Founded in 1984, Chelsea Green Publishing is recognized as a leading publisher of books on the politics and practice of ecologically based living, publishing authors who bring in-depth, practical knowledge to life, and give readers hands-on information related to organic and regenerative farming and gardening, ecology and the environment, healthy food, local economies and resilient communities, and integrative health and wellness.
Chelsea Green sees publishing as a tool for challenging conventional narratives and assumptions about how the world “works,” about what it means to be human, and about how life and cultural systems are organized. Our purpose is to reverse the destruction of the natural world by challenging the beliefs and practices that are enabling that destruction and by providing inspirational and practical alternatives that promote regenerative action.
We publish authors that empower and inspire individuals to reduce their ecological impact and to participate in the restoration of healthy local communities, bioregional ecosystems, and a diversity of cultures. Chelsea Green promotes better understanding of natural systems as a global commons and to empower people to participate in restoring those commons, to serve as its effective stewards, and to help mitigate worldwide social and environmental disruptions.
Chelsea Green is also leader when it comes to book publishing as a craft. Our editors work closely with authors to develop and edit their manuscripts. We also have in-house design, sales, and marketing teams—including events, media, and publicity outreach, as well as social media and online marketing—that allow us to provide a full suite of support services for our authors. We were a founding member of the Green Press Initiative and have been printing books on recycled paper since our books first appeared in bookstores in 1985.
In 2018 Chelsea Green established a UK company, Chelsea Green Publishing UK and opened an office in London. In 2019, Chelsea Green became a 100% employee-owned company through its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The long-term goal of converting the ownership to an ESOP is aimed at keeping Chelsea Green an independent publisher, and now in 2022, with the creation of The Chelsea Green Foundation, a further commitment to insure that the publishing vision and mission started in 1984 lives far into the future.
Interviews & Company News
- Publishers Weekly – New Projects Fuel Sustainability at Chelsea Green
- Bookseller – Chelsea Green Publishing Expands in the UK
- Screw Cancer and the Sugar it rode in on
- Publishing Talks Article: David Wilk Interviews Margo Baldwin
- Publishing Talks Podcast
- VT Business Magazine: An Interview with Founders Margo and Ian Baldwin
In 2014, Chelsea Green celebrated 30 years of independent publishing with the release of The Chelsea Green Reader. In addition, the company’s longevity, and business practices were featured in a number of local and national publications. Here is a selection:
- Progressive Publisher Chelsea Green has found a Novel Way to Success
- Three Decades in Print: Chelsea Green Publishing Revels in Its Independence
- Publishers Weekly – Chelsea Green: Sustainability at 30
Read More Interview and Articles
- Publisher’s Weekly – Fill The Showroom, Sales Will Follow: The Bookstore As Filter (May 9, 2011)
- Seven Days – Print Versus Pixels: Should green-minded readers switch to e-books? (April 2011)
- Publisher’s Weekly – More than a Bookstore (October 11, 2010)
- Writers Cast – Publishing Talks: David Wilk Interviews Margo Baldwin (April 2010)
- The Huffington Post – The Death (and Rebirth) of the Slush Pile (January 2010)
- Green Guide NH – This local publisher is changing the world, one book at a time (July 24, 2009)
- Publishers Weekly – Chelsea Green Sets Up Wish List for Librarians (June 29, 2009)
- Sentient Times – Editors Note (June 18, 2009)
- Publishers Weekly – Toward a Greener Future (June 10, 2009)
- Publishers Weekly – Sold—and Not Even to the Highest Bidder (June 10, 2009)
