Titres dans Vie durable respect de l'environnement

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....

Like many people, Beth Terry didn't think an individual could have much impact on the environment. But while laid up after surgery, she read an article about the staggering amount of plastic polluting the oceans and decided then and there to kick her plastic habit. Now she wants to teach you how you can too.

From the bestselling author of Practical Magic comes an essential guide to cultivating magical self-sufficiency and enchanted resilience through spell work, gardening, herbal remedies, and more. Whether we live on a farm or in a high rise, we can always create a life that is entwined with the...

It’s time to think big about small farms. Award-winning author and “green leader” (Grist) Ben Hartman shares practical how-to tips, personal stories, and surprising examples of cutting-edge farmers and innovators around the world to show us how.

With over thirty thousand occupations currently in existence, workers today face a bewildering array of careers from which to choose, and upon which to center their lives. But there is more at stake than just a paycheck. For too long, work has driven a wedge between families, dividing husband from wife, father from son, mother from daughter, and family from home. Building something that will last requires a radically different approach than is common or encouraged today.

This complete guide to homesteading provides the information you need to get started sustainably growing your own food, raising animals organically, and even power everything off-the-grid. You don’t need 50 acres in the country, and you don’t need to invest lots of money into equipment you don’t need.

Looking for peace and happiness? Slow Living, is your guide on how to slow down your life and live peacefully. Helena Woods, author and creator of popular YouTube channel Simple Joys, reveals the wisdom she has learned by moving abroad from the US and living a slower life in France. With beautiful prose, she provides inspiration and guidance to create a simple living environment wherever you are.

Transform your space into a thriving, sustainable haven! Ready to create an eco-oasis but short on time, space, or resources? The Permaculture Roadmap for Busy Lives offers simple, jargon-free solutions to help you embrace sustainable living effortlessly, regardless of where you live.

Discover the truth about self-sufficiently living off your backyard! In a world as highly dynamic as ours, independent living can be an invaluable trait. By employing intelligent tactics and technologies, you can feed your family, eliminate high utility bills, and minimize stress. However, starting your own garden and homesteading can be an overwhelming task—and you need to prepare and learn what it takes to start. This guide will wipe away all your doubts and help you build the life you’ve always wanted for yourself and your family.

For most of Elizabeth Sawin's career, she was not a multisolver. Instead, she worked on a single, albeit immensely important problem: climate change. Despite tremendous effort, she felt like she was chasing her tail. Unless people began to recognize the multitude of unexpected benefits from ratcheting down emissions, climate change would remain a losing political issue.

Have you ever imagined being able to serve home-cooked meals, salads, and soups made from vegetables grown right in your home? Have you ever wanted to have your own garden, but just don’t have the space for it? In this simplified guide, you will learn all about why indoor gardens are so great, the benefits of setting one up, and how you can set yours up in a few easy steps. It will teach you how to make the most of your space, from your kitchen countertops to your windowsill, walls, balconies, and pretty much anywhere else in your home.

In the tradition of Elizabeth Kolbert and Michael Pollan, The Nature of Our Cities is a stirring exploration of how innovators from around the world are combining urban nature with emerging technologies, protecting the planet’s cities from the effects of climate change and safeguarding the...

Our lives are defined by a story of endless growth and consumption. Now a climate crisis demands that we change. Can we write new stories? In All We Want, award-winning author Michael Harris dismantles our untenable consumer culture and delivers surprising, heartwarming alternatives. Drawing on...

Do you dream of walking through your own kitchen garden with baskets full of delicious food you grew yourself? But are you waiting to begin because you think you don't have enough space, sun, time, or experience? Then consider this: Plants want to grow. And when you match a plant's needs to your...

Take advantage of clean energy today and make a difference in the world! Are you curious about solar energy? Have you ever considered deploying a solar panel system for your household? Is a lack of basic knowledge and hidden factors holding you back? Solar energy is often misunderstood because it is a peculiar subject, especially when enthusiastic homemakers take it up as a DIY project. Since solar energy has diverse applications and uses, you can embark on various solar energy projects at home, but you need the right tools and proper knowledge to complete them successfully.

In Carbon Done Correctly, you will be inspired by the stories of the work that people are doing to combat climate change, and you will see how the VCM provides an essential tool in helping them, and other people in the future, continue and improve that work for the benefit of our planet.

Our guide provides detailed, step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting tips for common problems, and advice on creating the perfect growing environment for your cannabis plants. With our guide, you'll be able to produce high-quality cannabis plants that meet your specific needs and preferences, whether you're growing for medicinal purposes or personal enjoyment. Order your copy today and start growing your own cannabis with confidence!

In The 15-Minute City: A Solution to Saving Our Time and Our Planet, Carlos Moreno delivers an exciting and insightful discussion of the deceptively simple and revolutionary idea that everyday destinations like schools, stores, and offices should only be a short walk or bike ride away from home. This book tells the story of an idea that spread from city to city, describing a new way of looking at living that addresses many of the most intractable challenges of our time.

Revamp furniture, save money and unleash your creativity with DIY upholstery! Ever looked at a worn chair or dated sofa and wished you could bring it back to life? With The DIY Upholstery Guide, you can—no experience needed. This hands-on, beginner-friendly guide walks you through the entire process of transforming tired furniture into stunning statement pieces. Discover the skills, tools, and confidence to take control of your home décor. Say goodbye to costly replacements and upholstery services—learn how to do it yourself with professional-quality results.

Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment. She traces the genesis of chemical farming and the rise of the immense companies that profit from it, bringing to light the government's role in allowing such practices to flourish.