Green Home

One of the best and most affordable strategies people can employ to combat global warming is to improve the energy and water efficiency of their homes. Energy Efficient Homes For Dummies provides homeowners with advice, tips, and projects to reduce costs, increase energy efficiency, and cut down on waste and pollution. After performing a do-it-yourself home energy audit, readers create an action plan based on their personal goals.

This deep-dive into ADU construction will help you build a mindset of a real estate investor: Instead of working hard for your house, making your house work for you and achieve your dreams for your family.

Is your house or life a mess of untidiness and clutter? Would you much prefer to be more organized and orderly? The trend in today's society is for minimalism, steering away from having homes which are filled to bursting with ornaments, excess furniture, and junk. But many of us still struggle to understand how we can achieve it in our own lives. Here is a smart guide in which you will find the answers you have been seeking when it comes to decluttering and organizing your living space.

Master sustainable living—achieve self-sufficiency without breaking the bank, even if you're starting from scratch! Do you dream of transforming your living space into a thriving homestead but feel overwhelmed by where to start? Imagine the joy of growing your own food, the satisfaction of harvesting rainwater, and the peace of mind from energy independence—all within your reach. The Practical Guide to Homesteading is your roadmap to achieving this transformation, bringing you affordable, step-by-step strategies for living sustainably off-grid, catered specifically to beginners.

You might know that green sea turtles have incredible shells, but there’s so much more to learn about these underwater marvels! Find out how green sea turtles keep seagrass beds healthy by “mowing” them, and how some species of fish like to hitch a ride on their shells. You’ll also witness the amazing egg hatching frenzy that occurs—when baby turtles have to make a mad dash from the beach to the safety of the sea. Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also looks at the conservation challenges these endangered animals face.

Quinn O'Neill gave up being a professional rugby player to help his mam after his dad died, and now she's gone too. All that's left for him in Dublin? Four younger brothers, and elusive dreams to explore. Then he finds a journal revealing family secrets, and heads to Northern California wine country, where his mam grew up. That's when Quinn meets her.... Lilly Parker. She's the baker at the B&B, an amazing gazelle of a woman. Blonde. Curvy. With high cheekbones that give her the look of an old-fashioned pin-up with a naughty side. She's wearing a pink and black apron that reads "Life is Short - Lick the Bowl", and all Quinn can imagine is them: her, wearing nothing but that apron, and him, licking and savoring.

Raising chickens in your backyard introduces you to a new lifestyle—a sustainable way of living without having to rely on commercial produce. It is also a wholesome family activity. So If you want a hassle-free way to raise chickens in your backyard, then you should listen to this audiobook!

This is not your typical guide to gardening. While listening, you will find no advice on topiary, or strimming, or tending to your greenhouse. But if you are attuned to the subtlety of difference between chicories and radicchios; if you cannot pass a packet of seeds without the desire to empty your bank account; or if you, too, long to one day, someday, own a small but emphatic apple orchard in your not-quite-rectangle, suburban garden . . . this is the audiobook for you.

Josh Spodek disconnected his Manhattan apartment from the electric grid in May 2022. He didn’t know how he’d last more than a day. He learned by doing, and he’s still going. He didn’t ask permission or wait for institutional aid, though he had practiced unplugging appliances and bought a used solar panel from Craigslist, hoping it would help. Then he simply flipped the circuit and solved challenges as they came. He soon found, to his surprise, his quality of life improving.

The biggest issue many of us face is installing solar power and not breaking the bank. What if we could show you a way to be able to do both? Find out how to make the switch to solar power.

Twenty years ago, with The End of Nature, Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about global warming. Those warnings went mostly unheeded; now, he insists, we need to acknowledge that we've waited too long, and that massive change is not only unavoidable but already under way. Our old familiar globe is suddenly melting, drying, acidifying, flooding, and burning in ways that no human has ever seen.

Are you ready to embrace a life of sustainability and self-sufficiency? With Homestead Essentials, you’ll discover practical, actionable steps to grow your own food, raise small livestock, and build DIY projects—even if you’re short on time, space, or experience. Learn how to: * Grow the top five vegetables perfect for small spaces. * Master canning and preserve your harvest year-round. * Build a root cellar, start composting, and raise chickens for daily fresh eggs. * Conserve water, protect your garden from pests naturally, and create a thriving herb garden.

Give a Sh*t is the first eco-friendly handbook of its kind for these dire times when the Earth needs us most. Distilling the most crucial knowledge and advice from your favorite sustainable lifestyle brand, vegan cookbook, and eco-friendly beauty guide, Give a Sh*t guides you through small-but-impactful shifts you can make. With eco-lifestyle expert Ashlee Piper's succinct, no-nonsense advice, it's never been easier to live more thoughtfully and true to your values, get healthier, and give a shit about the planet.

¿Desea desesperadamente tener un huerto lleno de alimentos y hierbas? ¿Te intriga la idea de criar ganado? ¿Los precios de los supermercados te hacen preguntarte si hay una forma más económica de obtener lo que necesitas? 50 Cosas que Debe Saber Sobre la Granja por la autora Anna R. Albright ofrece un enfoque basado en hechos, humorístico e informativo para comenzar una granja que producirá carne, fibra, frutas, verduras y más.

These days we are all looking for ways to become more self-sufficient. Now with Backyard Farming you can create your very own micro farm right in your backyard - no matter where you live! Now you can discover ways to grow, raise, and store your own food year round whether you live in an urban environment, in the suburbs, or out in the country. From raising chickens and beekeeping to growing vegetables and planting fruit trees, this guide to homesteading will help you become more self-reliant in no time!

Would you love to save money and help the planet? Whether you want to (1) find all-natural solutions to common problems, (2) protect the environment, or (3) discover all the incredible benefits of going green, this audiobook will teach you everything you need to know. Going green is a win-win proposition! Learn how to make your life better while helping the environment! This audiobook contains simple steps you can follow to save money and improve your health while living a greener life! Everybody wins when you go green.

Go Gently is a practical guide for sustainability at home that offers simple, tangible steps towards reducing our environmental impact by looking at what we consume and the waste we create, as well as how to take action for environmental change. The title reflects Bonnie's belief that the best way to change our planet and ourselves is through a gentle approach, rather than a judgmental one. This is an audiobook of do's rather than don'ts.

Root cellars are making a comeback! Do you often wonder what to do with your harvest? How are you going to store it all? Or do you only grow small amounts because you lack sufficient storage space? Why not build a root cellar? Root cellars are an ancient tradition. Together with curing meats and pickling, root cellars have long been a food storage method, particularly root vegetables. Fortunately, root cellars are starting to make a noticeable comeback, enabling people to store more produce for longer without the need for electricity.

Step into the future of eco-friendly transportation with 'Hybrid & Electric Vehicles: The Future of Eco-Friendly Transportation.' This audiobook is your ultimate guide to understanding and embracing the transformative world of hybrid and electric vehicles. As we stand at the crossroads of environmental responsibility and technological innovation, the choice to drive cleaner and more sustainably has never been more critical.

With answers to over 140 everyday green-living questions, Is It Really Green? cuts through the confusion and gives you the facts. Get to the heart of each eco-conundrum, interrogate your instincts, and make informed decisions to reduce your carbon footprint, with help from bite-sized stats and action points. In this complex and shifting landscape where nothing is simple, what we all need is clear facts and careful debate. Let this book be your antidote to the confusion.