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Green Building
Henry David Thoreau once asked: What is the use of a house if you havent got a tolerable planet to put it on? Covering topics from sustainable building materials to enlightened design, Chelsea Green authors are leaders in developing healthy homes and landscapes. Among our books on green building you will find information on energy-efficient design and natural building techniques, including straw bale, rammed earth, adobe, cordwood, and cob. Whether you are building a new home or renovating an old one, Chelsea Green building books provide thorough instruction and practical advice for creating lasting, beautiful, sustainable shelters.Find books about Green Building in:
Renewable Energy
One of the most immediate and obvious threats to our modern lifestyle is a heavy dependence on foreign oil, natural gas, and other fossil fuels. From Wind Power to The Solar House, from Biodiesel to Natural Home Heating, our books on renewable energy tackle the biggest issues in energy policy and the smallest details of in-home installation.Find books about Renewable Energy in:
Gardening and Agriculture
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Food & Health
Wendell Berry called eating an agricultural act, invoking an integrated system of foodfrom farm to tablethat underlies our wide array of books on intelligent growing, shopping, cooking, eating, and healing. We proudly publish books such as The Slow Food Guide to New York City, This Organic Life, Wild Fermentation, and The Bread Buildersrevolutionary books that change the way we look at farms and food.Find books about Food & Health in:
Environment
Since publishing Jean Gionos classic story, The Man Who Planted Trees, twenty years ago, Chelsea Green has become known as an eminent publisher of books on nature and ecology. Through partnerships with tree organizations, the Trust for Public Land, and others, we continue to publish meaningful and valuable books about land conservation and stewardship.Find books about Environment in:
Sustainable Living
A commitment to living more sustainably on Earth can mean anything from making more ecologically conscious and socially responsible business decisions to integrating the notion of creation care into traditional religions. Our books on the subjects of sustainable living reach rural and urban areas regionally in New England and around the world.Find books about Sustainable Living in:
Politics and Social Justice
Chelsea Green sees publishing as a tool for effecting cultural change. While continuing our twenty-year commitment to green building, organic growing, and renewable energythe practical aspects of sustainabilitywe are also publishing for a new politics of sustainability.Our aim is to publish hard-hitting works by major writers, thinkers, and activists exposing the global governmental and corporate assault on life. We seek to promote better understanding of natural systems as a global commons. We seek to empower citizens to participate in reclaiming the commons, to serve as its effective stewards, and to help mitigate worldwide social and environmental disruptions.
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Chelsea Green Kids
At Chelsea Green we believe that a comprehensive education is more than just passing a standardized examit is essential that kids learn how their choices and actions impact the natural world and the other people with whom they share the plant. Chelsea Green Kids introduces children to these concepts with fun and engaging plot lines, unforgettable characters and easy-to-use teacher/parent guides. These upbeat books empower children to become active stewards of the Earththey dont need to wait until they are grownups to make a difference.