Turn the overwhelming feeling of the worlds problems into action. This is a book and workbook offering a holistic approach to sustainability. Use these principles and techniques to build resilience and improve your quality of life while facilitating a healthier planet for the future generations. In doing these exercises, you become a greater part of the solution. In addition to the book, we invite you to join the online blog and forum to share your experience and learn from others at www.7...

This thoughtful compilation of prayers, reflections, hymns and scripture brings a great message of Christian hope and consolation into the human and spiritual void experienced by those recently bereaved. Each chosen prayer and reading provides the sense of divine love and mystery that lies at the heart of the human encounter with grief and loss. The reader can browse easily, in private reflection and prayer, receiving Christ's consolation along a difficult and often lonely journey. This li...

From the visionary authors of Cradle to Cradle comes the next step in our ecological evolution: The UpcycleIn their groundbreaking book Cradle to Cradle, William McDonough and Michael Braungart presented a revolutionary design framework for creating products and systems that actively improve the natural world. A decade later, The Upcycle shows the green living lessons gained from putting this eco-effective concept into practice with businesses, go...

Learn How You Can Save Money With Insider Tips On How To Build Your Shipping Container Home!How would you like to pay way less per month and still live in your dream home?Well, that's the promise that a shipping container home offers!These small houses are taking the world by storm at the moment, and rightfully so. Combine a massive oversupply of containers with people looking to live in cheap homes, that are even eco-friendly, and you can see why b...

No-till — a method of growing crops and providing pasture without disturbing the soil — has become an important alternative to standard farming practices. In this comprehensive guide to successful no-till vegetable farming for aspiring and beginning farmers, author Daniel Mays, owner and manager of an organic no-till farm in Maine, outlines the environmental, social, and economic benefits of this system. The methods described are designed for implementation at the human scale, relying prim...

The power of upcycling both small-scale and large: " Szaky knows of what he speaks when it comes to trash . . . useful strategies that are available to anyone." — Publishers WeeklyEver-expanding landfills, ocean gyres filled with floating plastic mush, endangered wildlife. Our garbage has become a massive and exponentially growing problem in modern society.Eco-entrepreneur and founder of TerraCycle Tom Szaky explores why this crisi...

Are you looking to save money, help the environment, or just live a simpler life? Look no further!This guide will introduce you to the ten steps you should take when considering living a life off the grid. An off the grid lifestyle consists of cutting ties to your community infrastructure. Live by your own rules, gathering your own water, generating your own power, and monitoring your own resource consumption in a sustainable way.Does this all sound too difficult? Don’t wor...

Organize and Tidy Your Closet in 7 Days: Fun, Easy and Motivating Hacks to Organizing Your WardrobeDo you find yourself opening a closet full of clothes but end up with nothing to wear?Right now, you may be having a serious case of a disorganized wardrobe. Your wardrobe can be suffering from a poor quality, which means the clothes you have now are not up to par with what you need. It can also be a case of poor quantity, which means you do not have enough of the essentials t...

The time to save the planet is now.Ready? Set? Green! Living green means reversing climate change, but it also means protecting your kids and pets, improving your own health, and saving money. And it doesn’t necessarily demand a radical overhaul of your life–just some simple adjustments, such as switching to healthier cleaning products and driving fewer miles each week.Written by the visionaries at Treehugger.com, the most heavily trafficked site of its kind, R...

Calling all natural soap lovers! Have you always wanted to create your own natural soaps at home? Are you an experienced soap maker looking for new tips and ideas?This book is perfect for the novice to the experienced. Jam-packed with amazing ideas and tips this book is a snapshot of everything to do with natural soap making. From creating a Babushka inspired soap to taking inspiration from art galleries this guide covers ideas and tips you won't read anywhere else. This guide trav...

Go Green While Making Green You already know why your company should go green. This comprehensive guide tells you how to do it profitably. It details every step of the process—from getting employee buy-in and conducting a current sustainability audit to developing a plan of action and measuring progress. Nuts-and-bolts guidance helps you make continuous, cost-effective improvements and shift the prevailing business culture by infusing green practices into your organization’s very DNA. Thro...

A companion to Understanding Green Building Guidelines, this primer explains green building products—what they are and how to choose them.From eco-friendly sheetrock to sustainable paint finishes, the green building movement is gaining momentum. But with new products, manufacturers, and standards being introduced routinely, how are architects or designers to know what's best for their projects? This book summarizes what is available and the considerations ...