50 Books like A Year of Living Simply

Voluntary Simplicity

by Duane Elgin • 1981

Less stuff, more meaning: how to live a simpler, sustainable life while the world unravels.

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🌿 Voluntary Simplicity 🛑 Anti-Consumerism 🏘️ Intentional Communities 📉 Limits To Growth 🌲 Deep Ecology

Voluntary Simplicity 95%

Less stuff, more meaning: how to live a simpler, sustainable life while the world unravels.

by Duane Elgin 1981

3.62

2k+ ratings

🌿 Voluntary Simplicity 🛑 Anti-Consumerism 🏘️ Intentional Communities 📉 Limits To Growth 🌲 Deep Ecology

Zero Waste Home

by Bea Johnson • 2013

A five-step hierarchy that stops waste at the source and cuts household costs by 40%.

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🚯 Zero Waste Living 🏡 Sustainable Home 🪴 Minimalism ✨ Voluntary Simplicity 🛒 Conscious Consumerism

Zero Waste Home 95%

A five-step hierarchy that stops waste at the source and cuts household costs by 40%.

by Bea Johnson 2013

3.75

8k+ ratings

🚯 Zero Waste Living 🏡 Sustainable Home 🪴 Minimalism ✨ Voluntary Simplicity 🛒 Conscious Consumerism

Meet the Frugalwoods

by Elizabeth Willard Thames • 2018

An 82 percent savings rate: how two professionals quit their jobs and bought a Vermont homestead.

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🏦 Financial Independence 💰 Frugal Living 🔥 Fire Movement 🌱 Homesteading 🔨 Diy Lifestyle

Meet the Frugalwoods 95%

An 82 percent savings rate: how two professionals quit their jobs and bought a Vermont homestead.

by Elizabeth Willard Thames 2018

3.74

7k+ ratings

🏦 Financial Independence 💰 Frugal Living 🔥 Fire Movement 🌱 Homesteading 🔨 Diy Lifestyle

Give a Sh*t

by Ashlee Piper • 2018

Eating more plants and buying less stuff: the planet-saving habits that also save you thousands.

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🌱 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumption 🥬 Plant-Based Eating ♻️ Low-Waste Living 🌍 Climate Action

Give a Sh*t 95%

Eating more plants and buying less stuff: the planet-saving habits that also save you thousands.

by Ashlee Piper 2018

4.15

972 ratings

🌱 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumption 🥬 Plant-Based Eating ♻️ Low-Waste Living 🌍 Climate Action

Sara Snow's Fresh Living

by Sara Snow • 2009

Toxins in your toothpaste, chemicals in your crib: a room-by-room detox for the whole house.

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130

🏡 Green Home 🧪 Non-Toxic Home 👶 Eco-Friendly Parenting 🌾 Modern Homesteading 🥗 Organic Eating

Sara Snow's Fresh Living 94%

Toxins in your toothpaste, chemicals in your crib: a room-by-room detox for the whole house.

by Sara Snow 2009

3.78

130 ratings

🏡 Green Home 🧪 Non-Toxic Home 👶 Eco-Friendly Parenting 🌾 Modern Homesteading 🥗 Organic Eating

No Impact Man

by Colin Beavan • 2009

90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.

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🏙️ Urban Sustainability 🧪 Lifestyle Experiments 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥕 Local Food 🧘 Voluntary Simplicity

No Impact Man 94%

90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.

by Colin Beavan 2009

3.78

5k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Sustainability 🧪 Lifestyle Experiments 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥕 Local Food 🧘 Voluntary Simplicity

The Way of the Hermit

by Ken Smith • 2023

One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.

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🏚️ Off-Grid Living 🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🍄 Foraging 🪓 Self-Sufficiency 🌿 Nature Writing

The Way of the Hermit 94%

One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.

by Ken Smith 2023

4.21

3k+ ratings

🏚️ Off-Grid Living 🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🍄 Foraging 🪓 Self-Sufficiency 🌿 Nature Writing

The Zero-Waste Lifestyle

by Amy Korst • 2012

How to throw away less: study your trash, then change one room at a time.

