Simply Living is committed to reaching out via social media, and thanks to volunteer Nicholas Banks, we now have a brand new Instagram account. You may have noticed the addition of a link to Instagram on the Simply Living website and our weekly Community Update eblast. It complements our presence […]
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The Straw that Broke the Environment’s Back – Article by Joel Knepp
As pretty much everyone knows, we have a huge plastic problem. Simply Living has been proactive in promoting awareness of the plastic problem since we started passing out our No Straw Thanks stickers at Comfest a couple of years ago. That’s why the title of Joel Knepp’s brilliant, insightful article […]
David Orr Special Guest Featured at Gift To Be Simple
Simply Living is pleased to present visionary David Orr as this year’s speaker. His career as a scholar, professor, writer, speaker and entrepreneur spans fields as diverse as environment and politics, environmental education, campus greening, green building, ecological design, and climate change. He is the author of seven books, some of which […]
Limited Complimentary Tickets to Sustainable Living Garden Tour
Pssst! If you are someone of limited financial means, or you can only come to only 1,2, or a few of our 7 amazing gardens on the Tour, you can simply email Chuck@simplyliving.org or call 614-354-6172 to receive your free ticket. Think about it, there’s no better bargain than free, […]
Can Living Sustainably Actually Be Done?
Guest blog post by Kalie Fallon, an Intern for Defend Our Future Ohio. Katie is a student at OSU in the School of Environment and Natural Resources | Class of 2018. Her focus is on Environmental Policy and Decision Making. We welcome her thoughts below reflecting on the challenge of living […]
Why We Need National Parks: In Light of The Recent News About Escalante, Utah
Guest blog post by Kalie Fallon, an Intern for Defend Our Future Ohio. Katie is a student at OSU in the School of Environment and Natural Resources | Class of 2018. Her focus is on Environmental Policy and Decision Making. We welcome her thoughts below reflecting on the deeper value of […]
Press Release: Karyn Deibel and Vilvi Vannak Honored at Simply Living Annual Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sarah Edwards, 802.558.2348 sedwards@simplyliving.org Simply Living – 26th Annual Meeting Carol Fisher Civic Engagement Award and Outstanding Volunteer Award (Columbus, OH) Simply Living will hold its 26th Annual Meeting on Saturday, February 24 from 2:00 – 5:00 PM at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W […]
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 do we would need FOUR planets! We need to act now and live more sustainably. Fortunately, Simply Living members have […]
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 living day to day in familiar surroundings. Just as fish are unaware that their environment is water, mother culture wraps […]
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 full Your Money Or Your Life course, a holiday cooking demo by the Duke of Fork, Mark Zedella (last before […]
Aligning the Spirit of Living with Money
Randall Loop, long time Simply Living supporter and previous board member has used the 9 Steps of Your Money or Your Life (YMOYL) to create a sustainable living since 2004. He has facilitated the course since 2006 and has literally assisted hundreds to create the same for themselves. Watch this […]
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 community of people sharing a common mission to reduce our environmental “footprint” as a simple way for anyone concerned about […]
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 came with every liquid you were served? Have you ever wondered what they are made of or where they end up? […]
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 your knowledge about items than can and cannot be recycled in Columbus. Then Pam also includes a list of items […]
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 […]
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 the trend toward decentralization and a new focus on strengthening our local communities. It was too long for a newsletter […]
Active Hope: Full Article/Presentation by Pam Patsch
The lead article by Pam Patsch in the Summer 2015 issue of Simply News was titled Active Hope: Choosing Our Future. This blog entry includes a longer version of Pam’s article that was part of a presentation on climate change by the Social Action Committee of the North Unitarian Universalist […]
O-H-I-Grow! Summit on Urban Ag & Community Gardening
Sustainable Clintonville member Jodi Kushins and her family and friends operate “Over the Fence,” an urban farm in Columbus. Over the Fence is dedicated to experimenting with, mastering, and sharing techniques for growing food that promote self-reliance and sustainability, and support our consumption of more fresh and locally harvested food. […]
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