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Gaia's Garden by Toby Hemenway Publisher Comments Permaculture is a verbal marriage of "permanent" and "agriculture". Australian Bill Mollison pioneered its development. Key features include: use of compatible perennials non-invasive planting techniques emphasis on biodiversity specifically... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World by Alan Weisman Publisher Comments Los Llanos--the rain-leached, eastern savannas of war-ravaged Colombia--are among the most brutal environments on Earth and an unlikely setting for one of the most hopeful environmental stories ever told. Here, in the late 1960s, a young Colombian... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard Into a Garden and Your Neighborhood Into a Community by H C Flores Publisher Comments Gardening can be a political act. Creativity, fulfillment, connection, revolution--it all begins when we get our hands in the dirt. Food Not Lawns combines practical wisdom on ecological design and community-building with a fresh, green perspective on an... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage by Ianto Evans Publisher Comments Are you ready for the Cob Cottage? This is a building method so old and so simple that it has been all but forgotten in the rush to synthetics. A cob cottage,cobb, however, might be the ultimate expression of ecological design, a structure so attuned to... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Trade Paper
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Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates by Paul Lacinski Publisher Comments In 1994, when Chelsea Green published The Straw Bale House, the response from many people was a loud, "Huh?!" Those days are gone. With more than 100,000 copies sold, and straw bale projects underway in most regions of North America, we've entered a... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability by David Holmgren Publisher Comments David Holmgren brings into sharper focus the powerful and still evolving Permaculture concept he pioneered with Bill Mollison in the 1970s. It draws together and integrates 25 years of thinking and teaching to reveal a whole new way of understanding and... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient, Environmental Homes by Daniel D Chiras Publisher Comments Permaculture is a verbal marriage of "permanent" and "agriculture." Australian Bill Mollison pioneered its development. Key features include:use of compatible perennials;non-invasive planting techniques;emphasis on biodiversity;specifically adaptable to... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Building with Cob: A Step-By-Step Guide by Adam Weismann Publisher Comments Cob building uses a simple mixture of clay subsoil, aggregate, straw, and water to create solid structural walls, built without shuttering or forms, on a stone plinth. This ancient practice has been used throughout Britain for centuries—in fact... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Trade Paper
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Permaculture in a Nutshell by Patrick Whitefield Publisher Comments Permaculture is a creative approach to abundant and fulfilling lifestyles. It is for everyone wishing to live sustainable and tread more lightly on the Earth. Permaculture is an ecologically sound approach to providing for our needs, including our food... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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Basics of Permaculture Design (05 Edition) by Ross Mars Publisher Comments The Basics of Permaculture Design, first published in Australia in 1996, is an excellent introduction to the principles of permaculture, design processes, and the tools needed for designing sustainable gardens, farms, and larger communities.Packed with... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes by Athena Steen Publisher Comments While enthusiasts of straw bales praise the exceptional energy efficiency of bale buildings, and the wise use of resources involved in utilizing an agricultural byproduct as an affordable construction material, the real reason straw bales have excited... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Renewing America's Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent's Most Endangered Foods by Gary Paul Nabhan Publisher Comments Renewing America's Food Traditions is a beautifully illustrated dramatic call to recognize, celebrate, and conserve the great diversity of foods that gives North America its distinctive culinary identity that reflects our multicultural heritage. It... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection by Jessica Prentice Publisher Comments Full Moon Feast invites us to a table brimming with locally grown foods, radical wisdom, and communal nourishment.In Full Moon Feast, accomplished chef and passionate food activist Jessica Prentice champions locally grown, humanely raised, nutrient-rich... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World by Alan Weisman Publisher Comments Los Llanos—the rain-leached, eastern savannas of war-ravaged Colombia—are among the most brutal environments on Earth and an unlikely setting for one of the most hopeful environmental stories ever told. Here, in the late 1960s, a young... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Getting Started in Permaculture: Over 50 DIY Projects for House & Garden Using Recycled Materials by Ross Mars Publisher Comments Permaculture experts Ross and Jenny Mars outline the steps to transform your garden into a productive living system. Modeled upon the development of Candlelight Farm, and illustrated with photographs, this guide encourages the reader to make positive... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Cob Builders Handbook by Becky Bee Publisher Comments Cob (an old English word for lump) is old-fashioned concrete, made out of a mixture of clay, sand, and straw. Becky Bee's manual is a friendly guide to making your own earth structure, with chapters on design, foundations, floors, windows and doors... (read more) Your price: $23.95 New - Trade Paper
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Water: Use Less-Save More: 100 Water-Saving Tips for the Home (Chelsea Green Guides) by Jon Clift Publisher Comments WATER: USE LESS--SAVE MORETHE CHELSEA GREEN GUIDES--A NEW SERIES OF POCKET-SIZED BOOKS TO HELP SAVE THE EARTH!Did you know that Americans now use 127 percent more water than we did in 1950? Or that about 95 percent of the water entering our homes goes... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Permaculture Garden by Graham Bell Publisher Comments Working entirely in harmony with nature, The Permaculture Garden shows you how to turn a bare plot into a beautiful and productive garden. Learn how to plan your garden for easy access and minimum labor; save time and effort digging and weeding; recycle... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Sun-Inspired House: Ideas and House Plans Using the Sun to Brighten and Warm Your Home by Debra Rucke Coleman Publisher Comments The Sun-Inspired? House: Ideas and House Plans Using the Sun to Brighten and Warm Your Home is a unique combination of passive solar information and house plans designed to use the sun to maximum efficiency. The information is educational while the... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity by Wm Coperthwaite Publisher Comments William Coperthwaite is a teacher, builder, designer, and writer who for many years has explored the possibilities of true simplicity on a homestead on the north coast of Maine. In the spirit of Henry David Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, and Helen and Scott... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Trade Paper
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