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TGoG Podcast 060 – Green Renting with Stacey Warlich

April 23, 2014 @ 21:37 By Gavin Webber 6 Comments

The Greening of Gavin PodcastMy guest this week is Stacey Warlich, who is also the President of the Melton Sustainable Living Group, and she could be classified as a green renter.  I invited Stacey on the show today to talk about green renting as she lives a sustainable lifestyle in the same town as me, but in rental accommodation here in the suburbs.

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Over the years I have had many blog readers comment that they find it difficult to live a greener lifestyle because they rent. During the show Stacey busts all these myths and much, much more. She talks about how she manages to grow lots of her own fresh fruit and vegetables, and lowers her energy use with a few simple techniques.  There is even a rocket heater involved!  Talk about green renting on steroids.

I really enjoyed this interview because it was full of practical tips from someone who has lived this way for many years. I love her parting words of advice for people wanting to embrace this lifestyle, but who are living in rental accommodation. It is all about your mindset.

Please thank Stacey via comment for being my guest on the show.  It was lovely to bring her into the studio at TGoG headquarters!

If you want to learn more about green renting, there is a great resource at http://www.greenrenters.org/.  It’s full of tips and trips of greening your lifestyle, even if you rent.

Gavin Webber and Stacey Warlich talking about green renting

Gavin Webber and Stacey Warlich talking about green renting (and Holly the dog)

If you enjoyed the podcast, please pop over to iTunes and rate it and leave a review. You can also do the same within Stitcher Radio if you use that service.  It would help me out so much, and elevate the ratings so that others can find out about this podcast and learn about sustainable living in the ‘burbs.

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Until next time, stay green and keep keen!

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Defining Sustainable Living

January 26, 2014 @ 12:18 By Gavin Webber 4 Comments

What does the term Sustainable Living mean?

Ask a group of your friends what they thing it means and I bet you get a range of answers.

Some may think it is installing solar panels on your roof, some may think that backyard chickens are part of it, where others believe it is self denial.  Others may think of communal living, and some mention straw-bale homes, yurts and living in the country like a hippy!  Well, it could be some or all of those I suppose.  But that is only part of it.

Clearly there is no right answers, but let me have a go at defining this often misunderstood term and one that I believe that we have been living for the last seven odd years;

“Living a concious and intentional lifestyle, that is interdependent upon others and treads lightly on the planet, so that there will be a liveable habitat for our children, their children, and all species that reside on Mother Earth.”

How does one achieve this?

Well let me tell you that in this case, one size doesn’t fit all.  How you choose to live a more sustainable lifestyle may or will be completely different than the way me and my family do.

And you know what?  This is perfectly okay.

Sustainable living is intentional, based on sound knowledge and it is about every single choice we make on a daily basis.  Choices that take us one step closer to living within our means and respecting the limits set by natural boundaries and the finite resources imposed by our biosphere.


So what do I have to give up?

Would you believe me if I said nothing?  Living within your means or lightly on the planet doesn’t mean doing without or giving up stuff.  You just have to weigh up your decisions carefully.  The reality of knowing when enough is enough and what is harmful, or alternatively, sustainable takes time to learn and understand.  When I mention the way I live, I refer to it as our sustainable living journey.  Because it is exactly that.

It’s a journey, not a destination, and it is not a race.  However, every great journey begins with one small step which you must take if you want to change the paradigm that you live in.

How do we know we are there yet?

Well this part is not easy.  However if you find yourself wrestling over a decision like what to do when your fridge breaks, which goes beyond simple replacement, then you are probably in the right head space.  You start thinking of sustainable choices.

Do you repair the old one, even though it guzzles electricity, is full of greenhouse gasses or do you research the latest model that has no greenhouse gasses in its refrigerant and runs on the sniff of an oily rag or do you try and live without one (which is possible in some climates)?

Here is another.  Do you buy a reusable coffee cup and take it to work everyday, or buy your coffee in a disposable cup that is not recyclable, or do you do away with your morning cuppa altogether?

And the last one.  Your electricity bill arrives in the mail and is over $1500 for the quarter.  Do you just pay it, whinging to your friends, or do you look at your energy use and start to take small but consistent steps towards lowering consumption or do you change over to GreenPower and start a program of energy reduction including using the savings to purchase your own renewable energy?

All of these are tough decisions when you are first starting out, but by just thinking of alternatives, you have taken a step on the path to a more sustainable lifestyle.

The Path

I suppose my point is that there is no specific destination or point in time that will determine whether you are living a more sustainable lifestyle.  I know that I have never been happier and there is a calmness within.

You will just know that each and every life decision you make feels right inside.

So over to you.  Have a go at describing in your own words what sustainable living means to you.

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Green Quick Tips 01 – Turn It Off!

January 8, 2014 @ 20:27 By Gavin Webber 2 Comments

You know what is missing in green media?  Short snippets of information that is easy to digest.

Many green informational blog (not personal ones), have long winded posts that frankly are difficult to understand.  I find myself re-reading information a few times just to get the gist of it.

So to fill this gap, and to bring green tips like some of my shorter blog posts, I have created what is known as Green Quick Tips.  It is in audio format that is easy-to-listen-to, less than five minutes, and can be consumed on the spot.  Kind of like a take-away meal without all the calories, and much much greener!

I have always been a believer of absorbing bite size chunks of information, that when acted upon, take you one more step towards a more sustainable and greener lifestyle.  You know why?  Because that is exactly what I did.  Baby steps, and never tried to consume the entire elephant in one go.

These podcast episodes are so easy to put together, that I will be producing three a week, to be published on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays.  You have probably guessed that I have been bitten by the podcast producer bug lately.  I find the entire process uplifting and exciting, and I made it just for you.

The web site is located at; http://ggqt.podbean.com/, and in the next day or so, you will be able to subscribe via iTunes and Stitcher podcatchers.  I will add those links to this post when I am informed.

So without further ado, here is the first episode.

Episode One – Green Quick Tips – Turning appliances off when not in use can save you a small fortune.

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Addendum; Apple have accepted the podcast in the iTunes directory. You can now subscribe below.

Also it was brought to my attention last night (thanks Claire) that other podcasting apps use a different RSS feed.  If you understand what that means, and need the feed URL then here is the list of my podcasts and their feeds;

  • The Greening of Gavin: https://www.greeningofgavin.com/category/tgog-podcast/feed/
  • Little Green Cheese: http://littlegreencheese.podbean.com/feed/
  • Green Quick Tips: http://ggqt.podbean.com/feed/
I believe that they only work within those sorts of apps.
Happy listening, and thanks for dropping by!
Gav
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