Keyword: organic

A New Garden Ethic
Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future
by Benjamin Vogt

Our landscapes push aside wildlife and in turn diminish our genetically-programmed love for wildness. How can we get ourselves back into balance through gardens, to speak life's language and learn from other species?
Plenty of books tell home …
related subjects: Food & Gardening

The Aquaponic Farmer
A Complete Guide to Building and Operating a Commercial Aquaponic System
by Adrian Southern & Whelm King

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 focussed on warm-water fish such as tilapia. A lack of …
related subjects: Food & Gardening

Invest Like You Give a Damn
Make Money, Change the World, Sleep Well at Night
by Marc de Sousa-Shields

You give a damn, right?
You want your money to do good, but your pension is riddled with oil and defense companies. Besides, investing is a pain in the ass. It's tedious, and most sustainable and responsible investing books are as much fun as a root …
related subjects: New Economies

Worms at Work
Harnessing the Awesome Power of Worms with Vermiculture and Vermicomposting
by Crystal Stevens

Increasingly, we want to know where our food comes from, who grows it and how it is grown, and interest in permaculture, backyard composting, and gardening in general, is growing. So how does the budding gardener ensure that the soil is healthy and …
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The Thinking Beekeeper
A Guide to Natural Beekeeping in Top Bar Hives
by Christy Hemenway

What's the buzz about the growing popularity of backyard beekeeping? Providing habitat for bees, pollinating your garden and producing honey for your family are some of the compelling reasons for taking up this exciting hobby. But conventional …
related subjects: Modern Homesteading and Farming

The Permaculture Handbook
Garden Farming for Town and Country
by Peter Bane
foreword by David Holmgren

The urban landscape has swallowed vast swaths of prime farmland across North America. Imagine how much more self-reliant our communities would be if 30 million acres of lawns were made productive again. Permaculture is a practical way to apply …
related subjects: Modern Homesteading and Farming

The Non-Toxic Avenger
What you don’t know can hurt you
by Deanna Duke

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 …
related subjects: Health and Wellness

From Container to Kitchen
Growing Fruits and Vegetables in Pots
by D.J. Herda

More and more people are recognizing the need for nutritious, local, sustainable food, but organic options can be costly, and the produce sections of most supermarkets are packed with fruits and vegetables that have racked up more frequent flier …
related subjects: Food & Gardening