Live Local

Phoenix Public Library has issued the next in a series of celebrity posters and bookmarks in its "Yours to Explore" campaign.  The poster features Kimber Lanning, founder and director of Local First Arizona

Photographed at Burton Barr Central Library, Lanning is holding one of her reading recommendations, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver.  It and Lanning's other recommendations are included in this list. 

The bookmark is available at Library locations while supplies last.  The poster and bookmark are also available
online.

 Frugavore : how to grow organic, buy local, waste  ... by Forge, Arabella.   Frugavore : how to grow organic, buy local, waste nothing, and eat well
Forge, Arabella.
 
 The locavore's kitchen : a cook's guide to seasona ... by Suszko, Marilou K.   The locavore's kitchen : a cook's guide to seasonal eating and preserving
Suszko, Marilou K.
"The Locavore's Kitchen invites readers to savor homegrown foods that come from the garden, the farm ...
 
 We sure can! : how jams and pickles are reviving t ... by Hood, Sarah B. 1958-   We sure can! : how jams and pickles are reviving the lure and lore of local ...
Hood, Sarah B. 1958-
 
 Adrift : charting our course back to a great natio ... by Harris, William C., 1944-   Adrift : charting our course back to a great nation
Harris, William C., 1944-
 
 The geography of nowhere : the rise and decline of ... by Kunstler, James Howard.   The geography of nowhere : the rise and decline of America's man-made lands ...
Kunstler, James Howard.
Eighty percent of everything ever built in America has been built since the end of World War II. Thi ...
 
 Animal, vegetable, miracle : a year of food life by Kingsolver, Barbara   Animal, vegetable, miracle : a year of food life
Kingsolver, Barbara
"Hang on for the ride: With characteristic poetry and pluck, Barbara Kingsolver and her family sweep ...
 
 Vanishing Phoenix by Melikian, Robert A.   Vanishing Phoenix
Melikian, Robert A.
 
 Big-box swindle : the true cost of mega-retailers  ... by Mitchell, Stacy.   Big-box swindle : the true cost of mega-retailers and the fight for America ...
Mitchell, Stacy.
"Mitchell traces the dramatic growth of megaretailers - from big boxes like Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Co ...
 
 The Shock doctrine : the rise of disaster capitali ... by Klein, Naomi, 1970-   The Shock doctrine : the rise of disaster capitalism
Klein, Naomi, 1970-
 
 Phoenix in perspective : reflection on developing  ... by Gammage, Grady, 1951-   Phoenix in perspective : reflection on developing the desert
Gammage, Grady, 1951-
 
 Goldwater by Goldwater, Barry M. 1909-1998.   Goldwater
Goldwater, Barry M. 1909-1998.
 
 Bottlemania : how water went on sale and why we bo ... by Royte, Elizabeth.   Bottlemania : how water went on sale and why we bought it
Royte, Elizabeth.
 
 The story of stuff : how our obsession with stuff  ... by Leonard, Annie.   The story of stuff : how our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, o ...
Leonard, Annie.
The director of The Story of Stuff Project tracks the life of the "stuff" we use every day, transfor ...
 
 Green metropolis : why living smaller, living clos ... by Owen, David, 1955-   Green metropolis : why living smaller, living closer, and driving less are ...
Owen, David, 1955-
Upending the environmentalist viewpoint that urban areas are "anti-green," New Yorker staff writer D ...
 
 The Earth knows my name : food, culture, and susta ... by Klindienst, Patricia.   The Earth knows my name : food, culture, and sustainability in the gardens ...
Klindienst, Patricia.
 
 American terroir : savoring the flavors of our woo ... by Jacobsen, Rowan.   American terroir : savoring the flavors of our woods, waters, and fields
Jacobsen, Rowan.
 
 A simple path to sustainability : green business s ... by   A simple path to sustainability : green business strategies for small and m ...
 
 Hope's edge : the next diet for a small planet by Lappé, Frances Moore.   Hope's edge : the next diet for a small planet
Lappé, Frances Moore.
The author of the classic "Diet for a Small Planet" and her daughter travel the world, discovering p ...
 
 Desert visions and the making of Phoenix, 1860-200 ... by VanderMeer, Philip R., 1947-   Desert visions and the making of Phoenix, 1860-2009
VanderMeer, Philip R., 1947-
 
 Ecovillages : new frontiers for sustainability by Dawson, Jonathan, 1955-   Ecovillages : new frontiers for sustainability
Dawson, Jonathan, 1955-
"In recent years, ecovillages - local communities which aim to minimise their ecological impact but ...
 
 Farewell, my Subaru : an epic adventure in local l ... by Fine, Doug.   Farewell, my Subaru : an epic adventure in local living
Fine, Doug.
Like many Americans, Doug Fine enjoys his creature comforts, but he also knows full well they keep h ...
 
 Happy go local : the smart mom's guide to living t ... by Donnelly, Linsly.   Happy go local : the smart mom's guide to living the good (and sustainable) ...
Donnelly, Linsly.
In Happy-Go-Local, Linsly Donnelly shares countless ideas from her own experience in living locally ...
 
 The rough guide to shopping with a conscience by Clark, Duncan   The rough guide to shopping with a conscience
Clark, Duncan
"Sweatshops, fair trade, climate change, ethical investment, organic food ... shopping can sometimes ...
 
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