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909

🏠 Low-Waste Living 🔄 Sustainable Swaps 🛒 Conscious Consumerism 🌿 Voluntary Simplicity 🧹 Green Cleaning

The Zero-Waste Lifestyle 94%

How to throw away less: study your trash, then change one room at a time.

by Amy Korst 2012

3.61

909 ratings

🏠 Low-Waste Living 🔄 Sustainable Swaps 🛒 Conscious Consumerism 🌿 Voluntary Simplicity 🧹 Green Cleaning

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide

by Jen Gale • 2020

Practical sustainability for people who can't go zero-waste: room-by-room swaps that actually stick.

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645

🏡 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumerism 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥤 Plastic-Free Living 👕 Sustainable Fashion

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide Summary

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide 94%

Practical sustainability for people who can't go zero-waste: room-by-room swaps that actually stick.

by Jen Gale 2020

4.08

645 ratings

🏡 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumerism 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥤 Plastic-Free Living 👕 Sustainable Fashion

Eight Master Lessons of Nature

by Gary Ferguson • 2019

The trees, wolves, and elephants already solved your biggest problems. Eight lessons they can teach.

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🍃 Nature Writing 🔬 Biomimicry 🌍 Deep Ecology 🔄 Systems Thinking 🌿 Biophilia

Eight Master Lessons of Nature 94%

The trees, wolves, and elephants already solved your biggest problems. Eight lessons they can teach.

by Gary Ferguson 2019

4.12

1k+ ratings

🍃 Nature Writing 🔬 Biomimicry 🌍 Deep Ecology 🔄 Systems Thinking 🌿 Biophilia

Gorgeously Green

by Sophie Uliano • 2008

From organic wine to toxin-free lipstick: the no-sacrifice guide to living green and loving it.

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958

🌿 Natural Beauty 👗 Sustainable Fashion 🌱 Eco Habits 🏠 Non-Toxic Home 🥑 Mindful Eating

Gorgeously Green 94%

From organic wine to toxin-free lipstick: the no-sacrifice guide to living green and loving it.

by Sophie Uliano 2008

3.80

958 ratings

🌿 Natural Beauty 👗 Sustainable Fashion 🌱 Eco Habits 🏠 Non-Toxic Home 🥑 Mindful Eating

The Minimalist Vegan

by Michael Ofei • 2017

Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.

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267

🥬 Plant-Based Living 🏠 Simple Living 🐾 Animal Ethics 🧹 Decluttering 🛒 Consumerism Critique

The Minimalist Vegan 94%

Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.

by Michael Ofei 2017

3.70

267 ratings

🥬 Plant-Based Living 🏠 Simple Living 🐾 Animal Ethics 🧹 Decluttering 🛒 Consumerism Critique

The Feast Nearby

by Robin Mather • 2011

Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.

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2k+

🥬 Seasonal Eating 🧑‍🌾 Local Food Systems 🍳 Culinary Memoir 💰 Frugal Living 🌿 Seasonal Living

The Feast Nearby 94%

Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.

by Robin Mather 2011

3.79

2k+ ratings

🥬 Seasonal Eating 🧑‍🌾 Local Food Systems 🍳 Culinary Memoir 💰 Frugal Living 🌿 Seasonal Living

How to Survive Off the Grid

by Tim MacWelch • 2016

The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.

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115

🏡 Off-Grid Living 🌾 Homesteading ☀️ Renewable Energy 💧 Water Harvesting 🥫 Food Preservation

How to Survive Off the Grid 94%

The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.

by Tim MacWelch 2016

3.98

115 ratings

🏡 Off-Grid Living 🌾 Homesteading ☀️ Renewable Energy 💧 Water Harvesting 🥫 Food Preservation

Gardening When It Counts

by Steve Solomon • 2006

Most gardening books assume cheap inputs and grocery stores. This one assumes the day both are gone.

