Fundamentals of Sustainable Living

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1 Topic Better Living Subtopic Home & Garden Fundamentals of Sustainable Living Course Guidebook Professor Lonnie A. Gamble Sustainable Living Expert

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3 Lonnie A. Gamble Assistant Professor of Sustainable Living Codirector of the Sustainable Living Program Maharishi University of Management Professor Lonnie A. Gamble is a founding faculty member and codirector of the Sustainable Living program at Maharishi has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from North San Diego. Professor Gamble is a cofounder and former board chair of the Sustainable Living Coalition. He is on the board of the Center on Sustainable Communities program at Marshalltown Community College Planning Commission. Professor Gamble has founded half a dozen companies in the areas development projects and consulting assignments and has lectured in i

4 Professor Gamble has published papers in the proceedings of the American Home Power magazine and The Iowa Source. He has presented papers and has appeared on public radio in several states. He is a cofounder of the Sustainability conference. ii

5 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Professor Biography...i Course Scope...1 LECTURE GUIDES LECTURE 1 Making Your Lifestyle Footprint Regenerative...3 LECTURE 2 Sustainable Energy Options...10 LECTURE 3 Sustainable Building Choices...18 LECTURE 4 Cultivating Sustainable Landscapes...26 LECTURE 5 Fresh Food from Your Own Garden...34 LECTURE 6 Winter Gardening...42 LECTURE 7 Sustainable Water Use...50 LECTURE 8 Transportation Alternatives and the Ecocity...58 LECTURE 9 Sustainable Products for the Home...66 LECTURE 10 Green Economics: Living Well...74 iii

6 Table of Contents LECTURE 11 Inner Dimensions of Sustainability...82 LECTURE 12 Shifting to a Sustainable Worldview...89 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Bibliography...98 iv

7 Disclaimer enhance understanding of the material. WARNING: THE EXPERIMENTS PERFORMED IN THESE LECTURES CAN BE DANGEROUS. ANY ATTEMPT TO PERFORM THESE EXPERIMENTS ON YOUR OWN IS UNDERTAKEN AT YOUR OWN RISK. v

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9 Fundamentals of Sustainable Living Scope: W McDonough and his ideas for going beyond recycling to upcycling and affect sustainability. 1

10 Sustainability can be thought of as the intellectual exploration and practical external interconnectedness is complemented by the internal experience of aspects of sustainability relate. that the sustainability revolution is bigger than anything that humans have help you understand it as it unfolds. Scope

11 Making Your Lifestyle Footprint Regenerative Lecture 1 Living Sustainably plan to bring that to zero.

12 Lecture 1 Making Your Lifestyle Footprint Regenerative Installing solar panels on your roof is just one way to make your home more sustainable. 4

13 building a home from local and natural materials. create interest and economic activity in our communities. The Design of Sustainability for energy. Sustainability is really all about understanding energy. Everything another require and use up energy.

14 Lecture 1 Making Your Lifestyle Footprint Regenerative the hydrologic cycle; the systems that recycle materials; and the systems that maintain the fertility of the soil. 6

15 creating the possibility for future generations to do the same. The Human Ecological Footprint Much current discussion about sustainability under this heading of ecological impact. Ecological footprint is a calculation of the amount of land needed to source the material for your life and to the global south. 7

16 resources at a greater rate than they can regenerate. maintaining a small ecological footprint is the mindset that fossil Lecture 1 Making Your Lifestyle Footprint Regenerative Sustainability at Home your front door. Whether you live on acreage in the country or 8

17 urban and village environments the most attractive places to live. Nature is fecund and abundant. We have plenty for ourselves and as better relationships and a sense of purpose and meaning. Suggested Reading Cradle to Cradle. Introduction to Permaculture. Our Ecological Footprint. Questions to Consider

18 Sustainable Energy Options Lecture 2 F Lecture 2 Sustainable Energy Options Green Energy entropy.

19 at a high temperature relative to its surroundings and is capable of A sustainable approach to life and community design focuses or more and still provide the same or better services. percentage of your monthly bill help you save money on your energy bill. 11

20 electrical energy use. Lecture 2 Sustainable Energy Options Generating Electricity from Renewable Sources

