The Benefits of Growing Herbs Indoors
In this excerpt from Your Indoor Herb Garden, Master Gardener DJ Herda shares how growing herbs indoors offers flavor, beauty, and a simple path to greater self-reliance in uncertain times.
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A Not So Nutty Idea for Food Security
With grocery shelves empty and supply chains shaky it is time to rethink how we feed ourselves. Enter the humble hazelnut. This article by New Society Publishers’ Acquisitions Editor, Rob…
The Market Gardener’s Guide to the Paperpot System
Transplanting doesn’t have to be tedious—not with the right tools. In this excerpt from Vegetable Garden Tools: A Grower’s Guide, Jean-Martin Fortier introduces the Paperpot system, a game-changing tool for…
Learn to Spot The Tomato’s Common Enemies
In Tomatoes: A Grower’s Guide From The Market Gardener, Jean-Martin Fortier breaks down the most common pests and diseases that can wreak havoc on your crop—and how to fight back…
16 Factors to Help Keep Good Food on the Table Year-Round
Planning is central to sustainable farming. In this excerpt from Sustainable Market Farming, Second Edition, Pam Dawling shares 16 key planning factors that support both sustainability and steady production through…
Five Ways to New Mindsets about Schools
In this inspiring post, Ida Rose Florez—author of The End of Education as We Know It—invites us to rethink everything we assume about school. She offers five practical steps to…
Hardy Greens for Your Garden
In this excerpt from The Food Lover’s Garden by Jenni Blackmore, you’ll learn about some of the best hardy greens to grow (or to look for at your next market…
Doing Business Better: A B Corp Story
New Society Publishers became a Certified B Corporation™ in June 2016. With this certification, New Society Publishers receives recognition for our existing social and environmental performance standards and becomes part…
Nettle Angel Cake: Foraging for Peace of Mind in Uncertain Times
In this recipe, author Mikaela Cannon helps us empower ourselves to take control of our food system with small steps– her Nettle Angel Cake recipe is one of those!. She…
When The Trucks Stop: How To Build A Sustainable Food Plan
Growing your own food builds resilience and independence. In Grow a Sustainable Diet, Cindy Connor shares the challenges and rewards of eating only what you grow. This book sample offers…
The Commons, Simplified
In Think Like a Commoner, David Bollier shows how commons-based systems—from local gardens to open-source software—help us share wealth fairly. But these shared resources are under threat. When corporations privatize…
Food Security in North America: The Urgent Challenge of 2025
Rising food costs, climate disruptions, and supply chain issues are making affordable, nutritious food harder to access across North America. Food banks are overwhelmed, small farmers are struggling, and even…
Building Food Security Together: The Impact of Community
Discover how the Gabriola Nature Education Society (GNES) and People for a Healthy Community (PHC) are working together to strengthen food security on Gabriola Island. Through collaboration, a new polytunnel…
Using Zone 00 to Transform Your Inner Landscape
In Human Permaculture: Life Design for Resilient Living, authors Bernard Alonso and Cecile Guiochon create a guide for taking principles of permaculture to redesign your life and create a sustainable…
The Truth About Modern Communal Living
From bustling urban co-housing neighborhoods to eco-friendly villages, communities attract people from all walks of life seeking connection, sustainability, and a shared vision. This excerpt from Finding Community by Diana…