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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

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250_Reducing Your Dependence on Fossil Fuels

Adventures in Sustainable Living ·

2025/09/24

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 makes no difference. At the top of that list is our dependence on fossil fuels. That dependence is directly related to why our ice caps are melting. But, as with most things, there is something we can actually do about it. It may require some modific...

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249_The Melting Ice Caps: Why It Matters to Us All

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2025/09/17

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 shenanigans with friends and family. But, things are often very different when it comes to a lot of other human shenanigans, such as altering the climate of our planet. One of the most concerning results of this is the melting of the ice caps. While you may think...

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248_How to Accomplish Anything You Want

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2025/09/10

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 bed, looking back over your entire life and admitting that you have no regrets? Such a lifestyle is possible. But just like anything else, if you truly want to live in this way, it takes dedication, focus and, believe it not, a structured lifestyle...

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247_Home Food Production Action Plan

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2025/09/03

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 our present culture is to depend on someone else for most of our basic needs. That is a mistake. No matter where you live and what you do, it is possible to produce a certain amount of your own food. Yes it takes time, commitment and maybe a small ...

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246_Sustainability as Preventative Health Care

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2025/08/27

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 our mental health and emotional well being. The affects of a sustainable lifestyle are as far reaching as the affects of climate change. Besides the obvious benefits to the environment and health of our planet, a sustainable lifestyle can also be...

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245_How Sustainability Cultivates Preparedness and...

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2025/08/20

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 our doorstep by the next day. At this point I think the average person’s concept of self reliance is the ability to go to the supermarket by themselves. But have you ever stopped to think what would happen if things just stopped working the way they...

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244_How Sustainable Living Promotes Physical Activity...

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2025/08/13

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 plastics and ditching the plastic bags. So far I have discussed the health benefits of changing how we eat, how to reduce your exposure to toxins, and how sustainable living improves your mental health and emotional well being. In this episode I am goin...

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243_The Health Benefits of Sustainable Living Part...

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2025/08/06

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. Yes I do have chores to do on a regular basis that makes it possible for me to live off grid. However, those chores give me some physical activity which tends to keep me healthy. But this is all part of me living a lifestyle that is in line with my perso...

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242_The Healthy Benefits of Sustainable Living Part...

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2025/07/30

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 environmental impact, we eat a more planet friendly diet, and we reduce our carbon emissions. But what most people do not realize is that such a lifestyle is one of the best ways to improve your personal health. Living sustainably changes so many of ...

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241_The Health Benefits of a Sustainable Lifestyle...

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2025/07/23

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. Much of my time is spent outside even in the winter. I often have chores to do that requires some sort of physical labor which of course gives me regular exercise Many people do not understand why I choose to live the way I do. Albeit different f...

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240_The Slow Death of the Home Cooked Meal

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2025/07/16

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 spending far more money on restaurant and take out food. Unfortunately, in our modern society fewer and fewer people have the desire or skill to cook at home. Cultural shifts, changes in priorities, and lack of cooking skills compel us to take advantag...

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239_Feed the Future: How to Support Pollinators in...

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2025/07/09

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 our plants. Unfortunately we are now seeing a global decline in all of our pollinators and it is happening for a variety of reasons. If this continues, it will have devastating effects on our economy, our food production and global ecosystem...

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238_The Reach of Pesticides is Far Beyond the Field

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2025/07/02

One of the first things you learn when going through a medical based education and something that forms the very foundation of medical ethics is the concept “Above all do no harm.” But you kind of have to wonder why this does not seem to apply to the rest of the world. For example, eventually you have to ask who established so-called “safe levels” of known toxic substances in our food. The list of potential diseases linked to these chemicals is quite long and yet these substances are s...

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237_How to Protect Yourself From the Invisible...

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2025/06/25

To say that our society is toxic would be a gross understatement. It is truly impossible to avoid exposure to some sort of toxic substance. We have pesticides in our foods. We clean our homes with toxic compounds. We routinely place toxic chemicals on our lawns. We breath in microplastics and even eat them. Even our health care products contain synthetic compounds. Based on this it should not be any great surprise that chronic disease are on the rise. While the toxic products mentioned ...

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236_Eleven Ways to Become More Self Sufficient

Adventures in Sustainable Living ·

2025/06/18

I have often said that self sufficiency is the best security blanket. But I see fewer and fewer people that truly appreciate the value in being able to take care of yourself with little or no outside help. I think this attitude prevails in our current culture because the average person no longer sees the need to have such skills. However, our world is constantly changing, sometimes over night. Consequently, I think self sufficiency is more important than ever before. The problem is that...

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235_The Dangers of Microplastics and How to Avoid Them

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2025/06/11

There is so much talk these days about going plastic free. Plastics are everywhere and in every part of our lives. It is nearly impossible to get through an entire day without utilizing something made of plastic. But the challenge we now have is that plastic is becoming the bane of our existence.Because plastic production continues to increase and degradation is long-term, microplastics are virtually everywhere. Furthermore, no one really knows the long-term health affects of exposure b...

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234_Is It Legal to Live Off the Grid?

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2025/06/04

Many years ago when I decided to live off the grid, everyone around me thought I was crazy. Fast forward 25 years and now everyone wants to know how it is that I do what I do. Living off the grid is now becoming an increasingly common choice for a long-term lifestyle. Just like anything else, it has it’s pros and cons but so does living in suburbia. One of the questions I most commonly encounter is whether or not it is legal to do so. I’ve certainly heard a read about a number of ...

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233_Why Favoring Development Over Conservation is a...

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2025/05/28

Humanity has not always been the best at looking into the future. We tend to do whatever we are going to do and never give a lot of thought to the consequences. But as I always like to say, everything we do has a price. Over time we have always favored development over conservation. We have always framed those two choices as an either/or situation. Because of that we are now paying the price of climate change, environmental degradation and widespread pollution. We are now faced wi...

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232_Building Resilience and Adapting to Change

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2025/05/21

No matter what you do, some day something is going to come along and change your world without your permission. No one is immune to such things. This of course can create a tremendous amount of stress. But this is where our personal resilience comes into play. Our resilience allow us to adapt to change and deal with the unexpected in a healthy way. But resilience is also directly tied to sustainability. Both concepts are interconnected and often reinforce one another. Both are crucial...

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231_Urban vs Rural Living: The Pros, Cons, and...

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2025/05/14

Just the other day I was sitting on the hillside in the sun enjoying a cup of coffee and thinking about all the time I’d lived at the cabin. My thoughts were centered around all that I had accomplished and the amount of time it had taken. And of course there is always that lingering question of whether or not it had been worth it. Furthermore, after all this time had all my efforts produced a lifestyle that was truly sustainable and environmentally friendly or would it have been better ...

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