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Solviva - How to Grow $500,000 on One Acre and Peace on Earth

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Title: Solviva How to Grow $500,000 on One Acre & Peace on Earth
Author: Anna Edey
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11" 232 pages
Released: 2004-07-28

This book is about one woman’s vision and commitment to learning to live sustainably and in harmony with life on Earth. Since 1976 Anna Edey has made one astonishing discovery after another, developing methods of sustainable living under the name Solviva Solar-Dynamic, Bio-Benign Design. The results of her experiments and methods have again and again exceeded highest hopes and expectations.

Solviva describes the exciting trials and triumphs of her journey and offers convincing proof that we can, with today’s technology and knowledge, live in ways that reduce pollution and depletion of resources by 80 percent or more, and at the same time reduce the cost of living and improve the quality of life in urban and rural locations. Solviva contains 155 color illustrations and detailed instructions and recommendations to help others along their own journeys toward living sustainably.

About the Author
Anna Edey’s work has been featured on television and radio, and in newspapers and magazines around the world. She has lectured and consulted widely in the United States and has received awards from the United Nations Environment Program, Renew America, Amway Corporation, Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture, and Aveda Corporation.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Some Current Realities

Part I: The Truth Revealed in Color

Part II: A Visit to Solviva

Part III: How I Got on the Path of Seeking Better Ways to Live and What I Discovered Along the Way

Three Catalysts for Change

Heating

Cooling

Wastewater Management

Food Production

Electricity

Transportation

Solid Waste Management

Part IV: A Call to Action

Proposals for Jump-Starting a Better Future

A Tale to Two Cities

Part V: A Collection of Powerful Quotes

Part VI: Construction and Maintenance of the Solviva Greenhouse and Farm

The Solviva Designs: Review Evaluation, Recommendations

Solviva Greenhouse Management

More Detailed Description and Recommendations of the Solviva Management Techniques

A Year at Solviva

The Animals

Part VII: Recommended Resources