Adventures in Sustainable Living
Episodes
276 episodes
#151 Meat Money: Why Do We Still Have Factory Farming?
In last weeks episode I discussed how important it is for us to know the origin of our food. Such knowledge empowers us to not only make healthier choices about what we eat but also to make choices that supports a sustainable food supply. ...
#150 Have You Ever Heard a Cow Moo?
Adventures in Sustainable Living PodcastEpisode 150Have You Ever Heard a Cow Moo?Self sufficiency and sustainability are hot topics these days. But when I was growing up in Tennessee and Geor...
#149 A Time of Gratitude
After the last two episodes where I gave you nothing but good news about our world, I have decided to continue on that trend. I have often said that if everyone in the world could come home to a place of peace and quiet and have the ability to ...
#148 Ten More Stores of Good News About Our World
In last weeks episode I gave you ten different stories of good new about our world. The reason I did that is because we are constantly bombarded by bad news. And because of that people are developing climate anxiety, depression, hopelessness, a...
#147 Ten Stories of Good News About Our World
More than likely most of you know that I do not watch network television, I do not spend a lot of time on social media platforms, nor do I pay a lot of attention to the news. Constantly hearing about tragic events, inflation, the next weather r...
#146 Ten Tips to Help You Focus on the Positive Things in Life
All we ever hear about these days is bad news. Approximately 95% of news media is negative and 90% of all news is centered around sensationalism. On top of that, almost daily we hear about some new climate related disaster, how our world food s...
#145 The Pillage of the Pollinators
Raise your hand if you love dandelions and chickweed. Well, I think many of us who have tried to maintained a well manicured lawn can at least share a story about the battle of the dandelions. I am almost ashamed to admit the lengths I have gon...
#144 How to Turn Your Home into a Wildlife Habitat
Adventures in Sustainable Living PodcastEpisode 144How to Turn Your Home into a Wildlife HabitatEven after living on the homestead property for 27 years, 95% of that property remains in its n...
#143 The Need for Wildlife Coexistence
Adventures in Sustainable Living PodcastEpisode 143The Need for Wildlife Coexistence One of the best things about where we live is the amount of wildlife we encounter. In fact, if we stayed...
#142 The Race for Resources in the Arctic
Almost daily we hear something new about the affects of climate change. One of the more interesting things from a scientific perspective is that global warming is not uniform. Europe is warming faster than the US. Canada is warming twice as fas...
#141 Green Country of the Month
Have you ever been around someone that was so overtly negative that it made you cringe just to be in the same room with them? It’s that person you see in the break area at work and you turn around and go back to your desk. You see them walking ...
#140 Sustainable Stress
Many times I stand on the back deck of the cabin enjoying the unobstructed long range view of the mountains and listening to the quiet. The only thing that interrupts the quiet is the sound of the creek that is at the height of Spring run off. ...
#139 The Happy Stranger
Just the other day I was up on the hillside above the cabin working on the greenhouse. I would take intermittent breaks, sit at a home made table, enjoy the view of the peaks and soak in the peace and tranquility. The only interruption to my si...
#138 Fourteen Tips for a Green Sustainable Kitchen
Too many times I hear people complain about the cost of a sustainable lifestyle. But what most people frequently overlook is that making the right choices for your well being is quite often easier on your bank account, better for your health an...
137_Toxic Textiles: Beware of Your Wardrobe
In our litigious society people commonly file lawsuits after an injury obtained while using a product. Much of the time the lawsuit is based on some version of “Well you did not warn me that could have happened therefore you are responsible and...
#136 The Simple Truth About Bugging Out
In the last couple of months I have produced several episodes geared toward helping you be prepared for the unexpected. Even though survival and prepping are not the subject of this podcast, self sufficiency is related directly to sustainabilit...
#135 Stop the Rot: How to Avoid Food Waste
For most of us that live in a developed country and have an adequate income, we never think much about having enough to eat. However, there are millions of people in the world that go hungry and millions more that experience food insecurity.&nb...
#134 Thirty-Five Tips and Tricks to Save Electricity
Electricity or not? That is the question. I lived without it for about 16 years at my off-grid cabin. Consequently I know from personal experience that it is very possible to do so and at the same time be very comfortable. But I rem...
133_Twenty-One Ways to Save Money at the Supermarket
Since I have been self employed for many years, I always have a certain amount of year-end accounting work to do in order to prepare for my tax return. Whenever I do this it is a perfect time for me to look over the past year and review where m...
132 The Psychology of Sustainability
With all the hype in the news media these days about nuclear war, economic recession, another banking crisis, food shortages, prolonged drought conditions, and yet another storm wreaking havoc, it is easy to overlook the biggest threat of all.&...
131 The Path to More Personal Freedom
In my previous episode I discussed 12 reasons why we make our lives so complicated. Then I gave you solutions to each one of those challenges. If you put a little further thought into that episode, it should have occurred to you that it is all ...
130 Why Do We Make Things So Complicated?
Very few people that I know have simple, slow-paced, uncomplicated lives. Even after most people retire, they go through a period of simply staying busy. It is not until several years into retirement that they give themselves permission to slow...
129 Ten Tips for Building a Cabin on a Budget
If you have never lived outside of your home country most likely you have no appreciation for just how expensive it can be to live in the United States. While most people view the US as the land of opportunity, there are plenty of places in the...
128 Ten Ways to Test Drive the Off Grid Life Before You Commit
If you have been following me at all, you already know that I have lived off the grid for many years. In fact, as of August 2023, I will have owned my homestead property for 27 years. I greatly enjoy the lifestyle that I have and would not have...
127 How to Get Started With Chickens
Having grown up with two working farms in my family, raising and processing our own food was a way of life. In fact, I never really gave it much thought. I figured this was what everyone did. It was not until I was in my teenage years that I re...
