Links & Books
Here's a good place to start for quality information related to Peak Oil, resource depletion, climate change, and economic and social transition:
http://www.energybulletin.net/ Here's a great video on how the Green Hands Reskilling concept could catch on and transform our communities: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ |
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Recommended Books
Permaculture
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, by Toby Hemenway
Perfect for home gardeners interested in applying permaculture concepts.
Permaculture: A Designer's Manual, by Bill Mollison
A compendious investment, a classic of permaculture practice.
Edible Forest Gardens (Vols 1 & 2) by Dave Jacke with Eric Toensmeier
Permaculture design made into a step-by-step process. Very comprehensive.
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond
Anthopoligical studies of past and present societies, highly relevant to the current Peak Oil/Climate Change scneario.
Tools for Conviviality by Ivan Illich
As relevant as ever, Illich's insights into how societies function in relationship to technological innovation.
The Omnivore's Dlemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Pollan provides a highly readable introduction to the challenges of food as modern industry, vocation, and social artifact.
Anthopoligical studies of past and present societies, highly relevant to the current Peak Oil/Climate Change scneario.
Tools for Conviviality by Ivan Illich
As relevant as ever, Illich's insights into how societies function in relationship to technological innovation.
The Omnivore's Dlemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Pollan provides a highly readable introduction to the challenges of food as modern industry, vocation, and social artifact.