🌡️ Climate Resilient Gardening

Practical guidance for cultivating gardens that can withstand extreme weather, drought, and shifting seasons as the climate transforms around us.

Backyard Winter Gardening

by Caleb Warnock • 2013

Grow salads in January without a heated greenhouse. The low-tech method that fed Paris in winter.

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186

🥬 Winter Gardening 🪟 Cold Frame Gardening 🏡 Food Self-Sufficiency ⚙️ Low-Tech Gardening 🐞 Organic Pest Control

Backyard Winter Gardening 92%

Grow salads in January without a heated greenhouse. The low-tech method that fed Paris in winter.

by Caleb Warnock 2013

3.83

186 ratings

🥬 Winter Gardening 🪟 Cold Frame Gardening 🏡 Food Self-Sufficiency ⚙️ Low-Tech Gardening 🐞 Organic Pest Control

Creating a Forest Garden

by Martin Crawford • 2010

A garden that works like a forest: seven edible layers, self-building soil, zero tillage.

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433

🌳 Forest Gardening 🔄 Permaculture 🌱 Perennial Food Systems 🧩 Polyculture Design 🪱 Soil Ecology

Creating a Forest Garden 92%

A garden that works like a forest: seven edible layers, self-building soil, zero tillage.

by Martin Crawford 2010

4.44

433 ratings

🌳 Forest Gardening 🔄 Permaculture 🌱 Perennial Food Systems 🧩 Polyculture Design 🪱 Soil Ecology

The Practical Permaculture Project

by Sophie McKay • 2022

Feed your family from a backyard that waters itself, builds soil, and heals the land.

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138

🌀 Permaculture 🥕 Organic Gardening 🌱 Soil Health 💧 Water Management 🌻 Companion Planting

The Practical Permaculture Project Summary

The Practical Permaculture Project 92%

Feed your family from a backyard that waters itself, builds soil, and heals the land.

by Sophie McKay 2022

4.29

138 ratings

🌀 Permaculture 🥕 Organic Gardening 🌱 Soil Health 💧 Water Management 🌻 Companion Planting

Carrots Love Tomatoes

by Louise Riotte • 1975

Every plant has allies and enemies. The pairings that build a thriving garden without chemicals.

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3k+

🌱 Companion Planting 🍂 Organic Gardening 🐞 Natural Pest Control 🪱 Soil Health 📐 Garden Planning

Carrots Love Tomatoes 91%

Every plant has allies and enemies. The pairings that build a thriving garden without chemicals.

by Louise Riotte 1975

4.04

3k+ ratings

🌱 Companion Planting 🍂 Organic Gardening 🐞 Natural Pest Control 🪱 Soil Health 📐 Garden Planning

Urban Gardening

by Will Cook • 2012

Your apartment can feed you. The guide to growing food in containers, from windowsill to rooftop.

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180

🏙️ Urban Gardening 🪴 Container Gardening 📏 Small Space Growing 🌻 Beginner Gardening 🌱 Seed Starting

Urban Gardening 91%

Your apartment can feed you. The guide to growing food in containers, from windowsill to rooftop.

by Will Cook 2012

3.49

180 ratings

🏙️ Urban Gardening 🪴 Container Gardening 📏 Small Space Growing 🌻 Beginner Gardening 🌱 Seed Starting

Gardening for a Lifetime

by Sydney Eddison • 2010

Your body is aging; your garden shouldn't retire. The low-impact shifts that keep you growing.

3.76

274

👵 Aging Gardeners 🌱 Low-Maintenance Gardens 🌑 Shade Gardening 🌳 Woodland Gardening 🪣 Container Gardening

Gardening for a Lifetime 91%

Your body is aging; your garden shouldn't retire. The low-impact shifts that keep you growing.

by Sydney Eddison 2010

3.76

274 ratings

👵 Aging Gardeners 🌱 Low-Maintenance Gardens 🌑 Shade Gardening 🌳 Woodland Gardening 🪣 Container Gardening

The Self-Sufficiency Garden

by Huw Richards • 2024

365 kilos of food from your backyard: the design, the compost, and the month-by-month plan.