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982

🔨 Subsistence Gardening 🌱 Organic Gardening 🧪 Soil Fertility 🌾 Seed Saving 💧 Water Conservation

Gardening When It Counts 94%

Most gardening books assume cheap inputs and grocery stores. This one assumes the day both are gone.

by Steve Solomon 2006

4.05

982 ratings

🔨 Subsistence Gardening 🌱 Organic Gardening 🧪 Soil Fertility 🌾 Seed Saving 💧 Water Conservation

Home Grown

by Ben Hewitt • 2014

Two brothers learn to read by crafting bows and butchering hogs on their family's Vermont farm.

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2k+

🧩 Unschooling 🌿 Nature Connection 🐢 Slow Parenting 🏡 Homesteading 🔨 Meaningful Work

Home Grown 93%

Two brothers learn to read by crafting bows and butchering hogs on their family's Vermont farm.

by Ben Hewitt 2014

3.95

2k+ ratings

🧩 Unschooling 🌿 Nature Connection 🐢 Slow Parenting 🏡 Homesteading 🔨 Meaningful Work

The Backyard Parables

by Margaret Roach • 2013

What dies in the garden teaches what survives in you. Three decades of digging both.

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436

🪴 Garden Memoir 🌿 Nature Writing 🍂 Seasonal Living 🧘 Mindful Practice 🐝 Ecological Gardening

The Backyard Parables 93%

What dies in the garden teaches what survives in you. Three decades of digging both.

by Margaret Roach 2013

3.65

436 ratings

🪴 Garden Memoir 🌿 Nature Writing 🍂 Seasonal Living 🧘 Mindful Practice 🐝 Ecological Gardening

Laundry Love

by Patric Richardson • 2021

Wash everything on warm, skip the dry cleaner: the method that makes laundry a pleasure.

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🏠 Home Care 🧺 Fabric Care 🔄 Reframing Chores 🌍 Eco-Friendly Living 🐌 Slow Living

Laundry Love 93%

Wash everything on warm, skip the dry cleaner: the method that makes laundry a pleasure.

by Patric Richardson 2021

4.17

5k+ ratings

🏠 Home Care 🧺 Fabric Care 🔄 Reframing Chores 🌍 Eco-Friendly Living 🐌 Slow Living

Braiding Sweetgrass

by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2013

Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.

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📜 Traditional Ecological Knowledge 🎁 Gift Economy 🌿 Nature Connection 🌱 Ecological Restoration 🌍 Environmental Philosophy

Braiding Sweetgrass 93%

Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.

by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013

4.51

177k+ ratings

📜 Traditional Ecological Knowledge 🎁 Gift Economy 🌿 Nature Connection 🌱 Ecological Restoration 🌍 Environmental Philosophy

Gardening for a Lifetime

by Sydney Eddison • 2010

Your body is aging; your garden shouldn't retire. The low-impact shifts that keep you growing.

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274

👵 Aging Gardeners 🌱 Low-Maintenance Gardens 🌑 Shade Gardening 🌳 Woodland Gardening 🪣 Container Gardening

Gardening for a Lifetime 93%

Your body is aging; your garden shouldn't retire. The low-impact shifts that keep you growing.

by Sydney Eddison 2010

3.76

274 ratings

👵 Aging Gardeners 🌱 Low-Maintenance Gardens 🌑 Shade Gardening 🌳 Woodland Gardening 🪣 Container Gardening

The Cottage Fairy Companion

by Paola Merrill • 2022

You do not need the cottage. The slow life and its wonder are built from the inside out.

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🐌 Slow Living 🍄 Cottagecore ✨ Finding Wonder 🫂 Self-Acceptance 🧘 Introvert Life

The Cottage Fairy Companion 93%

You do not need the cottage. The slow life and its wonder are built from the inside out.

by Paola Merrill 2022

4.29

1k+ ratings

🐌 Slow Living 🍄 Cottagecore ✨ Finding Wonder 🫂 Self-Acceptance 🧘 Introvert Life

Just in Case

by Kathy Harrison • 2008

A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.

