Lyle Estill has been on the vanguard of social change for the past decade, which has placed him at the heart of the sustainability movement. Lyle is a prolific speaker and writer, and the author of Industrial Evolution, Small is Possible, Biodiesel Power and now the editor of Small Stories, Big Changes. Unflinchingly honest and compulsively readable Small Stories, Big Changes provides an intimate look at the personal experience of being a pioneer in the sustainability movement, laying bare the emotional, spiritual and financial impact of a life lived in the service of change. Activist, farmer, publisher, philosopher or entrepreneur; each writer has a unique personal tale to tell.
Sharon Astyk
Sharon Astyk is a writer, teacher, blogger, and farmer who raises vegetables, poultry and dairy goats with her family in upstate New York. She and her family use 80% less energy and resources than the average American household. Sharon is a member of the Board of Directors of ASPO-USA, founder of the Riot 4 Austerity, and the award-winning author of four previous books including Making Home, Depletion and Abundance and Independence Days.
Author's Titles
Making Home
Adapting Our Homes and Our Lives to Settle in Place
Other books tell us how to live the good life -- but you might have to win the lottery to do it. Making Home is about improving life with the real …
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Independence Days
A Guide to Sustainable Food Storage and Preservation
Hard times aren't just coming, they are here already. The recent economic collapse has seen millions of North Americans move from the middle class to …
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A Nation of Farmers
Defeating the Food Crisis on American Soil
Once we could fill our grocery carts with cheap and plentiful food, but not anymore. Cheap food has gone the way of cheap oil. Climate change is …
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Depletion & Abundance
Life on the New Home Front
Climate change, peak oil and economic instability aren't just future social problems -- they jeopardize our homes and families right now. Our …
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