Adventures in Sustainable Living
There is one thing you will hear me say again and again. As long as someone else is in control of your resources, they are in fact in control of your life. Consequently, my solution to that problem was to develop a sustainable, self reliant lifestyle. Not only that, but I’ve lived off the grid for more than 20 years. This podcast is not only about sustainable living it is also about teaching you to take more control over your life by being in control of many of your resources. It is possible to live a life without debt, produce much of your own food, have much more personal freedom, as well as increased personal security and peace of mind. So join me as I discuss diverse topics associated with sustainable living, off grid living, and share some of my hilarious and sometimes incredible adventures. My goal is to make you realize that you can also have a wonderful sustainable life that is adventurous, enjoyable, challenging, and rewarding. I will also make you question why you live the way you do now. Besides this podcast, I have a companion blog at www.offgridlivingnews.com Enjoy!!!
Episodes
263 episodes
263_Food Waste: The World's Most Solvable Environmental Problem
If you spend enough time watching the news, then you already know that our world has a long list of problems. Many of these issues, especially the environmental ones, seem so far out of our reach that we doubt whether or not our personal effort...
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Episode 263
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34:19
262_The Art of Slow Living
One of the advantages of working in different cultures is that you gain a completely different perspective on life. You step outside of your daily routine, experience different values, eat different foods, and make new friends. But such experie...
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Episode 262
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39:25
261_Seven Tips for Sustainable Living in 2026
Over the past couple of years, you have listened me talk about a wide variety of topics focusing on sustainable living. While researching these topics, I have repeatedly come across articles that would condemn us for destroying the planet with ...
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Episode 261
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28:12
260_Powerful Alone, Unstoppable Together: How We Can Help Our Countries Be More Green
Very early in the production of this podcast I produced an episode on the greenest countries in the world, meaning those that are the most environmentally friendly. Countries that are on this list are evaluated by very specific metrics and it t...
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Episode 260
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42:00
259_Habits for Sustainable Success: The Little Things Make the Difference
Humanity is now the dubious owner of a long laundry list of environment issues that we have to solve. Obviously some are more pressing than others. Despite this, we tend to go about our daily business as if nothing is wrong. Why is that?&...
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Episode 259
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32:25
258_How to Transform Our Urban Areas into a Sustainable Metropolis
Over the last several hundred years there have been an increasing number of people moving to urban areas. But have you ever ask yourself if it is healthier to live in the city or in a rural area. Or is it more environmentally friendly to live i...
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Episode 258
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35:29
257_How to Solve Our Global Challenges in One Generation
Adventures in Sustainable Living PodcastEpisode 257How to Solve Our Global Challenges in One GenerationYears ago I built this really nice storage shed at the cabin. It is where we store a lot of our extra dry goods and it a...
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Episode 257
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33:15
256_Ocean Acidification: The Silent Threat Beneath the Waves
Most of us love going to the beach. There is something soothing about listening to the sound of the waves, relaxing in the sun and then cooling off with a refreshing swim. If you enjoy snorkeling, that adds another layer of enjoyment. If you ar...
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Episode 256
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25:38
255_Foos Scarcity and the Urban Diet Pressure Loop Part Two
One of the things that humanity does best is to go about our daily business despite warnings that we should change. The reason for this is that we are better at responding to emergencies than we are about planning for the future. As long as lif...
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Episode 255
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31:05
254_Food Scarcity and the Urban Diet Pressure Loop Part One
When you live in a developed country where life tends to be stable, it is easy to get the impression that all is good in the world and there are no worries. Most of us calmly go about our daily business and much of the time the vast array of gl...
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Episode 254
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35:02
253_Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It?
It has long been known that our current methods of agriculture are harmful to the environment. Scientists and environmentalists have been warning us for many years now that we need to rethink our present food systems. Despite this, ...
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Episode 253
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24:52
252_What Can Be Done About Deforestation
There are so many times that I sit in front of my cabin enjoying the fact that I am completely surrounded by trees. During the 29 years that I have owned this property, I have always been determined to leave it in it’s original state as much as...
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Episode 252
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30:45
251_How to Reduce and Eliminate Plastic Pollution
There is a long list of environmental problems that we are faced with today. As you learned from my last episode, our dependence on fossil fuels is at the top of that list. Solving the problem of fossil fuels will be difficult because our entir...
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Episode 251
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30:20
250_Reducing Your Dependence on Fossil Fuels
As you could likely guess, there is a whole list of environmental concerns that we are face with in our modern world. When you look at this list, it is easy to see why people are completely overwhelmed and feel as if their individual action mak...
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Episode 250
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37:31
249_The Melting Ice Caps: Why It Matters to Us All
I’m sure we’ve all heard the old joke “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” This refers to the fact that people often take a trip and do some outrageous things. Once they are back home they would rather not share their silly shenanigan...
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Episode 249
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33:36
248_How to Accomplish Anything You Want
Have you ever wondered why some people are successful and others are not? Why is it that some people appear to be living their dreams and others only complain about not achieving the same thing. Have you ever thought about being on your death b...
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Episode 248
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34:22
247_Home Food Production Action Plan
You may think that home food production is a thing of the past but you would be wrong. Despite our modern culture and all of our wonderful technology, having some control over your own food supply is more important than ever. Yet the trend of o...
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Episode 247
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30:02
246_Sustainability as Preventative Health Care
Over the last few episodes I have covered several topics regarding the health benefits of a sustainable lifestyle. From out diets, to reducing toxin exposure, to getting more physical activity and reconnecting with nature, as well as supporting...
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Episode 246
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20:55
245_How Sustainability Cultivates Preparedness and Adaptability
There was a time when most of us were self reliant. It was because we did not have a choice. However, with modern technology these days we are more about ease and convenience. We can get online and order anything we want and have it on ou...
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Episode 245
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30:48
244_How Sustainable Living Promotes Physical Activity and Fosters a Closer Connection with Nature
Welcome folks to part four of my on-going series on the health benefits of sustainable living. Hopefully by now you have an appreciation for the fact that a sustainable lifestyle is about so much more than recycling, reducing your use of plasti...
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Episode 244
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33:53
243_The Health Benefits of Sustainable Living Part Three: Mental and Emotional Well-Being
As you have likely heard me say before, I truly think the world would be a better place if everyone could live like I do. No matter how stressful my day becomes I still get to go home to a nice quiet peaceful place and live on my terms.
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Episode 243
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27:32
242_The Healthy Benefits of Sustainable Living Part Two: Reducing Exposure to Toxins
There is a long list of benefits for living sustainably. As you can likely imagine, such a lifestyle is easier on the environment and as such is healthy for our planet as a whole. We use resources more conservatively, we reduce our personal env...
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Episode 242
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23:36
241_The Health Benefits of a Sustainable Lifestyle Part One
I have often said that the world just might be a better place if everyone could live like I do. When I go home it is quiet and peaceful with no traffic noise. I sort of have neighbors but I may only see them every couple of weeks if that. ...
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Episode 241
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24:33
240_The Slow Death of the Home Cooked Meal
Did you know that on average we now spend almost $12K per year on food. This includes money spent on take out and delivery as well as cooking at home. The average person in our culture only eats 8 meals per week at home which means we are spend...
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Episode 240
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28:12
239_Feed the Future: How to Support Pollinators in Your Community
I often say that it’s the little things that make the difference. But whenever you say that, no one thinks that you are actually taking about bumble bees, or for that matter, any of the other tens of thousands of small creatures that pollinate ...
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Episode 239
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