5 Features of Sustainable Communities

When you think about sustainable communities what do you think of? Here are some things which come to mind for me. Some of these may seem like small, or even practically irrelevant, things when it comes to sustainability. You’d be surprised. Does your community have these 5 features of sustainability?

#1 – Outdoor Laundry Drying Facilities
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My Green Improvements List #1

Last night I was rereading Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison. I was particularly struck by two different statements I read that I don’t remember from my last reading. “Permaculture is not energy- or capital-intensive, rather it is information-intensive.” With my penchant for wandering around picking up information it would seem that permaculture could be [...]

Returning to Center

What allows you to return to center? When life is hectic and you don’t know where to turn, is there something from your past that feels good and gets you centered?

Here are some things that center me:

reading a book I have read many times
watching TV with family members – not great, but I did a [...]

Air Dry Your Laundry Round Up #1

I found so much information on air drying laundry that I need to ‘clear my decks’, so to speak, once again. I hope you find something of interest.

General stuff on air drying laundry:

Project Laundry List – activism and information on air drying laundry
Project Laundry List’s Blog!
Solar Clothes Dryer Blog
Time Magazine comments on air drying [...]

Air Dry Your Laundry Outside

It’s hard to air dry any decent amount of clothes if you don’t have something set up for this. As I said yesterday, please don’t wait for the perfect solution to get started. However, if you really want to make an impact you’ll want to know what contribution you can make by air drying your [...]