Food & Gardening

Beginner Gardener, The Koanga Institute booklet) Based on the '40m2 Salads, Stir Fries, Soups & Stews' Garden

Herbal, Green and Practical Tips" from the Wairarapa Herb Society.

CREATING A PORTABLE ROUNDHOUSE (Earthcare Education Aotearoa 2012). Huckleberry Leonard and Bomun Bock-Chung show how to build your own affordable shelter.

Biological contaminants in our food hold almost no secrets for us today every restaurant must meticulously follow the rules of bacterial hygiene, with verifiable results. But chemical pollutants, present in practically all foods, are much less well monitored: heavy metals, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), additives, flavour enhancers, detergents, plasticizers The regulatory authorisations of these products hide from the public the health problems that these new food contaminants can generate. Whether through ignorance, the dishonest protection of private interests in a well-established system of expertise, or the desire to avoid a scandal, the frontier is well guarded

The 28 pages booklet, contains a step by step process, diagrams from Kay's own forest garden stages, charts to fill in as you go through the steps, a database for the New Zealand home gardener, and much more. We encourage you to start the adventure.

DIRT (2009), narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis, is an astonishing, humorous and substantial look at the glorious and unappreciated ground below our feet.

EATING FOSSIL FUELS (New Society Publishers, 2006). Dale Allen Pfeiffer examines the interlinked crises of energy and agriculture.

FREEFALL (W.W. Norton & Co, 2010). Nobel-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz clarifies the issues that have caused the current recession with practical ideas on how to ease the pain.

Good Produce from small spaces.How to grow edibles in containers is perfect for just about everyone who wants a bit of help finding the right things to grow in a small area.

Natures Own Superfood. Microgreens – the tiny seedlings of herbs and vegetables – are today’s hottest gourmet garnish, offering a multitude of colours, textures and distinct flavours, ranging from mild and subtle to spicy, hot or nutty.

HOW TO GROW YOUR OWN FOOD (Hamilton Permaculture Trust). A practical guide for people who want to start gardening but thought it was too hard.

HUMANIZING THE ECONOMY (New Society Publishers, 2010). John Restakis discusses both the possibilities and the challenges that the movement for economic democracy is facing in the age of globalization and the third industrial revolution.

MARKET SCHMARKET (New Clarion Press, 2006). Molly Scott Cato discusses building the post-capitalist economy.

Filmmaker Emma Heke has compiled the stories of 50 inspiring New Zealand families and business people who have chosen to live and work in environmentally 'greener' ways.

OUT OF THE HELIX, Gary Williams

Peter Proctor, master class. Make biocynamic compost as seen on the multi-award winning DVD One Man, One Cow, One Planet.

Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth (Golden Sufi Center 2013). Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee has edited this collection showing the deep connection between our present ecological crisis and our lack of awareness of the sacred nature of creation.

As with all the YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE books, this book is intended to be enjoyable to read and easy to use - by everyone. The wealth of information is concisely written to be of benefit to professionals wishing to upgrade their skills; busy people, working to make a difference in their communities and at the grassroots of their societies, and people from different cultures, especially those from the developing world, for whom English may be a 2nd or even 3rd language.

THE BIG KAHUNA: TURNING TAX AND WELFARE IN NEW ZEALAND ON ITS HEAD (Public Interest Publishing, 2011). Gareth Morgan and Susan Guthrie examine tax, income and dignity in New Zealand.

Masanobu Fukuoka's The One-Straw Revolution is one of the founding documents of the alternative food movement, and indispensable to anyone hoping to understand the future of food and agriculture. (Michael Pollan)

The Price Of Inequality (Norton 2013). Joseph E. Stiglitz's new book is the single most comprehensive counterargument to both Democratic neoliberalism and Republican laissez-faire theories. While credible economists running the gamut from center right to center left describe our bleak present as the result of seemingly unstoppable developments globalization and automation, a self-replicating establishment built on "meritocratic" competition, the debt-driven collapse of 2008 Stiglitz stands apart in his defiant rejection of such notions of inevitability. He seeks to shift the terms of the debate. (Thomas B. Edsall - New York Times Book Review)

Growing organic fruit and vegetables at home.

Twist, L. (2003). The Soul of Money. Reclaiming the Wealth of Our Inner Resources. Norton: New York. A WISE AND INSPIRING EXPLORATION OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MONEY AND LEADING A FULFILLING LIFE.

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