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494

🆘 Emergency Preparedness 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🪴 Homesteading Skills 🥫 Food Storage 🫙 Food Preservation

Just in Case 93%

A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.

by Kathy Harrison 2008

3.85

494 ratings

🆘 Emergency Preparedness 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🪴 Homesteading Skills 🥫 Food Storage 🫙 Food Preservation

Harvesting Rainwater for Your Homestead in 9 Days or Less

by Renee Dang • 2022

From roof to tap in nine days: the 7-step plan for harvesting your own clean rainwater.

4.04

🚿 Rainwater Harvesting 🏡 Off-Grid Living 💧 Water Self-Sufficiency 🔧 Diy Water Systems 🌻 Modern Homesteading

Harvesting Rainwater for Your Homestead in 9 Days or Less Summary

Harvesting Rainwater for Your Homestead in 9 Days or Less 93%

From roof to tap in nine days: the 7-step plan for harvesting your own clean rainwater.

by Renee Dang 2022

4.04

26 ratings

🚿 Rainwater Harvesting 🏡 Off-Grid Living 💧 Water Self-Sufficiency 🔧 Diy Water Systems 🌻 Modern Homesteading

The Lost Ways

by Claude Davis • 2021

Root cellars, gravity-fed fires, herbal poultices: pioneer skills that need no modern grid.

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155

🏜️ Pioneer Skills 🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🪓 Self-Reliance Skills 🏡 Homesteading 🌿 Herbal Medicine

The Lost Ways 93%

Root cellars, gravity-fed fires, herbal poultices: pioneer skills that need no modern grid.

by Claude Davis 2021

4.23

155 ratings

🏜️ Pioneer Skills 🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🪓 Self-Reliance Skills 🏡 Homesteading 🌿 Herbal Medicine

The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan

by Liesl Clark • 2020

A no-shopping plan that saves money, cuts waste, and turns neighbors into your best resource.

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2k+

🧩 Anti-Consumerism 🎁 Gift Economies 🤝 Sharing Economy 🪴 Minimalism ♻️ Waste Reduction

The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan Summary

The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan 93%

A no-shopping plan that saves money, cuts waste, and turns neighbors into your best resource.

by Liesl Clark 2020

3.44

2k+ ratings

🧩 Anti-Consumerism 🎁 Gift Economies 🤝 Sharing Economy 🪴 Minimalism ♻️ Waste Reduction

Soil and Sacrament

by Fred Bahnson • 2013

What if the holiest ground you'll ever touch is in a garden?

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🛐 Faith And Farming 🌻 Community Gardens 🙏 Agrarian Spirituality 🤝 Interfaith Ecology 🌍 Creation Care

Soil and Sacrament 93%

What if the holiest ground you'll ever touch is in a garden?

by Fred Bahnson 2013

4.17

264 ratings

🛐 Faith And Farming 🌻 Community Gardens 🙏 Agrarian Spirituality 🤝 Interfaith Ecology 🌍 Creation Care

Heroes of the Environment

by Harriet Rohmer • 2009

A teen cleans polluted water. A wrestler teaches recycling. Twelve environmental heroes in action.

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147

🪧 Environmental Activism 🌱 Grassroots Organizing ⭐ Youth Leadership 🏙️ Urban Farming ☀️ Renewable Energy

Heroes of the Environment 93%

A teen cleans polluted water. A wrestler teaches recycling. Twelve environmental heroes in action.

by Harriet Rohmer 2009

3.95

147 ratings

🪧 Environmental Activism 🌱 Grassroots Organizing ⭐ Youth Leadership 🏙️ Urban Farming ☀️ Renewable Energy

Slow

by Brooke McAlary • 2018

Your frantic life isn't a scheduling issue. The solution starts with one drawer and one funeral.

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🐢 Slow Living 🏡 Simple Living 📵 Digital Minimalism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 💆 Self-Care Routines

Slow 93%

Your frantic life isn't a scheduling issue. The solution starts with one drawer and one funeral.

by Brooke McAlary 2018

3.87

5k+ ratings

🐢 Slow Living 🏡 Simple Living 📵 Digital Minimalism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 💆 Self-Care Routines

Rooted

by Lyanda Lynn Haupt • 2021

A field guide to living on a troubled earth, where science, wildness, and spirit converge.

