Sustainable Living Collection

Looking for information on how to live better while using fewer of our earth's diminishing natural resources? Whether you're motivated by saving money for yourself or by preserving our environment for future generations, CDPL's Sustainable Living Collection has a wide variety of resources available for you!

This special collection includes books, DVDs, and videos on a wide variety of topics from the foods we eat and the water we drink to environmentally-friendly home construction methods, alternative energy sources, and alternatives to traditional neighborhoods.

Thinking ahead to a spring garden? Maximize food production this year with Leandre Poisson and Gretchen Vogel Poisson's "Solar Gardening: Growing Vegetables Year-Round the American Intensive Way." Reconsider your lawn with "Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community" by H.C. Flores.

Many materials discuss alternative energy technologies including solar power, biodiesel, wind power, and hydro electricity. "The Renewable Energy Handbook" by William H. Kemp covers off-grid living and advice for efficient use of energy as well as discussing various alternative energy sources. "Biodiesel: Basics and Beyond" by William Kemp discusses the home production and use of biodiesel fuel. "Chasing the Sun" by Neville Williams discusses solar energy as a source of power in developing nations.

The Sustainable Living Collection is located near the computers on the second floor. Feel free to ask a reference librarian for assistance in locating specific materials.