Eco Kiwi, Green Solutions for Everyday Life
by Simon and Jane Cotter, 240pp limpbound, Random House, Auckland 2003, RRP$29.95. This is a complete sampler for the ‘alternative’ lifestyle, redolent of more caring times in the 1970s. While there’s detail about ecofriendly homes, for example, the authors concentrate on tips to live more gently with the earth around existing buildings — a more practical choice for everyday life.
The book takes four sectors of daily life. Shelter spans from houses down to the paint finishes and utensils in them. Under The Elements, are notes on energy including alternative sources but focussing on how to use power more efficiently. The Life Cycle includes food, gardening, permaculture and recycling. Resources lists local help and organisations, even ‘gree’ traders. This is a resource book of familiar concerns, adding the advantages of being ready for the 2000s and referenced to local conditions.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 310, 1 November 2003, Page 44
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