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5k+

🌿 Nature Writing 🌱 Ecological Spirituality 🌎 Environmental Philosophy 🌲 Forest Bathing 🐦 Animal Consciousness

Rooted 93%

A field guide to living on a troubled earth, where science, wildness, and spirit converge.

by Lyanda Lynn Haupt 2021

4.00

5k+ ratings

🌿 Nature Writing 🌱 Ecological Spirituality 🌎 Environmental Philosophy 🌲 Forest Bathing 🐦 Animal Consciousness

Pastoral Song

by James Rebanks • 2020

The old ways fed birdsong and bellies. A farmer's argument for mending what cheap food broke.

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8k+

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🚜 Traditional Farming 🪱 Soil Health 📖 Agrarian Memoir 🍽️ Food Systems Critique

Pastoral Song 93%

The old ways fed birdsong and bellies. A farmer's argument for mending what cheap food broke.

by James Rebanks 2020

4.42

8k+ ratings

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🚜 Traditional Farming 🪱 Soil Health 📖 Agrarian Memoir 🍽️ Food Systems Critique

Sowing Seeds in the Desert

by Masanobu Fukuoka • 2012

Our farms are making deserts. A hands-off method for restoring them with seeds and clay.

4.34

724

🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture 🌳 Permaculture Philosophy 🌱 Ecological Restoration 🚜 Anti-Industrial Agriculture 🧘 Nature Spirituality

Sowing Seeds in the Desert 93%

Our farms are making deserts. A hands-off method for restoring them with seeds and clay.

by Masanobu Fukuoka 2012

4.34

724 ratings

🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture 🌳 Permaculture Philosophy 🌱 Ecological Restoration 🚜 Anti-Industrial Agriculture 🧘 Nature Spirituality

No. More. Plastic.

by Martin Dorey • 2018

Eight million tons hit the ocean each year. Here is what two minutes can do.

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2k+

🧴 Plastic Pollution ♻️ Zero Waste Living ✊ Everyday Activism 🛒 Ethical Consumerism 🥤 Plastic Free Lifestyle

No. More. Plastic. 93%

Eight million tons hit the ocean each year. Here is what two minutes can do.

by Martin Dorey 2018

3.99

2k+ ratings

🧴 Plastic Pollution ♻️ Zero Waste Living ✊ Everyday Activism 🛒 Ethical Consumerism 🥤 Plastic Free Lifestyle

Detox Your Place

by Meadow Shadowhawk • 2020

Fifteen toxic products land on your skin before breakfast. The DIY replacements, room by room.

3.58

🧪 Toxin-Free Home 🌿 Green Cleaning 🍯 Natural Remedies 🛒 Consumer Advocacy 🧼 Diy Alternatives

Detox Your Place 93%

Fifteen toxic products land on your skin before breakfast. The DIY replacements, room by room.

by Meadow Shadowhawk 2020

3.58

19 ratings

🧪 Toxin-Free Home 🌿 Green Cleaning 🍯 Natural Remedies 🛒 Consumer Advocacy 🧼 Diy Alternatives

Phosphorescence

by Julia Baird • 2020

What sustains you when optimism fails: nature, deep friendship, and the discipline of noticing.

3.77

12k+

✨ Everyday Awe 🌿 Nature Connection 🔍 Attention Practice 🤝 Deep Friendships 💗 Self-Compassion

Phosphorescence 93%

What sustains you when optimism fails: nature, deep friendship, and the discipline of noticing.

by Julia Baird 2020

3.77

12k+ ratings

✨ Everyday Awe 🌿 Nature Connection 🔍 Attention Practice 🤝 Deep Friendships 💗 Self-Compassion

The Sacred Balance

by David Suzuki • 1997

You are made from the planet's air, water, and soil. Forgetting this is the emergency.

