New Society Publishers: 243 books
Better World Shopping Guide
Every Dollar Makes a Difference
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
While we strive to make our vote count every four years, few of us realize that our most immediate power to shape the world is squandered on a daily basis. Every dollar we spend has the potential to create social and environmental change. In fact, it already has. The world that exists today is in...
The Five Stages of Collapse
Laying the Groundwork for Social, Political and Economic Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In the face of political impotence, resource depletion, and catastrophic climate change, many of us have become reconciled to an uncertain future. However, popular perception of how this future might actually unfold varies wildly from "a severe and prolonged recession," to James Howard Kunstler's...
The Compassionate Hunter's Guidebook
Hunting from the Heart
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Wild meat, hunted in a responsible way, is one of the most healthful, sustainable foods possible. Depending on how it is done, hunting can be as local, intimate and humane as it gets. And aside from this, it demands the hunter enter a world of awareness, wildness, life and death that as a culture we...
by Lyle Estill
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
For many people the word industry brings to mind images of sprawling factories belching toxic emissions in a blighted natural landscape. Industrial has become synonymous with pollution human rights abuse and corporate greed. In Industrial Evolution Lyle Estill seeks to reclaim the term with its original...
Common Threads
Weaving Community through Collaborative Eco-Art
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Disposing of unwanted natural materials can be expensive and time-consuming, or it can present a tremendous opportunity for creating collaborative eco-art. Invasive species control, green waste management, urban gardening and traditional crafts can all be brought together to strengthen community relationships...
Field Exercises
How Veterans Are Healing Themselves through Farming and Outdoor Activities
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
There are nearly 25 million veterans and active-duty soldiers in North America. Some experts estimate that more than one quarter of these men and women suffer from post-traumatic distress, and many other military personnel experience difficulty reintegrating into civilian life. While conventionally prescribed...
Intrinsic Hope
Living Courageously in Troubled Times
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2018
Climate disruption. Growing social inequality. Pollution. We are living in an era of unprecedented crisis, resulting in widespread feelings of fear, despair, and grief. Now, more than ever, maintaining hope for the future is a monumental task
Intrinsic Hope offers a powerful antidote to these...
Raising Goats Naturally
The Complete Guide to Milk, Meat and More
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Complete self-sufficiency may seem out of reach, but for more and more of us, increasing our self-reliance as much as possible is the order of the day. Incorporating dairy goats as the centerpiece of a diversified homestead can be the key to achieving this goal, and Raising Goats Naturally will show...
Backyard Bounty - Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition
The Complete Guide to Year-round Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2018
Are you itching to start your own garden or grow more in the one you have, but feel that gardening is too challenging or time-consuming for your busy schedule?
Now completely updated and expanded, Backyard Bounty will demystify gardening, bringing it back to the down-to-earth, environmentally...
The Farm Then and Now
A Model for Sustainable Living
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
In the Summer of Love in San Franciscos Haight-Asbury, a charismatic young hippie by the name of Stephen Gaskin launched “Monday Night Class” – a weekly event which drew together an eclectic mix of truth-seekers and flower children. Soon the class became a caravan, and after touring the country...
The Permaculture Earthworks Handbook
How to Design and Build Swales, Dams, Ponds, and other Water Harvesting Systems
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
In the face of drought and desertification, well-designed, water harvesting earthworks such as swales, ponds, and dams are the most effective way to channel water into productive use. The result can be increased food production, higher groundwater levels, reduced irrigation needs, and enhanced ecosystem...
Green Home Building
Money-Saving Strategies for an Affordable, Healthy, High-Performance Home
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
According to conventional wisdom, building a green home is an expensive endeavor. The standard approach treats green as an add-on, tacking “premium” products, finishes and equipment onto a traditional home design. As a result, many green home projects end up overbudget or fail to achieve their environmental...
by Zoe Weil
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2003
Above All Be Kind teaches parents how to raise their children to be humane in the broadest sense -- to become not only more compassionate in their interactions with family and friends but to grow up to make life choices that demonstrate respect for the environment other species and all people. The book...
Elegant Simplicity
The Art of Living Well
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2019
Consume less and celebrate more for inner peace and ecological integrity
Consumerism drives the pursuit of happiness in much of the world, yet as wealth grows unhappiness abounds, compounded by the grave problems of climate change, pollution, and ecological degradation. We've now reached both...