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🧱 Soil Building

The patient art and science of creating fertile ground, from composting to cover cropping. These books treat soil not as dirt but as a living ecosystem worthy of cultivation.
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
Teaming with Nutrients Summary
Teaming with Nutrients 92%
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
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
Cows Save the Planet Summary
Cows Save the Planet 92%
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
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
The Soil Will Save Us Summary
The Soil Will Save Us 92%
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
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
4
🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🌱 Regenerative Farming🏡 Permaculture
Designing Regenerative Food Systems Summary
Designing Regenerative Food Systems 91%
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
The Permaculture Garden
by Graham Bell • 1994
A garden that hardly needs you: design it like a forest once, harvest for decades.
3.88
103
🌀 Permaculture🌳 Forest Gardening🪱 Soil Health
The Permaculture Garden Summary
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
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
Grass, Soil, Hope Summary
Grass, Soil, Hope 91%
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
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
The One-Straw Revolution Summary
The One-Straw Revolution 91%
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
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
Gardening When It Counts Summary
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
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
Sowing Seeds in the Desert Summary
Sowing Seeds in the Desert 90%
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
Pastoral Song
by James Rebanks • 2020
The old ways fed birdsong and bellies. A farmer's argument for mending what cheap food broke.
4.42
8k+
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🚜 Traditional Farming🪱 Soil Health
Pastoral Song Summary
Pastoral Song 90%
The old ways fed birdsong and bellies. A farmer's argument for mending what cheap food broke.
by James Rebanks 2020
4.42
8k+ ratings
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🚜 Traditional Farming🪱 Soil Health
The Practical Permaculture Project
by Sophie McKay • 2022
Feed your family from a backyard that waters itself, builds soil, and heals the land.
4.29
138
🌀 Permaculture🥕 Organic Gardening🌱 Soil Health
The Practical Permaculture Project Summary
The Practical Permaculture Project 90%
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
Farmacology
by Daphne Miller • 2013
How farms taught a physician to rethink health, from the soil up.
4.28
1k+
🌱 Soil Health🚜 Food Systems🦠 Microbiome Health
Farmacology Summary
Farmacology 90%
How farms taught a physician to rethink health, from the soil up.
by Daphne Miller 2013
4.28
1k+ ratings
🌱 Soil Health🚜 Food Systems🦠 Microbiome Health
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
Dirt to Soil Summary
Dirt to Soil 90%
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
The Third Plate
by Dan Barber • 2014
Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.
4.28
7k+
🚜 Food Systems🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🦠 Soil Biology
The Third Plate Summary
The Third Plate 90%
Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.
by Dan Barber 2014
4.28
7k+ ratings
🚜 Food Systems🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🦠 Soil Biology
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology
by Vandana Shiva • 2015
Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.
3.96
436
🌱 Agroecology✊ Food Sovereignty🏭 Industrial Agriculture
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology Summary
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology 90%
Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.
by Vandana Shiva 2015
3.96
436 ratings
🌱 Agroecology✊ Food Sovereignty🏭 Industrial Agriculture
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
How to Thrive in the Next Economy Summary
How to Thrive in the Next Economy 90%
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
Folks, This Ain't Normal
by Joel Salatin • 2011
Food that travels 1,500 miles, animals that never graze, costs hidden: a farmer's case for normal.
4.21
5k+
🌱 Sustainable Agriculture🏘️ Local Food Systems🌍 Soil Regeneration
Folks, This Ain't Normal Summary
Folks, This Ain't Normal 90%
Food that travels 1,500 miles, animals that never graze, costs hidden: a farmer's case for normal.
by Joel Salatin 2011
4.21
5k+ ratings
🌱 Sustainable Agriculture🏘️ Local Food Systems🌍 Soil Regeneration
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🌱 Seed Saving
The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture Summary
The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture 89%
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🌱 Seed Saving
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
Restoration Agriculture Summary
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
Carrots Love Tomatoes
by Louise Riotte • 1975
Every plant has allies and enemies. The pairings that build a thriving garden without chemicals.
4.04
3k+
🌱 Companion Planting🍂 Organic Gardening🐞 Natural Pest Control
Carrots Love Tomatoes Summary
Carrots Love Tomatoes 89%
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
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
The New Organic Grower Summary
The New Organic Grower 89%
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
The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer
by Joel Salatin • 2010
Soil, animals, and bank account agree: the 'lunatic' farmer is the only sane one left.
4.26
462
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🌍 Soil Health🐄 Grass-Based Farming
The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer Summary
The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer 89%
Soil, animals, and bank account agree: the 'lunatic' farmer is the only sane one left.
by Joel Salatin 2010
4.26
462 ratings
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🌍 Soil Health🐄 Grass-Based Farming
Creating a Forest Garden
by Martin Crawford • 2010
A garden that works like a forest: seven edible layers, self-building soil, zero tillage.
