Off the Grid

Article Tools

Print

E-mail

Comments

RSS

BackHome ("Your Hands-On Guide to Sustainable Living") is a patchwork quilt magazine that includes occasional technical articles (about assembling electrical panel boards, for example), along with the likes of "Help Your Child Study for Tests," holiday recipes, and instructions for making coin purses out of recycled juice pouches. $21.97/yr. (6 issues) from Box 70, Hendersonville, NC 28793; www.backhomemagazine.com.

Midwifery Today, a magazine about natural and home childbirth, focuses on practical aspects of the historic and international tradition that once was the norm. Intended primarily for midwives and doulas, it features practical articles on topics such as posterior labor and vaginal birth after Cesarean, as well as reports about childbirth around the globe. $50/yr. (4 issues) from Box 2672, Eugene, OR 97402; www.midwiferytoday.com.

Communities ("Journal of Cooperative Living") is a quarterly forum for discussing intentional communities, better known as communes. Each issue features stories about "how we did it" and "how we do it," with a frequent focus on interpersonal communication and problem solving. Recent editions have examined cohousing, ecovillages, community arts projects, and student co-ops. $20/yr. (4 issues) from 138 Twin Oaks Rd., Louisa, VA 23093; www.ic.org.

Also Noteworthy

Recent titles published or distributed by New Society Publishers include Biodiesel Power, The Renewable Energy Handbook, Smart Power: An Urban Guide to Renewable Energy and Efficiency, and Ecovillages: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Communities. For more information: www.newsociety.com; 250/247-9737.

Freecycle.org facilitates communication between participants in the gift economy. Have some useful things you'd like to give away? Need something for which you can't afford to pay? Start or join a freecycle group in your community.

Off-grid.net features material related to homesteading, urban scavenging, and mobile living.

RSS | Comments | E-mail | Print