Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post-Consumer World

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Spending money is the last thing anyone wants to do right now. We are in the midst of a massive cultural shift away from consumerism and toward a vibrant and very active countermovement that has been thriving on the outskirts for quite some time—do-it-yourselfers who make frugal, homemade living hip are challenging the notion that true wealth has anything to do with money. In Making It, Coyne and Knutzen, who are at the forefront of this movement, provide readers with all the tools they need for this radical shift in home economics.
The projects range from simple to ambitious and include activities done in the home, in the garden, and out in the streets. With step-by-step instructions for a wide range of projects—from growing food in an apartment and building a ninety-nine-cent solar oven to creating safe, effective laundry soap for pennies a gallon and fishing in urban waterways—Making It will be the go-to source for post-consumer living activities that are fun, inexpensive, and eminently doable. Within hours of buying this book, readers will be able to start transitioning into a creative, sustainable mode of living that is not just a temporary fad but a cultural revolution.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rodale Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 26, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1605294624
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1605294629
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.56 x 0.73 x 9.15 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,335,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,136 in Do-It-Yourself Home Improvement (Books) #2,246 in Sustainable Living #63,247 in Crafts & Hobbies (Books)
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Customers find the book informative and well-written, with clear and easy instructions and many projects and ideas. Moreover, the content is inspirational, with one customer noting the authors have tested many homemade products, and another mentioning the book is divided into daily, monthly, and project categories. Additionally, the recipes and ingredients are elemental, and customers consider it worth the money.