Sustainable Living

Das Interesse an einem verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit dem eigenen Geld wächst. Allerdings haben die meisten Sparer nur eine ungefähre Vorstellung von nachhaltiger Finanzanlage. Dieses Hörbuch schließt diese Wissenslücke. Es werden die wichtigsten Banken und Finanzprodukte vorgestellt - von Klima-Anleihen über Öko-Aktien bis zu Genuss-Scheinen, Mikrofinanzfonds und anderen exotischen Angeboten. Dabei beleuchtet Heismann das unübersichtliche Angebot kritisch und trennt die Spreu vom Weizen. Den Abschluss bildet ein beispielhaftes Musterdepot.

Framed by the author’s personal experience with backyard hens, Chickens: Their Natural and Unnatural Histories explores the history of the chicken from its descent from the dinosaurs to the space-age present. En route, Lembke surveys chickens in ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the 19th century, and modern times, including the role of chickens in Jewish and Muslim practices. She also investigates the birds’ contributions to science and their jaunty appearances in literature.

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.

The Slightly Greener Method gives you small, actionable changes you can easily make in your pantry, medicine cabinet, and under your kitchen sink - without breaking the bank or upending your life. By focusing on mico-habits you can build over time and the gradual introduction of safer products, Harris guides you along a roadmap to a greener, more environmentally-friendly lifestyle that can help protect you and your families' health long-term.

Many of us want to increase our self-sufficiency, but few have access to the ideal five gently sloping acres of rich, loamy, well-drained soil. Jenni Blackmore presents a highly entertaining, personal account of how permaculture can be practiced in adverse conditions, allowing anyone to learn to live more sustainably in a less-than-perfect world.

Master sustainable living—achieve self-sufficiency without breaking the bank, even if you're starting from scratch! Do you dream of transforming your living space into a thriving homestead but feel overwhelmed by where to start? Imagine the joy of growing your own food, the satisfaction of harvesting rainwater, and the peace of mind from energy independence—all within your reach. The Practical Guide to Homesteading is your roadmap to achieving this transformation, bringing you affordable, step-by-step strategies for living sustainably off-grid, catered specifically to beginners.

If you’ve ever wanted to grow fresh, healthy food but felt limited by space, time, or experience, this audiobook is your step-by-step guide to success. Whether you’re working with a balcony, patio, or backyard, you’ll learn exactly how to create raised beds and containers that produce abundant harvests without the frustration or guesswork.

Discover how to cultivate a thriving garden - even if you have no space or experience. Convinced you've got two brown thumbs? Absolutely certain that gardening is a skill you're either born with or you’re not? Think again. Gardening usually conjures up images of sprawling backyards and hours of weeding, tending and harvesting - a hobby that's only available to those who have the time and space to spare. In today's world, that couldn't be farther from the truth. In fact, it’s easier and more accessible to get started with gardening than it’s ever been before.

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.

Everything you've been told about being green is wrong. The quest for a breakthrough battery or a 100-mpg car is a dangerous fantasy. We are consumers, and we like to consume greenly and efficiently. But David Owen argues that our best intentions are still at cross-purposes to our true goal: living sustainably while caring for our environment and the future of the planet. Efficiency, once considered the holy grail of our environmental problems, turns out to be part of the problem - we have little trouble turning increases in efficiency into increases in consumption.

Lead in lipstick? 1,4-Dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo? How is this possible? Simple. The $35 billion cosmetics industry is so powerful they've kept themselves unregulated for decades. Not Just a Pretty Face chronicles the quest that led a group of health and environmental activists to the world's largest cosmetics companies to ask some tough questions....

Most Australians know that climate change is real, but many don’t know what to do about it and feel powerless. In Fight for Planet A, Craig Reucassel shows it isn’t as scary as we think and we can make a difference to help protect the world for future generations. Craig sets out solutions and practical day-to-day changes we can make to reduce our carbon footprint, as well changes governments need to make without further delay.

Empower yourself to take the leap into sustainable living with Ultimate Guide to Raising Backyard Chickens—the perfect book to help you start raising your own flock in your backyard confidently, affordably, and without stress from start to finish. Imagine enjoying the freshest, healthiest eggs while reducing kitchen waste and enhancing your garden with organic fertilizer!

Most eco-friendly books start with terror-inducing lists of the carcinogenic chemicals you are liberally slathering all over every single surface in your house, painting most people as unwitting eco-villains, happily Lysol-ing their way straight to hell. Well, listeners can just relax and unpack the (plastic) bags - no guilt trips today! All You Need Is Less is about realistically adopting an eco-friendly lifestyle without either losing your mind from soul-destroying guilt or becoming a preachy know-it-all whom everyone loathes.

Essential Green Roof Construction is a comprehensive, in-depth guide to building simple green roofs for houses and small buildings. Packed with detailed photos, illustrations, case studies, and code compliance advice, it offers clear step-by-step instructions necessary to create your own living roof on a new build or as a retrofit. Where common sense meets beauty—a green roof is a system of layers that work together to support plant life, insulate homes, and make the world a greener place.

Reduce, reuse and recycle – the nineteenth century way! This book is packed full of helpful hints and recipes from the early 1800s to the early 1900s, when the United States and Canada expanded their frontiers and intrepid pioneers set up frugal, self-reliant homesteads. It is not just for homesteaders or self-sufficiency purists – whether you live in a country cottage, a city apartment or a college dorm, this book contains a wealth of hints to help you save money, live a greener lifestyle and ‘downsize’.

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.

Why a unicycle? Why a cross-country trip? Why leave a prominent New York magazine and return to the simple life in Kentucky? Reminiscent of classic literary travelogues, Mark Schimmoeller's Slowspoke: A Unicyclist's Guide to America takes listeners on an inward, emotional journey as he inches across landscapes and communities from North Carolina to Arizona. Schimmoeller became inspired by his unicycle as an adolescent.

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.

A sustainable life away from the stress of the modern world… with healthy, happy children? You can make this a reality. Right now, the idea of moving your family into a life off the grid seems daunting. But with this realistic guide to taking your family off the grid, you’ll grow your skills and confidence with every move. Uncover a vast array of practical steps to help you make your dream of a better life a reality.