Adventures in Sustainable Living Podcast

Episode 267

The 30 Day Stop the Consumption Challenge Part Two

In last week’s episode I laid the foundation of why and how we shifted to a consumer culture. Although this was a gradual shift, it was also highly planned and organized. The Industrial Revolution was only the beginning. For the first time in human history our societies were able to produce more than we needed to live day-to-day. Then the problem shifted from “Do I need this?” to “How do we sell all this stuff?”

The challenge we now face is the constant extraction of materials and production of products is pushing planetary boundaries. We are reaching ecological limits and facing resource depletion and environmental damage. Despite this we seem to ignore the need for change.

So stick around for the 30 Day Stop the Consumption Challenge Part Two.

Adventures in Sustainable Living Podcast

Episode 266

The 30 Day Stop the Consumption Challenge Part One

Most everyone alive today has either grown up in or been conditioned to a consumer culture. We constantly purchase more than we need which of course requires the on-going production of more products. This in turn requires the extraction and processing of more resources which results in an enormous detrimental impact on our environment.

But as usual, I like to ask “How did we get here?” Furthermore, how do we change this part of our culture? Human existence was not always like this, that is a life that is organized around consumption. What most people don’t know is that this shift toward consumption was gradual, structural, and highly engineered.

But there is a way to change this cycle and it starts with the 30 day stop the consumption challenge.

Adventures in Sustainable Living Podcast

Episode 265

12 Month Sustainability Action Plan

It is sometimes difficult for me to believe that I have been living at the cabin for 30 years. I often reflect on how I went about building this isolated homestead, how much work it was and just how long it took. But I also commonly think about what I would change if I had it to do over again.

Most people would look at what I’ve done and think that such a lifestyle is completely out of their reach. However, it is easier than you think. A lot has changed since I first moved there. Technology has improved and so has our knowledge about how best to live sustainably.

If you do not believe that this is something you can do, then join me for #265 The 12 Month Sustainable Living Action Plan.