What’s the first thing you think of when you think of the phrase EcoNest? Well, if you thought of an eco-friendly comfortable home, you’re pretty close to the meaning I came up with too. Natural building pioneer Robert Laporte and architect Paula Baker-Laporte created the EcoNest concept over 15 years ago, and along the way [...]
Guest post from Andrew Odom. As the tiny house movement gains momentum in mainstream America the question of their true sustainability often comes into question. Are tiny houses – while having small footprints and perhaps smaller amounts of living space – the new poster home for truly sustainable living? At first glance tiny houses appear [...]
Dear EarthTalk: I am looking for a small, modular home to put on a piece of vacation property. What’s available that could meet my needs and be easier on the environment than building a traditional house from scratch? First utilized by relief and aid missions around the world to house workers or refugees, self-contained modular [...]
For those who love and appreciate a garden, we all know they represent a home for many different types of wonderful creatures and animals. However, certain garden designs are actually very unsustainable and damaging to the environment, regardless of how ”˜green’ they appear to be. Pumps for ponds and garden lighting, for example, often use [...]
Dear EarthTalk: I am a bartender in Sacramento and I would love to be able to use some sort of locally made or sustainable version of sugar. What’s out there? It sure would be nice if we could obtain all of our food and drink items from local sources, but sugar provides an excellent example [...]
OK, I may just have to move here. Granted, at this point it’s still just a plan and some open space, but later this year the Village of Blume Eco-Village is supposed to “come online” as a fully sustainable place to live that looks pretty cool. Just 30 minutes away from downtown Charlotte, NC on [...]
