In a rut about what to read next? We’ve compiled a list of classic and exciting new books about sustainable practices, low-waste living and keeping things green. If you want to read these titles, we highly recommend checking out your local public library, an excellent resource for books, DVDs, Blu-rays, audio books and much more. Have a title that you would like to recommend? Leave a comment down below.
Braiding Sweetgrass
Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and The Teachings of Plants
By Robin Wall Kimmerer
Can I Recycle This?
A Guide to Better Recycling and How to Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Written by Jennie Romer, illustrated by Christie Young
Factfulness
Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
By Anna Rosling Rönnlund
Healing Wise
By Susan S. Weed
Let It Rot!
The Gardener’s Guide to Composting
By Stu Campbell
The Locavore Way
Discover and Enjoy the Pleasures of Locally Grown Food
By Amy Cotler
Midwest Foraging
115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Burdock to Wild Peach
By Lisa M. Rose
Stages of Rot
By Linnea Sterte
Wallet Activism
How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn and Save As a Force for Change
By Tanja Hester
Wild Fermentation
The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods
By Sandor Ellix Katz
The Zero-Waste Chef
Plant-Forward Recipes and Tips for a Sustainable Kitchen and Planet
By Anne-Marie Bonneau
