To assist you in finding out more about the ideas and issues covered in our seven Discovery Circle programs, locating local CSA’s (Community Supported Agricultural farms and growers), Farmers’ Markets, and independent businesses that afford you something special, we have compiled the following listing of resources and two separate pages that can be accessed by clicking on the highlighted links.

To keep this list short and of maximum utility, we have listed only those materials and web sites needed to get a good start on your exploration and have featured web sites that in many cases have very extensive web link listings of their own. If you have a book, DVD, web site or other resource that you feel belongs on this list, please pass it along and we will consider doing so. With new material becoming available daily, we depend on community feedback and sharing to keep everyone aware of the latest, best and most useful information. Likewise, please let us know if you would like to write a short review of a resource or business that you find of particular merit.

Voluntary Simplicity

Books

DVDs

• ‘Affluenza’ and ‘Escape from Affluenza’, Bullfrog Films

Web Sites

• Simplicity Matters Earth Institute (Extensive Resources Listings)

• Vermont Earth Institute (Good Resources Listings)

Choices for Sustainable Living

Books

• Ecological Literacy: Educating Our children for a Sustainable World

DVDs

Web Sites

• Simplicity Matters Earth Institute (Extensive Resources Listings)

• Vermont Earth Institute (Good Resources Listings)

Exploring Deep Ecology

Books

DVDs & Recorded Media

• New Dimensions Radio (Interviews w/Leaders of the Deep Ecology Movement)

Web Sites

• Simplicity Matters Earth Institute (Extensive Resources Listings)

• Alliance for Wild Ethics (Gaia Theory & Deep Ecology)

Healthy Children Healthy Planet

Books

• Excellent books on Kids In Nature by Joseph Cornell, David Sobel, Richard Louv and Rick Van Noy

DVDs

Web Sites

• Simplicity Matters Earth Institute (Extensive Resources Listings

• Share, Save & Spend (Nathan Dungan’s fiscal education site for children and adults alike. It’s never too soon or too late to start.

Discovering a Sense of Place

Books

• Nature Journaling: Hannah Hinchman; Claire Walker Leslie

• Bay Region: Book List on River Stories web site

• On Place: Home! A Bioregional Reader; Dwellers in the Land: The Bioregional Vision; At Home On the Earth: Becoming Native to Our Place; The Power of Place: How Our Surroundings Shape Our Thoughts, Emotions and Actions;

DVDs on the Chesapeake Region:

Web Sites

• River Stories (Good resources for regional exploration)

• Virginia Places (Everything about the VA/WV/MD/DE area)

• Bay Gateways Web Site: Places that give you insight into the region.

• Simplicity Matters Earth Institute (Extensive Resources Listings)

Global Warming: Changing CO₂urse

Books

DVDs

Web Sites

• Simplicity Matters Earth Institute (Extensive Resources Listings)

Menu for the Future

Books

DVDs

Web Sites

• Simplicity Matters Earth Institute (Extensive Resources Listings)