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The catastrophes of climate change are upon us. We see floods, droughts, and wildfires on the news regularly. But have you ever stopped to think about the impact of these events on our food supply? Due to climate change, the number of bees and butterflies in Europe is declining rapidly. The UN World Food Program reports 957 million people don’t have enough food. Unfortunately, this is only going to get worse. What if there was a way to grow nutritious fruits and vegetables right from your own backyard garden? And what if we told you that it was far easier than you thought?

Have you wondered what worm farming is and how it can benefit you? Do you want to learn more about producing “black gold” to promote plant growth? Do you want to find a more natural approach to composting? In this remarkably informative audiobook, you’ll discover the stunning benefits that come from creating your vermicomposting system to produce some of the best fertilizers in the world.

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.

Permaculture is the answer to so many of our world’s problems...and the best part is that anyone can quickly become a master of this craft. With the right insight, a bit of practical advice, and a detailed step-by-step plan of action, you’ll soon find yourself feeding more than just your family.

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.

Do you know how to stay healthy in the face of an emergency? Prepare now to keep your immune system on your side, no matter what happens tomorrow. The chances of being stuck in our homes for long periods of time are greater than ever, and when disaster strikes, it can be difficult to get hold of crucial supplies.

En estos tiempos de incertidumbre, cada vez somos más los que pensamos en la idea de vivir "fuera de la red". La noción de autosuficiencia y de poder vivir del mundo que nos rodea sin dejar una enorme huella de carbono es más que tentadora. Si es algo en lo que ha pensado mucho, este es exactamente el libro para usted. No hay ninguna razón real que le impida convertirse en un genio fuera de la red y dar ese paso valiente y aventurero hacia la autosuficiencia. Así que, ¡haga clic en el botón Comprar ahora y dé un giro a su vida hoy mismo!

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.

In light of concerns about food and human health, fraying social ties, economic uncertainty, and rampant consumerism, some people are foregoing a hurried, distracted existence and embracing a mindful way of living. Intentional residential communities across the United States are seeking the freedom to craft their own societies and live based on the values of nonviolence, self-sufficiency, equality, and voluntary simplicity.

In this audiobook, Nicola Lewis, creator of This Girl Can Organise, will arm you with the tools you need to clean and clear your home. With a step-by-step, room-by-room plan to get rid of clutter, recipes for natural, eco-friendly cleaning products and tips on upcycling your household items, housework and organizing have never been this easy! From your makeup bag to your ‘hoarders’ garage, your home will be spick, span and sparkling....

For thousands of years, mending was a deep craft that has for too long been a secret history. But now it's back, bigger and better than ever. In this book, Kate Sekules introduces the art of visible mending as part of an important movement to give fashion back its soul. Part manifesto, part how-to, Mend! calls for bold new ways of keeping clothes and refreshing your style.

We've been "saving the planet" for decades...and environmental crises just get worse. All this hybrid driving and LEED building and carbon trading seems to accomplish little to nothing - and low-income communities continue to suffer the worst consequences. Why aren't we cleaning up the toxic messes and rolling back climate change? And why do so many Americans hate environmentalists? Jenny Price says Enough already! with this short, fun, fierce manifesto for an environmentalism that is hugely more effective, a whole lot fairer, and infinitely less righteous.

Raising Backyard Ducks How to Keep and Grow Ducks on Your Property for Meat, Eggs, Feathers, and as Pets Ducks are amazing birds! Would you like to know how to raise and keep ducks? Are you looking for an easy way to monetize your homestead? Consider ducks and all they can give you. With skillful maintenance and the right choice of breeds, keeping ducks in a courtyard or on a farm is extremely profitable, especially if there is a small pond ...

Using the latest evidence and research in wellbeing and Biophilic Design, learn how to transform every space in your home to create a restorative and nurturing environment. Discover the many benefits of connecting to nature, maximising natural light, improving air quality, and the right way to add colour, texture, and pattern to create spaces that improve relaxation, recuperation, social connections, and sleep.

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....

In these uncertain times, it's important to be prepared for anything. That's why you need a backyard barnyard–so you can raise your own goats, chickens, rabbits, and more. With food prices rising, and the global economy on shaky ground, it's more important than ever to become self-reliant, and with a backyard barnyard, you can do just that.

Do you long for the country life? Hobby Farming For Dummies is a practical guide that will show you how to handle all the basics of small-scale farming, from growing healthy crops to raising livestock and managing your property. You'll see how to decide what to farm, provide shelter and utilities, select plants, and protect your investment. It's all you need to dig in and start growing!

This is an audiobook for anyone who enjoys being transported to another life and lifestyle, or who is interested in bees, homesteading, small farming, animals, organic gardening, farmers markets, human nature, and the hilarity and hardship that goes with all that. Funny, moving, and engrossing, you'll be transported to a world where one family tries to keep it all together as they juggle a farmyard full of animals, thousands of tourists in the garden, a hundred backpackers in the house, millions of bees in the air, and their commitment to the environment and each other.

For centuries, we have known that getting outside is good for us. Yet we have become increasingly disconnected from the earth that nourishes us, with most of us spending 87% of our days indoors. In response, writer and environmentalist Emma Loewe demonstrates the power of nature’s healing properties in a guidebook organized by eight landscapes. In each chapter, you'll find research-backed ways to explore that landscape right now and protect it in the future, so that it can be healthy and nurturing for generations to come.

Many people don’t believe their own actions can make a difference when it comes to the health of our planet. The truth is that our daily thoughts, choices, actions, and habits are immensely powerful—especially when multiplied by millions of people. In this book, you’ll discover the actions you can take on the individual and household level that will help you become a part of the overall solution to help our planet.