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Nature as Measure: The Selected Essays of Wes Jackson

Wes Jackson   October 2011

In Nature as Measure, a collection of Jackson’s essays from 'Altars of Unhewn Stone' and 'Becoming Native to This Place', these ideas of land conservation and education are …
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The Transition Companion

Rob Hopkins   October 2011

The Transition Companion draws on over three years’ experience of the worldwide Transition movement and gives a new, easily accessible approach to creating change.  It …
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Use Your Roof

Bay Localize   2009

Bay Localize's Use Your Roof Guidebook is a straight forward compendium of resources and considerations to help you assess your building for the most appropriate green roof, rainwater …
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Peak Everything

Richard Heinberg   2007

The 20th century saw unprecedented growth in population, energy consumption and food production. As the population shifted from rural to urban, the impact of humans on the environment increased …
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Pillar of Sand

Sandra Postel   1999

For 6,000 years, irrigation has ranked among the most powerful tools of human advancement. The story of settled agriculture, the growth of cities, and the rise of early empires is, to no small …
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Becoming Native to This Place

Wes Jackson   1994

"What we must think about is an agriculture with a human face." In six compelling essays, Wes Jackson lays the foundation for a new farming economy grounded in nature's …
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