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Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future  Item#: 9780805076264
Deep Economy. The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben. "More is not better"
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Living More with Less  Item#: 9780836119305
Presents a pattern for living with less and contains a wealth of practical suggestions for living a simpler life that puts less stress on the environment.
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Singing Creek  Item#: 9780140237207
Capturing America's heart in 1920, Opal's childhood diary became an immediate bestseller. Innocent and intimate, this haunting diary reveals the life of a kind of feminine Peter Pan in the Oregon wilderness.
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Logsdon Collection (2 books)  Item#: 0-300-0000-18
The Gene Logsdon Collection: The Contrary Farmer and Living at Nature's Pace
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Living Within Our Means  Item#: NEW
From the engineering marvels of the past which did not rely on fossil fuel to the claims of the ultimate energy just around the corner, from the end of a era with "cheap" energy to the kind of community planning necessary to live within our energy
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Scratching the Woodchuck  Item#: 9780820321547
You'll feel as though David was walking with you along the fence rows of the farm where he has lived for more than 50 years as he holds you spellbound with tales of everyday life tuned to the sights and voices of the natural world. A delightful book
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Great Possessions  Item#: 9781888683226
Amish dairy farmer David Kline pays homage to this longstanding intimacy in essays that celebrate the splendid and mysterious order governing the plant and animal life on his Ohio farm.These essays go beyond the genre of natural history.
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How to Care for Aging Parents  Item#: 9780761134268
Compassionate and thorough, How To Care for Aging Parents is a caregiver's bible. and hailed as an "excellent resource" by the Family Caregiver Alliance,
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All Flesh Is Grass  Item#: 9780804010696
The Pleasures and Promises of Pasture Farming brought to you from the Contrary Farmer, Gene Logsdon, this book will assist you in providing your family and the market with healthy food while ensuring a good living for the family farmer.
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Living on an Acre  Item#: 9781592281145
a more independent lifestyle and the satisfaction that comes from getting your hands dirty while turning some earth. Whether you're thinking about a second home in the country, starting a part-time farm, or going back to the land, Living on an Acre
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Homebrewers Garden  Item#: 9781580170109
Homebrewer's Garden
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Making Bent Willow Furniture  Item#: 9781580170482
Step by step instructions and drawings that will enable you and your family to make a willow chair, basket, swing or other nice projects in a weekends time including harvesting materials.
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Primitive Living, Self-Sufficiency, & Survival Skills  Item#: 9781592282081
Clear, well photographed and diagrammed instructions on skills like the bow-drill fire, cordage making, basket making, fishing, shelter building,
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Root Cellaring  Item#: 9780882667034
Root Cellaring is a way of using the earth's naturally cool, stable temperature to store perishable fruits and vegetables. It is a low-cost, simple technology, energy-saving way to keep the harvest fresh all year long.
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Kline Collection (2 books)  Item#: COMBO-1
Two great books by David Kline the Amish dairy farmer and nationally known naturalist. David's first book Great Possessions: An Amish Farmer's Journal and Scratching the Woodchuck make up this set. Buy them both and save nearly $3.00. To Order By ...
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Why Cows Learn Dutch  Item#: 9780873388238
Why Cows Learn Dutch and Other Secrets of Amish Farms will appeal to all who are fortunate enough to share their lives with the Amish families who live and farm the old way.
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You Can Go Home Again PB  Item#: 9781590982181
You Can Go Home Again. The author, Gene Logsdon, witnessed the dying-down days of a farming culture that really had not changed much since the invention of the scythe.
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Dwellers in the Land  Item#: 9780820322056
Dwellers in the Land. Bioregionally focused communities and the places where they are established to create a society that is both ecologically sustainable and satisfying to its inhabitants.
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To Build the Life You Want  Item#: 9780312141417
This is an affirming book that encourages experimentation, trust of the inner voice and a spiritual perspective to achieving financial security and new avenues of work. Her prescriptions make sense. They apply to real life as we all know it.
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Plain and Simple: A Womans Journey to the Amish  Item#: 9780062501868
Plain and Simple: A Woman's Journey to the Amish by Sue Bender. A graceful story of a search for meaning, simplicity, and order.
