<DIV><p>Merlin, Gandalf, Voldemort?these well-known sorcerers from popular culture are famed for their amazing spells and spectacular magical powers. In ancient times, however, a wizard was actually a freelance intellectual whose main stock in trade was good advice, supported by a thorough education in agriculture, navigation, political and military science, languages, commerce, mathematics, medicine, and the natural sciences?in essence, the true Renaissance man.</p><p>John Michael Greer proposes a modern mage for uncertain times; one who possesses a startling array of practical skills gleaned from the appropriate tech and organic gardening movements forged in the energy crisis of the 1970s. From the basic concepts of ecology to a plethora of practical techniques such as composting, green manure, low-tech food preservation and storage, small-scale chicken and rabbit raising, solar water heating, alternative energy sources, and more, <I>Green Wizardry</I> is a comprehensive manual for today's wizard-in-training.</p><p>Providing a solid practical introduction to the entire appropriate tech toolkit, this book is a must-read for anyone concerned about decreasing our dependence on an overloaded industrial system and, in a world of serious energy shortages and economic troubles, making life a great deal less traumatic and more livable.</p><p><B>John Michael Greer</B> is a scholar of ecological history and an internationally renowned Peak Oil theorist whose blog <I>The Archdruid Report</I> has become one of the most widely cited online resources dealing with the future of industrial society. He is the author of more than thirty books, including <I>The Wealth of Nature</I> and <I>The Long Descent</I>.</p><br></DIV>