guide To Home Energy Efficiency, Jeffrey Tamburro addresses the simple premise that energy efficiency is something that will benefit everyone and the information about it can be conveyed without getting into political discussions or being overly technical. If you ever considered making energy efficiency upgrades to your home, but were turned off by a political agenda you didn't agree with, didn't want...

What does it mean to "downshift"? Why is it now imperative that millions of people begin moving towards a simpler, more sustainable lifestyle? If you, too, are to join this worldwide effort to create a different sort of world, when should you start? How should you set about it? Might you need to move house in order to live more sustainably, and if so, to where? And, to whom can you turn for advice and guidance? This easy-to-read guidebook, by an author,...