Sustainable Home

There is a better way to live. Humans should have free time, good food, affordable shelter, time in nature, space to think, and living systems that help people thrive while healing the land. Welcome to Acorn Land Labs. We fuse permaculture, off-grid systems, local lifestyles, and simple living into a fresh way to live well. Join us as we reinvent the world around us into something healthy and good.

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If the power grid fails, it’s not just your lights that go out. It’s your water supply. It’s your heating and cooling system. It’s all your usual ways of cooking food or doing the laundry. Without the grid, life as we know it changes in an instant.

Looking for easy, budget-friendly ways to reduce your environmental impact and save money? Authored by award-winning environmental journalist, Candice Batista, Sustained takes you on an eye-opening journey towards sustainability and eco-friendly living-starting at home. This step-by-step, eco-living guide offers simple yet powerful ways to turn each room in your home into a hub of sustainability, while pocketing impressive savings every step of the way.

Transform your backyard orchard dreams into reality with 'Beginner's Guide to Growing Fruit Trees Fast and Easy.' Gardening enthusiast Sophie McKay guides both seasoned and novice gardeners through a comprehensive journey, addressing every aspect of fruit tree cultivation.

Are you overworked and overcrowded? Do you dream of dropping off the radar? Do you crave the peace of mind that only nature can provide? Fitness and military intelligence expert Gary Collins has helped thousands of people roam free with firsthand advice shared on his popular website. And now he's here to help you reclaim your independence. Going Off the Grid: The How-To Book of Simple Living and Happiness contains step-by-step instructions for creating your self-sustaining refuge in the untamed wild or the blacktop jungle.

Author and YouTuber Zoey Arielle opens up about her struggle with loving all the things in life we bring home. A hoarder in disguise, Arielle has mastered the tools needed to embrace simplicity and the minimalist philosophy. Life can stress anyone out. So, by embracing minimalism, you’ll be saying good-bye to stress and everything that you never needed anyway. Discover a greater focus and true freedom as you live your new life with a real sense of gratitude for everything and everyone around you.

Do something good for your family by learning how to plant a garden that will yield healthy, wholesome food throughout the year. Melissa K. Norris, fifth-generation homesteader and host of the popular Pioneering Today podcast, will walk you through each step of the process, from planning your food crops and garden space to harvesting and preserving the food you grow. Even intermediate to experienced gardeners will discover dozens of new ideas.

Le confort d'une vie conventionnelle, ma maison, tout, sauf mon travail ! Et je suis partie vivre en camion, puis équipée seulement d'un hamac, dans les forêts et montagnes alentour. Je m'isolais, pensant que rien ne pouvait m'arriver. J'étais loin de me douter des défis, des rencontres et des émotions qui m'attendaient! Mais surtout, j'ignorais jusqu'à l'existence de l'habitat de mes rêves.

The industrial age made possible by fossil fuels will surely decline as these fuels run out. In The Ecotechnic Future John Michael Greer alerts the listener to possible changes future generations may face as these dwindling fuel supplies lead first to a deindustrial age, then to a society which salvages the remnants of our current plenty, and eventually to a time in which people may learn to live in balance with the environment: an ecotechnic society.

How to Start Composting: A Beginner’s Guide to Eco-Friendly Practices is your ultimate resource for transforming organic waste into a powerful tool for sustainability. Whether you’re new to composting or looking to refine your methods, this guide is packed with practical composting tips to help you reduce waste, enrich your soil, and embrace an eco-friendly lifestyle. Composting is a simple yet impactful way to turn kitchen scraps and yard waste into nutrient-rich compost. By integrating home composting into your routine, you can minimize landfill contributions and support a healthier planet.

If you’re thinking of breeding rabbits for meat but don’t know how to start, this guide may be the only resource you ever need. Because even if you spend hours researching and taking in all the information you can find, there’s a fair chance you might not feel confident enough about the basics actually to take the first step.

Worried about keeping your family safe in a disaster? Overwhelmed by the sheer amount of prepping advice out there? This book is your all-in-one solution, offering clear step-by-step guidance to ensure you’re ready for anything. The Prepper’s Survival Bible has got you covered: with food stockpiling, DIY home defense, essential first aid, and so much more.

Dive into a transformative journey with not just one, but TWO enlightening manuscripts in one powerful audiobook, designed for those yearning to embrace the serenity of country living, the art of homesteading, beekeeping, raising livestock, and mastering natural parasite management.

Interested in raising chickens for their delicious, fresh eggs and goats for their farm-fresh dairy? You’ve come to the right homestead! No more doubts, no more feeling overwhelmed, and no more not knowing where to start. Just a straightforward path to happy, healthy chickens and goats—and tasty, high-quality eggs, milk, and meat! These books were written with beginners in mind and contain plenty of useful information! If you want to pursue your dream of becoming more sustainable and gain the skills and confidence you need to succeed, this is the perfect book set for you.

I want to share my life story with you as a way to help others going through a difficult situation. I realize that today many are facing financial and other major life issues. At first I went about my life, enjoying everything I had and none the wiser about how difficult things could become. However, that's when my life changed. It wasn't long after I lost my job that I found myself struggling to support my wife and our six-year-old son. I began to worry about what I was going to do and how I could possibly turn the situation around.

Clean body, clean home, clean spirit! This philosophy is the inspiration that Lisa Bronner—granddaughter of Dr. Emmanuel Bronner—carries with her as a mother, homeowner, and company spokesperson for Dr. Bronner's. Since the company was founded more than seventy-five years ago, it has been a trailblazer in the natural cleaning community thanks to its quality products and strong dedication to care for consumers and the planet. Now Soap & Soul imparts the secrets you'll want for cleaning your home, body, and mind the Dr. Bronner's way.

With this book, your currently uninspiring backyard can be transformed into an oasis using the principles I will teach you. You no longer need to worry about how to utilize space because you will understand how to implement the principles of landscape design covered in this book. Other than bringing you daily joy, having a gorgeous garden benefits you in ways you can’t imagine. This alone will make you feel happier and improve your well-being.

In this two-manuscripts-in-one audiobook, you will learn how to identify the driving ethos of permaculture and its powerful tenets and principles. You'll discover how to practice and incorporate permaculture into your live by learning how to transform common waste products into compost and more. Part two will teach you the basics of solar energy, including the benefits and disadvantages, how a solar panel functions, how to implement DIY solar projects, and more.

Essential Rainwater Harvesting is a comprehensive manual for designing, building, and maintaining water-harvesting systems for the warm and cold climates of the world. Presenting design considerations and approaches for the most common household rainwater supply scenarios.