Save Money and the Planet with Raleigh Briggs' New Book "Make It Last"
Make It Last is a practical guide to prolonging the lives of the things you love. Tips for mending clothing, preserving your garden's harvest, drying herbs and meat, and other skills that can help you save money and become more self-sufficient!
PORTLAND, OR, September 09, 2012
In Make It Last: Prolonging and Preserving What We Love (ISBN 9781934620984) Raleigh Briggs takes her longtime commitment to community building through the DIY and DIT (Do it Together!) movements and shares her valuable experience with the reader through a conversational tone in her hand drawn and illustrated guide. According to Verbicide Magazine, "Her writing style is very casual, easily approached, and, at times, absolutely hilarious."As an early adopter of the household sustainability, urban farming, and permaculture movements, Briggs presents a practical guide to prolonging the lives of the things you love. Tips for mending clothing, preserving your garden' s harvest, drying herbs and meat, and other skills that can help the reader save money and become more self-sufficient while helping to save the planet.
This book is essential in bridging the gap between life in a disposable culture and the basic skills needed to live in a more sustainable way through extending the life of the things you love. Make It Last is divided up into three basic chapters -- Clothes, Food, and Home. Through easy steps and simple illustrations, Briggs walks the reader through each of these subjects and provides practical and money saving tips to create a more sustainable and self-maintainable lifestyle.
"People are starting to realize not only that they can do this stuff, but that it's fun and fulfilling to boot." says Briggs. "Whenever you think about the choices you're making, you're doing a good thing."
Make It Last is the sequel to Briggs' best-selling book Make Your Place, which acts as a pocket-sized reference guide to living a sustainable domestic life outside of consumer consciousness. An essential tool to anyone looking to live a more DIY lifestyle and a perfect companion to Briggs' newest release.
Raleigh Briggs is the best-selling author of Make Your Place: Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills and several DIY zines. She lives with her husband and two needy cats in Seattle, WA.
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