Hello and Welcome to the Sustainable Living Wise Blog.
Sustainable Living Wise is a lifestyle anyone can adopt, with the purpose of enjoying life now and in the future – by living smart to ensure that there is a future!
The most perfect definition for Sustainable Living I’ve ever come across was: “Sustainable living is a lifestyle that, if adopted by every human on the planet, would be supported by the available natural services and natural resources without diminishing those available for future generations.”
Another great definition comes from the Wikipedia:
“Sustainable living refers to an individual or society’s lifestyle that can be sustained with limited exhaustion of natural resources. Its adherents most often hold true sustainability as a goal or guide, and make lifestyle tradeoffs, such as transport, housing, energy, and diet that favor sustainability.”
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But please don’t be put off by the word: ‘tradeoffs’ – it could sound like we are short changing our current lifestyles. But that’s not true! You’ll discover there are a great many benefits you’ll receive from the alternatives that do favor sustainability! Give them a try – I know you’ll be pleasantly surprised. They will vary from cost savings, meeting new and interesting people, sharing more quality time with your loved ones, discovering a new hobby or skill, and an increase in your health and vitality… oops, sorry to sound like a vitamin commercial…
You’ll find tools, tips and tactics for living sustainably, from house design and sustainable development through to road testing of HPV’s (Human Powered Vehicles), and gifts and projects using recycled material through to creating an organic garden in pots on your verandah.