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Frontier Living  Item#: 9781585741373
Immerse yourself in the character and culture of the men and women who stood at the harsh cutting-edge of our civilization: their dwellings, clothing, food, furniture, household articles; their hunting, farming, schooling, transportation, government
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PFG Atmosphere (Peterson Field Guide)  Item#: 9780395976319
More that 400 photographs and line drawings illustrate every kind of atmospheric phenomenon; clouds of every type; storms, from cloudbursts to hurricanes; and sky colors.
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Outdoor Shower  Item#: 9781580175524
Whether you're planning to add a simple wooded shower enclosure to the outside of your beach or lake house, or to build a freestanding shower structure in a private corner of your property, you will find the perfect plan idea.
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How to Build Treehouses/Huts/Forts  Item#: 9781592281923
the perfect guidebook for kids on how to dream, saw, and build. Basic carpentry and continues with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions on building treehouses, forts, and huts.
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Making Toys That Teach  Item#: 9781561586066
Don't miss out on the joy of crafting these toys and watching the children learn while they play. Making Toys That Teach comes with step-by-step instructions and plans,.
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Knitting Loves Crochet  Item#: 9781580178426
Sweet clusters of cherries gather on a child's cardigan, sueded granny squares add panache to Fido's sweater, and whimsical crocheted flowers put just the right flair in hats, scarves, bags, and pillows. Knitting and crochet play well together
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New Built-Ins Idea Book  Item#: 9781561586738
From cozy libraries and innovative cabinetry for electronics to clever storage in nooks and crannies, New Built-Ins Idea Book is a visual clip file of fresh ideas for incorporating built-in furniture and storage in any room of the house.
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New Beadweaving  Item#: 9781402727818
Make beautiful use of the different beads and innovative materials available today in designs that are both practical and decorative. From a "Black Lace Necklace" to a "Bargello Lamp Shade" to a wonderful introduction to a distinctive craft.
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Ecology for Gardeners  Item#: 9780881926118
It becomes clear that gardens, whether a group of potted plants on a patio, a few beds carved out of a lawn, or extensive planting over several acres, are indeed connected to the natural world in endless and important ways
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Cleaning Plain & Simple  Item#: 9781580176071
With plain and simple advice on everything from dusting and swabbing to polishing and vacuuming, best-selling author Donna Smallin shows you how to make the most of your valuable cleaning time.
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Building Trust Through Leadership DVD  Item#: 2534614919
Building Trust Through Life, A cowboy's philosophy on horses and life by Lewis Wood.
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Wise Words for the Good Life  Item#: 9781890132415
Wise Words for the Good Life. Along with her husband Scott, Helen Nearing lived in a manner that inspired people throughout the world to seek a dignified, satisfying life.
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Communities Directory SB  Item#: 9780960271481
Communities Directory. This is an extremely useful directory for anyone interested in learning about, visiting or participating in a cooperative living situation.
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Women of the Celts  Item#: 9780892811502
Women of the Celts. The Celts, who at one time occupied the whole of Europe, had laws and customs that reveal an equality and harmony between men and women that is unique.
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Living on the Earth  Item#: 9780965927703
Within the pages of this book you will find the voice of Bill Duesing, a breath of fresh air in a troubled world. What he says cuts through all the superficial trappings of our society and brings you up short. It all begins to make sense.
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Nonviolent Communication  Item#: 9781892005038
Most of have been educated from birth to compete, judge, demand, diagnose -to think and communicate in terms of what is "right" and "wrong" with people.
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Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow  Item#: 9780440501602
Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow. No more Monday morning blues! You are about to be liberated! Here is the book you've been waiting for - a step-by-step guide to finding the work that expresses and fulfills your needs, talents.
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Newmans Own Organics Guide to a Good Life  Item#: 9780812967333
if you care about our quality of life, this book is packed with profiles of fascinating and sometimes zany people and a heavy dose of sanity, it is organized according to the way you really live, easy to identify what areas of change are viable
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Unforgiven  Item#: 9780911311679
This book addresses the crisis of an increasing wealth gap, a crumbling internal economy, millions of family farmers driven from their land, and small, privately owned businesses becoming extinct.
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Return to Common Sense  Item#: 9781930217171
John Ikerd's latest; an intense and engaging story of personal transformation combined with sweeping analysis and a call for societal change based on shared insights of universal principles of humanity, our common sense.
