Foreword: A Time for Wizardry

PART ONE: PRINCIPLES
Lesson 1: Introducing Energy
Lesson 2: Introducing Matter
Lesson 3: Introducing Information
Lesson 4: Thinking in Systems
Lesson 5: Flows and Funds
Lesson 6: Sustainability and Resilience
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PART TWO: FOOD
Lesson 7: The Small Garden
Lesson 8: Understanding Soil
Lesson 9: Composting and Mulching
Lesson 10: Keeping Them Healthy
Lesson 11: Season Extenders
Lesson 12: Saving Seeds
Lesson 13: Breeding New Varieties
Lesson 14: Wild Helpers
Lesson 15: Home Livestock
Lesson 16: The Unwanted
Lesson 17: Storing the Harvest
Lesson 18: Using the Harvest
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PART THREE: ENERGY
Lesson 19: Using Less Energy
Lesson 20: Caulking and Weatherstripping
Lesson 21: Insulation
Lesson 22: Window Coverings
Lesson 23: Conserving the Differences
Lesson 24: Hayboxes and Sunboxes
Lesson 25: Solar Hot Water
Lesson 26: Passive Solar Heat
Lesson 27: Solar Electricity
Lesson 28: Wind Power
Lesson 29: Other Energy Sources
Lesson 30: Transportation
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PART FOUR: WHOLE SYSTEMS
Lesson 31: Putting It Together
Lesson 32: The New Alchemy Option
Lesson 33: The Down Home Funk Option
Lesson 34: The Retrofit Option
Lesson 35: The Way of Dissensus
Lesson 36: The Long View
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Afterword: Why It Matters

Notes
Index
About the Author