Sustainability

Part mad manifesto, part revolutionary love letter, part freight train adventure story—Maps to the Other Side is a …

The ninth issue of Taking the Lane examines the role of the bicycle in preparing for, surviving, and rebuilding after …

The joys of commuting by bike attract scores of new converts every year. But as fresh-faced cyclists fill the roads, …

The Art of Fermentation is the massive, scientist cousin of Sandor Katz's Wild Fermentation books. It's the most …

This is a book about the end times: The ground we stand on will fall into the sea or God will stomp down from the sky …

Make It Last: Sustainably and Affordably Preserving What We Love is an illustrated guide to clothes and food and home. …

Bikes are more energy efficient than cars. In other news, the sky is blue. Learn more: …

There's nothing like a good adventure story! Pair that with a how-to manual and you've got gold. Robnoxious' new …

We know you're hungry but with a little planning ahead and this superpack that will be no problem! Start out …

A zine about how to clean your house while avoiding gross and dangerous chemicals! You get: a lesson about the …

 Robyn Jasko and Jennifer Biggs' Homesweet Homegrown is a simple DIY guide to growing, storing, and …

Organizing Cools The Planet offers a challenge to all concerned about the ecological crisis: find your …

In the follow up to her ten part series on Grist, bicycle activist and journalist Elly Blue continues to dissect the …

In Awesome Future: Stories of Victorious Action, Weed, CA-based zinester Robnoxious wants you to come in from …

Freeways are handy for going long distances, but in cities they are too often used to destroy and divide some …

Couldn't get enough from the 500 pages in 1980-2008? Here's the newest updates! As usual, Dwelling Portably crams …

Portland gets increasingly happening for bicycle nuts—and that’s what Greg Fredette and Jason Turner focus on in …

These American heroes hail from Canada to Chile and everywhere in between, from the 1500s to today. Instead of the …

By growing your own food and harnessing natural energy, you can plant the seeds for the future of our cities. With that …

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Raleigh Briggs, author of the popular Microcosm title Make Your Place, is back with another pamphlet on better, …

Lisa's zines always focus on saving cash while staying socially conscious, and this is no exception. In this issue are …

Sure, anyone with a backyard can grow things in it, but what if you don't own a home or rent a place where you're …

This is apparently the world's most popular compost guide! It's a little zine with step by step instructions and …

A photocopied and stapled gigantic cookbook / how-to / DIY zine for people without a lot to spend. Recipes for food, …

Do you love what Microcosm publishes? Do you want us to publish more books that empower readers to change your lives …

A gigantic cookbook from Montreal spilling over with exciting recipes for people without a lot of cash to thrown …

An entirely hand done account from a primitivist point of view about utilizing technology while realizing the …

Earth First! is a radical environmentalist organization that emerged in the great southwestern desert during the spring …

A succinct message for the ages. Cars are killing us.