Guide to Sustainable Living – Austin

Lifestyle

• Be a Conscious Consumer

  • Thrift Stores, Recycled Materials,buy only by necessity, barter, trade, sharing economy, sacred economy, time exchange, Food not bombs, food recovery

• Simplify Living Space

  • efficient, minimal, live near commonly visited places like work, local co-ops. rooftops covered in solar panels and gardens

• Live Waste Free

  • reusing, recycling, upcycling, zero-waste, compost, bicycle compost pickup, Compost pick up services, minimal plastic use, reuse glass

• Respect Natural Resources

  • reduce consumption/waste of natural resources- water, oil and gas

• Use Natural Products

  • avoid use of toxic products, harmful to natural resources and ecosystem (chemicals/pharmaceuticals in water, other water contamination. Chemicals in indoor and outdoor products, plastic) use natural cleaning products

• Support Local Economy and Resources

  • encourage local business to go zero-waste and supply/source locally

Livin’ la Vida Local

• Food

  • permaculture, community gardens, vertical farming, high density farming, Community Supported Agriculture, work exchange, food forests, front yard gardens, grow all edibles, learn about edible plants, all local food businesses source locally

• Monetary

  • share economy (Acts of Sharing), barter/trade/sacred economy (Barter fair), time exchange (ATEN), reuse (thrift), recycle, upcycle

   

• Energy

  • renewable energy, solar, solar steam, wind, bicycle generators, diesel engine power cube

• Shelter

  • natural building, open source ecology, community living

• Education

  • Alternative education, ie. Montessori schools

• Other Resources

  • other heavily consumed resources – water, gas (ride bike or bus), minimize travel (we