The Going Green Handbook: 52 Inspired Ideas for Saving Money and the Environment

by Alice Mary Alvrez

"Use little and live big" is the motto of sustainability expert and author Alice Alvrez whose handbook to going green guides contains a year's worth of achievable eco ideas.

Easy, healthy, money-saving DIY ideas for a sustainable lifestyle
Inspired living for the environment: Make your footprint planet-positive. With the gentle guidance of eco-expert, Alice Mary Alvrez, you can start with baby steps and progress to living the green good life! Level up your eco-knowledge with these 52 creative ideas and easy ways to reduce your waste, eat organic, and keep toxins out of your home.

Grow organic, reduce waste, live toxin-free, and save money: Inside this helpful and hopeful guide, you'll find tips for greening up all the areas of your life. Learn surprising facts about your impact on the environment and change your habits with do-it-yourself ideas. Start with small, simple changes and work your way up to raising chickens, planting a bee-friendly garden, and growing organic veggies instead of a high maintenance grass lawn. Also, find easy composting tips and recipes for toxin-free homemade eco cleansers and paint.

A DIY handbook for all levels: Whether you want to be a green rookie or an eco-master, you can help the planet every week of the year. The Going Green Handbook is an inspiring and instructive guide to living the handmade life by consuming less and creating more. Use little, live big!

Readers will learn:

why we live the way we do and how we can become less wasteful and greener
tips, tricks, and secrets for a self-sufficient sustainable home and lifestyle
starter garden tips for growing your own healthy food, fruit, veggies, and fresh herbs
how to save money by going green
Save money, be inspired, and go green with this helpful and easy handbook!

Genres: Nonfiction, Sustainability

162 pages, Paperback

Published July 15, 2018

Reviews

[Nicole Miles · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book doesn't go into as much depth and didn't seem as well-researched/cited as others I've read on the topic. That said, this library copy had "(cite)" after certain parts of the text with no citation linked or any notes or sources at the back of the book so maybe the physical copy has sources included. I was going to say it's OK as a primer for those new to "going green", but it also seems to leave out some basic information that would be important for a beginner's handbook.

I would probably still recommend it for those at the very beginning of their "eco-journey" looking for a very approachable, uncomplicated text.