New Society Publishers: 243 books

Each year the average North American ingests well over 200 pounds of animal protein. Meanwhile the global appetite for meat has increased dramatically. But feeding our meat addiction comes at tremendous cost. Maintaining our current level of consumption is ecologically impossible in the long-term, and...

Food recalls, dubious health claims, scary and shocking ingredients in health and beauty products. Our increasingly industrialized supply system is becoming more difficult to navigate, more frightening, and more frustrating, leaving us feeling stuck choosing in many cases between the lesser of several...

Everyone loves to prepare a meal with ingredients fresh from their own garden. But for most of us, no matter how plentiful our harvest, homegrown produce comprises only a fraction of what we eat. And while many gardening guides will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about individual crops,...

When most of us think of self-sufficiency, we think of growing a large garden, and maybe keeping a few chickens for eggs or meat. While this is certainly part of the picture, unless you live on a large acreage or happen to be a permaculture god or goddess, it is unlikely that it will be enough to allow...

Seeing Red is a curriculum designed to help elementary and middle-school aged students better understand their anger so they can make healthy and successful choices and build strong relationships. Overall it aims for participants to realize that they can control their behavior and develop practical skills...

High school can be boring. High school curriculum can be frustrating and out of touch.So what is the answer for young people whose creativity bright ideas and boundless energy are being stifled in that over-scheduled and grade-driven environment?What would you do if you could go to college without going...

The attacks of September 11, 2001 were accomplished through an amazing orchestration of logistics and personnel. Crossing the Rubicon discovers and identifies key suspects - finding some of them in the highest echelons of American government - by showing how they acted in concert to guarantee that the...

Humans have harnessed wind power for centuries. It is the fastest growing source of energy in the world and by the year 2020 it is projected to supply at least 12 % of global electrical demand.Wind Power Basics provides a clear understanding of wind and wind energy systems. It examines all aspects of...

The Solar Food Dryer describes how to use solar energy to dry your food instead of costly electricity. With your own solar-powered food dryer you can quickly and efficiently dry all your extra garden veggies fruits and herbs to preserve their goodness all year long - with free sunshine! Applicable to...

Dysfunctional cities, catastrophic climate change, ever-deepening distance from nature today we see environmental disaster everywhere we look. In Mobilizing the Green Imagination, philosophical provocateur Anthony Weston urges us to move beyond ever more desperate attempts to green the status quo toward...

An earth-sheltered earth-roofed home has the least impact upon the land of all housing styles leaving almost zero footprint on the planet.Earth-Sheltered Houses is a practical guide for those who want to build their own underground home at moderate cost. It describes the benefits of sheltering a home...

Many people dream of building a beautiful, environmentally friendly home. But until now there has been no systematic guide to help potential builders work through the complete process of imagining, planning, designing, and building their ideal, sustainable home. Essential Sustainable Home Design...

For most of human history, people have lived in durable, comfortable buildings made from natural materials such as soil, sand, rocks and fiber. All over the globe, these ancient traditions persist; a quarter to a third of the world’s population today lives in houses built partially or entirely of earth....

The Natural Child makes a compelling case for a return to attachment parenting a child-rearing approach that has come naturally for parents throughout most of human history. In this insightful guide parenting specialist Jan Hunt links together attachment parenting principles with child advocacy and homeschooling...