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323

🌱 Self-Sufficiency 🥕 Vegetable Gardening 📅 Year-Round Gardening 🏡 Small Space Gardening ⬆️ Vertical Gardening

The Self-Sufficiency Garden 91%

365 kilos of food from your backyard: the design, the compost, and the month-by-month plan.

by Huw Richards 2024

4.28

323 ratings

🌱 Self-Sufficiency 🥕 Vegetable Gardening 📅 Year-Round Gardening 🏡 Small Space Gardening ⬆️ Vertical Gardening

The Permaculture Garden

by Graham Bell • 1994

A garden that hardly needs you: design it like a forest once, harvest for decades.

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103

🌀 Permaculture 🌳 Forest Gardening 🪱 Soil Health 💧 Water Conservation 🥬 Perennial Vegetables

The Permaculture Garden 91%

A garden that hardly needs you: design it like a forest once, harvest for decades.

by Graham Bell 1994

3.88

103 ratings

🌀 Permaculture 🌳 Forest Gardening 🪱 Soil Health 💧 Water Conservation 🥬 Perennial Vegetables

The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture

by Christopher Shein • 2013

Your garden as a forest: the permaculture design that feeds you while it rebuilds itself.

3.84

493

🌎 Permaculture Design 🌳 Food Forests 🪱 Soil Building 🌱 Seed Saving 🏡 Garden Design

The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture Summary

The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture 91%

Your garden as a forest: the permaculture design that feeds you while it rebuilds itself.

by Christopher Shein 2013

3.84

493 ratings

🌎 Permaculture Design 🌳 Food Forests 🪱 Soil Building 🌱 Seed Saving 🏡 Garden Design

All New Square Foot Gardening

by Mel Bartholomew • 1981

A grid-based method that uses 80% less space and 90% less water, and yields more food.

4.16

9k+

🏡 Small Space Gardening 🪴 Raised Bed Gardening 🥕 Vegetable Gardening 📐 Intensive Planting 🌿 Vertical Gardening

All New Square Foot Gardening 91%

A grid-based method that uses 80% less space and 90% less water, and yields more food.

by Mel Bartholomew 1981

4.16

9k+ ratings

🏡 Small Space Gardening 🪴 Raised Bed Gardening 🥕 Vegetable Gardening 📐 Intensive Planting 🌿 Vertical Gardening

The Backyard Parables

by Margaret Roach • 2013

What dies in the garden teaches what survives in you. Three decades of digging both.

3.65

436

🪴 Garden Memoir 🌿 Nature Writing 🍂 Seasonal Living 🧘 Mindful Practice 🐝 Ecological Gardening

The Backyard Parables 91%

What dies in the garden teaches what survives in you. Three decades of digging both.

by Margaret Roach 2013

3.65

436 ratings

🪴 Garden Memoir 🌿 Nature Writing 🍂 Seasonal Living 🧘 Mindful Practice 🐝 Ecological Gardening

Gardening When It Counts

by Steve Solomon • 2006

Most gardening books assume cheap inputs and grocery stores. This one assumes the day both are gone.

4.05

982

🔨 Subsistence Gardening 🌱 Organic Gardening 🧪 Soil Fertility 🌾 Seed Saving 💧 Water Conservation

Gardening When It Counts 90%

Most gardening books assume cheap inputs and grocery stores. This one assumes the day both are gone.

by Steve Solomon 2006

4.05

982 ratings

🔨 Subsistence Gardening 🌱 Organic Gardening 🧪 Soil Fertility 🌾 Seed Saving 💧 Water Conservation

Grass, Soil, Hope

by Courtney White • 2014

Carbon is not the enemy: the ranchers and farmers burying it to save the climate.

4.04

168

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🪱 Soil Restoration 🌬️ Carbon Sequestration 🏙️ Urban Agriculture 🐂 Holistic Management

Grass, Soil, Hope 90%

Carbon is not the enemy: the ranchers and farmers burying it to save the climate.

by Courtney White 2014

4.04

168 ratings

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🪱 Soil Restoration 🌬️ Carbon Sequestration 🏙️ Urban Agriculture 🐂 Holistic Management

Teaming with Nutrients

by Jeff Lowenfels • 2013

Plants eat through physics, chemistry, and fungi. Feed the biology, not just the soil.

