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books appropriate building materials standard reference for low cost building in remote areas easy to access solutions for almost any low-cost housing construction problem fundamental information on all important building materials followed by numerous practical examples from all parts of the world incredible amount of knowledge diagrams and photographs packed into 430 pages gardening farming forestry the xeriscape flower gardener a water-wise guide for the rocky mountain region create beautiful low maintenance and environmentally sound landscaping and gardens profiles and compares a long list of flowers shrubs and grasses full color pictures charts and design diagrams beautiful and important book knopf 1991 182 pages #bk112 $29.50 classic house plans for city and farm writen at the turn of the century by architect s.b.reed this book reflects the attention to detail and pride in construction of an era when homes were built to last here are dozens of designs selected by the author for their practicality comfort and economy ranges from simple one room cottages to elegant multilevel victorians each design is accompanied by several detailed floor plans plus useful instructions on building includes measurements materials and estimated cost a whopping $1,100 for a three-story home in 1878 village and country residences provides inspiration and time honored council on building the beautiful reliable home of your dreams in the very same style as the stately original 243 pages #bk3397 $17 saving seeds seed catalogs jam your mailbox each spring but how would you like to cut your dependence on them gardeners who know how to save seeds are prepared to keep their gardens going indefinitely this book shows you how and why you can harvest and preserve seeds vegetables or flowers tells you what varieties to select includes a list of seed sources to get you started #bk7480 $13 earthship vol 1 2 and 3 a home you can build yourself that costs nothing to heat or cool and grow your own vegetables year round no utility bills made from free recycled tires and aluminum cans if this sounds hard to believe order clark curtis video or dennis weaver s 28 minute documentary video showing his own earthship and see for yourself vol 1 shows and tells how to build your own earthship includes photographs and floor plans 230 pages vol 2 details interior systems inside an earthship waste water bathtubs stairways lighting cabinets as well as info on building permits and codes 257 pages more ideas in vol 3 including a solar composting toilet #bk5149 $12.95 root cellaring root cellars are an old fashioned way of storing your garden s produce without using any power using simple insulation and moderating temperatures by digging into the ground you can keep root vegetables fresh for months book describes multiple strategies for building a root cellar explains how to maintain temperature and humidity to maximize storage time also discusses the best varieties of vegetables for long term storage the earthship documentary dennis weaver the earthship documentary clark curtis earthship vol 1 earthship vol 2 earthship vol 3 #vo302 #vo4593 #bk301 #bk303 #bk304 $28 $29 $29.95 $29.95 $27 #bk5150 $14.95 rustic retreats a build it yourself guide get out of town a rural retreat doesn t have to be exotic or large or expensive how about a river raft with a small cabin on it a tree house small log cabin this book tells you how to build them all starts with basic techniques describes ways to fabricate doors windows and other necessary components materials lists and measured drawings for each structure even if you re just looking for design ideas this is a great place to find them #bk5093 $19.95 for detailed information and more products · www.thesustainablevillage.com 187

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