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Are you ready to go seriously green? Check out the books below, view the Library's Green Subject Guide, and visit the new GreenZone at the Pleasant Hill Library for ideas on saving energy, creating healthy gardens and yards, conserving water, building environmentally friendly structures, and living green.

*Sara Snow's Fresh Living Sara Snow

Host of the popular cable network programs "Living Fresh" and "Get Fresh with Sara Snow" brings her special blend of expert advice, enthusiasm, and realistic solutions to help readers make simple, practical changes with and for their families.

* Organic Kitchen Garden
Juliet Roberts

Each chapter deals with a different crop, from salads, beans and brassicas to onions, potatoes and root vegetables, as well as more unusual crops such as fennel, pak choi and sea kale.

*Sewing Green: 25 Projects Made with Repurposed & Organic Materials
Betz White

White dispenses tips on everything from how to deconstruct old garments for reuse in new creations to how to wrap gifts with resusable fabric scraps instead of paper.

The Green Crafter *
Richela Fabian Morgan

Fun and easy-to-use book for crafters of all experience levels and ages that shows how to create wonderful eco-friendly projectsfor every week of the year.

*Al Gore: A Wake-up Call to Global Warming
Dale Anderson

Al Gore has lent both his voice and his political influence in the fight against global warming. His work and creative energy have earned him numerous forms of public recognition, most notably the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

From the Voices for Green Choices series for Kids.

The Garden Organic Guide to Making Compost *
Pauline Pears

Growers seeking nutrient-rich soil for their plantlife will find pages packed with practical advice and helpful information for producing more colorful fruit and vitamin-dense vegetables.

*GrassRoutes Oakland & Berkeley: Urban eco travel
Serena Bartlett

Whether it's vegan organic or late-night literary, an urban bike tour or stalking fine art and architecture, this lively guide reveals the thriving metropolis forever in San Francisco's shadow.

*Gardening with a Wild Heart
Judith Larner Lowry

A wonderful teacher, Lowry is at once inspiring and instructive as she describes the habits and uses of specific native plants and explains her desire to create a garden "at the seam between the wild and the cultivated."

Thriving During Challenging Times *
Cam Mather

From where you live, to how you heat and power your home, to producing your own food, controlling water, and getting your financial house in order, this book proves that money doesn't buy happiness, but using what you have wisely helps.

*Drip Irrigation For Every Landscape and All Climates
Robert Kourik

How to use less water yet increase the yields of vegetables and promote the growth and flowering of all plants—trees, shrubs, and container plants—in any climate, even where it rains irregularly.

Materials for Sustainable Sites *
Meg Calkins

Focuses on the environmental and human health impact of construction materials during their manufacture, transport, installation, use, and disposal, and guides the reader in evaluating, selecting, and using these materials.

*Domestic Solar Energy
Gavin D.J. Harper

This is essential reading for homeowners who wish to take advantage of free environmentally-friendly solar energy, reduce their energy bills in the long run, and help the environment.