4.30

399

🌿 Organic Gardening 🧪 Soil Science 🔬 Plant Biology 🌱 Plant Nutrition 🕸️ Soil Food Web

Teaming with Nutrients 90%

Plants eat through physics, chemistry, and fungi. Feed the biology, not just the soil.

by Jeff Lowenfels 2013

4.30

399 ratings

🌿 Organic Gardening 🧪 Soil Science 🔬 Plant Biology 🌱 Plant Nutrition 🕸️ Soil Food Web

Designing Regenerative Food Systems

by Marina O'Connell • 2022

Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.

3.75

🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🌱 Regenerative Farming 🏡 Permaculture 🌍 Agroecology 🌳 Agroforestry

Designing Regenerative Food Systems Summary

Designing Regenerative Food Systems 90%

Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.

by Marina O'Connell 2022

3.75

4 ratings

🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🌱 Regenerative Farming 🏡 Permaculture 🌍 Agroecology 🌳 Agroforestry

The New Organic Grower

by Eliot Coleman • 1989

How to make a living from five acres by farming with nature, not against it.

4.41

1k+

🍃 Organic Farming 🥬 Market Gardening 🪱 Soil Health 🌡️ Season Extension 🚜 Small-Scale Farming

The New Organic Grower 90%

How to make a living from five acres by farming with nature, not against it.

by Eliot Coleman 1989

4.41

1k+ ratings

🍃 Organic Farming 🥬 Market Gardening 🪱 Soil Health 🌡️ Season Extension 🚜 Small-Scale Farming

Drawdown

by Paul Hawken • 2017

100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.

4.40

4k+

🌍 Climate Reversal 💰 Environmental Economics 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🍃 Carbon Sequestration 🔄 Circular Economy

Drawdown 90%

100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.

by Paul Hawken 2017

4.40

4k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Reversal 💰 Environmental Economics 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🍃 Carbon Sequestration 🔄 Circular Economy

The One-Straw Revolution

by Masanobu Fukuoka • 1975

A manifesto that argues plowing, weeding, and fertilizing are optional. Thirty years of proof.

4.33

9k+

🌱 Sustainable Agriculture ☮️ Zen Philosophy 🧱 Soil Health 🎯 Minimalism 🚫 Anti Consumerism

The One-Straw Revolution 90%

A manifesto that argues plowing, weeding, and fertilizing are optional. Thirty years of proof.

by Masanobu Fukuoka 1975

4.33

9k+ ratings

🌱 Sustainable Agriculture ☮️ Zen Philosophy 🧱 Soil Health 🎯 Minimalism 🚫 Anti Consumerism

Climate Change

by Joseph Romm • 2015

Climate change is accelerating faster than predicted. The most expensive thing we can do is nothing.

4.22

694

🧪 Climate Science 📋 Climate Policy ⚡ Energy Transition 💰 Climate Economics 🏭 Carbon Reduction

Climate Change 90%

Climate change is accelerating faster than predicted. The most expensive thing we can do is nothing.

by Joseph Romm 2015

4.22

694 ratings

🧪 Climate Science 📋 Climate Policy ⚡ Energy Transition 💰 Climate Economics 🏭 Carbon Reduction

Harvesting Rainwater for Your Homestead in 9 Days or Less

by Renee Dang • 2022

From roof to tap in nine days: the 7-step plan for harvesting your own clean rainwater.

4.04

🚿 Rainwater Harvesting 🏡 Off-Grid Living 💧 Water Self-Sufficiency 🔧 Diy Water Systems 🌻 Modern Homesteading

Harvesting Rainwater for Your Homestead in 9 Days or Less Summary

Harvesting Rainwater for Your Homestead in 9 Days or Less 89%

From roof to tap in nine days: the 7-step plan for harvesting your own clean rainwater.

by Renee Dang 2022

4.04

26 ratings

🚿 Rainwater Harvesting 🏡 Off-Grid Living 💧 Water Self-Sufficiency 🔧 Diy Water Systems 🌻 Modern Homesteading

A Year of Living Simply

by Kate Humble • 2024

Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.

3.71

2k+

🌻 Simple Living 🌿 Nature Connection 🛠 Repair And Reuse 🤝 Community Building 🌱 Home Gardening

A Year of Living Simply 89%

Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.

by Kate Humble 2024

3.71

2k+ ratings

🌻 Simple Living 🌿 Nature Connection 🛠 Repair And Reuse 🤝 Community Building 🌱 Home Gardening

Oil and Honey

by Bill McKibben • 2013

While he fought pipelines, his beekeeper friend built a different answer to a warming world.