21 is shining. require batteries that store solar energy for use at night and on need batteries and a charge controller. not available. is requires more management and the careful use of energy in times

22 as much solar energy as the of companies have sprung up to meet the demand for solar energy. you live. Lecture 2 Sustainable Energy Options 14

23 energy is an excellent complement to solar energy. putting solar panels in the shade. really prototypes that are bound to have reliability problems. utility has invested in. Using one of these programs to complement Tips for Home Renters

24 put the panel in the Sun. someone else installs and maintains it for you. You can sell it if you Lecture 2 Sustainable Energy Options Suggested Reading Power from the Sun. Reinventing Fire. Energy and the Ecological Economics of Sustainability. Energy for Sustainability. Power to the People. 16

25 Questions to Consider

26 Sustainable Building Choices Lecture 3 B Lecture 3 Sustainable Building Choices Green Buildings through energy and material use. can do this for about the cost of building conventional buildings of the same quality. from the major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions to a central part of the solution to the climate and energy crises. 18

27 renovation of older buildings to conform to these standards. that sometimes cost more up front. But that increased cost is paid solar energy. 19

28 building uses conventionally available materials and building science to create buildings that require very little energy to heat and cool. buildings. involve a community building effort. Lecture 3 Sustainable Building Choices Both insulation and thermal mass are useful in sustainable building and concrete. at your local building supply store. Most building contractors

29 about and committed to it. buildings that require very little energy to heat and cool. Passive Solar Design features you can get for free. Passive solar design uses common building materials to collect and store energy and provide abundant any pumps or fans used to move the energy. energy use. exposure for summer.

30 into the building. the building to overheat during the daytime and lose too much at night. avoid heat gain in the summer. Lecture 3 Sustainable Building Choices Daylighting is the art and science of lighting buildings using indirect sunlight into the room. Direct sunlight is too intense. the furnace.

31 and cool the beer. an estimate of energy savings for each option.

32 house into the attic before adding insulation. heating and cooling ducts. doing so is an area of continuing research. Lecture 3 Sustainable Building Choices Alternative Heating Systems and burn clean. Ground source heat pumps are expensive at the small capacities Ground source heat pumps use the stable temperature of the Earth at depths of eight feet or more to provide heating and cooling.

33 Suggested Reading The Natural House. Green from the Ground Up. Building with Awareness. Building Green. Questions to Consider 1. 2.

34 Cultivating Sustainable Landscapes Lecture 4 W sustainable landscapes. Sustainable Landscapes them to do so. Lecture 4 Cultivating Sustainable Landscapes Paints and dyes Glues and adhesives Perfumes and fragrances

35 Permaculture is an attempt to design human habitats that have the developed by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in Australia and has a strong emphasis on creating landscapes around homes and cities that meet human needs. The Soil Food Web to creating a sustainable your soil. Soil is a complex soil as a lifeless substrate for Dirt is inert. But healthy soil teaspoon of soil holds up to your soil is healthy. nutrients are put in a form that is readily absorbed by plant

36 in the soil. Worms incorporate organic matter deep into the soil and move buried nutrients closer to the surface. An acre of land shred it for the compost pile. Worms need undisturbed soil. You forms plants need in exchange for complex carbohydrates the microbes need. Lecture 4 Cultivating Sustainable Landscapes good soil tilth. Good tilth means that the soil has structure that

37 Sustainable Plant Selections United States. Plant hardiness zone ranges are available for most plants through a variety of sources. date zone map. Most vegetables in the grocery store are annuals. Most fruits and nuts are perennials. Sustainable gardening puts a focus on you put in to gardening. Perennial plants have deep roots compared to annuals. Deeper roots mean resistance to drought and the ability to access nutrients deeper of soil.

38 species. Monocrops tend to be more susceptible to disease and insect problems. Most natural ecosystems are diverse polycultures. these reasons. Lecture 4 Cultivating Sustainable Landscapes extending the season. typically has a central plant and a group of plants that cooperate to meet the needs of the central plant.

39 each season. an important plant nutrient. Tips for Limited Space

40 You can also consider supporting the planting of public fruit trees room for trees. Lecture 4 Cultivating Sustainable Landscapes Wildcrafting species resemble edible ones. Suggested Reading Plants for a Future. Gaia s Garden. Teaming with Microbes. Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden. Perennial Vegetables.

