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On the perimeter of Israel's Jezreel Valley, with the Carmel mountains rising up in the west, Meir Shalev has a beloved garden, "neither neatly organized nor well kept", as he cheerfully explains. Often covered in mud and scrapes, Shalev cultivates both nomadic plants and "house dwellers", using his own quirky techniques. He extolls the virtues of the lemon tree, rescues a precious variety of purple snapdragon from the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway, and does battle with a saboteur mole rat. He even gives us his superior private recipe for curing olives.

Make healthier life choices to heal yourself and the environment through self-sufficiency. Holistic Homesteading by Roxanne Ahern provides the tools for living slowly, intentionally, and better through permaculture, edible gardening, and organic farming.

Incluso si no tienes absolutamente ninguna pista de lo que implicaría sacar tu vida del sistema, con los recursos y la orientación adecuados, es posible para cualquiera que tenga una sed insaciable de ello. Hacer un cambio de vida tan grande puede ser muy desalentador, pero al final, te agradecerás a ti mismo cuando veas lo feliz que te hace. Si la familia Watkinsons del Reino Unido puede dejar sus trabajos, desarraigar su casa y vivir de la energía renovable mientras cuidan de su hija de 5 años y su hijo de 18 meses, entonces tú también puedes.

"Unlock the Future of Sustainable Living: From the Roots of Geodesic Design to Building Your Own Three-Story Dome Home and Greenhouse!" 🌿 Ever wondered about living in a home that's not just beautiful but also sustainable and efficient? Dive into the fascinating world of geodesic dome homes—a revolutionary concept that combines architectural brilliance with eco-friendly living!Why This Book is a Must-Read: 🌟 Historical Journey: Trace the origins of geodesic designs back to the visionary architect Buckminster Fuller. Discover how a concept born in the 20th century is more relevant ...

Life on one-tenth the fossil fuels turns out to be awesome. We all want to be happy. Yet as we consume ever more in a frantic bid for happiness, global warming worsens. Being the Change explores the connections between our individual daily actions and our collective predicament. The core message is deeply optimistic: Living without fossil fuels is not only possible, it can be better.

Welcome to "Sustainable Living in Small Spaces", your definitive guide to embracing the eco-friendly lifestyle through tiny home living. This comprehensive new eBook demystifies downsizing and sustainability in a modular, easy-to-understand approach. Dive right in to discover the enchanting world of tiny homes. Our journey kicks off with a crisp, enlightening introduction into eco-friendly tiny homes. Learn about the concept, the numerous benefits, and the sustainability aspects that differentiate these homes from traditional living. The narrative grows more intriguing in chapter 2, where ...

Save yourself from more than half of the trouble most beginning and advanced homesteaders have to deal with. Homestead gardening has exploded over the last few years. One in three US households now gardens to provide food for their families. If you have a garden or are considering one, now is the perfect time to start or take it to the next level. Optimizing your efforts provides superb results that no grocery store could ever compete with. It’s also the start of a self-reliant lifestyle because once you get proficient in gardening for food, it has real economic benefits....

From the Lambic breweries of Belgium, where beer is fermented with wild yeasts drawn down from the air around the brewery, to the aquifers below Burton-on-Trent, where the brewing water is rumored to contain life-giving qualities, Miracle Brew tells the full story behind the amazing role each of these fantastic four - a grass, a weed, a fungus, and water - has to play.

Every person living off the grid has a common goal of being self-sufficient. Raising farm animals is a great first step toward that self-reliance, but which animals do you need? This book is specifically designed to answer that question. With the knowledge you will gain from this book, you will be able to plan and prepare effectively and efficiently. You will learn which animals will best meet your needs for milk, meat, eggs, and fiber, and you will learn how to properly care for them and manage their products.

Chris Smith’s first encounter with okra was of the worst kind: slimy fried okra at a greasy-spoon diner. Despite that dismal introduction, Smith developed a fascination with okra, and as he researched the plant and began to experiment with it in his own kitchen, he discovered an amazing range of delicious ways to cook and eat it, along with ingenious and surprising ways to process the plant from tip-to-tail: pods, leaves, flowers, seeds, and stalks. Smith talked okra with chefs, food historians, university researchers, farmers, homesteaders, and gardeners.

Discover the freedom of off-grid living—sustainably power your home and life, even if you've never stepped off the grid before! Are you drawn to the idea of cutting ties with traditional utilities, yet feel overwhelmed by where to start? Do you want to live a life more aligned with nature and sustainability, but doubt your skills or budget?Are you worried about the complexities and unpredictabilities of living off-grid, longing for an easy, practical guide?

Many people don’t believe their own actions can make a difference when it comes to the health of our planet. The truth is that our daily thoughts, choices, actions, and habits are immensely powerful—especially when multiplied by millions of people. In this book, you’ll discover the actions you can take on the individual and household level that will help you become a part of the overall solution to help our planet.

Book Description: "The Zero-Waste Kitchen: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Cooking & Eco-Friendly Living" 🌍 Reduce Waste. Save Money. Live Sustainably. 🌱 Are you tired of food waste, excess packaging, and a cluttered kitchen filled with single-use plastics? "The Zero-Waste Kitchen" is your ultimate guide to sustainable cooking, eco-friendly food storage, and waste-free living. Packed with practical tips, zero-waste recipes, and actionable strategies, this book will help you transform your kitchen into an environmentally conscious, budget-friendly, and efficient space.What You’ll ...

In How to Be Alive, Beavan shares his insights on finding the path that's right for you. Drawing on everything from classic literature and philosophy to current science, and combining that with his own experiences alongside those of the many people he has met along the way, Colin explores a broad array of transformational lifestyle adjustments - small and large - that offer security and meaning in a world confronted by ecological crises, economic upheaval, and ongoing war and social injustice.

Douglas Green considers his late pound puppya knuckleheaded dog named Shirelle to be the greatest teacher he's ever known. "If Shirelle were in a fancy restaurant," he writes, "she might climb onto someone's table and eat their food, but she would never, ever, insult the waiter." The Teachings of Shirelle is the hilarious and uplifting story of how this unique pooch taught her guardian to live life to the fullest.

For thousands of years, mending was a deep craft that has for too long been a secret history. But now it's back, bigger and better than ever. In this book, Kate Sekules introduces the art of visible mending as part of an important movement to give fashion back its soul. Part manifesto, part how-to, Mend! calls for bold new ways of keeping clothes and refreshing your style.

Vowing to grow all his own food, harness the sun's power for his electrical needs, and consume as little fossil fuel as necessary, Doug Fine faces surprising obstacles at every turn as he discovers that going green is easier said than done.

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.

A lot of famous and successful people are embracing the life of a homesteader. Homesteading has become a catharsis for people who finally want to live the life of a producer rather than a mere consumer. Thousands of people all over the globe have decided to say “yes” to gardening and domesticating animals. But, are you uncertain and hesitant to take the step? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. You see, homesteading doesn’t have to be difficult.

If you weren't a believer in fate before, you would be after reading this story. Single dad romance will make you believe in the power of fate. A sweet and emotional Romance about love after loss and a second chance and a Happily Ever After. It all started when a moody and rude Luren collapsed in the middle of the road. The path takes her directly to the hospital, where she meets an entirely inaccessible sexy, and hot dr. Jones. Fate intervenes from a completely different direction to put maybe everything on the right track. And this is where adorable little girl Riley comes to the fore ...