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This brand new 3-hour long video sets the stage for a broad limits to growth scenario, including finance, energy and resource limits, then guides people through a decision tree of choices they need to make at family and community scales. There's a lot of emphasis on what kind of environment one might want to live in urban, rural, suburban, small town and ecovillage and the advantages and disadvantages of each option, along with the contextual factors to consider.

ETHICAL MARKETS (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007). Hazel Henderson and Simran Sethi survey the sustainable business landscape.

Nicole Foss brings us up-to-date on the global economic crisis, and shows us how to prepare for the future before us.

In Food Full of Life Gill Bacchus concludes that modern scientific methods simply cannot reveal or measure the true life processes that give quality to our food..... she argues that the health not only of our bodies, but also of our consciousness, thinking and emotions, depends on nourishing ourselves wisely, and she gives advice on how we can learn to find and choose food that is 'full of life and light'.

Includes: Nourishment Home Grown, Laws of Nature or Patterns a la Beddoc and Where to Begin

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.

NATURAL CAPITALISM (Little Brown, 1999). Paul Hawken, Hunter Lovins and Amory Lovins underline the connections between economics and ecology.

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

This book gets to the heart of the fundamental question you have no doubt asked yourself in the face of the complexities and challenges of the modern world: How do I make everyday life better for myself and my family? Through his skillful synthesis of easy-to-understand science and real-life circumstances, Gregg uniquely provides the answer, describing: State-of-the-art discoveries that are the key to embracing big change in a healthy way The three shifts that will transform the way you think of your career, lifestyle, and finances The simple strategies of heart-based resilience that you can learn and use immediately for optimal health in our stressful world A template of strategies for resilient living for your family and community . . . and much more.

THE DREAM OF THE EARTH (Sierra Club Books, 1988). Thomas Berry outlines a classic eco-theological vision.

THE POWER OF COMMUNITY. A 2006 documentary by Faith Morgan, Pat Murphy and Megan Quinn looks at how Cuba survived peak oil.

THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN. A 2007 documentary exploring farming changes.