The good life lab
Subtitle: radical experiments in hands-on living
By: Wendy Jehanara Tremayne
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9781612121017; 9781603428880
Subjects: Social aspects; Technological innovations; Consumption (Economics); Lifestyles
Description: This is the inspirational story of how one couple ditched their careers and high-pressure life in New York City to move to rural New Mexico, where they made, built, invented, foraged, and grew all they needed to live self-sufficiently, discovering a new sense of value and abundance in the process. Alongside their personal story are tips and tutorials to guide readers in the discovery of a fulfilling new lifestyle that relies less on money. Tremayne wholeheartedly believes that everyone has the skill, imagination and creativity to make it work. Tremayne not only teaches the art of making biofuel, appliances, structures, gardens, food, and medicine but also presents reasons for makers to share their innovations and ideas through open source and creative commons licenses. She shares the joys of creating out of waste, home manufacture, and reconnecting with nature, and she teaches readers how to live off the grid. Practical, contemplative, and action-oriented, The Good Life Lab is the manual for life in a post-consumer age.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Dedication; title: Acknowledgements; title: Preface; title: New York; title: Forward / by Pir Zia Inayat Khan; title: Pioneers seek place to pioneer; title: A gift economy; title: Broken heart seeks giant band aid; title: Tools to change the world; title: A remedy for consumerism; title: Keys to nature; title: New Mexico; title: Life hands on, building shelter in New Mexico; title: Free fuel; title: Holy scrap : having a job is expensive; title: Holy scrap, life in the waste stream; title: Nature unlocked; title: The digital homestead; title: Wisdom; title: Tutorials : mad skills; title: Lifestyle; title: Mad kitchen skills; title: Electronics & power; title: Car and fuel; title: Shelter; title: Links page.