Green Garden

Do you want to live a life of complete independence and self-sufficiency, but aren’t sure how to start? Are you tired of relying on food products with ingredients you can’t pronounce from companies you don’t trust? If you’re ready to start farming your own crops, you’re not alone.

Growing up in an ex-mining town in Nottinghamshire, Arthur Parkinson never wanted a dog, or a cat, or a pony - just hens. As a kid, he was known as 'chicken boy', a taunt Arthur now proudly reclaims with his crested coterie that includes countless hens, from Sheila the white Silkie to Clarissa the champagne-coloured Buff Cochin. A personal and humorous memoir of Arthur's life amongst his hens, this is an invitation to discover the joy that is only possible in the company of these intriguing creatures.

Boosting your health is easier than you think—everything that's good for you can be made more delicious with a smoothie. But there’s one powerful weapon that can help you in your quest to become healthier: a blender. A blender is your answer to taking the hassle out of plant-based living. With a comprehensive guide to smoothies for every health goal, you can drastically increase your intake of the world’s most healthy ingredients.

Even if you have never grown a single plant or have yet to keep one alive, you can succeed with the experience and best practices found here. Don’t let your doubts get in the way of what you truly want – having your own collection of herbal remedies in your home is just around the corner! If you want trusted advice on how to grow and use herbs in the best possible way, then start listening right now.

This audiobook offers a comprehensive overview of careers that allow you to make a difference professionally whether you're a recent graduate, a career changer, or someone looking to align your passion with your profession. Add just one more thing to your household routine. Experience the satisfaction of making a difference. Learn simple yet impactful options to add to your daily routine that can have a positive ripple effect on the environment.

With the gentle guidance of eco-expert, Alice Mary Alvrez, you can start with baby steps and progress to an advanced eco-warrior! Start with these inspired ideas and the 52 simple ways to reduce your waste, eat organic, and keep toxins out of your home. Inside this helpful and hopeful guide, you'll find tips for greening up all the areas of your life. Learn surprising facts about your impact on the environment and change your habits with do-it-yourself ideas.

Dieser unterhaltsame Ratgeber soll uns in einem bewussteren Umgang mit Konsum und Besitztum unterstützen. Besser, schneller, innovativer. Ständig neue Dinge zu kaufen und besitzen – macht uns das wirklich glücklich? Nein, sagt Coach Michael Simperl. Nach dem Motto "Weniger ist mehr" lässt es sich nicht nur einfacher, sondern auch glücklicher leben. Wie das funktioniert und wie wir es schaffen, uns wieder auf die wichtigen Dinge im Leben konzentrieren, wird uns in diesem Hörbuch nahegelegt.

Do you sometimes feel like you're on the hamster wheel of modern life, spinning your wheels and getting nowhere? Would you like to say goodbye to that nagging feeling of something missing in your life, and find a way to rediscover the joys of relaxation, happiness and contentment? A realistic guide to using the power of Hygge in your daily life to bring more happiness, calmness and contentment. Learn how to fill your everyday life with joy, happiness, calm, companionship and meaning using the power of Hygge.

Futuresteading is a practical and inspirational guide to living in a way that values tomorrow: a slower, simpler, steadier existence that is healthier for you, your home and the environment. Whether you live in a city apartment, in the suburbs or on 20 acres, the principles of futuresteading offer easy-to-understand information and hands-on ideas. Learn to grow delicious food and medicinal plants, share rituals with loved ones through the seasons, feast on healthy home-cooked food for the family, nourish body and soul with outdoor expeditions and more.

Take charge of your life and start becoming prepared for what lies around the next corner. Have you ever felt that the world is slowly falling apart? Do you worry you are not prepared enough? Stop being the kind of person that rushes to the store every time a little disaster is announced on the television. Take charge of your life and start becoming prepared for what lies around the next corner. By picking up Prepper's Medical Handbook, you will learn how to treat various injuries and illnesses through the use of first aid.

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!

The Backyard Homestead Guide for Self-Sufficiency is the only comprehensive guide you need for homesteading to help you grow and preserve food right in your backyard while raising animals for meat, eggs, and dairy. You will also learn how you can save money while making money at the same time! Anyone can learn from this easy-to-follow guide no matter your finances, location, or experience with homesteading. Whether you’re just establishing or improving a homestead for sustainable living, using this will help you avoid making expensive rookie mistakes also.

Lemons and Lavender is an inspiring and instructive guide to living the handmade life by consuming less and creating more. Practical and profound, this handy how-to covers every area of life and offers easy-to-do tips, recipes, and advice for saving money and the planet. Learn how to ditch your lawn and raise organic vegetables, cook healthy meals for pennies, cure minor maladies from the kitchen cabinet, save big dollars with small repairs, and eco-clean your house with lemons and lavender. With this guide, families can live more joyfully and far more creatively, all on a dime.

Space for a big garden. Fruit trees. A huge barn. A deck with an amazing view. The blackberry-infested property on the hill seemed to have limitless potential. When Tammy Owen moved from the city to a five-acre farm, she hoped to learn how to live closer to the land. What she learned instead was a lot about life.

The story of how I changed my life from corporate HR Manager to off-grid farmer—the steps we took as a family, our support along the way, the lessons learnt, and how we live now.

Greenhouse Gardening is a complete introduction to gardening under controlled conditions. Keep tomato plants going all year, enjoy strawberries from December through March, and grow colorful flowers any time you want! This audiobook is filled with step-by-step instructions and the knowledge you need to garden successfully in a greenhouse or sun porch. Whether you want to grow vegetables or flowers, this audiobook will help get you started.

Written from the perspective of Bodacious the cat, this is a beautifully written memoir of Bodacious’s life on the farm and everything that entails - early mornings, frosty starts, beautiful sunrises, adventurous rare-breed Zwartbles sheep, hard work, entertaining animals, mouthwatering food, kind people and idyllic country living with its highs and lows.

Renewable energy is good for your wallet. Those who see that opportunity are already seizing it … all the way to the bank. Green Is Good is a no-nonsense guide to how you, the average American, can easily incorporate clean energy and energy efficiency into your daily life and in the process save money, make money, and help wean your community off fossil fuels.

From the bedroom mattress and pillows to daily cleaning products for the kitchen and bath, toothbrushes, and even furniture and clothing, toxins are embedded in many products and items used regularly in the home—and they are making us sick. Home Detox is a practical, accessible guide to understanding the problem and how we can address it in our own homes in a manageable and affordable way. Daniella Chace, a professional toxicologist and health writer, teaches listeners how to identify potential toxins, with an easy-to-follow, room-by-room evaluation.

Gardening. Where on Earth do you start? The Power of Self-Sufficient Organic Gardening will teach you everything you need to know about gardening and the benefits that you can gain from setting up your own gardening project. There are so many reasons you should be gardening. Not only does it allow you to sustain yourself, but there are also multiple environmental and health factors that are a major aspect of gardening as well. The best part? It doesn’t matter how big your space is, there is always something you can do with what you have available to you.