Composting for Canada
by Suzanne Lewis

Do you know someone who wants to start a composting project? Give them this book which contains every how-to detail they will need, from setting up and maintaining a bin to troubleshooting pests. This is a great book for the beginner to the expert composter with simple explanations to all your composting questions.

The Green Blue Book
by Thomas M. Kostigen

With our limited water resources, water conservation is becoming a pressing global issue. This book gives you action-oriented tips to help you save water.

Saving water can be as easy as turning off the tap when brushing your teeth or more complex like buying water efficient appliances. There are plenty of water facts for the curious, like those wondering whether using a dishwasher is more efficient than washing by hand, or how much water it takes to make a slice of bread. The quick reference guide makes it easy to look up any type of water tip. You can even calculate your water footprint with some simple mathematics.

The Story of Stuff
by Annie Leonard

Remember watching The Story of Stuff online? Millions of people world-wide, have seen and shared the animated 20 minute short--and now it’s a book!

Annie Leonard does an excellent job of presenting the environmental impact of our consumer-based society, fleshing out the hard facts in written form. She describes in simple terms the life cycle of consumer goods from the extraction of the minerals, the production phase, the manufacturing process, the distribution process, to purchase and finally, product disposal.

Ecoholic
by Adria Vasil

From green furniture to natural beauty products, this is definitely the go-to book for living an environmentally-friendly lifestyle. Vasil writes in a fun, sassy style about every item you could possible acquire including clothes, shoes, sex toys and housewares! At the back of the book are helpful listings of environmental agencies, green stores and environmental action groups all over Canada.

Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson

Rachel Caron’s Silent Spring launched the environmental movement and a must read for everyone who has a bit of green in them.

Published in 1962, the book discusses the use of chemical pesticides and their harmful impacts on our health and the environment. Carson provides numerous case studies documenting the harmful effects that chemical pesticides have had on the environment. Recently, The University of Colorado School stated that Carson's book is one of the most influential books of our time.