3.90

1k+

🌍 Climate Activism 📝 Environmental Memoir ✊ Grassroots Organizing 💰 Fossil Fuel Divestment 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

Oil and Honey 89%

While he fought pipelines, his beekeeper friend built a different answer to a warming world.

by Bill McKibben 2013

3.90

1k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Activism 📝 Environmental Memoir ✊ Grassroots Organizing 💰 Fossil Fuel Divestment 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

Our Choice

by Al Gore • 2008

The tools to solve the climate crisis exist; here's the plan to deploy them at scale.

3.99

864

🌍 Climate Crisis ☀️ Renewable Energy 💡 Energy Efficiency 💰 Carbon Pricing ⚡ Energy Transition

Our Choice 89%

The tools to solve the climate crisis exist; here's the plan to deploy them at scale.

by Al Gore 2008

3.99

864 ratings

🌍 Climate Crisis ☀️ Renewable Energy 💡 Energy Efficiency 💰 Carbon Pricing ⚡ Energy Transition

Into the Clear Blue Sky

by Rob Jackson • 2024

We could clean the atmosphere within a generation. The fastest lever most people overlook: methane.

4.02

131

🛠️ Climate Solutions 🧹 Carbon Removal ⚖️ Climate Justice ⚡ Energy Transition 🌾 Food Systems

Into the Clear Blue Sky 89%

We could clean the atmosphere within a generation. The fastest lever most people overlook: methane.

by Rob Jackson 2024

4.02

131 ratings

🛠️ Climate Solutions 🧹 Carbon Removal ⚖️ Climate Justice ⚡ Energy Transition 🌾 Food Systems

Generation Dread

by Britt Wray • 2022

Eco-anxiety isn't a disorder. It's proof you're paying attention. Here's how to use it.

3.90

772

🧠 Climate Psychology 😰 Eco-Anxiety 🌿 Ecological Grief 🛡️ Climate Denialism ⚖️ Environmental Justice

Generation Dread 89%

Eco-anxiety isn't a disorder. It's proof you're paying attention. Here's how to use it.

by Britt Wray 2022

3.90

772 ratings

🧠 Climate Psychology 😰 Eco-Anxiety 🌿 Ecological Grief 🛡️ Climate Denialism ⚖️ Environmental Justice

The Future We Choose

by Christiana Figueres • 2020

Halve emissions by 2030 or lose a livable planet: the Paris Agreement architect's ten moves.

4.05

7k+

🌍 Climate Crisis ⚡ Climate Action 😢 Climate Grief ☀️ Renewable Energy ⚖️ Environmental Justice

The Future We Choose 89%

Halve emissions by 2030 or lose a livable planet: the Paris Agreement architect's ten moves.

by Christiana Figueres 2020

4.05

7k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Crisis ⚡ Climate Action 😢 Climate Grief ☀️ Renewable Energy ⚖️ Environmental Justice

Sara Snow's Fresh Living

by Sara Snow • 2009

Toxins in your toothpaste, chemicals in your crib: a room-by-room detox for the whole house.

3.78

130

🏡 Green Home 🧪 Non-Toxic Home 👶 Eco-Friendly Parenting 🌾 Modern Homesteading 🥗 Organic Eating

Sara Snow's Fresh Living 89%

Toxins in your toothpaste, chemicals in your crib: a room-by-room detox for the whole house.

by Sara Snow 2009

3.78

130 ratings

🏡 Green Home 🧪 Non-Toxic Home 👶 Eco-Friendly Parenting 🌾 Modern Homesteading 🥗 Organic Eating

Sowing Seeds in the Desert

by Masanobu Fukuoka • 2012

Our farms are making deserts. A hands-off method for restoring them with seeds and clay.

4.34

724

🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture 🌳 Permaculture Philosophy 🌱 Ecological Restoration 🚜 Anti-Industrial Agriculture 🧘 Nature Spirituality

Sowing Seeds in the Desert 89%

Our farms are making deserts. A hands-off method for restoring them with seeds and clay.

by Masanobu Fukuoka 2012

4.34

724 ratings

🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture 🌳 Permaculture Philosophy 🌱 Ecological Restoration 🚜 Anti-Industrial Agriculture 🧘 Nature Spirituality

Restoration Agriculture

by Mark Shepard • 2013

Twice corn's calories at one-third the cost: building a farm that restores the land.

