New Society Publishers

01/28/2025

🎉📚 The Future of Education Starts Today – Happy Pub Day to The End of Education as We Know It! 📚🎉

Are we ready to face the education challenges of today? From outdated systems to growing inequities, it’s time to rewrite the story of learning. That’s exactly what Ida Rose Florez tackles in her new book, The End of Education as We Know It, which hits shelves TODAY! 🚀

💡 Whether you're a teacher, parent, or advocate for change, this book is a wake-up call– your roadmap to the future of learning.

➡️ Get your copy now! https://bit.ly/3Mv1v6X

01/27/2025

In a world where headlines of natural disasters are becoming all too frequent, the need to build strong, resilient communities has never been more urgent. 🌍

From wildfires to hurricanes, these challenges remind us that we’re stronger together. Building Community by James S. Gruber is a powerful guide to fostering collaboration and connection in the face of adversity.

For those feeling the weight of these times, this book breaks down 12 guiding principles of building community, focusing on fostering resilience, inclusivity, and sustainability. Because resilience begins with community. 🤝

🌟 Build stronger connections today! Visit our Building Community page for tips and resources: https://bit.ly/40Bgza1 🏡✨

01/25/2025

Feeling the need to unplug and reconnect with the natural world? 🌎✨ This is your chance!

Wildwood Speaker Series presents Mikaela Cannon – the renowned author of Foraging as a Way of Life – in a FREE live webinar celebrating Wildwood Ecoforest 's 80th Anniversary! 🎉

🗓 Date: Wed Jan 29 | 7-8 PM�
💻 Where: Online via Zoom�
💵 Cost: $0.00

👉 Why You Shouldn’t Miss It:�Mikaela will take you on a journey of rediscovery—how connecting with nature can soothe the soul and inspire action for a better, more sustainable world. 🌱 She’s a passionate forager, teacher, and climate activist who empowers people of all ages to live in harmony with the planet.

🎁 Bonus: One lucky participant will WIN a free copy of her book! 📖 (Your registration email = your raffle ticket!)

Register now to secure your spot: https://bit.ly/3CjbdIj

Zoom link will be sent directly to your inbox on the day of the event.

🌟 Don’t wait—this is more than a webinar; it’s your chance to ignite a deeper connection with the natural world. Let’s honor Wildwood’s legacy together!

Tag a friend who loves nature and let’s grow together! 🌳💚

Mikaela Cannon, author of Foraging as a Way of Life , is excited to share her passion for foraging and all things nature in the first installment of the Wildwood Ecoforest Speaker Series. This multi-part series showcases leading individuals who inspire a deeper connection to nature and advocate for

01/23/2025

🚜🌱 Win the Ultimate Guide for Farmers & Gardeners PLUS Extra Content! 🌱🚜

Farmers, homesteaders, and gardening enthusiasts – this one's for YOU! 🌾 Whether you're tending a backyard plot or managing acres of farmland, Zach Loeks' The Garden Tool Handbook is packed with pro tips and insights to help you level up your growing. From precision tools to time-saving techniques, this book is your secret to success!

Want to win a FREE copy? Here’s how:
1️⃣ FOLLOW us on Facebook or Instagram
2️⃣ LIKE this post ❤️
3️⃣ TAG a fellow grower who would love this book!
Bonus: Share your gardening or farming tool questions with us for an extra entry! We’ll see if we can get the author to answer them here.

🎉 AND THERE'S MORE: 🎉

The winner of our book giveaway will also win a ONE-YEAR subscription to the Permaculture Video Library, courtesy of Zach Loeks! This exclusive collection features:

🌱 Blackboard Design Lessons
🌿 From-the-field training by the incredible Zach Loeks!
Instructions on how to redeem your very own coupon code will be available after the contest closes.

🌟 Ready to be a master of your tools? Enter now! 🌟 Contest closes on January 30th, when we choose one lucky winner! Don’t miss this chance to transform your growing game with expert advice straight from the field.

Zach Loeks

Searching for efficient, cost-effective ways to level up your growing? The Garden Tool Handbook is the essential guide to choosing the right tool for the right job at the right time. Covers must-have equipment, supplies, and techniques for every task from planting to harvest for farms, homesteads, o...

01/22/2025

📰 Exciting News for the Publishing Industry!

We’re thrilled to announce the release of two free-to-use carbon calculators designed specifically for publishing professionals:

1️⃣ The Book Carbon Footprint Calculator
Quantifies cradle-to-warehouse carbon emissions of a printed book, helping you identify and compare key carbon sources in book production.

2️⃣ The Publisher’s Carbon Footprint Calculator
Measures the organizational carbon footprint of your publishing house.

