The Transition Handbook is the manual which will guide communities to face up to the challenges of climate change and peak oil, and begin their 'energy descent' journey. The argument that 'small is inevitable' is upbeat and positive, as well as utterly convincing.

In this Briefing, David Woollcombe explains why youth is such a promising new field for overseas development assistance. He argues that youth should be at the centre of all development policy, and offers examples of where young peopleås interventions are most effective.

Preserving Food Without Freezing or Canning offers more than 250 easy and enjoyable recipes featuring locally grown and minimally refined ingredients. It is an essential guide for those who seek healthy food for a healthy world.

The only comprehensive guide to Eco Centres in the UK and Ireland with over 150 places which offer courses or eco-days out

A Handmade Life carries Coperthwaite's ongoing experiments with hand tools, hand-grown and gathered food, and handmade shelter, clothing, and furnishings out into the world to challenge and inspire.

This Briefing describes the history and potential of the ecovillage movement, including the evolution of the Global Ecovillage Network and the current developments in both North and South.

Eating locally grown food in tune with the seasons

An evocative celebration of our rich meadow heritage and countryside traditions

A guide to the art and practice of herbalism.

A guide to natural foods

Ecovillage Living is a guide to everything youåve always wanted to know about ecovillages, from the tools to make them happen to the people behind them.