Submitted by jmccharen on May 6, 2013 09:00 AM 
To address a warming world and an ever-more-erratic climate, we've got a lot of work ahead of us. Even as awareness of the threats of climate change spreads, the world is becoming more and more industrialized, and more urban every day.
Efficiency is one of the most important concepts to embrace as a would-be planet-saver, and one of the best places to scrimp and save on energy use is in our buildings.
Buildings use a whopping 42% of America’s total energy each year, and a mind-boggling 72% of all electricity generated. That’s ...
Submitted by webeditor on May 3, 2013 07:51 PM 
Congratulations are in order to Sandor Ellix Katz, aka Sandorkraut. His groundbreaking book The Art of Fermentation has just won a James Beard Foundation Book Award!
Covering all aspects of the industry—from chefs and restaurateurs to cookbook authors and food journalists to restaurant designers and architects and more—the Beard Awards are the highest honor for food and beverage professionals working in North America. Think of them as the Oscars of the food world.
The Art of Fermentation won in the Reference and Scholarship category, making it Chelsea ...
Submitted by webeditor on May 2, 2013 01:50 PM 
Chelsea Green - an employee-owned, mission-driven book publisher — is looking for a creative, book-loving, savvy Web Editor to join our growing marketing and publicity team in the company's Burlington, VT office.
If you're interested, please send resume and cover letter to Communications Director Shay Totten: stotten@chelseagreen.com. No phone calls, please.
General Description
The Web Editor is responsible for ensuring that our consumer and media websites are up to date, and is responsible for drafting and then implementing the creative content for our social media channels, as well as our consumer email ...
Submitted by jmccharen on May 2, 2013 09:00 AM 
If you grow fruit, you know you're creating something delicious when the entire natural world sets its sights on your apples, peaches, and pears. You're up against a vast and devastating army of insect pests, and if you're committed to growing organically, conventional sprays and treatments are out of the question. But you're not powerless in this worthy fight. And you're not alone.
Michael Phillips, author of The Holistic Orchard and the classic book The Apple Grower, as well as star of the new DVD Holistic Orcharding with Michael Phillips, knows ...
Submitted by jmccharen on May 1, 2013 09:00 AM 
Most countries honor Labor Day on the first of May, but we Americans celebrate it at the end of summer, an excuse to barbecue and raise a glass to the passing season. Traditionally, May Day is not a beer and lawn chair kind of holiday, it's a day of rallies, protests, and direct action in solidarity with the workers of the world, and a day of hope that our rights will be protected and upheld.
Workers have always been at the mercy of the owners of the factories, offices, and companies where they labor. ...
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