Merlin, Gandalf, Voldemort - these well-known sorcerers from popular culture are famed for their amazing spells and spectacular magical powers. In ancient times however, a wizard was actually a freelance intellectual whose main stock in trade was good advice, supported by a thorough education in agriculture, navigation, political and military science, languages, commerce, mathematics, medicine, and the natural sciences - in essence, the true Renaissance man.
Greer proposes a modern mage for uncertain times; one who possesses a startling array of practical skills gleaned from the appropriate tech and organic gardening movements forged in the energy crisis of the 1970s. From the basic concepts of ecology to a plethora of practical techniques such as composting, green manure, low-tech food preservation and storage, small-scale chicken and rabbit raising, solar water heating, alternative energy sources, and more; Green Wizardry is a comprehensive manual for today's wizard-in-training.
Providing a solid practical introduction to the entire appropriate tech toolkit, this book is a must-read for anyone concerned about decreasing our dependence on an overloaded industrial system and, in a world of serious energy shortages and economic troubles, making life a great deal less traumatic and more livable.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2013.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 640.28/6
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781550925395 0865717478
- LCCN
- GE196
- LCCN Item number
- G74 2013eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xix, 235 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00233269 (OCoLC)860709144 (CaOOCEL)446471
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Praise 2
- Title Page 4
- Rights Page 5
- Contents 6
- Foreword: A Time for Wizardry 8
- Part One: Principles 22
- Lesson 1: Introducing Energy 22
- Lesson 2: Introducing Matter 28
- Lesson 3: Introducing Information 34
- Lesson 4: Thinking in Systems 40
- Lesson 5: Flows and Funds 46
- Lesson 6: Sustainability and Resilience 53
- Resources for Part One 58
- Part Two: Food 66
- Lesson 7: The Small Garden 66
- Lesson 8: Understanding Soil 71
- Lesson 9: Composting and Mulching 76
- Lesson 10: Keeping Them Healthy 83
- Lesson 11: Season Extenders 88
- Lesson 12: Saving Seeds 92
- Lesson 13: Breeding New Varieties 97
- Lesson 14: Wild Helpers 101
- Lesson 15: Home Livestock 106
- Lesson 16: The Unwanted 112
- Lesson 17: Storing the Harvest 117
- Lesson 18: Using the Harvest 122
- Resources for Part Two 126
- Part Three: Energy 132
- Lesson 19: Using Less Energy 132
- Lesson 20: Caulking and Weatherstripping 138
- Lesson 21: Insulation 143
- Lesson 22: Window Coverings 147
- Lesson 23: Conserving the Differences 152
- Lesson 24: Hayboxes and Sunboxes 156
- Lesson 25: Solar Hot Water 162
- Lesson 26: Passive Solar Heat 167
- Lesson 27: Solar Electricity 171
- Lesson 28: Wind Power 176
- Lesson 29: Other Energy Sources 181
- Lesson 30: Transportation 187
- Resources for Part Three 192
- Part Four: Whole Systems 196
- Lesson 31: Putting It Together 196
- Lesson 32: The New Alchemy Option 202
- Lesson 33: The Down Home Funk Option 207
- Lesson 34: The Retrofit Option 212
- Lesson 35: The Way of Dissensus 217
- Lesson 36: The Long View 222
- Resources for Part Four 227
- Afterword: Why It Matters 232
- Notes 249
- Index 251
- About the Author 256
- A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading 257
