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Green Wizardry

Conservation, Solar Power, Organic Gardening, And Other Hands-On Skills From the Appropriate...

John Michael Greer

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New Society
11 November 2013
Merlin, Gandalf, Voldemort-these well-known sorcerers from popular culture are famed for their amazing spells and spectacular magical powers. In ancient times, however, a wizard was actually a freelance intellectual whose main stock in trade was good advice, supported by a thorough education in agriculture, navigation, political and military science, languages, commerce, mathematics, medicine, and the natural sciences-in essence, the true Renaissance man.

John Michael Greer proposes a modern mage for uncertain times; one who possesses a startling array of practical skills gleaned from the appropriate tech and organic gardening movements forged in the energy crisis of the 1970s. From the basic concepts of ecology to a plethora of practical techniques such as composting, green manure, low-tech food preservation and storage, small-scale chicken and rabbit raising, solar water heating, alternative energy sources, and more, Green Wizardry is a comprehensive manual for today's wizard-in-training.

Providing a solid practical introduction to the entire appropriate tech toolkit, this book is a must-read for anyone concerned about decreasing our dependence on an overloaded industrial system and, in a world of serious energy shortages and economic troubles, making life a great deal less traumatic and more livable.

John Michael Greer is a scholar of ecological history and an internationally renowned Peak Oil theorist whose blog The Archdruid Report has become one of the most widely cited online resources dealing with the future of industrial society. He is the author of more than thirty books, including The Wealth of Nature and The Long Descent.
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Imprint:   New Society
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   439g
ISBN:   9780865717473
ISBN 10:   0865717478
Pages:   256
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Foreword: A Time for Wizardry PART ONE: PRINCIPLES Lesson 1: Introducing Energy Lesson 2: Introducing Matter Lesson 3: Introducing Information Lesson 4: Thinking in Systems Lesson 5: Flows and Funds Lesson 6: Sustainability and Resilience Resources for Part One PART TWO: FOOD Lesson 7: The Small Garden Lesson 8: Understanding Soil Lesson 9: Composting and Mulching Lesson 10: Keeping Them Healthy Lesson 11: Season Extenders Lesson 12: Saving Seeds Lesson 13: Breeding New Varieties Lesson 14: Wild Helpers Lesson 15: Home Livestock Lesson 16: The Unwanted Lesson 17: Storing the Harvest Lesson 18: Using the Harvest Resources for Part Two PART THREE: ENERGY Lesson 19: Using Less Energy Lesson 20: Caulking and Weatherstripping Lesson 21: Insulation Lesson 22: Window Coverings Lesson 23: Conserving the Differences Lesson 24: Hayboxes and Sunboxes Lesson 25: Solar Hot Water Lesson 26: Passive Solar Heat Lesson 27: Solar Electricity Lesson 28: Wind Power Lesson 29: Other Energy Sources Lesson 30: Transportation Resources for Part Three PART FOUR: WHOLE SYSTEMS Lesson 31: Putting It Together Lesson 32: The New Alchemy Option Lesson 33: The Down Home Funk Option Lesson 34: The Retrofit Option Lesson 35: The Way of Dissensus Lesson 36: The Long View Resources for Part Four Afterword: Why It Matters Notes Index About the Author

John Michael Greer - Archdruid, historian, and one of the most influential figures in the peak oil movement, writes the widely cited weekly blog ""The Archdruid Report"" and has published more than twenty books on nature, spirituality and the future of industrial society. His involvement in sustainability issues dates back to the early 1980s, when he was active in the Appropriate Technology movement and became certified as a Master Conserver. He is the author of numerous titles, including The Long Descent, The Ecotechnic Future and The Wealth of Nature. He lives in Cumberland, MD, an old mill town in the Appalachians, with his wife Sara.

Reviews for Green Wizardry: Conservation, Solar Power, Organic Gardening, And Other Hands-On Skills From the Appropriate Tech Toolkit

"Using an integrated systems approach to ecologically sustainable living strategies, John Michael Greer tackles energy, economics, technology and organic production practices with approachable precision in Green Wizardry. Interested in a real ""Green"" revolution? Let Green Wizardry show you the way AND the why! --Hank Will, editor-in-chief, GRIT magazine, and author, Plowing with Pigs and Other Creative, Low-budget Homesteading Solutions Wanted: real wizards. Must be capable of guiding their communities through difficult times by exercising practical skills and applying down-to-earth knowledge of how things work. If you're interested in applying for the job, then read this marvelous book. Greer is the ideal guide; his wisdom and gentle humor animate every page. A magical career awaits you. -- Richard Heinberg, author, The End of Growth This is book is part nostalgic trip through what once could have been, and could have saved us, before we decided to go all in on unbounded economic growth and endless militarism, and part survival guide which, now that the results of this bout of folly are coming in, can allow families and communities to cut their burn rate in comfort and style. And it also lays out the foundations of a very useful and very necessary vocation to which all of us, young and old can aspire: Green Wizardry. ---Dmitry Orlov, author of Reinventing Collapse and The Five Stages of Collapse Just as someone starting a business would get a book on business planning, this is the book for planning a greener life. Rather than being split into chapters, Green Wizardry is split into 36 lessons, each with an exercise at the end, where you are challenged to apply your new-found knowledge to your own life or delve more deeply into a subject. If there were a class on green living, this would be the ideal text! ---Deborah Niemann, author of Homegrown and Handmade, Ecothrifty, and Raising Goats Naturally"


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