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Skyhorse Pub
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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City-dwellers across the country are finding creative new ways to live, and urban farmers are reclaiming heirloom agrarian practices as strategies for responsible living. Get to know real people who are changing their lives and the lives of their neighbors through the urban homesteading movement.
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KidHaven Publishing, and imprint of Greenhaven Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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What exactly is sustainable living? People who aim to live in this way try to limit pollution, take care of water and air, and make choices-like biking instead of driving-that are generally better for the planet. Many of these habits are easy for young people to adopt! In this book, readers are able to learn all about how to live sustainably and ways they can help their planet through their choices. The information is age-appropriate, presented by...
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"An inspiring and approachable tip-filled guide to changing your habits, living more sustainably, and taking action, by Greenpeace ambassador Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter movies). Go Gently is a guide for sustainability at home that offers simple, tangible steps toward reducing our environmental impact by looking at what we consume and the waste we create, as well as how to take action for environmental change. The title reflects...
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Skyhorse Pubishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Mini farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family's food on just a quarter acre-and earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary job would require. Now expanding exponentially on his bestselling Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on ¼ Acre, Brett Markham gives you tips, tricks, and planning advice on how to make the most of your mini...
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Josie and her husband have split up, she's been sued by a former patient and lost her dental practice, and she's grieving the death of a young man senselessly killed. When her ex asks to take the children to meet his new fiancée's family, Josie makes a run for it, figuring Alaska is about as far as she can get without a passport. Josie and her kids, Paul and Ana, rent a rattling old RV named the Chateau, and at first their trip feels like a vacation:...
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"In Old-Fashioned on Purpose, Winger shows how simplifying our lives and adopting retro skills such as gardening and handiwork can be the key to creating the happy and healthy life we're yearning for. Inside these pages, readers will learn how to find joy in the kitchen, proven strategies for growing your own groceries, how to craft a more grounded routine, and clever tips and creative DIYs to help you embark on your old-fashioned journey. This inspiring...
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Artisan
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Low-impact living is about making thoughtful, eco-friendly choices in your home. But being sustainable doesn't have to mean sacrificing style. That's where Remodelista comes in. In this comprehensive guide, they decode the secrets to creating a home that's good for the planet-and totally livable"--
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Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The grid is everywhere, sending power to the light switch on the wall and water to the faucet in the kitchen. With energy prices soaring, the housing market in shambles, and unemployment looming, more and more Americans are choosing to free themselves from dependence on the grid.
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Girls--their vulnerability, strength, and passion to belong--are at the heart of this stunning first novel for readers of Jeffrey Eugenides's The Virgin Suicides and Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad. Northern California, during the violent end of the 1960s. At the start of summer, a lonely and thoughtful teenager, Evie Boyd, sees a group of girls in the park, and is immediately caught by their freedom, their careless dress, their dangerous...
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"Every year, the world produces more than 300 million tons of plastic. These products will never break down and will endlessly pollute our oceans, air, land, and food chain. But the good news is that there are many steps, small and large, we can take to change our plastic-using habits. This illustrated book offers more than 100 suggestions in an accessible visual and gifty package. The introductory chapter walks readers through the different types...
12) Life off grid
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Fighting Chance Films
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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A two-year journey exploring the lives of Canadians in every province and territory who have made the choice to disconnect. Life Off Grid is a film about people who have chosen to build their lives around renewable energy, with beautiful, inspiring, and often challenging results.
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Jacqui Small
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Colour and a sense of fun are central to the RICE ethos. Fresh from the success of her first interiors book, Happy Home, Charlotte has taken the RICE style outside. This is a fun-loving collection of outdoor decorating and styling solutions, from seating and other furniture to lighting ideas, creating banners and buntings, table settings and picnic areas, spaces for parties and gatherings. Taking in garden rooms, outdoor spaces such as cabins, canopies...
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Sterling Epicure
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Schlueter understands the challenges of cooking in an RV: space is limited, power and water consumption are always concerns, and efficient cleanup is a must. Her recipes are developed to make the most of the available space and equipment, while exploiting a minimal number of ingredients-- and pots-- while delivering delicious, comforting, easy-to-clean-up meals. -- Adapted from back cover.
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Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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This ideal gift for gardeners features a photographic collection of beautiful, innovative, ecologically friendly gardens that will inspire and inform anyone with a green thumb, from backyard gardeners to accomplished landscape architects. Through twenty distinctive projects set across urban, suburban, and rural spaces, Beyond the Garden explores how thoughtful design and awareness of local ecology can make gardens both beautiful and sustainable. Featuring...
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Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Are you worried about the effects of climate change on our environment? Want to help but don't know where to start? How to Save the World for Free will galvanize you to think and live differently, covering all key areas of our lives, from food and travel to politics and sex. You will feel better, live better and ultimately breathe better in the knowledge that every small change contributes towards saving our world. -- Amazon.com.
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