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle  Item#: 9780060852559
A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver. "As the U.S. population made an unprecedented mad dash for the Sun Belt, one carload of us paddles against the tide, heading for the Promised Land where water falls from the sky and green stuff grows
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Hydrogen Age, The  Item#: 9781586857868
The world is looking for a replacement fuel for oil. Out of only a handful of energy choices being promoted as alternatives, there is only one fuel that closely fits this description, that fuel is hydrogen.
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Winning Our Energy Independence  Item#: 9781423601562
Winning Our Energy Independence. Author, Dave Freeman, is always on the lookout for the alternative fuel sources we will be looking to in the near future.
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Introduction to Basic Soap Making DVD  Item#: BF-01SOAP
Teddi Bechard hasn't stopped making hand made lye soaps ever since some friends showed her how to render tallow and turn it into soap over 15 years ago!
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Living More with Less Set PB  Item#: 4-00000-000-1
Here are two books by Herald Press that will help you live a satisfying life: Living More with Less is a general book that presents a pattern for living with less using practical suggestions based on real-world situations. Covers housing, ...
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The Encyclopedia of Country Living 9th Ed. SB  Item#: 9781570613777
Be Prepared! Be Self-Reliant! Carla Emery's classic The Encyclopedia of Country Living has been completely updated and revised. This huge 8.5" x 11", 885 page book is full of practical advice, invaluable information and collected wisdom for folks and ...
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Quick Fixes for Eco Conscious Cleaning  Item#: 9781844004737
Quick Fixes for Eco Conscious Cleaning by Bridget Bodoano. Cleaning solutions with all-natural, inexpensive alternatives to keep the home looking spic and span.
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Quick Fixes for the Home Handywoman  Item#: 9781844004751
Quick Fixes for the Home Handywoman by Bridget Bodoano. Packed with tips, useful facts, and quick fixes, it's the ultimate guide to DIY projects.
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Quick Fixes Valu-Pak  Item#: VP-5
Quick Fixes Valu-Pak by Bridget Bodoano. The ultimate guide to every home improvement job. And earth-friendly cleaning solutions for every room in the house.
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Keeping Life Simple  Item#: 9781580176002
If you feel like you are doing more/earning more/getting more but enjoying it all less, these 380 practical tips and inspiring thoughts will help you turn things around.
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Our Farm  Item#: 9781581960679
Our Farm by Michael J. Rosen. Our Farm is a real life look at a family-five kids and three dogs included-and the farm they work together, season by season.
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Walking on Eggshells  Item#: 9780767920841
This book offers ground-breaking insights and deeply moving stories that will inspire those in even the toughest situations and will help navigate the delicate relationship between adult children and parents.
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Country Wisdom Almanac  Item#: 9781579127749
Country Wisdom Almanac by Storey Publishing. 373 Tips, Crafts, Home Improvements, Recipes, and Homemade Remedies
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Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology PB  Item#: 9780060570057
Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology. What happens when a graduate of MIT and his bride move to a community so primitive even some Amish groups consider it antiquated?
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Codependent No More  Item#: 9780894864025
Codependent No More is someone else's problem your problem? If, like so many others, you've lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to someone else's, you may be co-dependent and you may find yourself in this book.
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The Revolution: A Manifesto  Item#: 9780446537513
The Revolution: A Manifesto by Congressman Ron Paul. The government is expanding. Taxes are increasing. More senseless wars are being planned. Inflation is ballooning. Our basic freedoms are disappearing.
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Crunchy Cons  Item#: 9781400050642
Crunchy Cons. In this book Dreher describes the "Small is Beautiful" style of conservative politics that sometimes finds him in the same camp as lefties outside the Democratic mainstream.
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A Handmade Life  Item#: 9781933392479
A Handmade Life,In Search of Simplicity. A Handmade Life carries Coperthwaite''s ongoing experiments with hand tools, hand-grown and gathered food, and handmade shelter, clothing, and furnishings out into the world to challenge and inspire.
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A Country Year  Item#: 9780395967010
A Country Year. When her thirty-year marriage broke up, Sue Hubbell found herself alone and broke on a small farm in the Ozarks. Keeping bees, she found solace in the natural world.
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