More Gold for New Society Authors
We are excited to announce that Climate-wise Landscaping: Practical Solutions for a Sustainable Future by Sue Reed and …
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DIY Mushroom Cultivation
Growing Mushrooms at Home for Food Medicine and Soil
With applications in permaculture, urban farming, cooking, natural medicine, and the arts, interest in home-scale mushroom cultivation is exploding. Yet many beginners remain daunted by the perceived complexity of working with fungi.
DIY Mushroom …
related subjects: Modern Homesteading and Farming
Free, Fair, and Alive
The Insurgent Power of the Commons
From co-housing and agroecology to fisheries and open-source everything, people are increasingly using "commoning" to emancipate themselves from a predatory market-state system.
Free, Fair, and Alive presents a foundational re-thinking of the commons …
related subjects: Conscious Community
The Happiness Policy Handbook
How to Make Happiness and Well-Being the Purpose of Your Government
Thomas Jefferson said that “the purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness.” Yet only now, 270 years later, is the happiness of citizens starting to be taken seriously as the purpose of government.
…related subjects: Progressive Leadership
Ecological Footprint
Managing Our Biocapacity Budget
Our economy is running a Bernie Madoff-style Ponzi scheme with the planet. We use future resources to run the present, using more than Earth can replenish. Like any such scheme, this works for a limited time, followed by a crash.
Avoiding ecological …
related subjects: New Economies
The Elderberry Book
Forage, Cultivate, Prepare, Preserve
Once a staple in homes across the world, and found along every highland, highway, and hedgerow, the forgotten elderberry is making a comeback. Its popularity as medicine is surging, its choice as an edible landscaping plant is growing, and its use …
related subjects: Health and Wellness
Growing Trees and Shrubs Indoors
Breathe New Life into Your Home with Large Plants
Some of the most polluted places on earth are where we spend 90% of our time: inside our homes. Science is continually uncovering more effective ways of improving the quality of our environment, and plants—specifically indoor trees and …
related subjects: Health and Wellness
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