Keyword: food

Pure Poultry
Living Well with Heritage Chickens, Turkeys and Ducks
by Victoria Redhed Miller
foreword by Jeannette Beranger

Houdan. Nankin. Indian Runner. Narragansett. These may sound like exotic place names or unusual varieties of produce, but each actually refers to one of the many hundreds of lesser-known poultry breeds which tempt the livestock owner who's prepared …
related subjects: Food and Gardening

Uprisings
A Hands-On Guide to the Community Grain Revolution
by Sarah Simpson & Heather McLeod

If we want to reduce our environmental impact, build resiliency in our community and improve food security, it's up to us to make it happen. In many North American communities, the instrument of change is Â... grain. Grain is the perfect metaphor …
related subjects: Food and Gardening

Raising Goats Naturally
The Complete Guide to Milk, Meat and More
by Deborah Niemann

Complete self-sufficiency may seem out of reach, but for more and more of us, increasing our self-reliance as much as possible is the order of the day. Incorporating dairy goats as the centerpiece of a diversified homestead can be the key to …
related subjects: Food and Gardening

Browsing Nature's Aisles
A year of foraging for wild food in the suburbs
by Wendy Brown & Eric Brown

When most of us think of self-sufficiency, we think of growing a large garden, and maybe keeping a few chickens for eggs or meat. While this is certainly part of the picture, unless you live on a large acreage or happen to be a permaculture god or …
related subjects: Food and Gardening

Green Wizardry
Conservation, Solar Power, Organic Gardening, And Other Hands-On Skills From the Appropriate Tech Toolkit
by John Michael Greer

Merlin, Gandalf, Voldemort - these well-known sorcerers from popular culture are famed for their amazing spells and spectacular magical powers. In ancient times however, a wizard was actually a freelance intellectual whose main stock in trade was …
related subjects: Post Carbon Prep / Peak Oil

Financing our Foodshed
Growing Local Food with Slow Money
by Carol Peppe Hewitt

In towns and cities across North America, a quiet revolution is underway. Fed up with sending their money off to make a fast buck in faraway markets, people are putting their money to work where they live, in markets they trust and understand - …
related subjects: Environment & Economy