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2k+

🏔️ Deep Ecology 🌿 Sacred Ecology ⚖️ Environmental Ethics 🤝 Human-Nature Connection 🌍 Earth Systems

The Sacred Balance 93%

You are made from the planet's air, water, and soil. Forgetting this is the emergency.

by David Suzuki 1997

4.14

2k+ ratings

🏔️ Deep Ecology 🌿 Sacred Ecology ⚖️ Environmental Ethics 🤝 Human-Nature Connection 🌍 Earth Systems

You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap)

by Tammy Strobel • 2012

128 square feet, zero debt, no car. The counterintuitive math of buying happiness for cheap.

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🏡 Voluntary Simplicity 💸 Debt Freedom 🏠 Tiny House Living 🕰️ Time Freedom 🌍 Experiences Over Things

You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap) Summary

You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap) 92%

128 square feet, zero debt, no car. The counterintuitive math of buying happiness for cheap.

by Tammy Strobel 2012

3.67

3k+ ratings

🏡 Voluntary Simplicity 💸 Debt Freedom 🏠 Tiny House Living 🕰️ Time Freedom 🌍 Experiences Over Things

The Serviceberry

by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2024

Nature's economy is a gift economy. An ecologist shows how it works, and why markets can't.

4.27

70k+

🧙🏽 Indigenous Wisdom 🎁 Gift Economies 🧠 Traditional Ecological Knowledge 📊 Ecological Economics 🤝 Commons Stewardship

The Serviceberry 92%

Nature's economy is a gift economy. An ecologist shows how it works, and why markets can't.

by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2024

4.27

70k+ ratings

🧙🏽 Indigenous Wisdom 🎁 Gift Economies 🧠 Traditional Ecological Knowledge 📊 Ecological Economics 🤝 Commons Stewardship

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

by Barbara Kingsolver • 2007

One family, one year, one rule: nothing to eat from beyond a hundred miles.

4.05

113k+

🥕 Locavore Movement 🍂 Seasonal Cooking 📖 Food Memoirs 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🏡 Home Gardening

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle 92%

One family, one year, one rule: nothing to eat from beyond a hundred miles.

by Barbara Kingsolver 2007

4.05

113k+ ratings

🥕 Locavore Movement 🍂 Seasonal Cooking 📖 Food Memoirs 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🏡 Home Gardening

The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide

by Francine Jay • 2010

Your stuff is a full-time job you didn't apply for. Here's how to quit.

3.78

13k+

🏡 Minimalist Living 🗂️ Home Organization 🧹 Decluttering Methods 🚫 Anti-Consumerism 💌 Sentimental Clutter

The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide Summary

The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide 92%

Your stuff is a full-time job you didn't apply for. Here's how to quit.

by Francine Jay 2010

3.78

13k+ ratings

🏡 Minimalist Living 🗂️ Home Organization 🧹 Decluttering Methods 🚫 Anti-Consumerism 💌 Sentimental Clutter

Urban Gardening

by Will Cook • 2012

Your apartment can feed you. The guide to growing food in containers, from windowsill to rooftop.

3.49

180

🏙️ Urban Gardening 🪴 Container Gardening 📏 Small Space Growing 🌻 Beginner Gardening 🌱 Seed Starting

Urban Gardening 92%

Your apartment can feed you. The guide to growing food in containers, from windowsill to rooftop.

by Will Cook 2012

3.49

180 ratings

🏙️ Urban Gardening 🪴 Container Gardening 📏 Small Space Growing 🌻 Beginner Gardening 🌱 Seed Starting

The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life

by Leo Babauta • 2009

Simplify your home, money, health, and relationships, and make space for what truly matters.

3.46

1k+

🏡 Minimalist Living 📱 Digital Minimalism 🌿 Sustainable Living 💰 Mindful Spending 💪 Minimalist Fitness

The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life Summary

The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life 92%

Simplify your home, money, health, and relationships, and make space for what truly matters.

by Leo Babauta 2009

3.46

1k+ ratings

🏡 Minimalist Living 📱 Digital Minimalism 🌿 Sustainable Living 💰 Mindful Spending 💪 Minimalist Fitness

The Permaculture Garden

by Graham Bell • 1994

A garden that hardly needs you: design it like a forest once, harvest for decades.

