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!!!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 247
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
#047 Your Carbon Footprint Explained
Did you know that I can list 10 simple things that you do everyday that pollute the environment. Things that you have perhaps done thousands of times and never given it a thought. And maybe it was th…
#046 The Best Economy in the World
As you can easily believe, the products we products, the things we use everyday and the things we choose to eat directly influences how much waste we product. But what most people do not think abo…
#045 Green Growth in Action
As you likely know by now, I like to criticize how we live and all the wasteful things that we do. And I am especially critical of my own culture in the United States. However, there are a lot of po…
#044 Chemical Dependency versus Sustainability
Did you know that Americans have a chemical dependency problem? And I am not referring to drugs, alcohol, marijuana, or prescription substances. Yet this chemical dependency is a very open and social…
#043 Noah's Ark All Over Again
A number of years ago I had the opportunity to travel extensively through the Amazon basin. I visited remote villages and saw things that most people never see except on the pages of National Geograp…
#042 Lights Out
For multiple reasons, it is entirely possible for our power grid to go down not just for a few days, but for weeks to months. In this episode I discuss some very real scenarios of how this could happ…
#041 How to Overcome the Resistance to Change
Among the hundreds of people waiting to visit Mahatma Gandhi was a mother and her young son. When it was their turn, the woman asked Gandhi to speak with her son about eating sugar. Gandhi asked her …
#040 Troubled Waters: There is a Perfect Storm on the Horizon
About 10 years ago, Annette and her son and I were sitting in a small cafe in some far corner of Costa Rica. Her son Erik was still very young at the time and this was his first trip out of the count…
#039 When the Rubber Meets the Road, Where Does It Go?
We literally live in a sea of micro-plastics. These tiny particles can be found from the deepest place on the planet, the Mariana Trench, to the highest mountain, Mount Everest. By simply living, eat…
#038 The Value of Simplicity
Take a good look at your lifestyle. I think it is safe to say that most of us live under such a cloud clutter that we have long forgotten what it is like to live a simple life, much less a sustainabl…
#037 Sustainability is Your Best Security Blanket
It is basic human nature that at a subconscious level, all humans crave normalcy, routine, and familiarity. This is especially true during a disaster or some other stressful event. Small children car…
#036 Ignorance is a Choice
As Americans, plain and simple, we are addicted to convenience. It is almost to the point of being ridiculous. And that convenience results in a short attention span, very little patience, and a wast…
#035 How to Make a Clean Get Away
In this episode, I want to focus on the topics of sustainable travel and ecotourism. Now that travel restrictions are starting to relax, we are all anxious to get out and about, which I totally under…
#034 Staying Wild May Save Us All
In this episode I want to first give an overview of how nature, wildness, and wilderness was actually a key factor in defining the American experience. It actually represented limitless opportunity a…
#033_How to Kill the Vampires in Your House
Did you know that vampires are not a thing of the past? There is actually a vampire culture that is alive and well in our modern age. But they keep that a secret of course. However, when we all think…
#032 There is No Away: Now We Have to Live With Our Leavings
Did you know that every piece of plastic that was ever produced is still on the planet? Did you know that disposable diapers take between 250 and 500 years to decompose? What that means is that the d…
#031 Twelve Practical Ways to Cook Sustainably.
What if I told you that I could give you some 12 simple tips that you could implement today that would save you about $2000 per year? Would you do it?
Well, the easiest and simplest place to start is…
#030 Nature's Treasure Chest: Why We Must Conserve Our Natural Heritage
In this episode I want to discuss one of my favorite topics. And in the process I hope to give you some interesting and useful information. What I want to touch on is a very broad topic which is cove…
#029 Ransomware Hacks: A Clear Case for Sustainability and Simplicity
I think by now that we are all aware of the recent high profile ransomware hacks on the Colonial Pipeline as well as the JBS meat supplier that shut down their packing plants for a couple of days res…
#028 A Walk in the Woods
In this episode I am going to first try to convince you how important it is to take a walk in the woods on a regular basis. Then I am going to discuss how important that resource really is to all of …