sustainable living

The Ojai Foundation

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Community house made of natural building materials and living roof
Community house made of natural building materials and living roof

“Last week in California, my partner and I visited The Ojai Foundation and found a great source of inspiration for the type of service we eventually hope to provide. Most notably, the Foundation combines lessons about sustainable living with experiences that foster the development of the human spirit.”

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Mother Earth News YouTube Channel

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I happened across the Mother Earth News YouTube channel the other day as I was watching some stove videos. Mother Earth News has always been my favorite sustainable living magazine and so I was pleasantly surprised to find their YouTube channel. Take a look when you have time.

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Ripples Blog

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Ripples’ topics for a sustainable lifestyle
Ripples’ topics for a sustainable lifestyle

“Ripples is a blog connecting people to resources on sustainable living while chronicling our off-grid journey and supporting the work of non-profit organizations.

Ripples Blog: Telling Our Story
Our goal is to build a healthy, organic lifestyle in a small earthbag home, using sustainable alternative systems for transportation, energy, water, food production and…well, everything! We hope to preserve habitat for native species in the Ozark Mountains while learning (and educating others) about native habitat creation. This blog follows our journey “off the grid”: using alternative electricity sources like solar power. The blog itself is also off-grid, powered by 100% solar energy!

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The Sustainable Farmer

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The Sustainable Farmer from Humanity.TV on Vimeo.

“After years of being a mechanical engineer, Sandot quit his job and moved back to this family farm in Northern Thailand. Now, he works to reforest the area and create a sustainable lifestyle and culture for both his neighbors and his family by growing his own food, building bamboo houses, and living the simple life.”

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