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In today’s fast and stressful world, the need to unplug is greater than it has ever been. If you are like I am , your life is driven by technology. My phone is an alarm, a distraction and a time telling device, while my computer is an office, a shopping mall and a movie theater…
All over the world today, the number of people decided to cut their normal lives and go life off grid is increasing. A great example of this trend is an island one hour of the coast of Vancouver. Named Lasqueti, it lies between Vancouver and Vancouver Island. Sporting a population of around 400 people this…
We are told to treat our body like it’s a temple, that we have only one and that we should care for it and use it wisely, this is a microscopic example of the bigger picture about our planet. We only have one earth as we do have one body, we should take care of…
When last month over a billion dollars were donated for the restoration work on the Notre Dame, many people asked the question why aren’t such big amounts of money used for things like homelessness or the environment. It’s is a rare thing to see such big sums being used for nature, yet something it does…
“I have a suspicion that this is actually the blueprint, and there is something, when people get to it, everybody would want to live this way, but it might be a really long journey for some folks to get to that knowing.” – Tom Nicholson This is a tale of two people, Tom and Sarah. Tom is…
When the zombie apocalypse hits, I know exactly the place I’ll be going to. What was in the past a missile silo and looks today like an ordinary cabin is actually a heavily fortified bunker that can shelter you from any disaster than befalls the surface. Doomsday Preppers dream about things like these. Although the…
Unplugging for society is something that is becoming more and more popular. Maybe part of the reason is that we live in a world in which we can’t survive without our phones, our entertainment and luxury of simply flicking a switch for that which we need like light, water, heat and many other things. Yet…
Simon west, a family man from Wales with a big interest in self-sustainability and an ecological awareness managed to dig out and build his own home and it is one of the loveliest, warmest, most inviting homes you could ever imagine. He did this for only $4,700 USD. The entrance couldn’t be more charming than…
In today’s world the mainstream idea of producing food is getting further and further away from the way it is done in nature. Maybe we should start becoming more self-reliant and start growing our own food. Even if we go and buy fully organic from the supermarket, we pay a premium and we stall can’t…
The folks over at i-Beam design created this ingenious design. A house plan that only uses commonly available materials and designed to be built by people that don’t even have construction experience. i-beam Design The whole house can be built in a day. i-beam Design Also it’s upgradable with stuff like insulation, AC, smoke detectors…