4.30

1k+

🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture 🌳 Agroforestry 💧 Keyline Design 🐄 Holistic Grazing 🌱 Plant Breeding

Restoration Agriculture 89%

Twice corn's calories at one-third the cost: building a farm that restores the land.

by Mark Shepard 2013

4.30

1k+ ratings

🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture 🌳 Agroforestry 💧 Keyline Design 🐄 Holistic Grazing 🌱 Plant Breeding

Resilience Thinking

by Brian Walker • 2006

Stop optimizing nature. The science that explains why management backfires, and what to do instead.

3.87

362

🌿 Ecosystem Management 🧩 Systems Thinking ⚖️ Regime Shifts 🔄 Adaptive Management 🏗️ Resilience Theory

Resilience Thinking 89%

Stop optimizing nature. The science that explains why management backfires, and what to do instead.

by Brian Walker 2006

3.87

362 ratings

🌿 Ecosystem Management 🧩 Systems Thinking ⚖️ Regime Shifts 🔄 Adaptive Management 🏗️ Resilience Theory

Under a White Sky

by Elizabeth Kolbert • 2021

Every environmental solution spawns a new problem. The next ones alter genes and block the sun.

4.10

13k+

🏭 Anthropocene Studies 📰 Science Journalism 🌿 Ecological Intervention 🌋 Geoengineering 🐟 Invasive Species

Under a White Sky 89%

Every environmental solution spawns a new problem. The next ones alter genes and block the sun.

by Elizabeth Kolbert 2021

4.10

13k+ ratings

🏭 Anthropocene Studies 📰 Science Journalism 🌿 Ecological Intervention 🌋 Geoengineering 🐟 Invasive Species

How to Survive Off the Grid

by Tim MacWelch • 2016

The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.

3.98

115

🏡 Off-Grid Living 🌾 Homesteading ☀️ Renewable Energy 💧 Water Harvesting 🥫 Food Preservation

How to Survive Off the Grid 89%

The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.

by Tim MacWelch 2016

3.98

115 ratings

🏡 Off-Grid Living 🌾 Homesteading ☀️ Renewable Energy 💧 Water Harvesting 🥫 Food Preservation

Nomad Century

by Gaia Vince • 2022

The tropics are becoming unlivable. A mass migration northward is an opportunity, not a crisis.

3.84

1k+

🌍 Climate Migration 🏠 Managed Retreat 🚧 Border Politics 💹 Migration Economics 🏛️ Global Governance

Nomad Century 89%

The tropics are becoming unlivable. A mass migration northward is an opportunity, not a crisis.

by Gaia Vince 2022

3.84

1k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Migration 🏠 Managed Retreat 🚧 Border Politics 💹 Migration Economics 🏛️ Global Governance

Lifehouse

by Adam Greenfield • 2024

Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.

3.84

🌱 Community Organizing 🤝 Mutual Aid Networks 🌍 Climate Adaptation 🗳️ Direct Democracy 🌿 Social Ecology

Lifehouse 89%

Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.

by Adam Greenfield 2024

3.84

86 ratings

🌱 Community Organizing 🤝 Mutual Aid Networks 🌍 Climate Adaptation 🗳️ Direct Democracy 🌿 Social Ecology

Active Hope

by Joanna Macy • 2012

Despair for the world is a sign of sanity. A practice for turning that pain into action.

4.10

2k+

🏔️ Deep Ecology 🌍 Climate Grief 🌿 Ecospirituality 💪 Activist Resilience 🧘 Engaged Buddhism

Active Hope 89%

Despair for the world is a sign of sanity. A practice for turning that pain into action.

by Joanna Macy 2012

4.10

2k+ ratings

🏔️ Deep Ecology 🌍 Climate Grief 🌿 Ecospirituality 💪 Activist Resilience 🧘 Engaged Buddhism

How to Thrive in the Next Economy

by John Thackara • 2015

A design movement is ditching ‘less harm’ for an economy that restores soil, water, and community.

3.78

246

🌱 Regenerative Economy 🏡 Ecological Design 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🪱 Soil Restoration 💧 Watershed Management

How to Thrive in the Next Economy Summary

How to Thrive in the Next Economy 89%

A design movement is ditching ‘less harm’ for an economy that restores soil, water, and community.

by John Thackara 2015

3.78

246 ratings

🌱 Regenerative Economy 🏡 Ecological Design 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🪱 Soil Restoration 💧 Watershed Management

No Impact Man

by Colin Beavan • 2009

90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.