3.88

103

🌀 Permaculture 🌳 Forest Gardening 🪱 Soil Health 💧 Water Conservation 🥬 Perennial Vegetables

The Permaculture Garden 92%

A garden that hardly needs you: design it like a forest once, harvest for decades.

by Graham Bell 1994

3.88

103 ratings

🌀 Permaculture 🌳 Forest Gardening 🪱 Soil Health 💧 Water Conservation 🥬 Perennial Vegetables

Wildpreneurs

by Tamara Jacobi • 2020

How to build a business anchored in nature, freedom, and joy, without starving in the process.

3.89

114

🏕️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 👔 Career Changers 💸 Creative Funding 😴 Anti-Hustle Culture 🌿 Biomimicry

Wildpreneurs 92%

How to build a business anchored in nature, freedom, and joy, without starving in the process.

by Tamara Jacobi 2020

3.89

114 ratings

🏕️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 👔 Career Changers 💸 Creative Funding 😴 Anti-Hustle Culture 🌿 Biomimicry

The Herbalist's Way

by Nancy Phillips • 2005

Become a community herbalist: befriend the plants, craft the medicine, and heal yourself first.

4.37

183

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Plant Spirituality 🌀 Holistic Healing 🍄 Wildcrafting 🌍 Sustainable Living

The Herbalist's Way 92%

Become a community herbalist: befriend the plants, craft the medicine, and heal yourself first.

by Nancy Phillips 2005

4.37

183 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Plant Spirituality 🌀 Holistic Healing 🍄 Wildcrafting 🌍 Sustainable Living

Oil and Honey

by Bill McKibben • 2013

While he fought pipelines, his beekeeper friend built a different answer to a warming world.

3.90

1k+

🌍 Climate Activism 📝 Environmental Memoir ✊ Grassroots Organizing 💰 Fossil Fuel Divestment 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

Oil and Honey 92%

While he fought pipelines, his beekeeper friend built a different answer to a warming world.

by Bill McKibben 2013

3.90

1k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Activism 📝 Environmental Memoir ✊ Grassroots Organizing 💰 Fossil Fuel Divestment 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

The Minimalist Home

by Joshua Becker • 2018

Room by room, cut the clutter that costs you time, money, and peace.

3.69

9k+

🧹 Decluttering 🏠 Home Organization 🏡 Minimalist Living 🎯 Intentional Living 🚪 Room-By-Room Guides

The Minimalist Home 92%

Room by room, cut the clutter that costs you time, money, and peace.

by Joshua Becker 2018

3.69

9k+ ratings

🧹 Decluttering 🏠 Home Organization 🏡 Minimalist Living 🎯 Intentional Living 🚪 Room-By-Room Guides

The Legacy

by David Suzuki • 2010

GDP counts car crashes as growth. An elder's vision for measuring what actually sustains us.

4.21

492

🌍 Environmental Philosophy 🌱 Traditional Ecological Knowledge 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🌳 Ecosystem Services 💚 Biophilia

The Legacy 92%

GDP counts car crashes as growth. An elder's vision for measuring what actually sustains us.

by David Suzuki 2010

4.21

492 ratings

🌍 Environmental Philosophy 🌱 Traditional Ecological Knowledge 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🌳 Ecosystem Services 💚 Biophilia

Messy Minimalism

by Rachelle Crawford • 2021

You need not be tidy to own less. The flexible method for a chaotic, real life.

3.87

2k+

🏠 Minimalist Living 🧹 Home Decluttering 🔄 Habit Design 👕 Capsule Wardrobes 🛑 Anti-Consumerism

Messy Minimalism 92%

You need not be tidy to own less. The flexible method for a chaotic, real life.

by Rachelle Crawford 2021

3.87

2k+ ratings

🏠 Minimalist Living 🧹 Home Decluttering 🔄 Habit Design 👕 Capsule Wardrobes 🛑 Anti-Consumerism

Designing Regenerative Food Systems

by Marina O'Connell • 2022

Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.

3.75

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