Chelsea Green

The Future of Publishing Isn't Rocket Science (It's Sustainability)

Makenna Goodman | Posted 10.06.2009 | Books


Makenna Goodman

Publishing is not a dying business; it's a changing business. It's a business going through literary puberty, fiscal adolescence, and management hell. It's a business that needs to grow up, in other words.

Is Becoming A Farmer The New American Dream?

Chelsea Green | Makenna Goodman | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green


In the post-Omnivore's Dilemma reality, where farmer Joel Salatin is known far outside his county, it doesn't take a genius to say it: farming has tot...

Constipated? Top 5 Green Ways to Start Crapping Again

Posted 08.20.2009 | Green


Guest post by Makenna Goodman, Chelsea Green Publishing (www.chelseagreen.com) There's never a good time to be constipated. It's not fun. Not fun at...

Weekly Mulch: Urban Farming 'Mushrooms' During Recession

The Media Consortium | Posted 08.17.2009 | Green


The Media Consortium

Urban agriculture has a tradition of mushrooming during tough times.

BIODISEL FACTS: All You Need To Know

Chelsea Green | Makenna Goodman | Posted 07.11.2009 | Green


The following is a guest post by Chelsea Green's Makenna Goodman: I remember a time when defenseless kids with hippie moms got made fun of for using...

3 Easy Steps to Making Bread At Home

Chelsea Green | Makenna Goodman | Posted 07.06.2009 | Green


The following is a guest post by Chelsea Green's Makenna Goodman: Contrary to the plethora of diets in the universe, there are still millions of peop...

10 Things You Should Know About Raw Milk

Chelsea Green | Makenna Goodman | Posted 07.06.2009 | Green


Guest post by Chelsea Green's Makenna Goodman In recent years, there's been a crackdown on small dairies producing raw milk, designed as an obstacle ...

Lose The Dryer, Save The Money

Chelsea Green | Makenna Goodman | Posted 06.29.2009 | Green


Guest post by Chelsea Green's Makenna Goodman: Behold the classic domestic duos of the past: Ricki and Lucy. Ozzie and Harriet. Bennifer. Tom and Jer...

Organic Vs. Conventional: Have You Been Robbed?

Chelsea Green | Makenna Goodman | Posted 06.13.2009 | Green


Guest post by Chelsea Green's Makenna Goodman: It's Saturday afternoon and you're checking out at your local co-op. You're behind another member of y...

Green Lifestyle

Mariel Hemingway | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living


Mariel Hemingway

Slow down, make time to eat with a sense of awareness that food is your pathway to energy, health and the environment.

A Tale of Two Obama Books: Why Do Progressives Still Not Get It?

Jennifer Nix | Posted 09.20.2008 | Media


Jennifer Nix

Obama Nation is a pathetic excuse for a book and is just one more example of how the right effectively moves their lies into the national discourse while the left fails to do so with progressive ideas.

How To Get Your Town Off Oil

Chelsea Green | Rob Hopkins | Posted 09.11.2008 | Green


You might, hopefully, be thinking that you would like to start a Transition Initiative in your community. You might be looking around you and wonderin...

When Harm Goes Unpunished: Why Congress Should Overturn the Supreme Court's Exxon Valdez Decision

Riki Ott | Posted 07.30.2008 | Green


Riki Ott

No community should have to go through what we have been through. Livelihoods have been lost, financial stress has broken families apart, and businesses supported by fishermen have crumbled.

From New Composter to Poo Composter: A Green Garbage Guide

J.S. McDougall | Posted 07.08.2008 | Green


J.S. McDougall

There are a bewildering amount of different composting systems and bins available on the market. Here's some help to choose which bin or system suits your lifestyle, your family, your house, or apartment.