This book will show you how regular people like you are creating amazing lives, escaping the destructive corporate economy, growing financial security, and creating fulfilling right livelihoods and beautiful communities by doing it.Most "money books" promise the world, then teach us to invest in the same sociopathic corporations that are wrecking it. They temp us with "freedom," then trap us in a new rat race of decadent daydreams of yachts and sports cars, which require side hustl...

Unlock the secrets to your best vegetable garden ever with The Key to Abundance! Permaculture for the vegetable garden.This book is filled with practical, tried and tested real-world garden designs that deliver the highest yields with the least work, all while being eco-friendly and chemical-free.These innovative gardens practically care for themselves: they water, fertilize, and build soil naturally, while fending off pests and diseases without the need for harmful pestici...

A beginners guide to landscape transformation. Transform your landscape into an easy, abundant, beautiful, home paradise. Have your easiest and most productive garden ever. And do it without poisons, plastics or petroleum products.The secret to an easy, abundant garden is creating a healthy ecosystem to support it! Instead of fighting nature, we can recruit nature to provide fertility, do weeding for us, prevent pests and diseases, and even help water the garden.This book i...

Transform Your Landscape into a beautiful, abundant paradise! Around the world, up and down every street, people are eager to take positive action right in their own yards. This radically new, yet ancient type of garden has it all. These Transformative Landscapes:Are abundant with nutrient-dense fruit and vegetables,They're easier than you could imagine,They fight Climate Change by sequestering carbon,They're resilient, ...

The ultimate bible for organic vegetable gardening in the Pacific Northwest, featuring extensive updates and new material on soil health, natural pest control, and moreNow in its seventh edition, this complete guide to organic vegetable, herb, and flower gardening addresses issues of soil, seeds, compost, and watering. Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades has evolved from a self-published pamphlet into the master guide to organic gardening over the past...

“Grow Now is an earth manual that applies to everyone, everywhere. Regenerating life begins with our hands, the soil, and our heart. Take this book and go outside, stay outside, and transform.” —Paul Hawken, author of Drawdown and RegenerationDid you know you can have a garden that’s equal parts food source and wildlife haven? In Grow Now, Emily Murphy shares easy-to-follow principles for regenerative gardening that foster biodiv...

Discover the Easiest Method to Grow Food and Herbs in Less SpaceRaised bed gardening is the best alternative for individuals that wish to grow a vegetable garden but do not have enough space, as the yields are naturally higher than flat ground gardens. Similarly, you can add quality soil into a raised bed garden to provide a more economical solution if the available soil is not suitable for growing. This is easier since you only add soil to the raised beds, rather ...

"This permaculture primer is fresh and vibrant. Bring it on!" — Permaculture MagazinePermaculture is more popular than ever, but it can still be a daunting concept. If you are new to permaculture and interested in learning more, Practical Permaculture offers authoritative, in-depth, and hands-on advice for a more holistic approach to sustainable living. Jessi Bloom and Dave Boehnlein, two dynamic leaders in the permaculture community, explain the b...

Adventures on the road to real-world self-sufficiencyMany of us want to increase our self-sufficiency, but few have access to the ideal 5 sunny, gently-sloping acres of rich, loamy, well-drained soil. Jenni Blackmore presents a highly entertaining, personal account of how permaculture can be practiced in adverse conditions, allowing anyone to learn to live more sustainably in a less-than-perfect world. With a rallying cry of "If we can do it, you can too," she dist...

Grow your own apples, figs, plums, cherries, pears, apricots, and peaches in even the smallest backyard!Ann Ralph shows you how to cultivate small yet abundant fruit trees using a variety of specialized pruning techniques. With dozens of simple and effective strategies for keeping an ordinary fruit tree from growing too large, you’ll keep your gardening duties manageable while at the same time reaping a bountiful harvest. These little fruit trees are easy to mainta...

How to be green, save green, grow greens-even turn a thumb greenSelf-sufficient living can mean a healthier life, a way to protect the earth, or a way to save money. This guide helps readers find their perfect degree of self reliance in the areas of food, shelter, energy, clothing, and more. For both the urban and rural dweller, it covers gardening, cooking from scratch, preserving food, raising livestock, keeping chickens, generating or supplementing ener...

A stylish, inspirational, and practical guide to maintaining a more environmentally friendly household—includes eighteen projects both big and small.Sustainable lifestyle blogger and professional Christine Liu takes you on a tour through the rooms of your home—the living area, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom—offering tips, tricks, and 18 step-by-step projects designed to help you lead a more low-impact lifestyle.From guidance on decluttering and living minimal...