Sustainable Living – Blog, Articles, & Tips

Explore how living lightly on the land connects our communities to the natural world that supports us. Let this page be your guide to the best advice on energy efficiency, solar power, wind energy, living off the grid, and more.

The Half-Acre Homestead: Designing the House Image

The Half-Acre Homestead: Designing the House

Lloyd Kahn, Shelter Publications
Raising Chickens in a Vineyard Permaculture System Image

Raising Chickens in a Vineyard Permaculture System

Herbert H.W. Heesch
Get More Heat from Your Woodstove or Fireplace This Burning Season Image

Get More Heat from Your Woodstove or Fireplace This Burning Season

Kerry W. Mann, Jr., Homesteadhow
Scrap Wood Treasure: Salvage Useful ‘Sticker’ Lumber from Big Box Stores Image

Scrap Wood Treasure: Salvage Useful ‘Sticker’ Lumber from Big Box Stores

Kyle Chandler-Isacksen, Be The Change Project
How Energy From Algae Farms Can Lead to Our Next Biofuel Image

How Energy From Algae Farms Can Lead to Our Next Biofuel

Robert B. Laughlin
A Biofuel-Powered Hybrid Home on Wheels by Sunray Kelley Image

A Biofuel-Powered Hybrid Home on Wheels by Sunray Kelley

Staff
Biofuel Production Gets a Boost Image

Biofuel Production Gets a Boost

Eere Network News
5 Reasons Why You Need an Energy Assessment Image

5 Reasons Why You Need an Energy Assessment

Kari Klaus, Realty Sage
From Horse Barn to Wellness Center, Part 11: Solar Zoning and Township Disputes Image

From Horse Barn to Wellness Center, Part 11: Solar Zoning and Township Disputes

Adam D. Bearup, Hybrid Homes
Organic Pest Control Series: Common Garden Pests Image

Organic Pest Control Series: Common Garden Pests

MOTHER EARTH NEWS Editors
Tree Care and Landscaping for a Hurricane-Tolerant Property Image

Tree Care and Landscaping for a Hurricane-Tolerant Property

Douglas Dedrick, Healing Law
Masonry Heaters: Be in Control of Your Home Energy with Efficient Wood Heat Image

Masonry Heaters: Be in Control of Your Home Energy with Efficient Wood Heat

Eric Schroeder
Starting Corn in the Living Room and Other Mistakes We Made Goin’ Country Image

Starting Corn in the Living Room and Other Mistakes We Made Goin’ Country

Lenora Thompson
Lloyd Kahn’s Half-Acre Homestead Image

Lloyd Kahn’s Half-Acre Homestead

Lloyd Kahn, Shelter Publications
Build a Zero-Waste Homestead Image

Build a Zero-Waste Homestead

Jessi Bloom & Dave Boehnlein
6 Easy Ways to Live a More Zero-Waste Life Image

6 Easy Ways to Live a More Zero-Waste Life

Tammy Taylor
From Horse Barn to Wellness Center, Part 10: Drop Ceilings and Concrete Flooring Image

From Horse Barn to Wellness Center, Part 10: Drop Ceilings and Concrete Flooring

Adam D. Bearup, Hybrid Homes
Felted Wool Dryer Balls Image

Felted Wool Dryer Balls

Susan Verberg
Crafting with Real Greenery Image

Crafting with Real Greenery

Benjamin Whitacre
From Horse Barn to Wellness Center, Part 2: Structural Assessment Image

From Horse Barn to Wellness Center, Part 2: Structural Assessment

Adam D. Bearup, Hybrid Homes