4.44
433
🌳 Forest Gardening🔄 Permaculture🌱 Perennial Food Systems
Creating a Forest Garden Summary
Creating a Forest Garden 89%
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
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
All New Square Foot Gardening Summary
All New Square Foot Gardening 89%
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
The Unsettling of America
by Wendell Berry • 1977
America's farming crisis is really a crisis of character. The soil tells the story.
4.33
7k+
🧑‍🌾 Agrarian Philosophy🌍 Land Ethics🚜 Farming Criticism
The Unsettling of America Summary
The Unsettling of America 89%
America's farming crisis is really a crisis of character. The soil tells the story.
by Wendell Berry 1977
4.33
7k+ ratings
🧑‍🌾 Agrarian Philosophy🌍 Land Ethics🚜 Farming Criticism
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
A Year of Living Simply Summary
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
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
The Secret Wisdom of Nature Summary
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
The Zero Waste Solution
by Paul Connett • 2013
A community roadmap out of landfills and incinerators, built on compost, repair, and local jobs.
3.92
78
🗑️ Waste Reduction🔄 Circular Economy🌱 Composting
The Zero Waste Solution Summary
The Zero Waste Solution 89%
A community roadmap out of landfills and incinerators, built on compost, repair, and local jobs.
by Paul Connett 2013
3.92
78 ratings
🗑️ Waste Reduction🔄 Circular Economy🌱 Composting
Backyard Winter Gardening
by Caleb Warnock • 2013
Grow salads in January without a heated greenhouse. The low-tech method that fed Paris in winter.
3.83
186
🥬 Winter Gardening🪟 Cold Frame Gardening🏡 Food Self-Sufficiency
Backyard Winter Gardening Summary
Backyard Winter Gardening 89%
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
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
Drawdown Summary
Drawdown 89%
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
What Your Food Ate
by David R. Montgomery • 2022
A modern carrot has 40% fewer minerals. The missing nutrients are still in the dirt.
4.29
696
🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture🦠 Soil Microbiome🥬 Nutrient Density
What Your Food Ate Summary
What Your Food Ate 89%
A modern carrot has 40% fewer minerals. The missing nutrients are still in the dirt.
by David R. Montgomery 2022
4.29
696 ratings
🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture🦠 Soil Microbiome🥬 Nutrient Density
Soil Not Oil
by Vandana Shiva • 2008
Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.
4.08
535
🏭 Industrial Agriculture⚖️ Environmental Justice🌾 Food Sovereignty
Soil Not Oil Summary
Soil Not Oil 88%
Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.
by Vandana Shiva 2008
4.08
535 ratings
🏭 Industrial Agriculture⚖️ Environmental Justice🌾 Food Sovereignty
Urban Gardening
by Will Cook • 2012
Your apartment can feed you. The guide to growing food in containers, from windowsill to rooftop.
3.49
180
🏙️ Urban Gardening🪴 Container Gardening📏 Small Space Growing
Urban Gardening Summary
Urban Gardening 88%
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
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.
4.28
323
🌱 Self-Sufficiency🥕 Vegetable Gardening📅 Year-Round Gardening
The Self-Sufficiency Garden Summary
The Self-Sufficiency Garden 88%
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
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
Now or Never Summary
Now or Never 88%
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
How to Think Seriously About the Planet
by Roger Scruton • 2011
Why local loyalty, beauty, and tradition matter more for the planet than any global climate treaty.
3.87
446
🏛️ Conservatism🌱 Stewardship🏘️ Localism
How to Think Seriously About the Planet Summary
How to Think Seriously About the Planet 88%
Why local loyalty, beauty, and tradition matter more for the planet than any global climate treaty.
by Roger Scruton 2011
3.87
446 ratings
🏛️ Conservatism🌱 Stewardship🏘️ Localism
Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money
by Woody Tasch • 2008
Fast money erodes soil and community. The argument for investing at the speed of compost.
3.57
198
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🏘️ Local Food Systems💰 Sustainable Investing
Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money Summary
Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money 88%
Fast money erodes soil and community. The argument for investing at the speed of compost.
by Woody Tasch 2008
3.57
198 ratings
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🏘️ Local Food Systems💰 Sustainable Investing
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2013
Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.
4.51
177k+
📜 Traditional Ecological Knowledge🎁 Gift Economy🌿 Nature Connection
Braiding Sweetgrass Summary
Braiding Sweetgrass 88%
Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013
4.51
177k+ ratings
📜 Traditional Ecological Knowledge🎁 Gift Economy🌿 Nature Connection
Soil and Sacrament
by Fred Bahnson • 2013
What if the holiest ground you'll ever touch is in a garden?
4.17
264
🛐 Faith And Farming🌻 Community Gardens🙏 Agrarian Spirituality
Soil and Sacrament Summary
Soil and Sacrament 88%
What if the holiest ground you'll ever touch is in a garden?
by Fred Bahnson 2013
4.17
264 ratings
🛐 Faith And Farming🌻 Community Gardens🙏 Agrarian Spirituality
Our Angry Earth
by Isaac Asimov • 1991
Asimov connected climate change, ozone loss, toxic waste, and soil erosion: four alarms, one fire.
