Ecopreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet Before Profits. Shows how we can earn our daily bread on a local or regional level while saving money, strengthening the economy, and helping restore the planet to ecological health and social stability. Part small business manifesto, part personal finance primer, Ecopreneuring is essential reading for small business owners, prospective entrepreneurs, and anyone who dreams of a livelihood based on independence, creativity, passion, and a commitment to green practices and sustainability. Includes profiles of successful ecopreneurs. As Kindle | More…

Homemade For Sale: How To Set Up And Market A Food Business From Your Home Kitchen. The first authoritative guide to launching your own home-based food start-up. Packed with profiles of successful “cottage food” entrepreneurs, this comprehensive and accessible resource covers everything you need to get cooking for your customers, creating items that by their very nature are specialized and unique. Forty-two states and many Canadian provinces have enacted recent legislation that encourages home cooks to create and sell a variety of "non-hazardous" food items. As Kindle | More…

Farmstead Chef. This is more than a cookbook. It whips up a homespun tale of how we can eat well, nourish our bodies, and restore the planet. Rediscover the benefits of homegrown food and homemade cooking, preserving the harvest, and stocking the pantry, all while building community. From breakfast to dessert, it showcases the creative and budget friendly side to eating lower on the food chain while taking responsibility for the food we put into our bodies – by growing it, sharing it, and savoring it. Also includes interviews with food heroes and visionaries transforming our food system. As Kindle | More…

Rural Renaissance: Renewing the Quest for the Good Life. In the ’60s it was called the “back to the land” movement, but whatever the term, North Americans have always yearned for a simpler way. But how do you accomplish that today? Blending inspiration with practical how-to’s, Rural Renaissance captures the American dream of country living. Describing a contemporary approach to homesteading, conservation and more sustainable living, it will appeal to a wide range of cultural creatives, conservation entrepreneurs and both arm-chair and real-life homesteaders regardless of where they live. As Kindle | More...