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These books are for everyone on your gift list and cover everything from sustainable fashion to eco recipes.
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These Are The Books We’re Reading To Learn How To Be Sustainable
This shopping roundup is all about inspiring ourselves and others to live sustainably. We dove into a few good reads that offer tips, facts, and personal stories about how we can all live sustainably in various aspects of our lives. And, we’ve highlighted the perfect giftee for each book. So, read on, shop, and snuggle up to these environmental books.
Giftee: The Eco-Lifestyle Doubter
The best way to sum up this book is through the author’s own candid admission. “Being eco-friendly isn’t about being perfect. It’s about making small changes to your lifestyle – changes so small that you’ll barely notice.” Inside her book is a series of small changes that we can all make to our life- from food to makeup- that can make live more sustainably. Told in a funny and practical manner, this book is a quick read for anyone wondering how on earth they’re go to live ‘eco’.
The synopsis calls this “the Fast Food Nation of the fashion world”. After you read this, it will definitely feel like that. Black offers actionable tips about how to be a conscious shopper. What’s most impressive are her in-depth explanations about exactly what makes the fashion and beauty industries ‘dirty’. And, just so you won’t feel hopelessly sad, Black suggests a few eco-friendly brands that land at every price point. Her call to arms also throws in a few conscious shopping tips you can follow when seeking out the best sustainable fashion brands.
Giftee: The Activist
Safia Minney is the founder of the sustainable fashion label People Tree and penned this helpful guide to help eco-conscious shoppers gain a deeper understanding of sweatshop labor and fair trade fashion. It’s what makes this book so great for someone desiring a behind-the-scenes look at how their clothes are made. Minney highlights the highs and lows of clothing production. By the last page, you’ll walk away wondering if $5 is worth the exploitation of humanity and this earth.
Giftee: The Environmentalist
Robin is not only an environmental biology professor at the State University of New York, she is also a Native American author who combines her passion for nature with her heritage as a member of the Potawatomi Nation. Her debut novel, Braiding Sweatgrass, is a collection of essays that acknowledge and celebrate nature and the generosity of gifts that this world has to offer.
Giftee: The Minimalist
Jen Chillingsworth wrote one of those sustainable books that takes it one-week at a time… literally. With 52 steps – one for each week of the year- Jen offers her readers a way to become more environmentally friendly in a one-step-at-a-time kinda way. From choosing cleaning products to creating capsule wardrobes, this book offers small doses of a sustainable advice that you can slowly adopt into your life.
Giftee: The Interior Decorator
Go on a home tour with sustainable blogger Christine Liu. Only, this time she’ll walk you through your home to share thoughtful ways about how you can adopt more reusable items, renewable energy, reduce waste and even make a few of your everyday basics that are good for the planet. This is definitely one of those sustainable books that you’ll want to have on hand for everyday advice about how to be a conscious consumer and live green.
Giftee: The Budding Farmer
This simple manifesto focuses on how to build your home within the natural world. Homesteader and co-founder of Lady Farmer, Mary Kingsley shares her tips for slow living. This book is a useful guide with her real life stories, recipes and resources that we can all use to move away from fast fashion and fast food towards a life that is more connected to the earth.