3.78

5k+

🏙️ Urban Sustainability 🧪 Lifestyle Experiments 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥕 Local Food 🧘 Voluntary Simplicity

No Impact Man 89%

90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.

by Colin Beavan 2009

3.78

5k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Sustainability 🧪 Lifestyle Experiments 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥕 Local Food 🧘 Voluntary Simplicity

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide

by Jen Gale • 2020

Practical sustainability for people who can't go zero-waste: room-by-room swaps that actually stick.

4.08

645

🏡 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumerism 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥤 Plastic-Free Living 👕 Sustainable Fashion

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide Summary

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide 89%

Practical sustainability for people who can't go zero-waste: room-by-room swaps that actually stick.

by Jen Gale 2020

4.08

645 ratings

🏡 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumerism 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥤 Plastic-Free Living 👕 Sustainable Fashion

The Climate Book

by Greta Thunberg • 2022

Since 1991, we've emitted more CO2 than in all prior history; cures exist, the politics don't.

4.41

3k+

⚖️ Climate Justice ⚡ Energy Transition ✊ Climate Activism 🌿 Indigenous Knowledge 🚫 Climate Denialism

The Climate Book 89%

Since 1991, we've emitted more CO2 than in all prior history; cures exist, the politics don't.

by Greta Thunberg 2022

4.41

3k+ ratings

⚖️ Climate Justice ⚡ Energy Transition ✊ Climate Activism 🌿 Indigenous Knowledge 🚫 Climate Denialism

The Uninhabitable Earth

by David Wallace-Wells • 2019

Climate change is not slow. Heat, hunger, drought, and mass displacement are already here.

3.99

30k+

🧪 Climate Science ⚠️ Worst-Case Scenarios 🏃 Climate Migration 🌪️ Extreme Weather 🌽 Food And Water Security

The Uninhabitable Earth 89%

Climate change is not slow. Heat, hunger, drought, and mass displacement are already here.

by David Wallace-Wells 2019

3.99

30k+ ratings

🧪 Climate Science ⚠️ Worst-Case Scenarios 🏃 Climate Migration 🌪️ Extreme Weather 🌽 Food And Water Security

Now or Never

by Tim Flannery • 2009

Climate change is outrunning every worst-case model. The solutions work; the timeline doesn't.

3.49

193

🌍 Planetary Boundaries 🌎 Gaia Theory 🏭 Anthropocene 🌱 Carbon Sequestration 🌊 Ocean Acidification

Now or Never 89%

Climate change is outrunning every worst-case model. The solutions work; the timeline doesn't.

by Tim Flannery 2009

3.49

193 ratings

🌍 Planetary Boundaries 🌎 Gaia Theory 🏭 Anthropocene 🌱 Carbon Sequestration 🌊 Ocean Acidification

The Secret Wisdom of Nature

by Peter Wohlleben • 2017

Wolves reshape rivers, salmon fertilize forests, and most human fixes only make ecosystems worse.

4.05

7k+

🌲 Forest Ecology 🔑 Keystone Species 🦌 Rewilding 📚 Popular Ecology 🌱 Natural Regeneration

The Secret Wisdom of Nature 89%

Wolves reshape rivers, salmon fertilize forests, and most human fixes only make ecosystems worse.

by Peter Wohlleben 2017

4.05

7k+ ratings

🌲 Forest Ecology 🔑 Keystone Species 🦌 Rewilding 📚 Popular Ecology 🌱 Natural Regeneration

The Soil Will Save Us

by Kristin Ohlson • 2014

Soil stores more carbon than the atmosphere and all forests combined. We can rebuild it.

4.14

1k+

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Ecology 🌍 Carbon Farming 🚜 No-Till Farming 🐄 Managed Grazing

The Soil Will Save Us 89%

Soil stores more carbon than the atmosphere and all forests combined. We can rebuild it.

by Kristin Ohlson 2014

4.14

1k+ ratings

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Ecology 🌍 Carbon Farming 🚜 No-Till Farming 🐄 Managed Grazing

A Life on Our Planet

by David Attenborough • 2020

Half of all wild animals vanished in one lifetime. The way back requires more than cutting carbon.

