Washoe County Library System

Shows city dwellers how to enjoy a more satisfying lifestyle and plant seeds for the sustainable future of our cities, homesteading by growing food anywhere, composting with worms, preserving and fermenting foods, diverting greywater to your garden, and cleaning your house without toxins.

The best-selling author of Gorgeously Green explains how to be green, smart and thrifty by reusing old household items and using low-cost materials to make nearly all the things you would otherwise buy, including common condiments and foods, beauty products, home-repair items, pet products and much more. Original. "From the kitchen to the nursery, from your medicine cabinet to your makeup drawer, you'll be astounded by how easy and inexpensive it...

"With a foreword from singer, songwriter, and New York Times bestselling author Rory Feek Creator of The Prairie Homestead blog and the Old-Fashioned On Purpose podcast Jill Winger reveals that the secrets to finding happiness today is by turning to the lost arts of the past When the pandemic hit in 2020, flour and vegetable seeds flew off the shelves. But homesteader and entrepreneur Jill Winger believes these longings for sourdough bread and fresh...

The actress, filmmaker, and Greenpeace ambassador best known for playing Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter movies offers simple, tangible steps toward reducing our environmental impact by cutting down on waste and living more sustainably. 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...

Andy Couturier captures the texture of sustainable lives well lived in these ten profiles of ordinaryyet exceptionalmen and women who left behind mainstream existences in urban Japan to live surrounded by the luxuries of nature, art, friends, delicious food, and an abundance of time. Drawing on traditional Eastern spiritual wisdom and culture, these pioneers describe the profound personal transformations they underwent as they escaped the stress,...

A guide for living sustainably with practical tips and advice people can use in their own homes.

"This book takes the view that being 'at home' is a metaphor for finding ourselves" --Back cover.

An award-winning heirloom specialist, garden historian, ethnobotanist and writer offers this wood-block illustrated, alphabetical compendium of heirloom flowers and artisanal crafts like distilling and wreath-making to help inspire gardeners to connect with the natural world.

"We all want a more environmentally smart home, but many of us worry it will cost too much, be too difficult to fix or maintain, and not worth the bother. Not so. This book identifies the practical path to a more sustainable household, from how we can save energy to how we can keep clean to how we can intelligently use and reuse in an affordable, easy way. Good environmental practices need not be intimidating or expensive. This book, part of the Self-Counsel...