Book description
Learn how to live sustainably in the city, the suburbs, or the country
Many people are cutting back on consumerism and trying to simplify
their lives, realizing that the "new way" isn't necessarily
the best way. The sustainable living movement goes beyond a desire to
protect the environment and practice green living; it's about
rediscovering simple survival skills that, in an earlier time, were
known and practiced by almost everyone.
The New American Homestead gives you a wealth of information
about homesteading-a lifestyle of simple, agrarian
self-sufficiency-from raising chickens, bees, and other animals to
gardening in earth-friendly ways to canning, preserving, home brewing,
and cheese making. The book does not assume that you have a sizable
parcel of land in the country; author John Tullock's techniques can be
put to use in virtually any space, even a small urban plot.
- The book appeals to anyone who has a yard, courtyard, deck, or
porch with room for gardening; wants to spend less money
maintaining a household; and desires to reduce his or her carbon
footprint through sustainable living
- The author emphasizes cultivating foods of all kinds in spaces
of one-third of an acre or less, with consideration given to
costs, family needs, available space, and the pleasures of the table
- Includes advice for achieving sustainability in other aspects of
urban/suburban life
Whether you're dwelling in the country, suburbs, or the city, The
New American Homestead shows you how to live a more sustainable
life.
John H. Tullock has been an advocate for
sustainable living and biodiversity preservation since the 1970s. He
has taught college courses in environmental science and has lectured
extensively on biodiversity and sustainability issues, serving as an
invited speaker at the Global Biodiversity Forum in 1997. He is the
author of Pay Dirt: How to Make ,000 or More from Your Backyard
Garden and a dozen other books.
