For the uninitiated, urban homesteading is a rapidly growing movement comprised of urbanites looking to reduce their impact on the environment. And this book is a comprehensive, back-to-the-land guide filled with tips, practical info and stories from people already living the urban homesteading lifestyle. It embraces the core concepts of localization (providing our basic needs close to where we live), self-reliance (re-learning that food comes from the ground, not the grocery store), and sustainability (giving back at least as much as we take). Readers will find concise how-to information that they can immediately set into practice, from making solar cookers to growing tomatoes in a pot to raising chickens on a tiny plot and maintaining the mental serenity of country life in the fast-paced city environment.

Sounds great, right? We thought you’d think so.

Rachel Kaplan will be on hand this weekend to discuss the book, and we hope you’ll be around to hear it.

If not, buy the book anyway. Read it and reap.

Urban Homesteading Author Event. Saturday, 12/7, 3-4 pm. h2 Green Room.

Cost? FREE!