NEW SOCIETY BLOG — Ecological Design & Planning

Please Touch the Books, The Legacy of New Society Publishers

September 21, 2020

We are celebrating 40 Years of Publishing Books for a World of Change and we are honoured to have today's post from Judith Plant, New Society Publishers cofounder, and Publisher Emeritus, sharing with us her story of how a meeting at a book table changed the trajectory of her and partner Chris (Kip) Plant's lives.

Tags: Activism, Climate Change, Community, Ecological Design & Planning, Education, Energy, Environment & Economy, Events, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living

New Society Publishers is proud to be celebrating 40 years of activist, solutions-oriented publishing.

September 12, 2020

From our roots in nonviolent civil disobedience training during the Vietnam war, to the present, we have published over 600 books, some across a dozen languages. We continue to work to bring positive solutions and cutting edge ideas to some of the most troubling challenges of our time.

Tags: Activism, Climate Change, Community, Ecological Design & Planning, Education, Energy, Environment & Economy, Events, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living

Delayed Earth Overshoot Day points to opportunities to build future in harmony with our finite planet

August 20, 2020

COVID-19 has caused humanity's Ecological Footprint to contract, pushing the date of Earth Overshoot Day back more than three weeks compared to last year. The challenge of relaunching our economies presents countries with a unique chance to act on the future we want.

Tags: Activism, Author Events, Climate Change, Community, Ecological Design & Planning, Education, Energy, Environment & Economy, Events, New Books, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living

Tips for gardening in the Pacific Northwest with Linda Gilkeson

February 24, 2020

Master gardener and author Linda Gilkeson has just released the Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition of her best-selling book Backyard Bounty: The Complete Guide to Year-round Gardening in the Pacific Northwest. Linda agreed to answer some of our most pressing gardening questions in the interview below, and chose two winning questions from those submitted in our online contest.

Tags: Author Interview, Climate Change, Ecological Design & Planning, Food, Gardening, Sustainable Living

New Society Publishers Spring 2020

January 31, 2020

Our Acquisitions Editor Rob West offers an introduction to our Spring 2020 season in today's blog. All of these books are now available for pre-order.

Tags: Activism, Climate Change, Community, Cooking, Ecological Design & Planning, Education, Environment & Economy, Gardening, Progressive Leadership

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