Sustainable Living Resource List

Below is a list of resources to support your transition towards sustainable or off-grid living that respects planetary boundaries.

Books

• Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre by Brett Markham

• The Practical Permaculture Project: Connect to Nature and Discover the Best Organic Soil and Water Management Techniques by Sophie McKay

• Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition by Toby Hemenway

• Green Living Made Easy: 101 Eco Tips, Hacks and Recipes to Save Time and Money by Nancy Birtwhistle

• Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills by Abigail Gehring

• 40 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead by David Toht

• The Doable Off-Grid Homestead by Shannon and Stewart Stonger

• Off-Grid Living 101: Beginners Guide to Having Your Own Homestead by Forrest Robertson

• Eye of the Storm by Terry LePage (free audiobook)

• Breaking Together by Jem Bendall

Podcasts

• The Sustainable Living Podcast

• Top 10: Podcasts to Help You Understand Sustainability | Sustainability Magazine

• 10 Sustainability Podcasts to Listen to Get Inspired By  | Sustainability Chic

• 25 Best Eco Friendly Podcasts You Must Follow in 2024 | Feedspot

Articles

• Human ‘behavioural crisis’ at root of climate breakdown, say scientists | The Guardian

• Going Green: A Guide to Sustainable Living at Home | Extra Space Storage

• 12 Ways to Live More Sustainably | Biological Diversity

• 100+ Simple Tips To Live a More Sustainable Lifestyle | The Minimalist Vegan

• 50 Ways to Reduce Climate Change: A Different Kind of List | Nadia Colburn

Documentaries & Videos

• Documentaries About Living Off the Grid: Top Picks for a Self-Sufficient Life | Factual America Podcast

• Everything I Own Fits in this Tiny House - FULL Tour of my Simple, Sustainable Life | Robin Greenfield

• Sustainable City Living on 1/10th of an Acre - Degrowth in the Suburbs | Happens Films

Courses

• Earthed | A nature skills platform for anyone who wants to restore the air we breathe, water we drink, land we farm and food we eat.

• School of Nature and Climate | CERES

• Sustainability Courses & Certificates Online | Coursera

• Social Farms & Gardens | Farm Garden UK

• School For The Great Turning

• Resilience and Acceptance in the Face of Collapse - A 9-Week Online Course | AcceptingCollapse.com

• Deep Adaptation Courses

• Planet Protector Academy for teachers! | Planet Protector Academy

Community

• Transition Network

• Find Your Community | Buy Nothing Project

• Safe Circle | Living Resilience

• Post-Doom | postdoom.com

• Deep Adaptation Forum

• Collapse Club

Climate Grief Circles

• Climate Grief Circles | GreenFaith

• Eco Grief Circle | The BTS Center

• Climate grief and anxiety | Christian Climate Action

• The All We Can Save Project | Climate Grief Circles 

• Good Grief Network

• Eco-emotions facilitation tools | We Heal for All

Eco communities & tiny houses

• Ecovillages | Global Ecovillage Network

• 10 Off-Grid Living Communities You Should Consider | Jackery

• Tiny house listings

• Foundation for Intentional Community

More Resources

• Earth Hero | a non-profit that created a free app and hundreds of actions to care for our planet. Take action to lead a better, more sustainable life. It's our future to choose.

• Green Neighbor Challenge | a non-profit project building a free online toolbox to empower US residents to make informed home energy choices and advance energy democracy.

• The Plant Based Treaty | the treaty would put food systems at the heart of combating the climate crisis, aiming to halt the widespread degradation of critical ecosystems caused by animal agriculture to sustainable plant-based diets.

• Groups and Organizations | Climate & Mind