4.50

35k+

🍃 Environmental Memoir 🦜 Biodiversity Loss 🌍 Planetary Boundaries 🌿 Rewilding 📊 Ecological Economics

A Life on Our Planet 89%

Half of all wild animals vanished in one lifetime. The way back requires more than cutting carbon.

by David Attenborough 2020

4.50

35k+ ratings

🍃 Environmental Memoir 🦜 Biodiversity Loss 🌍 Planetary Boundaries 🌿 Rewilding 📊 Ecological Economics

The Green New Deal

by Jeremy Rifkin • 2019

The fossil-fuel economy is a bubble. Green tech will pop it by 2028.

3.68

812

💚 Green New Deal ⚡ Energy Transition 💰 Green Economics 🛢️ Fossil Fuel Divestment 🏙️ Smart Cities

The Green New Deal 88%

The fossil-fuel economy is a bubble. Green tech will pop it by 2028.

by Jeremy Rifkin 2019

3.68

812 ratings

💚 Green New Deal ⚡ Energy Transition 💰 Green Economics 🛢️ Fossil Fuel Divestment 🏙️ Smart Cities

Dirt to Soil

by Gabe Brown • 2018

After four crop failures, a farmer stopped tilling. His dead soil came alive, and profits followed.

4.46

2k+

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🪱 Soil Health 🐄 Holistic Grazing 🏞️ Ecosystem Restoration 💰 Farm Profitability

Dirt to Soil 88%

After four crop failures, a farmer stopped tilling. His dead soil came alive, and profits followed.

by Gabe Brown 2018

4.46

2k+ ratings

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🪱 Soil Health 🐄 Holistic Grazing 🏞️ Ecosystem Restoration 💰 Farm Profitability

Growing Marijuana Box Set

by Alfonso Garcia • 2021

From first seed to cured harvest: grow marijuana indoors or out, beginner or advanced.

1.00

🪴 Marijuana Cultivation 🏠 Indoor Gardening 💧 Hydroponics 🌱 Grow Your Own 💊 Cannabis Medicine

Growing Marijuana Box Set 88%

From first seed to cured harvest: grow marijuana indoors or out, beginner or advanced.

by Alfonso Garcia 2021

1.00

1 ratings

🪴 Marijuana Cultivation 🏠 Indoor Gardening 💧 Hydroponics 🌱 Grow Your Own 💊 Cannabis Medicine

Cows Save the Planet

by Judith D. Schwartz • 2013

Cows aren't the climate villains you think: managed right, they're the restoration tool we need.

4.09

423

🧱 Soil Health 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🌍 Carbon Sequestration 💧 Water Cycles 🦠 Soil Biodiversity

Cows Save the Planet 88%

Cows aren't the climate villains you think: managed right, they're the restoration tool we need.

by Judith D. Schwartz 2013

4.09

423 ratings

🧱 Soil Health 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🌍 Carbon Sequestration 💧 Water Cycles 🦠 Soil Biodiversity

Not the End of the World

by Hannah Ritchie • 2024

The environmental doom story is wrong. The data is turning, and the fixes are within reach.

4.22

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🌍 Environmental Optimism 💡 Climate Solutions 🎯 Effective Environmentalism 🌾 Agricultural Innovation ⚡ Renewable Energy

Not the End of the World 88%

The environmental doom story is wrong. The data is turning, and the fixes are within reach.

by Hannah Ritchie 2024

4.22

7k+ ratings

🌍 Environmental Optimism 💡 Climate Solutions 🎯 Effective Environmentalism 🌾 Agricultural Innovation ⚡ Renewable Energy

The Heat Will Kill You First

by Jeff Goodell • 2023

Heat bends steel, kills silently, and is already redrawing the map of where humans can live.

4.29

8k+

🏭 Climate Crisis 🌀 Extreme Weather 🏙️ Urban Heat Islands ⚖️ Climate Inequality 🌍 Climate Migration

The Heat Will Kill You First 88%

Heat bends steel, kills silently, and is already redrawing the map of where humans can live.

by Jeff Goodell 2023

4.29

8k+ ratings

🏭 Climate Crisis 🌀 Extreme Weather 🏙️ Urban Heat Islands ⚖️ Climate Inequality 🌍 Climate Migration

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