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Green Living
November 2025 |
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New and Recently Released
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Creating a Modern Homestead: Traditional Skills for Real, Everyday Life by Victoria PruettDiscover how easy it is to incorporate simple living, traditional skills, and self-sufficiency into your life in a way that works for you. Learn the lost art of from-scratch cooking, practice food security by keeping a deep pantry, easily raise backyard chickens, experience the joy of growing your own food (even in a small space), and preserve your own harvest by canning, freeze-drying, and dehydrating.
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Grass Isn't Greener: The Everyday Conservationist's Guide to Bringing Nature to Your Yard by Danae Wolfe Grass Isn't Greener demonstrates how small changes in your yard can create lasting impact for the planet: from leaving your leaves to selecting eco-friendly holiday decorations; from eliminating light pollution to attracting wildlife; from saving seeds to devoting a small patch of lawn to native plants. With easy-to-follow advice and real-life examples, conservation educator Danae Wolfe will help you appreciate the new life you've attracted to your yard.
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We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate by Michael GrunwaldIn this rollicking, shocking narrative, Michael Grunwald shows how the world, after decades of ignoring the climate problem at the center of our plates, is embracing solutions that sound sustainable but could make it even harder to grow more food with less land. But he also tells the stories of the dynamic scientists and entrepreneurs pursuing real solutions, from a jungle-tough miracle crop called pongamia to genetically-edited cattle embryos. He illuminates a path that could save our planetary home for ourselves and future generations--through better policy, technology, and behavior.
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Detoxify: The Everyday Toxins Harming Your Immune System and How to Defend Against Them by Aly CohenDr. Aly Cohen, an integrative rheumatologist, demonstrates the surprising ways in which environmental toxins impact our bodies, linking specific symptoms and illnesses to everyday exposures. You'll uncover what's lurking in our water, food, personal care products, and household goods. More importantly, you'll discover simple and affordable steps to lead a more toxin-free life.
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National Geographic Backyard Guide to Edible Wild Plants by Mimi Prunella HernandezThis vibrant handbook featuring 102 common foragable wild plants covers a wide range of plants, from sunflowers to wild grapes, with detailed identification, preparation tips, and recipes. The book is organized into seven sections based on the plant parts most useful for foraging (roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, shoots, and "backyard superstars"). Each plant is photographed, illustrated, and described for easy learning, making it accessible for novice foragers.
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Out in the Yard and Beyond
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Old-Fashioned on Purpose: A Homesteading Manifesto by Jill WingerJill Winger shows how simplifying our lives and adopting retro skills such as gardening and handiwork can be the key to creating the happy and healthy life we're yearning for. Inside these pages, readers will learn: how to find joy in the kitchen (even if you hate to cook); proven strategies for growing your own groceries; the surprising stress-relievers that can be found in your backyard; and how to craft a more grounded routine and save money in the process.
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Plants for the Winter Garden: Perennials, Grasses, Shrubs, and Trees to Add Interest in the Cold and Snow by Warren LeachThough many plants go dormant in wintry months, there are many inspiring cultivars and varieties that hold their interest through the cold and snow, including brightly colored twigs, buds, and berries, dazzling winter flowers and dried seed pods. Discover how to accentuate plant shapes that hold their form year-round; site and prune evergreens for maximum effect; and showcase trees with textured or colorful bark that stand out in gray months.
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For the Bees: A Handbook for Happy Beekeeping by Tara Dawn ChapmanThe path to becoming a successful beekeeper begins with a deep understanding of the bees themselves. Taking an approach that is both holistic and practical, Tara Chapman, founder and operator of Austin's beloved Two Hives Honey, begins with a primer on honey bee biology and nutrition as well as beehive architecture. Moving beyond the basics, Chapman shows potential beekeepers how to spot pests and diseases; manage swarms; and, of course, harvest delicious homegrown honey.
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High Yield, Small Space Organic Gardening: Practical Tips for Growing Your Own Food by Christy WilhelmiAuthor Christy Wilhelmi shares her easy-to-follow scientific approach and tips she's learned for cultivating crops in small or unconventional spaces. With her unique approach, you'll learn low-budget small garden ideas that will have you producing plants, flowers, and vegetables like someone with an endless amount of space and sunlight. Learn the tricks of soil biology, botany, and horticulture with simple, step-by-step instructions.
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Forsyth County Public Library
660 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-703-2665forsythlibrary.org |
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