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From Ben and Erin Napier, the stars of the hit HGTV show Home Town , comes Make Something Good Today…
, a memoir that tells us all to seek out the good in life, celebrate the beauty of family and friends, and prosper within our communities because everything we need in life to be happy, is within our grasp. Long before their hugely popular TV show, an expanding family, or demolition day on their dream home, Erin began keeping a daily online journal to help her stay focused on the positive and count her blessings in life. She never expected that her depictions of small-town life in the tiny swath of Mississippi where she Ben call home would catch the eye of a television producer and set them off on the journey of a lifetime. Make Something Good Today offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of a couple that America has come to know and love for their easy humor, adoring relationship, and ability to utterly transform a place into something beautiful and personal. This is the poignant story of how Erin and Ben took a small, tight-knit town into their own hands (literally) and used ingenuity, community, and authenticity to rebuild a once-thriving American Main Street. And how, by combining Ben's carpentry skills with Erin's design eye, Home Town is making it clear to us all that small-town living can feel as big as you make it. Complete with family photographs, Erin's hand-painted sketches, and never-before-heard personal stories, this inspirational memoir reminds us all not to give up hope that great love stories are possible, big things can bloom in small towns, and there is always magic in the ordinary if you know where to look for it
Horticulturalist Gillman and political scientist Heberlig seek to provide an objective assessment of environmental policies. They include an overview of…
current regulations and suggest what government should do about organic foods, pesticides, fertilizers, alternative energy, genetic engineering, invasive plants, and more. 2011
Syndicated columnist offers tips on cleaning, cooking, entertaining, grooming, coping with emergencies, and other home matters. Provides updates on years-old…
hints, such as treating ink stains with rubbing alcohol instead of hairspray, and vintage solutions that still work, including using a rubber band to prevent paint drips. 2009
Roach recounts when, as a single woman in her fifties, she left her executive position with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia…
and moved to upstate New York. Describes adjusting to the lonely rural lifestyle, coping with winter, and finding happiness in her garden and blog. Some strong language. 2011
Companion memoir to And I Shall Have Some Peace There (DB 76235), provides gardening tips and life lessons learned from…
the decades the author spent working in her upstate New York acreage. She divides her paean to gardening by the elements: water, earth, fire, and wind. Some strong language. 2013
Simple-living blogger shares recommendations for reducing reliance on material possessions, using time effectively, and recognizing the power of simple pleasures.…
Covers managing debt, downsizing a household, and creating a meaningful work life. Includes a list of action items after each chapter. 2012
Hospitality suggestions for dealing with friends and family in your home or theirs. Discusses creating a welcoming environment, planning activities,…
and making your needs known. Offers ideas for hostess gifts and provides guidance for handling pets, the elderly, children, and teens. 2012
Recounts the story of Greensburg, Kansas, a town that rebuilt completely green after a deadly tornado leveled Greensburg in nine…
minutes. Describes how they recycled their old kitchen cabinets, built sustainable homes and businesses, constructed a hurricane-proof water tower, and more. For grades K-3. 2016
A guide to the basics of handling a variety of disasters, from financial to natural. Provides guidance for a family…
emergency plan, an emergency kit, food and water storage, and more. Scenarios discussed include--among other things--earthquakes, floods, house fires, and home invasions. 2015
Social scientist explores the many diverse experiments of living in twenty-first century America that challenge old concepts of what it…
means to be a family and have a home. DePaulo examines multigenerational homes, cohousing communities, couples "living apart together," single living, and more. 2015
Author Bea Johnson shares the story of how she and her family learned to drastically reduce their waste to just…
one quart of garbage a year and cut their annual spending by forty percent. Includes specific how-to advice, tutorials, and recipes to use in daily life. 2013
Historian examines culinary arts from across the world through the lens of the everyday objects used in the preparation and…
consumption of food. Discusses various classes of objects with a focus on a particular example, such as pots and pans with the rice cooker. 2012
The third edition of a guide to husbandry techniques for bees. The author provides instruction for setting up a bee…
colony, caring for a colony in both urban and rural environments, the harvesting and uses of honey and beeswax, guidelines in the wake of colony collapse disorder, and more. 2014
A pollination ecologist examines the impact of flowers in our world. Starting with their intersection with bees, butterflies and other…
pollinating insects, he moves on to the use of flowers in food, medicine, and perfume. He also looks at flowers in our culture, myths, and legends. 2015
Crawford describes how, at loose ends at thirty-one, he left Massachusetts to return to his parents' forty-year-old organic farm in…
Pennsylvania with his girlfriend. Tells the origins of New Morning Farm and what daily life was like while he spent a growing season helping work the land. Strong language. 2014
Biography of Will Allen, a former professional basketball player who became an urban farmer. Recounts Allen's purchase of an abandoned…
lot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that he turned into a thriving farm and the lessons he learned and spread worldwide. Includes resources for future farmers. For grades 3-6. 2013
Guide for parents and children provides twelve ideas for theme gardens, including a pizza patch; tips for growing plants in…
containers, such as carrots in old boots; and home remedies, such as peppermint tea for tummy aches. Lists additional resources. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1999
Allen, a former professional basketball player and executive for Kentucky Fried Chicken and Procter and Gamble, describes his 1993 purchase…
and transformation of an abandoned lot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, into a sustainable urban farm. Details the ways his organization, Growing Power, seeks to bring communities together and improve public health. 2012
The author of Decluttering at the Speed of Life (DB 92376) provides strategies she uses for keeping her own home…
neat, habits with the most impact, and advice for keeping clutter contained. Discusses the ongoing nature of cleaning a house and debunks common housekeeping fantasies. 2016
Originally published in 1989, this guide for organic gardening has been updated for its thirtieth anniversary edition. Includes detailed advice…
for both large- and small-scale gardeners, such as choosing your plot, planning your garden, fertilizing, dealing with pests, and harvesting. An appendix provides information on specific crops. 2018