Use these tools independently or together for the most accurate results! 📚🌿

Upcoming Training Session
💡 Sustainable Publishing Tools: Calculating Your Carbon Output
📅 Date: Feb 13, 2025
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM PST
📍 Where: Zoom
🎙️ Learn from Julie Raddysh of New Society Publishers, with tool developers Jen Knoch and EJ Hurst available to answer all your questions.

➡️ Click the link in our bio to register today! https://bit.ly/42orCWw.

Want to learn more about the tools? Check out our latest blog post and press release to explore how these tools can help you reduce your carbon footprint.

Together, let’s make publishing more sustainable! 🌎

Read the press release launching a new tool to make your publishing practices more sustainable with free, easy-to-use tools and register for an online training session, "Sustainable Publishing Tools: Calculating Your Carbon Output."

01/22/2025

🌎 When the Smoke Clears, Community is What Remains 🔥

The California wildfires have revealed the incredible power of community. From neighbors supporting each other to collective efforts to rebuild and heal, resilience begins with connection. 💪❤️

At New Society Publishers, we believe community drives change. Whether it’s organizing relief efforts, creating sustainable solutions, or fostering belonging, building community lays the foundation for a better future. 📚✨

📖 Click the link to learn how you can help build stronger, more resilient communities today. And explore our selection of COMMUNITY-THEMED TITLES ON SALE NOW through the end of February. Enjoy exclusive savings with discount code Community35 at checkout.🌱

What comes to mind when you hear the word “community?” Is it neighbours coming together to transform an empty lot into a garden? Volunteers uniting to clean up a beach? Or perhaps it’s an online group where strangers become friends, bonded by shared goals and passions. At its core, community i...

01/21/2025

🚨 Searching for efficient, cost-effective ways to level up your growing? 🌱

💡Take the guesswork out of growing with Zach Loeks’ The Garden Tool Handbook. In this helpful sample from the book, he explains the Garden Operation Cycle—a straightforward, step-by-step approach to planning, planting, and harvesting efficiently.

🛠️ Whether you're just starting out or have years of experience, this method can help you save time, money, and effort while achieving your growing goals. 🌻🍅

📢 Visit the link to get started today! 🪴

Zach Loeks

In this excerpt from The Garden Tool Handbook, author Zach Loeks explores how, by breaking the gardening year into stages like planning, planting, and harvesting, you can learn to use the right tools, techniques, and timing to make each task easier and more effective.

01/20/2025

Change begins with peace, and peace begins with us.🕊️

On this , we honor Dr. King’s timeless message of peace, equity, and justice. His commitment to nonviolent civil disobedience as a tool for change continues to resonate. 🌍

At New Society Publishers, we are inspired by Dr. King’s vision and strive to amplify voices that champion justice, sustainability, and a brighter future for all. 📚✨

01/15/2025

🔥 Extreme weather is making headlines, but is the full story being told? 🌪️🌊

Margaret Klein Salamon’s powerful Rolling Stone article reveals how the media often fails to connect disasters like wildfires and hurricanes to their root causes—fossil fuels and political decisions.

It’s time to demand better. Let’s push for coverage that informs, inspires, and drives real climate action. 💪

📢 Read the article and join the movement to hold the media accountable for telling the whole story. Together, we can turn disasters into opportunities for bold, meaningful change!

Protesting the fossil fuel industry and their political allies can help fix the narrative, and turn disasters into opportunities for climate action.

01/15/2025

🚨 Pre-Order Now! 📚✨

It's Time to Rethink Education!

Ida Rose Florez’s The End of Education as We Know It is a bold call to action for anyone ready to challenge outdated systems and reimagine schools as spaces of harmony and growth. 🌍💡

This isn’t just education reform—it’s a revolution. Learn how to disrupt outdated systems, build resilient communities, and design schools that nurture harmony with each other and the Earth. 🌱✨

📚 Pre-order now and join the movement to reimagine what education can truly be. This is more than a book—it’s a revolution. 👉 https://bit.ly/3Mv1v6X

Schools play a critical role in defining our relationship to people and planet, but modern education reinforces a paradigm based on coercion, extraction, and exploitation. The End of Education as We Know It is a guidebook for transforming society through complex systems-thinking and regenerative way...

01/14/2025

🌿✨ Happy Publication Day! ✨

The Garden Tool Handbook by Zach Loeks—a must-read for serious gardeners, professional growers, edible landscapers and anyone who wants to grow better.

Click the link to order today and level up your growing! 👉 https://bit.ly/3WWXJIm

Zach Loeks

01/13/2025

🌍🔥 Our digital marketing coordinator’s job is (unfortunately) getting easier these days—climate posts are quickly becoming evergreen content.

With devastating fires in LA and the aftermath of hurricanes like the one in NC, these events remind us that the climate crisis is a constant, urgent challenge.