41 Questions to Consider Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of using perennial plants instead of annuals.

42 Fresh Food from Your Own Garden Lecture 5 Getting Involved with Your Food Lecture 5 Fresh Food from Your Own Garden mean just a sprig of parsley for your soup or a handful of sprouts. you get and the overall success of the project. that require more attention in areas visited most often. Place your

43 adherents and good results. John Jeavons and his colleagues at in the 18 th th th centuries. Another popular gardening philosophy and method is square foot Four Season Harvest health to minimize disease and insect problems. Low-Maintenance Gardening up the grass or digging.

44 to reestablish themselves at their preferred depths. boxes you receive in the mail. of garden. Lecture 5 Fresh Food from Your Own Garden this.

45 the plant. mulch material to the top of the garden and plant right into it. You slipping them under the mulch layer. less you can do. something unless you get a yield.

46 often an entirely different experience than eating preserved food or even produce shipped in and bought from the store. Nurturing Your Plants minimizing problems. Lecture 5 Fresh Food from Your Own Garden harmful to people but are very helpful for controlling pests. You for insects. houses to attract bats to your garden.

47 on your rooftop and encouraging your neighbors to contribute. Container Gardening

48 Water properly. A common cause of failure in container containers from recycled materials or buy inexpensive ones from a nursery. Lecture 5 Fresh Food from Your Own Garden Community Gardens friends and neighbors on a vacant lot. You can add agritourism to your vacation and travel schedule. Visiting a small food producer or farmer adds richness to your vacation and travel plans. Some farms and producers provide a straight from the farm.

49 Suggested Reading Square Foot Gardening. The New Organic Grower. The Four Season Farm Gardener s Cookbook. The One-Straw Revolution. How to Grow More Vegetables. The Sustainable Vegetable Garden. Lasagna Gardening. The Weedless Garden. How to Have a Green Thumb without an Aching Back. Activities

50 Winter Gardening Lecture 6 S Off-Season Gardening Lecture 6 Winter Gardening compost or animals in the greenhouse to help raise the temperature. for people to live in them. application of these types of greenhouses in the United States is an area of active research.

51 are extending the harvest season. Structures for Off-Season Gardening

52 above the plants. the space you have available. Lecture 6 Winter Gardening Electric drill 44

53 that have more than you need. Use the extra by getting your gardening the hoops to a simple raised bed frame or put the hoops directly in the ground in your garden. and building supply stores.

54 Put foam pipe insulation over the end greenhouse hoops to Lecture 6 Winter Gardening up the grass. Simply place an inch or so of compost or manure soil or compost. for materials. Off-Season Plants 46

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56 good variety is Vit. pac choi Lecture 6 Winter Gardening more digestible. 48

57 Microgreens are baby versions of vegetables that are usually microgreens include lettuces and broccoli. are readily available. Suggested Reading Four-Season Harvest. The Winter-Harvest Manual. The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener. Questions to Consider production and visit him or her. 49

58 Sustainable Water Use Lecture 7 S The Hydrologic Cycle of the economy of nature. Lecture 7 Sustainable Water Use a river. river can be emptied.

59 polluted are available to sustain healthy aquatic ecosystems. is really only so much that you can do at home to directly affect or buying it locally. Embodied Water that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business. and must move through many process steps before it reaches your of energy.

60 Water in Households Lecture 7 Sustainable Water Use have many advocates in the sustainability community. Some local of conventional septic systems.

61 Supplying Water

62 Collecting, Storing, Purifying, and Using Rainwater Lecture 7 Sustainable Water Use rain gardens. on contour. A contour line is a line that runs across a slope at a

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64 about a dollar per gallon of storage. Lecture 7 Sustainable Water Use many times before purifying it for use again.

65 they integrate elements of biology and elements of technology. Suggested Reading The Humanure Handbook. Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist. Create an Oasis with Greywater. Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond. The Blue Thumb Guide to Raingardens. Questions to Consider

66 Transportation Alternatives and the Ecocity Lecture 8 C ecocities is one of the biggest factors in global sustainability and the least desirable and ecological places to live into the most desirable. Lecture 8 Transportation Alternatives and the Ecocity Ecocity Design access them.

