Living Large In Our Little House

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The debate rages on: Can genet­i­cally mod­i­fied crops co-exist with organic?

Looking for an organic futon mat­tress?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the east­ern cougar to be extinct

Here’s a guy blog­ging about mak­ing a shed into a tiny house

A cute tiny home that is only 12 ft. square!

Eco friendly prod­ucts for your pet

Millions of dead anchovies wash up in CA

I will be writ­ing a story on liv­ing in a small home. I can­not use my own story, so I’m look­ing to inter­view some­one early next week. If you would like to share your story and you live in less than 1,000 square feet, please email me at fivecoat@​ozarkmountains.​com with your name and tele­phone num­ber to reach you on Monday.

Here’s this week’s Living Large Links:

Farmer’s Almanac asks Is there a Definition for a Tiny House?

A New Zealand uni­ver­sity study shows car free peo­ple do it to save green, not to go green.

Seven ways to use nature to boost your mood

A professor’s tiny house is a model for sus­tain­able living

Ten green build­ing trends for 2011

I’ve heard of pink ele­phants but not orange alli­ga­tors

“Slow home” is the new term for small, urban, sus­tain­able living

Ten ways to make your office greener ?

Each Friday, I will post on Living Large links to other blog posts and sto­ries on liv­ing small, sus­tain­abil­ity, liv­ing more sim­ply, home­steading, wildlife, pets and maybe even books – all things our Living Large com­mu­nity seems to be inter­ested in:

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