To Shop with the Planet In Mind, You Need to Buy From a Store that Sources that Way Too

To Shop with the Planet In Mind, You Need to Buy From a Store that Sources that Way Too
We are becoming increasingly aware that plastic never goes away. In fact, the U.S. is ranked #1 in plastic waste generation globally.¹ Did you know that plastics poison our food chain, threaten wildlife, and affect human health? As the facts pile up, we all need to be avoiding non-recyclable materials such as items wrapped in… Read more »

City Chicks at the Ecology Center Bookstore 12/1/11!

City Chicks at the Ecology Center Bookstore 12/1/11!
This Thursday, join us for a discussion with author Patricia Foreman on chickens and how they can help city-dwellers live more sustainably. Pat’s new book, “City Chicks”, describes in detail how to develop your own “Chicken Have More Plan” for increased self-sufficiency. Learn how to create hyper-fertile soils to produce nutritious food from your garden.… Read more »

Book review: The Resilient Gardener

Book review: The Resilient Gardener
In The Resilient Gardener, Carol Deppe combines findings from resilience science, climatology, climate change, ecology, anthropology, paleontology, sustainable agriculture, nutrition, health, and medicine to develop a gardening practice that will teach readers to garden in an era of unpredictable weather and climate change; grow, store, and use more of their own staple crops; garden… Read more »