67 from the ground up for people rather than cars. Cities can be Access by proximity is made easier if ecocities are built up instead Life between Buildings and Cities for People

68 Ecocities and founder of the design metaphor is living systems rather than machines. Lecture 8 Transportation Alternatives and the Ecocity beyond sustainability to regeneration of natural systems and the human spirit. Support and express creativity and compassion. be ecologically tuned from the start. support or subvert much that is healthy about cities. Plan for Build soils and enhance biodiversity. Compost and cycle

69 places for people to live rather than the least attractive places is a central challenge for sustainability. City Infrastructure and Land-Use Decisions use decisions affect ecological impact and ecological footprint in Green Metropolis Ecocities go beyond compactness to build in sustainability from green technologies and design strategies. Adding ecocity design to personal choices. 61

70 transportation infrastructure Lecture 8 Transportation Alternatives and the Ecocity availability of solar energy for the complex. process for getting neighbors together to imagine and design a Automobile Options the acceleration and overall driving experience is superior to gas vehicles.

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72 You can use the car as an electric car and plug it in to recharge it. miles per gallon from its hybrid diesel/electric drive train. Lecture 8 Transportation Alternatives and the Ecocity of active research. batteries could be several times the generating capacity of the grid. from a smart grid connected to smart electric cars. Transportation Alternatives for diesel fuel. biofuels can drive up the price of food. 64

73 and Germany. Suggested Reading Cities for People. Ecocities. Activities 1. Ecocities poor city design. 2.

74 Sustainable Products for the Home Lecture 9 S your purchasing choices. Each dollar you spend is a vote of support Green Products Lecture 9 Sustainable Products for the Home and sold. 66

75 By choosing to purchase a product that is made in an respects the environment but also respects the consumer. need to be continually extracting our diminishing resources and path. We can design our goods so that the disposal step is not a trip Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things architect William McDonough and chemist grave approach of moving resources through the economy and into consumer choices might actually give us the opportunity to leave 67

76 Air pollution from burning fossil fuels also has health implications. many of the harmful effects of petroleum products and tailpipe 47 percent. Green Products in Your Home Lecture 9 Sustainable Products for the Home go beyond being less bad to being regenerative. regenerative model. Some companies are producing carpeting recycled again and again as carpet. 68

77 and ½ teaspoon of liquid soap as a glass cleaner as many go in the compost. but it is also a great mild abrasive cleaner for cleaning Making your own household cleaning products can be cheaper and better for the environment than buying them. partially or completely eliminating commercial cleaning products. 69

78 this information available to consumers. Any product can call itself Reducing Your Ecological Footprint to establish a regenerative footprint that require little research and can Lecture 9 Sustainable Products for the Home Buying locally does not assure that you are buying a greener

79 Buying used items is easier than ever. Nice consignment shops are Another revolutionary idea that is popping up across communities and neighborhoods all over the United States is sharing. After Economic Implications those higher prices. 71

80 Greener products are often more expensive for several reasons. Another reason that organic foods cost more is they receive Why are more and more consumers choosing to pay more despite and the satisfaction that comes from being part of creating a more Lecture 9 Sustainable Products for the Home Suggested Reading The Next Industrial Revolution. Green from the Ground Up. The Story of Stuff.

81 Cradle to Cradle. The Upcycle. Questions to Consider

82 Green Economics: Living Well Lecture 10 than simply putting a price on social and environmental damage caused for a good life and that sustainability means respecting the hierarchy of Sustainable Economics Lecture 10 Green Economics: Living Well Economies are not capable of creating anything of value; they simply facilitate the process of extracting things of value from Economic sustainability is meeting the economic needs of the 74

83 and biology. Sustainable economics says that people must obey the resources of the Earth can be dedicated to serving human needs. anything of economic value. and eventually be lost. Even as such an economy continues to need to be educated and socialized to become productive members used by the body is used by the brain.

