COSTING THE EARTH
how to live greener and more cheaply
Being nice to Mother Earth doesn't have to be hard and expensive.  These books have tips for lowering your carbon footprint, doing well for the planet, and not overspending. 
100 Days of Real Food on a Budget : Simple Tips and Tasty Recipes to Help You Cut Out Processed Food Without Breaking the Bank

by Lisa Leake

Even if you're not on a tight budget, it often seems impossible to cut out processed food spending a lot more money.  These healthy, unprocessed recipes are budgeted out with the total cost of ingredients, not just per serving (because if your recipe calls for 1/2 cup of something that is only sold in 1-cup containers, you have to budget for the whole container, right?)
 
Be Thrifty : How to Live Better With Less

by Pia Catton

Thrifty is not the same as cheap.  The word thrift derives from thrive. "Be Thrifty--it's how to thrive, and feel good and virtuous about it, too".  This omnibus has stretch-a-dollar tips for everyone, for just about everything.
 
Climate-Wise Landscaping : Practical Actions For a Sustainable Future

by Sue Reed

A landscape architect and a sustainable gardening advocate team up to share practical and clever solutions for the home gardener interested in combating climate change, one yard at a time.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Self-Sufficient Living

by Jerome D. Belanger

A guide to help both urban and rural dwellers move towards more self-sufficient, greener and economical living by providing information on gardening, cooking from scratch, preserving food, raising livestock, fishing and foraging for wild foods. 
Extreme Couponing : Learn How to be a Savvy Shopper and Save Money -- One Coupon at a Time

by Joni Meyer-Crothers

Not exactly *green* cred, but who doesn't love coupons and discounts?  Tips from a pro couponer.
 
Good and Cheap : Eat Well on $4/Day
by Leanne Brown

The author did a master's at NYU on food nutrition, and complied or created recipes that were not only good and healthy, but that could be made using the $4 a day allotted to food stamp recipients.  A Kickstarter campaign made publishing the book possible.  AND for every cookbook bought, another is donated.  
Green Enough : Eat Better, Live Cleaner, Be Happier (All Without Driving Your Family Crazy)

by Leah Segedie

Can you believe product labels that say "all natural" or "organic".? Are you taken in by packaging that looks homemade and therefore homegrown?  A blogger reads the fine print and does the research so you don't have to.
 
Green Plate Special : Sustainable and Delicious Recipes

by Christine Burns Rudalevige

Recipes for "sustainable" (and yummy) meals, plus tips and tricks for making your kitchen greener.  An easy to digest primer for conscious, delectable living.
Growing a Permaculture Food Forest : How to Create a Garden Ecosystem You Only Plant Once but Can Harvest for Years

by Caleb Warnock
 
Gardening can be fun and relaxing, and can put fresh food on the table, but it's a big commitment for busy people.  Warnock, a self-sufficiency expert, explains how you can create a self-sustaining and low-maintenance garden that will produce for years.
 
The Hands-On Home : a Seasonal Guide to Cooking, Preserving & Natural Homekeeping
 
by Erica Strauss
 
The author is a former chef-turned-urban-homesteader and blogger who decided to give up prepared foods and industrial products.

Her recipes and tips are are organized by season, and cover not just food but cleaners, personal care products, along with general household management.

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Homesteading : a Backyard Guide to : Growing Your Own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating Your Own Energy, Crafting, Herbal Medicine, and More

by Abigail R. Gehring
 
You don't have to go off the grid, or even live in the country to enjoy homegrown food.  Even the most urban of dwellers have "green" options at hand.

 
Mini Farming : Self Sufficiency on a 1/4 Acre

by Brett L. Markham

A quarter acre is enough room for gardeners to grow enough produce to make a huge dent in their grocery bills.  With enough room left over to compost and raise chickens.  Who knew?
The Natural Home : Simple, Pure Cleaning Solutions and Recipes for a Healthy House

by Isabelle Louet
 
Clean everything in your home with cheap, easily available products, using time-tested methods.  Organized by product and by location in the home, get the low-down on banishing dirt with things like lemons, vinegar, and baking soda.
 
No Impact Man : the Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process

by Colin Beavan

A guilty liberal finally snaps, swears off plastic, goes organic, becomes a bicycle nut, turns off his power, and generally becomes a tree-hugging lunatic who tries to save the polar bears and the rest of the planet from environmental catastrophe while dragging his baby daughter and Prada-wearing, Four Seasons-loving wife along for the ride.
 
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Real Food Fake Food : Why You Don't Know What You're Eating & What You Can Do About it
 
by Larry Olmsted

A crash course in "food authenticity" and an expose of federal regulatory food agencies by the author of the "Great American Bites" column for USA Today.
 
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Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper : How Innovation Keeps Proving the Catastrophists Wrong

by Robert Bryce

What if you want to, you know, save the planet, but don't want to live like your great-grandparents or go "off the grid".  Can you be an "early adopter" of technology AND a crunchy granola citizen?  Bryce says that innovation and human desire say YES.
Supermarket Healthy : Recipes & Know-How For Eating Well Without Spending a Lot

by Melissa D'Arabian

You don't have to spend all day running from one over-priced gourmet shop to another to find fresh and healthy ingredients for your meals.  This Food Network star shows you how to shop your local grocery store to find affordable and delicious meal components -- that won't take all day to prepare, either.
Sustainable Happiness : Live Simply, Live Well, Make a Difference

by Sarah Van Gelder

The editor of Yes! magazine distills decades of magazine research, essays, and personal stories about happiness into a palatable book that combats the message that we need more and bigger.
Waste Free Kitchen Handbook : a Guide to Eating Well and Saving Money by Wasting Less Food

by Dana Gunders

Packed with engaging checklists, simple recipes, practical strategies, and educational infographics, this is the ultimate tool for reducing food waste. Discover everyday techniques that call for minimal adjustments of habit, from shopping, portioning, and using a refrigerator properly to simple preservation methods including freezing, pickling, and cellaring.
Zero Waste Home : the Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste

by Bea Johnson

By utilizing "The 5 R's" (refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, rot) the author and her family produce just ONE QUART of garbage per year.  AND they've cut their annual spending by 40%.