Can you live without…

Packaging of any kind?
Plastic bags?
Shopping for new clothes?
A fridge?
Food that’s not grown locally?
Disposable diaper?
Electricity?
A car?
Toilet paper?!

For an entire year? In New York City?

That’s exactly what Colin Beavan decided to live without. The problem – he’s got a wife and young child along for the ride. The movie No Impact Man is the story of the Beavan family who made a decision to see what they could leave behind for a year to see what sort of impact, or lack of an impact I should say they could have on the planet.
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You can recycle, you can drive a hybrid, you can even use solar power for all your power needs, but overall, when it comes to people in America, one of the largest green issues is by far consumerism. People need some stuff it’s true, but we don’t really need all we have. Some pure wants are totally reasonable, but to always be buying new and better products is costly both to our wallets and the planet. Downsizing your stuff and stuff habits is smart and green.

Being an overly avid consumer is not so green because:

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This beach house is a total minimalist treasure. Perfect in size for what it needs to accomplish, you could vacation at a place like this comfortably.

Do you love it! I want one for Christmas -maybe in a place like Humboldt – this one resides in a seaside town in northeast Kent. Just look at the interior.

Beautiful clean lines and simplicity – perfect.
To see more images and to learn more visit Architect Visit: Studiomama Beach Chalet at Remodelista, a nice peaceful slice of a blog. Thanks to Peggy for the tip.
[images via Remodelista]

I’ve had this site for Tumbleweed Tiny House Company bookmarked forever. I keep looking at these little homes, but wondered about the realistic qualities of them. Then, I noticed the video. The video made me really want to post the tiny Tumbleweed homes, because I think it really gives you a nice look into living small.
Epu in the fields of Sebastopol, CA. 96 square feet:

Basically, Tumbleweed is a company that designs, builds, and sells both ready made homes and plans for extremely tiny homes. These homes are so small that the standard size is 120 square feet or …read more