Ecoliving – Page 2 – The Free Range Viking

Signs of Spring (and hopefully optimism)

To say it’s been a long winter is an understatement, even here in the Carolinas where we were lucky enough to avoid any real winter weather this year. However, in the last couple of weeks we have seen the gradual rise in temperatures that signify Spring is here, along with a whole mess of rain. Continue reading “Signs of Spring (and hopefully optimism)”

Danish Innovations

So, it’s been a long rainy and very damp week down here in the Carolinas. I’m not sure who declared that February was going to be winter month, but Mother Nature is certainly delivering. Still way better than the snow and ice that is hitting most of the country, but it would be nice toContinue reading “Danish Innovations”

Bringing Thanksgiving Travel Home

So normally we travel somewhere fun for Thanksgiving, as being Canadian we don’t have a lot of family obligations during this time of the year. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October – hey, it’s a lot colder up there and you have to bring the harvest in earlier. We have been lucky in that my wifeContinue reading “Bringing Thanksgiving Travel Home”

Bits of Interest

I have been actively avoiding taking in too much of the news lately, as I have reached a point where it is just wearing me out. My hope is that with a break coming up for Thanksgiving that everyone can take a deep breath, focus on family and friends (and some football) and we canContinue reading “Bits of Interest”

Optimism for the Week – Great Solutions to Wicked Problems

It has been a bit tough trying to focus on the positive and finding optimism in the current climate. While I am certainly hoping for a specific result from the upcoming election, I will be as equally happy when we get past it as the hourly doom cycle of news and reports is enough toContinue reading “Optimism for the Week – Great Solutions to Wicked Problems”

Scandinavian Sustainability

The Norwegian city of Oslo has set an ambitious goal to cut their total emissions by 95% by 2030 according to this great article in Fast Company. They are “attacking” all of the various elements that result in emissions as they work towards meeting their goals. Oslo does have a bit of a headstart inContinue reading “Scandinavian Sustainability”

Rethinking Success and Subscription Shoes (Plus other cool ideas)

I apologize for the long gaps between posts lately, but I have definitely been fighting a lack of motivation as this stretch of being at home has stretched past six months. I am hoping we can get out for a little road trip next week to shake things up and hopefully generate some stories andContinue reading “Rethinking Success and Subscription Shoes (Plus other cool ideas)”

Housing Options for the New Century

Hotels as Affordable Housing Real estate developer, Repvblik, takes unused commercial spaces and lets people live in them. A former Day’s Inn in Branson, Missouri sat vacant for eight years, until a LA-based development company converted it into affordable housing. The project combined rooms to create studio and one bedroom units with rents starting atContinue reading “Housing Options for the New Century”