by B. C. Mollison  Publisher Comments Written to introduce readers to Permaculture concepts and design strategies. Topics include: energy efficient site analysis, planning and design methods, house placement, design for temperate, dry-land and tropical regions, urban Permaculture garden... (read more) Your Price $34.50 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies 
by Richard Reynolds 
Powells.com Staff Pick The best book on the subject so far, On Guerrilla Gardening brings a lighter touch to political movement. Richard Reynolds gives us history and how-to in one book, just in time for spring! Recommended by Beth, Powells.com... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your Price $18.19 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Mildred Arms Kalish Review “Using this book alone, one could reconstruct, with glorious exactness, a lost time and place. Mildred Kalish has a novelist's eye for detail and a beautiful understanding of what the gestures of daily life mean. A lovely, wise... (read more) Your Price $9.50 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by DVM and Ingrid Asmus Clare Hoffman Publisher Comments Spiral bound for easy reference in your Barn! Topics covered: Buying a Llama or Alpaca Congenital Defects Digestive Problems Down Llama or Alpaca Eyes Giving Injections Heat and Cold Problems Herd Health Lameness Lumps and Bumps Mastitis... (read more) Your Price $24.95 (New - Spiral) check for used and sale copies
by Art Ludwig Publisher Comments Create an Oasis with Greywater describes how to quickly and easily choose, build, and use a simple greywater system. Some can be completed in an afternoon for under $30. It also provides complete instructions for more complex installations, how to... (read more) Your Price $20.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Barbara Kilarski Publisher Comments Chickens are hot! There's a chicken-farming boomlet on the rise, with upscale urban and suburban homeowners from every part of the country ordering fancy breeds of chickens, hiring architects to build elegant chicken coops in their backyards, and signing... (read more) Your Price $16.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Bee Wilson Publisher Comments Bee Wilson's study of her namesake is both a history of ideas and an exploration of the bee's impact on food and ritual. Beautifully illustrated, "The Hive" portrays a miniature universe and explores the human tendency to see ourselves in it. 60 photos.... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Eliot (ed.) Wigginton Publisher Comments Interviews and essays describe the way of life and crafts of pioneer America still surviving in the Appalachian region.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your Price $9.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Wendell Berry Publisher Comments In "Life Is a Miracle", the devotion of science to the quantitative and reductionist world is measured against the mysterious, qualitative suggestions of religion and art. Berry sees life as the collision of these separate forces, but without all three... (read more) List Price $14.50 Your Price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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Tuesday July 8, 2008
by Margaret Hathaway Publisher Comments Many people dream of leaving the workday world for a life of simplicity and freedom, and Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz did just that. Feeling like something was missing from their city lives, the couple began to dream of an existence that was closer... (read more) Your Price $15.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Alexander G Weygers Publisher Comments A truly unusual and unique resource, this extremely hands-on book is essential for anyone interested in the making, repair, maintenance, or arcana of tools for everything from blacksmithing to masonry.... (read more) Your Price $13.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Mark Kurlansky Publisher Comments The bestselling author of Cod, Salt, and The Big Oyster has enthralled readers with his incisive blend of culinary, cultural, and social history. Now, in his most colorful, personal, and important book to date, Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your Price $17.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Lon Rombough Publisher Comments Writer and nurseryman Lon Rombough writes a marvelously detailed guide to the cultivation of the grape. Organic methods are emphasized throughout, as well as cultivation matters ranging from siting a vineyard and developing healthy soil to the details... (read more) Your Price $35.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by David R. Montgomery Publisher Comments A rich mix of history, archaeology and geology, this engaging cultural history traces the role of soil's use and abuse and explores the compelling idea that people around the world are--and have long been--using up Earth's soil.... (read more) Your Price $16.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Chuck Wooster Publisher Comments According to Chuck Wooster, pigs are adorable, clean, friendly animals. So, it's no wonder that you've thought about raising them as companions. But if you also happen to love bacon, and don't like the reports of pollution and cruelty in the pig pork... (read more) Your Price $24.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
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Read an original essay by Paul and Anne Ehrlich and save 30% on The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment.
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