Living big on a little eco budget

Hitting the big three personal areas of carbon emissions – housing, diet and transportation – and living in style on an eco budget.

A beautiful eco-home

Our journey from start to finish in building our own eco home in the suburbs of Adelaide, made of rendered strawbales and no net utility bills.

From the original house on the block, to the design plans and spec decisions.

Each step of the rendered strawbale build, over 9 months.

The result, the ongoing energy use, the cost of living in a strawbale house.

Photo gallery and published media.

Growing our own food, somewhat unsuccessfully. Planting a native garden, more successfully.

Strawbale how-to build guide.

Plant-based recipes for the whole family that cut personal carbon emissions drastically while boosting health, being economical, and saving animals.

Travel adventures around Australia without carbon emissions.

“Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet”

Albert Einstein

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