Sustainable Living

Leave the chaos of city life for a true feeling of independence and self-sufficiency. Are you getting increasingly dissatisfied and disillusioned with the nonstop daily grind? If these are your realities, even while being surrounded by the comforts of modern living, you just might be cut out for a wonderful life off the grid! Home Power Magazine says there are close to 200,000 families living off the grid in the United States. Worldwide, the figure is estimated to be around two billion.

Bokashi is Japanese for "fermented organic matter". While bokashi has enjoyed great popularity in many parts of the world, it is still relatively unknown in North America. From scraps to soil, Bokashi Composting is the complete, step-by-step, do-it-yourself guide to this amazing process.

Get ready for a refreshing and unique take on preparedness. This essential guide is for regular people who want to handle disaster situations confidently, without digging a network of underground bunkers stockpiled with weaponry.

What if you could trade expensive energy bills for solar panels you own forever without spending a dime? Stop paying electricity bills, and turn your home into a monthly income machine. Is it possible? How? Learn how to turbocharge your home's value and your monthly cash-flow using government-funded solar energy on your roof. Solar Energy is a comprehensive resource that reveals the facts about solar energy and makes it easy for you to learn how you can use solar to slash your electric bill, live better, and save the planet!

Hoist a tall cold one! There's nothing better than a good beer to set things right, except... A good beer that you brewed yourself! So roll up your sleeves, tear into some pretzels, and put on your game face: it's brewin' time! Beer Making for the Total Novice takes you step-by-step from licking your lips to clanking cold mugs of your own homebrew with friends! No need for experience, we've broken the process down into simple steps, so anybody can make delicious, refreshing beer in your own home.

In the world of gardening, every droplet and every sound is a story waiting to be told. The Audible edition of this masterpiece isn’t just a guide. It's a sensory experience that melds nature's wisdom with the rhythm of the spoken word.

Whether you want to raise goats for the money or just for the fun of it - you’ve come to the right place! Have you always wanted to have goats running around in your backyard, but were intimidated by everything it would entail? With this clear-cut and easy-to-understand guide, you’ll feel completely confident in your ability to look after your herd, and you’ll quickly find yourself part of a growing and heartwarming community of goat farmers. No more doubts, no more feeling overwhelmed, and no more not knowing where to start.

Kindred means “tribe” or “family”, and at a time when we’ve lost many of the rhythms that connect us meaningfully to the human experience, The Kindred Life offers an invitation to cultivate a life of rich simplicity in the midst of difficult circumstances. In this collection of stories, photos, recipes, and gathering ideas from her home on Kindred Farm in Santa Fe, Tennessee, organic farmer Christine Bailey shares the moments that have shaped, challenged, and changed her.

Step into the world of homesteading with author Alex Broome, a seasoned expert in sustainable living. With his wealth of knowledge and practical wisdom, he will guide you through every aspect of backyard homesteading, from planning and designing your space to cultivating a diverse array of fruits, vegetables, and herbs.

Whether you are planning to build, buy, or retrofit a home, this illuminating book takes you on a virtual tour of the home of the future. Award-winning author and respected housing expert Anna DeSimone lights the way for enjoying a home that is healthier, more comfortable, saves money, and reduces your carbon footprint.

Have you ever wanted to visit a gym, but just didn't have the time, this is the book you must listen to. It's a quick listen for those who want health and fitness to be a part of their life. In this book, she talks about the elementary principles behind embracing everyday wellness for teens, busy moms and those who are tied to the daily desk job. Taking one step forward was never more critical than now. This book has the author's own experiences as well as the scientific references and data supporting the power of walking, writing, and nature in making wellness possible in daily life.

Lookin’ to get an early start on your garden? To be more self-sufficient? To save money? Are you ready to start seeds indoors? This audiobook will allow you to become 100 percent self-reliant in growing plants from seeds this season and all the years to come and have the most fun doing it! If you are concerned with the cost of starting seeds indoors, rest assured you can successfully start seeds indoors with any sized budget! If it's the amount of space you are concerned with to start seeds indoors, then this audiobook is for you!

In this book, Eve O. Schaub, humorist and stunt memoirist extraordinaire, tackles her most difficult challenge to date: garbage. Convincing her husband and two daughters to go along with her, Schaub attempts the seemingly impossible: living in the modern world without creating any trash at all—for an entire year and, as it turns out, during a pandemic.

Embark on a journey towards self-sufficiency and sustainable living with the "Self-Sufficient Farming and Homesteading Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle." This comprehensive collection combines two essential guides that will empower you to cultivate a thriving small-scale farm and create a self-sustaining homestead in your own backyard.

A sane and organized life is about a lot more than just organizing your home. It's about making better use of each moment from when you wake up to when you go to bed. It's about knowing what you need to do next and having the discipline to follow through effortlessly. When you organize your life, the rewards go beyond clean shelves and easy-to-spot files. A well-organized life is logical and productive and gives us more time to do what we really want.

Does the idea of never having to pay utility, rent or mortgage bills ever again sound like a dream come true? Welcome to the world of tiny houses, an innovative living solution for those who don’t want to live their lives in debt to own a home! What started as a way to shelter people after natural disasters became a world popular housing trend, with millions praising the benefits of living in a small but highly functional house. If you want to join this ever-expanding club of debt-free house owners, this book will guide you on the path to your own, tiny piece of heaven on Earth!

Self-published authors are coming to realize that a stable career is about a backlist of titles and keeping that backlist selling. But how do you do this? Invariably, advice given by other authors includes holding promotions and lowering the price of the first book in series, or even making it free. However, few people mention one of the most powerful ways to keep your backlist selling: the author mailing list.

You intend to self-publish or have published a book or two. You’re not selling very well and wonder why not. You feel you should be doing something, but the thought of “marketing” gives you nightmares. You don’t want to become one of these people shouting “buy my book” on Twitter. But you would still love to start selling some books and pay some or even all of your bills with your writing income.

Public Gardens and Livable Cities uses a prescriptive approach to synthesize a range of public, private, and nonprofit initiatives from municipalities throughout the country. In doing so, the authors examine the initiatives from a practical perspective to identify how they were implemented, their sustainability, the obstacles they encountered, the impact of the initiatives on their populations, and how they dealt with the communities' underlying social problems.

Lucía Moreno te invita a cambiar de hábitos y de estilo de vida a través de información reveladora para que protejas a tu familia, tu hogar y el planeta. Con gran amenidad y una investigación extraordinaria te invita a identificar las substancias tóxicas que vienen en los productos que compras en línea, en tiendas y supermercados, y que acechan para acabar con tu salud y la de tus seres queridos; revela qué hay detrás del greenwashing y te invita a tomar conciencia sobre el daño severo que ocasionamos al medio ambiente por desconocimiento o indiferencia.