84 material and energy. Anything of use to people is ultimately derived from nature and anything of economic value. the usefulness of materials. Lecture 10 Green Economics: Living Well 76

85 Sustainable economics is about putting economic value in proper of sustainability. Sustainability and Economic Growth in nature and society that are absolutely necessary for sustainability. but ethical and social values are also necessary. 77

86 limited by the quantity of economic value that can be extracted from conceptual foundation for the development of a sustainable and material through the forest is constant. Lecture 10 Green Economics: Living Well solar energy for the other living creatures on the planet. Materials of one system becomes the input of another. Degrowth and Voluntary Simplicity 78

87 Sustainable Economics and Personal Choices 79

88 A small investment in sustainable living could amount to large savings over time. Lecture 10 Green Economics: Living Well hierarchy of sustainability. to expand social and ethical values in business.

89 You can begin to go from passive consumption to coproduction. Suggested Reading Nature of Investing. Ecological Economics. Sustainable Capitalism. The Essentials of Economic Sustainability. Natural Capitalism. Plenitude. Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money. Questions to Consider

90 Inner Dimensions of Sustainability Lecture 11 is an experiential element. Humans can directly experience the essential is about creating a fundamentally better and more satisfying quality of life. Lecture 11 Inner Dimensions of Sustainability Sustainability and Perennial Philosophy calls perennial philosophy. Smith suggests that a common element Smith found that another experience common across cultures is the direct experience of this underlying unity at the core of human highest purpose of human life. being. Huxley goes on to suggest that humans can heal the outer

91 that this experience results in a fuller and richer life. Deep sustainability explicitly recognizes a core unity of nature that is at the heart of the surface diversity of life. Sustainability is the intellectual understanding and practical application of the this interconnectedness complements the intellectual understanding of it and leads to a more holistic understanding of sustainability. Faith-Based Organizations and Sustainability thing that religious communities have in common is that most are to nature. explicitly grounded in an ethic of care of the Earth and sustainability. to educate against excessive consumerism. Churches operate

92 and environmental missions. Christian communities all over the United States are centers for churches are centers for community gardening. trees by planting trees and conducting other ecological efforts. Lecture 11 Inner Dimensions of Sustainability the interconnectedness of things is at the heart of sustainability. A Holistic Approach to Medicine obesity and diabetes. 84

93 medical advances. seen an increase in problems that have been stubbornly resistant to industrial agriculture. thousands of years. Aromatherapy uses fragrant natural plant oils for the purpose of and soothing.

94 accomplished through meditation. Lecture 11 Inner Dimensions of Sustainability pranayama) are often The Slow Movement longer hours. Wages for many have stayed stagnant for decades or 86

95 philosophy that sustainability increases the pleasure and sensuality positive alternative. represents a global movement involving thousands of projects and elite approach to gastronomy that involves eating only the most In Praise of Slow food to parenting. 87

96 local food economies. Suggested Reading Lecture 11 Inner Dimensions of Sustainability Perfect Health. Quantum Healing. Catching the Big Fish. Plenitude. Walden. Questions to Consider

97 Shifting to a Sustainable Worldview Lecture 12 B and conserving society. Permaculture in the soil. ecovillages. 89

98 Lecture 12 Shifting to a Sustainable Worldview Permaculture design is a formal method for designing human Bill Mollison and David Holmgren developed permaculture in the an ambitious and largely successful attempt to apply the principles that govern mature ecosystems to the design of human settlements.

99 Gaia s Garden Principles of Functional Design and thoughtful observation rather than prolonged and thoughtless developed from observation of nature in the garden. diverse ecosystem. to step out for some fresh herbs. Food scraps can be brought to 91

100 Lecture 12 Shifting to a Sustainable Worldview Another design principle is to choose and place each element several functions in the guild. Each function should be most change. o

101 Principles Derived from Energy or Living Systems diverse people come to share and learn from each other. Mature ecosystems are more diverse and productive than young

102 mulch and nitrogen in the early stages of the guild and are often of this. irrigate plants. Solar panels on your roof provide energy. Lecture 12 Shifting to a Sustainable Worldview Principles Related to Attitudes Sometimes our attitudes about sustainable living precede our into solutions. Constraints can inspire creative design. Another attitude is to get a yield. Design for both immediate and better. 94

103 Permaculture Ethics the context of their relationship to the Earth. needs of all the creatures of the Earth. surplus from your systems. the productivity of the rich soils that they found here.