For those feeling overwhelmed by it all, I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor offers a much-needed lifeline. This book is perfect for tragic optimists—those who see the gravity of the crisis but are determined to find resilience, hope, and even a bit of humor along the way.

📖 Dive into this thought-provoking (and surprisingly funny) guide

Reeling from a crisis of hope, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd seeks out today's leading climate thinkers, from collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht to Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer. "If it's the end of the world, now what?" he asks, as he steers us through our climate angst in search of a "bet...

01/10/2025

🌟 Ready to revolutionize your farm in 2025? 🚜

Don’t miss Pam Dawling, author of Sustainable Market Farming, as she shares expert insights, practical tips, and proven strategies at two unmissable events!

👉 Virginia Association of Biological Farming Conference
📍 Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, Virginia, MD
📅 Fri Jan 10 - Sun Jan 12��

Learn, connect, and elevate your farm to the next level with 3 workshops:
✅ Providing for the Full Eating Season
✅ Growing Great Garlic
✅ Deciding Which Vegetable Crops to Grow

👉 Future Harvest’s Farming into the Future Conference
📍 Silver Spring Civic Building, Downtown Silver Spring, MD
📅 Fri Jan 17 - Sat Sun 18

Discover innovative approaches to sustainable farming and market success with 2 workshops:
✅ Optimizing Your Asian Greens Production
✅ Deciding Which Vegetable Crops to Grow

📖 Get your copy of Sustainable Market Farming signed! Bring your book or grab one at the event.
💡 What’s one thing you’d love to learn about sustainable farming? Share below, and tag a friend who’d love this! Let’s grow together 🌎💚

Sustainable Market Farming (Book)

01/09/2025

🌱✨ GIVEAWAY TIME! ✨🌱

We’re celebrating small-scale farming with a special giveaway of Microfarms by Jean-Martin Fortier and Aurélie Sécheret! 🥕📖 This book is packed with practical tips and inspiration for creating a thriving, sustainable microfarm. 🌾💡

Want to win your own copy? Here’s how:�
1️⃣ Follow us on Facebook or Instagram ()�
2️⃣ Like this post ❤️�
3️⃣ Tag a friend who dreams of farming or loves sustainable living 🌍
🎉 Bonus: Do you have a burning question about farming or gardening? Drop it below for 3 extra entries, and we'll see if we can get the authors to answer. 🎁

The giveaway ends on January 16th, and the winner will be announced shortly after. Don’t miss your chance to grow big on a small scale! 🌟

Market Gardener Institute

Discover the art of sustainable small-scale farming with Microfarms. This guide delves into low-tech and highly effective organic farming techniques. Packed with vivid illustrations, it unveils Jean-Martin Fortier's proven methods through engaging case studies, offering a blueprint for success in ec...

01/03/2025

🌾✨ Farm smarter, not harder! ✨🌾

Being a successful farmer is about more than tending the fields—it’s about managing your farm team effectively. 💪🌱 In this blog excerpt from "Microfarms" by Jean-Martin Fortier and Aurélie Sécheret, discover five essential lessons to streamline team coordination, boost productivity, and create a thriving, positive workplace on your small-scale farm.

Whether you’re a seasoned grower or just starting your farming journey, these tips will make workforce management a breeze. Don’t miss out!

Market Gardener Institute

In this excerpt from Microfarms, discover five essential lessons that will help you streamline team coordination, boost productivity, and create a positive working environment on your farm.

12/31/2024

🌟💚 New Year, Greener You! Ready to kick off 2025 with resolutions that actually stick—and make a difference? 🌱✨

We’ve got you covered! Dive into our latest blog: 10 Ways to Make (and Keep) Eco-Conscious Resolutions. From easy swaps to meaningful changes, these tips will help you live more sustainably without missing a beat. 🌍💪

💫 Which eco-friendly habit will you start with? Read the post now and share your ideas below—we’d love to hear!

New Year’s resolutions can be tough to stick to, but what if you made one that’s good for you and the planet? This year, consider these 10 eco-friendly goals that are simple—and way more fun—than you might think!

12/28/2024

🎄✨ This holiday season, skip the store-bought and wow your guests with something homemade! 🍖🧀 A thoughtfully crafted charcuterie board featuring treats like fig chutney or fennel pickles is a delicious way to say thank you and spread joy. ❤️

Looking for inspiration? Pure Charcuterie by Meredith Leigh has everything you need to create recipes that delight the taste buds and warm the heart. 🌟 Check out the link for tips and start building your board of holiday magic!

What’s your go-to charcuterie addition? Share your favorite picks below! 🥖🍇

Ready to impress at your next holiday gathering? From curing meats to crafting fig chutney and fennel pickles, we’ve got recipes from Pure Charcuterie: The Craft and Poetry of Curing Meats at Home by Meredith Leigh. Scroll down for the easy stuff, bring something delicious, and savor the season wi...