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Author Greer, John Michael, author.

Title Green wizardry : conservation, solar power, organic gardening, and other hands-on skills from the appropriate tech toolkit / John Michael Greer.

Publication Info. Gabriola, BC : New Society Publishers, 2013.
Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 235 pages)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Foreword: A Time for Wizardry -- PART ONE : PRINCIPLES. Lesson 1: Introducing Energy -- Lesson 2: Introducing Matter -- Lesson 3: Introducing Information -- Lesson 4: Thinking in Systems -- Lesson 5: Flows and Funds -- Lesson 6: Sustainability and Resilience -- Resources for Part One.
PART TWO : FOOD. Lesson 7: The Small Garden -- Lesson 8: Understanding Soil -- Lesson 9: Composting and Mulching -- Lesson 10: Keeping Them Healthy -- Lesson 11: Season Extenders -- Lesson 12: Saving Seeds -- Lesson 13: Breeding New Varieties -- Lesson 14: Wild Helpers -- Lesson 15: Home Livestock -- Lesson 16: The Unwanted -- Lesson 17: Storing the Harvest -- Lesson 18: Using the Harvest -- Resources for Part Two.
PART THREE : ENERGY. Lesson 19: Using Less Energy -- Lesson 20: Caulking and Weatherstripping -- Lesson 21: Insulation -- Lesson 22: Window Coverings -- Lesson 23: Conserving the Differences -- Lesson 24: Hayboxes and Sunboxes -- Lesson 25: Solar Hot Water -- Lesson 26: Passive Solar Heat -- Lesson 27: Solar Electricity -- Lesson 28: Wind Power -- Lesson 29: Other Energy Sources -- Lesson 30: Transportation -- Resources for Part Three.
PART FOUR : WHOLE SYSTEMS. Lesson 31: Putting It Together -- Lesson 32: The New Alchemy Option -- Lesson 33: The Down Home Funk Option -- Lesson 34: The Retrofit Option -- Lesson 35: The Way of Dissensus -- Lesson 36: The Long View -- Resources for Part Four -- Afterword: Why It Matters.
Subject Sustainable living.
Energy conservation.
Organic gardening.
Vegetable gardening.
Green technology.
Dwellings -- Energy conservation.
Dwellings -- Energy conservation. (OCoLC)fst00900017
Energy conservation. (OCoLC)fst00909912
Green technology. (OCoLC)fst00947645
Organic gardening. (OCoLC)fst01047711
Sustainable living. (OCoLC)fst01742265
Vegetable gardening. (OCoLC)fst01164731
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General
HOUSE & HOME / Reference
Genre/Form Electronic books.
ISBN 9781550925395 (electronic)
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