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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.

Flexible Solar Panels for Any Roof Image

Flexible Solar Panels for Any Roof

Tech Tools for Energy Efficiency Image

Tech Tools for Energy Efficiency

52 Homestead Skills Series Image

52 Homestead Skills Series

Smart Shopping to Reduce Trash Image

Smart Shopping to Reduce Trash

A Couple's Decision to Build a Tiny House on Wheels Image

A Couple's Decision to Build a Tiny House on Wheels

Mary Beth Duda And Russell Mullin

Green Gifts and Books That Indoor Plant People Will Love This Christmas Image

Green Gifts and Books That Indoor Plant People Will Love This Christmas

Boris Dadvisard

Could-Do Calendar January 2019 Image

Could-Do Calendar January 2019

Zero-Waste Grocery Shopping Image

Zero-Waste Grocery Shopping

Could-Do Calendar February 2019 Image

Could-Do Calendar February 2019

How to Plan an Eco Backyard Burial Image

How to Plan an Eco Backyard Burial

Elizabeth Fournier

Going Green: What Should You Do with Your Old Phone? Image

Going Green: What Should You Do with Your Old Phone?

Conserving Energy in Your Home Year-Round Image

Conserving Energy in Your Home Year-Round

Natalie Posdaljian, Social Monsters

An Earthbag World at 84! Image

An Earthbag World at 84!

Atulya K. Bingham

Geothermal Heat Pumps: How We Installed Our Green Alternative to Fuel Oil Heating, Part 3 Image

Geothermal Heat Pumps: How We Installed Our Green Alternative to Fuel Oil Heating, Part 3

What's New in Residential Solar Energy? Image

What's New in Residential Solar Energy?

4 Tips for Removing Toxic Chemicals From the Home Image

4 Tips for Removing Toxic Chemicals From the Home

7 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Solar Energy System Image

7 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Solar Energy System

Make Apple Pie Carpet Deodorizer with Essential Oils Image

Make Apple Pie Carpet Deodorizer with Essential Oils

How I Prepare My Smart Home for a Hurricane Image

How I Prepare My Smart Home for a Hurricane

Jennifer Tuohy, Xfinity Home

Geothermal Heat Pumps: How We Installed Our Green Alternative to Fuel Oil Heating Image

Geothermal Heat Pumps: How We Installed Our Green Alternative to Fuel Oil Heating

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