Community Education for Sustainable Living
by Amy Ceccoli, Simply Living Board Member At our current rate of consumption it would require two planet Earths to sustain human life and if everyone lived the way Americans…
The Next Economy: We’re Making It Happen! by Chuck Lynd
When listening to Thom Hartmann recently on the Green Renaissance community radio station (94.1 FM), he used the term “mother culture” to describe the comfort that we feel just by…
Simply Living Community Update 12-09-2016
Check out your Invitation to Simply Living's Holiday Open House Friday, Dec 16 from 5-8 pm; Community News and Events featured this week include: 1) Article of the week, Localism…
Simply Living Community Update 12-02-2016
Events featured include the Transition Hub class on Energy Democracy, Simply Living's Holiday Open House, the upcoming screening of SEED: The Untold Story, Randall Loop's online intro (free) to his…
#GivingTuesday November 29 Holiday Give Back Opportunity
This is Simply Living's first year to participate in the international #GivingTuesday project. Founded in 2012, it has been a hugely successful stimulus to encourage donations to nonprofit organizations during…
Who Joins Simply Living and Why?
SL was founded in 1992 to be a different kind of environmental organization, one that focused on the need to live “joyfully and sustainably” on the earth. We envisioned a…
No Straw, Thanks!
Did you know? 500 million straws are used in the US every day! The last time you had lunch at your favorite restaurant, did you end up with a bunch of straws that…
If I Put it in the Curbside Bin, It Must Be Recyclable
This is the full article on recycling written by Pam Patsch. A shorter version appeared in the August 2014 Simply News. This engaging article includes a Recycling Quiz to test…
Less Is More: Living the Minimalist Lifestyle
Simply Living member Jake Da Silva is a member of the local minimalist group that meets monthly in the community room of the Panera on Bethel Road. Jake has shared his interest in the minimalist lifestyle in Simply Living’s Cooperative Explorers Group, including his passion for tiny houses and for sharing meals and gatherings in an urban setting. Given the potential for “cross pollination” between Simply Living and the minimalist movement, I invited Jake to write this blog to tell us about his experience and share some links for those who want to learn more.
Decentralization – Embracing Community by Steve Ponton
Steve Ponton joined Simply Living last year and a couple of months ago he sent us (Sarah Edwards and Chuck Lynd) this well thought out reflection on the implications of…