Creating a sustainable and compassionate community
An interview with Ray Leard, Founder and Chief Composter Recently I had the opportunity to chat with Ray Leard, the founder and head composter of the Compost Exchange. The Compost Exchange is a local business that specializes in both residential and commercial composting. It was started by one guy – […]
As a long time advocate for living simply I often hear people say “that’s good for you, Chuck, but it won’t be enough – we need to change the system.” They’re not exactly being dismissive, but perhaps damning with faint praise. I heartily agree that changing systems – lots of […]
If you have been thinking about going solar, now is the time to act. On Tuesday, July 12, a cohort of city and community groups including Simply Living launched the Columbus Area 2022 Solar and EV Charger Co-op through a program called Solarize. Check our Events Calendar for upcoming sessions. […]
Online Solar PV Course Now Available This course is designed for those new to solar. Ideal for folks wishing to install a system on their home or business, understand what they are getting into if they wish to hire someone to install a system, or enter the rapidly growing PV […]
Money concerns have a way of throwing us off balance as we manage our Life. Whether or not you plan to take Randy Loop’s course on “Aligning the Spirit of Living and Money” (see the poster below) you will enjoy meeting him on Zoom and hearing his remarkable success story […]
Celebrate the 49th World Environment Day on June 5th! It’s often said that we have three homes: our bodies, our families (physical home) and our planet, Mother Earth. This upcoming Saturday, June 5th, we celebrate our third home, Earth, on World Environment Day. The first World Environment Day was celebrated […]
SIMPLY LIVING NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE HEREMichael Malley wrote the lead article titled MINDFULNESS, MOURNING, EARTH CARE, AND THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. We’re all dealing with the pandemic and sheltering in place, Mac Crawford continued that new reality in his article, TRANSITION IN A TIME OF COVID-19 . We spotlight several local business members in the new issue, including Green Haven […]
FUNGI DAY! Watch Fantastic Fungi anytime before Tuesday, April 21st (stream is $4.99 Rent; $14.99 to download). Then participate in free special events with expert panels on Tues 4/21). Start with an educational forum at 1 pm, then at 4 pm, the topic is Shift in Consciousness; 6 pm Nature’s […]
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, […]
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 […]