Simple Green Living » Green Homes http://simplegreenliving.com This is your tagline. Edit it at [Settings > Tagline] Mon, 21 May 2012 03:06:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://simplegreenliving.com http://simplegreenliving.com/wp-content/plugins/maxblogpress-favicon/icons/favicon-17.icoSimple Green Living Earthbag Building is Taking Off!http://simplegreenliving.com/earthbag-building-is-taking-off/ http://simplegreenliving.com/earthbag-building-is-taking-off/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:49:50 +0000 Zana Hart http://simplegreenliving.com/?p=2117 In January my husband Kelly flew to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for a couple weeks. Vacation basking in the sun? Not hardly. He was there to consult and train on an earthbag demo home going in. His accommodations were conveniently located [...]

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]]> http://simplegreenliving.com/save-water/feed/ 0 Buying Green Isn’t Enoughhttp://simplegreenliving.com/buying-green-isnt-enough/ http://simplegreenliving.com/buying-green-isnt-enough/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:27:11 +0000 Zana Hart http://simplegreenliving.com/?p=502 Living a simple green life isn’t just about buying greener stuff. We need a major change of consciousness. Now that many businesses have jumped on the green bandwagon, it is possible to get more ecological versions of food, clothing, vehicles, [...]

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]]> http://simplegreenliving.com/good-ol-mother-earth-news/feed/ 2 The Cul-de-Sac Syndrome, by John Wasikhttp://simplegreenliving.com/the-cul-de-sac-syndrome-by-john-wasik/ http://simplegreenliving.com/the-cul-de-sac-syndrome-by-john-wasik/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:23:57 +0000 Zana Hart http://simplegreenliving.com/?p=388 “Turning Around the Unsustainable American Dream” is the subtitle of The Cul-de-Sac Syndrome (Amazon link) which my husband and I have just been reading. Kelly’s green home building blog has a long review of it, so I just want to [...]

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]]> http://simplegreenliving.com/small-houses/feed/ 1 The Cheap-Ass Curmudgeon’s Guide to Dirt (Building, That Is)http://simplegreenliving.com/the-cheap-ass-curmudgeons-guide-to-dirt-building-that-is/ http://simplegreenliving.com/the-cheap-ass-curmudgeons-guide-to-dirt-building-that-is/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:35:13 +0000 Zana Hart http://simplegreenliving.com/building-green/the-cheap-ass-curmudgeons-guide-to-dirt-building-that-is/ The Cheap-Ass Curmudgeon’s Guide to Dirt: Hand-Building with Adobe, Papercrete, Paper-Adobe, and More, by Michael Van Hall, is a delight. This downloadable ebook will take you through the steps to make your own simple dirt structure. He doesn’t go into [...]

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]]> http://simplegreenliving.com/the-cheap-ass-curmudgeons-guide-to-dirt-building-that-is/feed/ 0 Simple Green Living: Finding Good Websiteshttp://simplegreenliving.com/simple-green-living-finding-good-websites/ http://simplegreenliving.com/simple-green-living-finding-good-websites/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:50:00 +0000 Zana Hart http://simplegreenliving.com/green-websites/simple-green-living-finding-good-websites/ Where can you go around the web to find good information on simple green living? One of my projects here on this site is to review other websites, and over time I intend to have quite a list. Now that [...]

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