Adventures in Sustainable Living
Episodes
276 episodes
126 How to Maintain a Safe Water Supply
As I have said previously, part of having a sustainable lifestyle is being prepared for the unexpected. I think at this point all of us have seen media reports of natural disasters, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc that have destroyed communities and...
#125 14 Ways to Cook Without Using Your Kitchen Stove
An important part of living sustainably is being prepared for the unexpected. In my last episode, I discussed the basics of food storage. In this next episode about being prepared, I want to discuss a second important skill. Imagine...
#124 How to Start Your Food Storage Plan
In this weeks episode I want to discuss a very important principle involving personal sustainability and self sufficiency. It is something very easy to do and it will give you a great deal of personal security. Yet this is something that most p...
#123 Mastering the Sustainability Mindset
One to the fundamental principles related to being self sufficient is that first and foremost you have to accept that you are ultimately responsible for everything that you choose to do and everything that you choose not to do.The same i...
#122 Working Together: The Fastest Way to Our Green Transition.
In the last few episodes I have discussed several topics relating to how our transition to a more sustainable economy will have a direct impact on everyone. These topics have included electric vehicles, an environmentally friendly economy, rene...
#121 How Decarbonizing Will Affect Affect Everyone of Us
Certainly by now we are all very familiar with the subject of climate change. We hear about it everyday. We witness extreme weather events on a regular basis. We see the devastation and loss of life and property.I think we can all agree ...
#120 Why Do We Not Use More Renewable Energy?
The cost of solar energy has declined by more than 80% over the last 15 years. This is the very reason that my entire homestead has operated solely on solar energy for the last 6 years. Based on what my friends pay for electricity on a monthly ...
#119 The Challenges of Transitioning to a Green Economy
It is one thing to say that we need to transition to a green economy and quite another to actually make it happen. While it seems as if everyone on the planet knows it needs to happen why is more not being done? Why is everyone still sitting on...
#118 The Pros and Cons of Electric Vehicles.
As our world slowly transitions to things more renewable. several states and national governments are moving to either ban to phase out gasoline powered vehicles. As with anything else, there are advantages and disadvantages. ...
#117 Are Carbon Credits a Scam?
It makes me happy when I hear more and more about the principles of zero waste, reducing carbon emissions, expansion of renewable energy, and the world moving toward a circular, sustainable economy.While this is encouraging, I also think...
#116 Will Greening Ourselves Result in Extinction?
It always seems as if someone is out to make a profit at our expense. We are repeatedly told we need this product or that one. We are told the more we have the better. The more we buy the better because it is the source of our happiness....
#115 Consumer Beware
Have you ever known a person that seemed to have a conspiracy theory about almost everything? Every little thing that happens, they jump to the conclusion that some government plot or sinister group is responsible. But what if it tu...
#114 Sustainability Means Being a Better Star Thrower
From the deck of my cabin I have a nice view of the mountains to the north and the east. This is the most common direction from which storms will move in toward the cabin. As we watch the distant ridges slowly disappear into the clouds we often...
#113 Clean, Green and Simple: Give Veggies a Chance
In todays world it is almost impossible for anyone to escape the impact of environmental issues, the possibility of resource depletion, climate change, and skyrocketing inflation. Most of us likely feel helpless to do anything about all that is...
#112 The Sustainability Happiness Challenge
In my opinion underneath all the chaos of our modern life, many people crave a simpler existence. Yet our modern version of the good life is robbing us of our money, free time, personal security and even our underlying happiness. I ...
#111 The Way Forward: Redefining Progress and Prosperity
Our Earth is about 4 1/2 billion years old. After all this time, suddenly the Earth is under a tremendous amount of pressure, and it is us. This is because over the past century we have witnessed astounding growth in the human population.
#110 The Benefits of Slow Food
There is no doubt that the fast food industry has transformed the world. It affects how we eat, what we eat, our nutrition, and even our average body weight. The average American spends $2,375 per year on restaurant food. The global value of th...
#109 Fifteen Reasons to Go Solar
Did you know that solar power is the most abundant resource on Earth. Covering only 4% of the world’s desert areas with solar panels would produce enough electricity to power the entire planet. Yet it is still difficult for me to believe that a...
#108 Composting with Worms
There are many ways to live more sustainably, some easier than others. But one of the most valuable things you can do from the perspective of sustainability is composting. Many people are put off by this thought because they have this ill conce...
#107 Adventures with Bears
Homestead living is just not for everyone, especially if you sort of live on the edge of the world so to speak. Just like anything else in life, there are good days and bad days, successes and failures. But if you enjoy the privacy, semi-...
#106 Real World Ecological Recovery
In my last episode I talked a lot about the progress of humanity and how our own cleverness has placed our planetary life support system in jeopardy. While we were moving along in life congratulating ourselves on our achievements, we forgot to ...
#105 Moral Ecology
Progress, progress, progress. So many things are justified in the name of progress. All too often we hail the forward motion of progress because it improves our lives somehow. Things are easier, services are less expensive, anything we want is ...
104 Mother Nature is Weaponizing Water
There are now 8 billion people on planet Earth. Due to our varied interests, cultures, belief systems, and politics, it is obviously necessary to have rules and laws in order to keep the peace and ensure mutual cooperation. But regardless of th...
#103 Nature Finds a Way: Life Without Humans
On several occasions I have pointed out that the environment would be just fine without people but people would not be okay without the environment. This begs the question of whether or not humanity is actually beneficial to the planet or are w...