104 possibility that the human footprint on Earth could be positive. presence on the Earth could be seen as a positive thing. initiative. And there is much that can be accomplished through Lecture 12 Shifting to a Sustainable Worldview sustainability is going to engage everyone on the planet over the the Earth and care of the people; it gives our lives a greater sense of purpose and meaning. and to house people in sustainable buildings. While technology can in your life today. 96

105 Suggested Reading The Great Work. The Great Disruption. Questions to Consider

106 Bibliography Square Foot Gardening Biomimicry The Great Work: Our Way into the Future Systems provide a conceptual foundation for his entire discussion of living systems. The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision Power from the Sun: A Practical Guide to Solar Electricity. Bibliography Environmental Homes 98

107 Perfect Health: The Complete Mind/Body Guide Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine. Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long The New Organic Grower: A Master s Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener The Winter-Harvest Manual: Farming the Back Side of the Calendar: Commercial Greenhouse Production of Fresh Vegetables in Cold-Winter Climates without Supplementary Heat Four-Season Harvest; it The Nature of Investing: Resilient Investment Strategies through Biomimicry Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications 99

108 The Four Season Farm Gardener s Cookbook: From the Garden to the Table in 120 Recipes Plants for a Future: Edible & Useful Plants for a Healthier World The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming Cities for People He is based in Copenhagen and is one of the designers that made Copenhagen The Great Disruption: Why the Climate Crisis Will Bring On the End of Shopping and the Birth of a New World Gaia s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture nd uses permaculture principles in the design of home gardens and food forests. Bibliography Sustainable Capitalism: A Matter of Common Sense. to neoclassical economics and offers an excellent critique of the simplifying from sustainability.

109 The Essentials of Economic Sustainability. exploitive economic system. Online Free Soil Biology Primer The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener: How to Grow Your Own Food 365 Days a Year No Matter Where You Live How to Grow More Vegetables (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine. 8 th The Sustainable Vegetable Garden: A Backyard Guide to Healthy Soil and Higher Yields The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure rd Green from the Ground Up: A Builder s.

110 Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist: How to Have Your Yard and Eat It Too Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding! The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health and a Vision for Change The Story of Stuff about consumer choice but also point out the limits of consumer choice as a form of activism. Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era Harvard Business Review Natural Capitalism Bibliography Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution.

111 Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener s Guide to the Soil Food Web Create an Oasis with Greywater: Choosing, Building, and Using Greywater Systems: Includes Branched Drains th Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity creative process. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Cradle to Cradle by the same authors. McDonough and Braungart propose going beyond the conventional to The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability Designing for Abundance. Introduction to Permaculture. nd Permaculture: A Designer s Manual by Mollison.

112 The Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture and Human Intention. Building with Awareness: The Construction of a Hybrid Home. The Supreme Awakening: Experiences of Enlightenment throughout Time and How You Can Cultivate Them Energy and the Ecological Economics of Sustainability. Energy for Sustainability: Technology, Planning, Policy building design. Ecocities: Rebuilding Cities in Balance with Nature. applying permaculture principles to city design. Bibliography The Weedless Garden and installing drip irrigation.

113 Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden: A Gardener s Guide many more. The Blue Thumb Guide to Raingardens: Design and Installation for Homeowners in the Upper Midwest: A Guide for Planting Zones 3, 4 and 5 Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods: Earth Plaster, Straw Bale, Cordwood, Cob, Living Roofs nd How to Have a Green Thumb without an Aching Back: A New Method of Mulch Gardening. Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as If Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition. chapter anticipates just about every critique of modernity used by the Perennial Vegetables: From Artichoke to Zuiki Taro: A Gardener s Guide to Over 100 Delicious, Easy-to-Grow Edibles. White after year.

114 pdf/rgmanual.pdf. Power to the People: How the Coming Energy Revolution Will Transform an Industry, Change Our Lives, and Maybe Even Save the Planet Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth Films The Man Who Planted Trees. Canadian Broadcasting The Next Industrial Revolution. including building design and industrial processes. Ecological Design: Inventing the Future much more. Bibliography The Global Gardener The TropicsDry LandsCool Climates and Urban Settings.