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A) Applaud you for your entrepreneurial spirit? B) Ask you to help them spread the word about other cow shares and co-ops in the area? C) Tell you that you could face jail time for privately selling food to local consumers? D) Take you away in handcuffs?If you guessed A or B, wrong! If you’re Rawesome Foods, ...
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NEW RELEASE!The Resilient Farm and Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach  Based on research and development in earthworks, perennial crops, cold-climate rice production, and nutrient-dense food/medicine from the Whole Systems Research Farm, The Resilient Farm and Homestead is a manual for developing durable, beautiful, and highly functional human habitat systems fit to handle an age of rapid transition. ...... Our Book Categories
Fermentation Workshop with Sandor Ellix Katz DVD Trailer
 Contrary to popular belief, fermenting foods is a simple process. But it needs to be done correctly, and there's no better person to inform us about managing microbial bacteria to produce highly nutritious food. In fact, with Sandor Ellix Katz a.......
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Hammer? Check. Nails? Check. Straw bale? Cob? Natural paints? Passive solar? Deep Energy Retrofit? Increasingly, homeowners are integrating homes into the natural landscape, building with natural materials or boosting the energy efficiency of an older house as a way to tread lightly on the environment and live more comfortably.
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Books for Green Builders: On Sale for 35% Off Until July 3rd Before you put hammer to nail, we’ve put a selection of our keystone books on sale to inspire you to think about natural building methods for your next green building project. Happy reading (and building) from ... |
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Submitted by webeditor on June 17, 2013 08:00 AM
Here’s the scenario: You decide to start selling the goods from your farm so that your community can enjoy fresh, unprocessed food from a local source. Somehow, the government finds out. How do they respond? Do they…
Submitted by webeditor on June 13, 2013 08:00 AM
The following recipe is an excerpt from Wild Fermentation by Sandor Katz.
“Wine made from flowers preserves the exquisite flavors and benevolent properties of the blossoms from which it is made. It also preserves the memories of fine, clear, sunshiny days—alone or with Someone Else—in woods, meadows, and hills, picking millions of tiny flowers for hours until they become etched on the insides of the eyelids.” These wise words were written by my friend and neighbor Merril Harris, in an article, “Nipping in the Bud: How to Make Wine from Flowers,” ...
Submitted by webeditor on June 12, 2013 08:00 AM
In his new book, Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land, author Gary Paul Nabhan draws on the knowledge and expertise of traditional and visionary desert farmers, compiling stories of resilience and adaptation that urge readers to plan for uncertainty, acquire knowledge, and take action.
The following exchange between Nabhan and Chelsea Green Senior Editor Ben Watson—who worked with Nabhan on Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land —covers a variety of topics, including how this book is for farmers and gardeners of all sizes and regions, and why there’s hope in a ...
Submitted by webeditor on June 10, 2013 08:00 AM
High energy bills got you down? Worried about the future of planet Earth? Fear not! Green building expert Jeff Wilson is here to help you save money and the environment this Father’s Day, and beyond. “Weatherization on steroids” is how Wilson describes the deep energy retrofits (DERs) outlined in his book, The Greened House Effect. Drawing on 25 years of construction experience and the DER of his family’s own 1942 home, Wilson goes beyond the low-hanging fruit such as recycling and changing light bulbs, and instead presents a green renovation plan for homeowners that ... Submitted by webeditor on June 6, 2013 08:31 AM
Resilience, Regeneration, and Rights — these are the three “Rs” covered by several recent releases. Whether you want to read an in-depth guide to personal preparedness and homestead resiliency; how to grow food in hotter, drier climates; save money (and the environment) with a green home makeover; or learn more about the emerging battle over food sovereignty in the U.S., we have the right book for you. Since 1984, Chelsea Green ...
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