3.71
126
🌍 Environmental Crises🌡️ Climate Science🏭 Pollution
Our Angry Earth Summary
Our Angry Earth 88%
Asimov connected climate change, ozone loss, toxic waste, and soil erosion: four alarms, one fire.
by Isaac Asimov 1991
3.71
126 ratings
🌍 Environmental Crises🌡️ Climate Science🏭 Pollution
Last Harvest
by Dan Saladino • 2021
Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?
4.31
3k+
🌾 Food Biodiversity📜 Agricultural History🚜 Monoculture Critique
Last Harvest Summary
Last Harvest 88%
Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?
by Dan Saladino 2021
4.31
3k+ ratings
🌾 Food Biodiversity📜 Agricultural History🚜 Monoculture Critique
The Serviceberry
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2024
Nature's economy is a gift economy. An ecologist shows how it works, and why markets can't.
4.27
70k+
🧙🏽 Indigenous Wisdom🎁 Gift Economies🧠 Traditional Ecological Knowledge
The Serviceberry Summary
The Serviceberry 88%
Nature's economy is a gift economy. An ecologist shows how it works, and why markets can't.
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2024
4.27
70k+ ratings
🧙🏽 Indigenous Wisdom🎁 Gift Economies🧠 Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Timefulness
by Marcia Bjornerud • 2018
The climate crisis has a hidden dimension: time. Why the billion-year view matters now.
4.07
2k+
⏳ Deep Time🌍 Earth History🔭 Long-Term Thinking
Timefulness Summary
Timefulness 88%
The climate crisis has a hidden dimension: time. Why the billion-year view matters now.
by Marcia Bjornerud 2018
4.07
2k+ ratings
⏳ Deep Time🌍 Earth History🔭 Long-Term Thinking
The Systems View of Life
by Fritjof Capra • 2014
Life is not a machine. The systems view that rewrites biology, mind, and economics.
4.30
788
🕸️ Systems Thinking🧬 Theoretical Biology🌀 Self-Organization
The Systems View of Life Summary
The Systems View of Life 88%
Life is not a machine. The systems view that rewrites biology, mind, and economics.
by Fritjof Capra 2014
4.30
788 ratings
🕸️ Systems Thinking🧬 Theoretical Biology🌀 Self-Organization
Fibershed
by Rebecca Burgess • 2019
Your closet is an emissions machine. A 150-mile wardrobe turns it into a carbon sink.
4.07
421
🧵 Sustainable Fashion🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🏘️ Local Economies
Fibershed Summary
Fibershed 88%
Your closet is an emissions machine. A 150-mile wardrobe turns it into a carbon sink.
by Rebecca Burgess 2019
4.07
421 ratings
🧵 Sustainable Fashion🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🏘️ Local Economies
How to Read a Tree
by Tristan Gooley • 2023
Bark cracks, bent trunks, and stubby roots are not flaws but notes in a tree's autobiography.
4.09
1k+
🧭 Natural Navigation🌳 Tree Identification🗺️ Landscape Reading
How to Read a Tree Summary
How to Read a Tree 88%
Bark cracks, bent trunks, and stubby roots are not flaws but notes in a tree's autobiography.
by Tristan Gooley 2023
4.09
1k+ ratings
🧭 Natural Navigation🌳 Tree Identification🗺️ Landscape Reading
An Inconvenient Apocalypse
by Wes Jackson • 2022
Civilization's biological drive for energy makes collapse inevitable. No green tech can stop it.
3.56
198
📉 Limits To Growth🛠️ Techno-Skepticism💰 Ecological Economics
An Inconvenient Apocalypse Summary
An Inconvenient Apocalypse 88%
Civilization's biological drive for energy makes collapse inevitable. No green tech can stop it.
by Wes Jackson 2022
3.56
198 ratings
📉 Limits To Growth🛠️ Techno-Skepticism💰 Ecological Economics
Movement Matters
by Katy Bowman • 2016
Movement is biology, not exercise. The true cost of outsourcing it reaches beyond your body.
4.28
850
🧬 Evolutionary Health🪑 Sedentary Culture🌍 Ecological Living
Movement Matters Summary
Movement Matters 88%
Movement is biology, not exercise. The true cost of outsourcing it reaches beyond your body.
by Katy Bowman 2016
4.28
850 ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Health🪑 Sedentary Culture🌍 Ecological Living
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
The Backyard Parables Summary
The Backyard Parables 88%
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
Voluntary Simplicity
by Duane Elgin • 1981
Less stuff, more meaning: how to live a simpler, sustainable life while the world unravels.
3.62
2k+
🌿 Voluntary Simplicity🛑 Anti-Consumerism🏘️ Intentional Communities
Voluntary Simplicity Summary
Voluntary Simplicity 88%
Less stuff, more meaning: how to live a simpler, sustainable life while the world unravels.
by Duane Elgin 1981
3.62
2k+ ratings
🌿 Voluntary Simplicity🛑 Anti-Consumerism🏘️ Intentional Communities
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