- Publishers Weekly – Zero–Waste Publishing (June 10, 2009)
- Publishers Weekly – The Audacity of Hope (June 10, 2009)
- IBPA Independent (formerly PMA) – Partnership Publishing: A New Model for Independents (June 10, 2009)
- Book Business Magazine – A ‘Green’ Celebration (June 10, 2009)
- Book Business Magazine – Cover Story: 50 Top Women in Book Publishing (May 18, 2009)
- Kitchen Sync Podcast – Chelsea Green Publishers – Green Before Green was Green with Michael Weaver (April 8, 2009)
- Blog Talk Radio – Margo Baldwin Virtually Speaking with Jay Ackroyd (April 2, 2009)
- Eco-libris Blog – A green publisher beats the recession! (February 18, 2009)
- GalleyCat – Chelsea Green Publishing Reports Record Sales During Recession (February 9, 2009)
- Culture Change – Secession: Why I Support A Second Vermont Republic (January 26, 2009)
- My Essentia Blog – Eco-Books and Magazines For Word and Planet Lovers (January 7, 2009)
- MountainKeepers Blog – Chelsea Green (January 6, 2009)
- Book Business Magazine – Working Toward the Point of No Returns: Chelsea Green Publisher and President Margo Baldwin on the company’s Green Partners program (December 22, 2008)
- Barre Times Argus – Between the Lines (November 3, 2008)
- Amazon – Interview: Listen to Margo Baldwin on Politics and Publishing (October 21, 2008)
- Bookdwarf – A post in which I will try not to use any profanity (August 21, 2008)
- Huffington Post – A Tale of Two Obama Books: Why Do Progressives Still Not Get It? (August 20, 2008)
- GoGreenLife.com – Ready to Write that Green Book? (July 1, 2008)
- Treehugger – Save Energy the Shagadelic Way: How to Insulate Your Refrigerator (June 26, 2008)
- The Oko Box Blog – Chelsea Green Looking For Green Guide Authors (June 24, 2008)
- Earth Surf – Calling All Authors (June 16, 2008)
- GoGreenLife.com – Ready to Write That Green Book? (June 13, 2008)
- Green-Trust.Org – Chelsea Green Looking for Authors (June 9, 2008)
- Publishers Weekly – Publishers working to replace print catalogs (May 19, 2008)
- Bloomberg.com – As books fil dumps, publishers target return policy (May 6, 2008)
- Book Business Magazine – A ‘Green’ Celebration (April 28, 2008)
- Eco-libris Blog – Getting to Scale: Growing Your Business Without Selling Out – An Interview with Jill Bamburg (April 25, 2008)
- Publishers Weekly – Indies’ Experiments Pay Off (February 25, 2008)
- Publishers Weekly – How Does Our Gardening Grow? (February 25, 2008)
- Frugalmarketing.com – Positive Power Spotlight: Chelsea Green Publishing (January 16, 2008)
- Green Press Initiative – U.S. Publishers, Printers, and Mills Committed to Environmental Innovation (September 13, 2007)
- Booktrix blog – Book Business and Environment Economics: Belated Post #2 (July 20, 2007)
- Publishers Weekly – Publishers Getting Serious About the Environment (July 16, 2007)
- Orion Magazine – Bye, Bye, Miss American Empire (July 1, 2007)
- Reading Under the Covers blog – BEA: The End (June 26, 2007)
- American Booksellers Association – Seeing Green: Publishers Strive to Become Eco-Friendly (June, 2007)
- Reading Under the Covers blog – BEA Party Girl: Chelsea Green (June 16, 2007)
- Treehugger – Green Publishers: Turning Over a New Leaf (June 4, 2007)
- Shelf Awareness – Off to BEA! (May 30, 2007)
- Shelf Awareness – BEA NYC: LongPen, Birthdays, Backlist, Green Publishing (May 30, 2007)
- Knitting on the Sunnyside blog – Sorry, no rabbit pics! (May 30, 2007)
- Vermont Daily Briefing Website – Vermont Guardian Pulls Down the Shutters; Assorted Green Mountain Evil-Doers Breath Unexpected Sign of Relief (May 17, 2007)
- Vermont Commons – Reclaiming Our Commons (May 17, 2007)
- Vermont Guardian – Vermont Guardian to cease publication (May 16, 2007)
- Vermont Guardian – Chelsea Green Publishing hires new editor, plans online content expansion (May 15, 2007)
- Robin Hill Gardens Blog – Reading Up and Chelsea Green Publishing (May 10, 2007)
- Barre Times Argus – Chelsea Green’s how-to manuals for Planet Earth (April 18, 2007)