Our Chelsea Green Authors : Stephen Hren

Stephen Hren

Stephen and Rebekah Hren live in Durham, North Carolina, where they are both actively involved with renewable energy, natural building, and edible urban gardening. Rebekah works with Honey Electric Solar, Inc., as a professional designer/installer of photovoltaic systems and domestic solar hot-water systems. Stephen is a professional restoration carpenter, focusing on antebellum houses. He teaches natural-building classes and workshops at the local community college, and in any spare time works with Bountiful Backyards, an edible-landscaping cooperative.

    Stephen's Upcoming Events

    • Stephen and Rebekah Hren at NYC Greenmarket
      E. 17 St & Broadway, New York NY 10003
      September 20, 2008, 11:00 am

      Stephen and Rebekah Hren will give a solar oven demonstration at the Union Square Greenmarket in New York City on September 20th. Visit the Greenmarket website for more information.

    • Stephen & Rebekah Hren at Bluestockings Bookstore
      172 Allen Street (between Stanton & Rivington), New York NY 10002
      September 21, 2008, 7:00 pm

      Stephen & Rebekah Hren will discuss their book, The Carbon Free Home, at Bluestockings Bookstore on September 21st at 7:00 pm. Call 212-777-6028 to learn more.

    • Stephen Hren at The Golden Notebook event
      upstairs at Joshua's Cafe, 51 Tinker Street, Woodstock NY
      September 25, 2008, 4:30 pm

      Stephen Hren will give a talk based on The Carbon-Free Home in the Java Lounge at Joshua's Cafe in Woodstock, NY on September 25th. The talk is at 4:30 pm and is sponsored by The Golden Notebook bookstore. Call 845-679-8000 to learn more.

    • Stephen & Rebekah Hren at Internationalist Books
      405 W Franklin Street, Chapel Hill NC 27516
      October 16, 2008, 7:30 pm

      Stephen & Rebekah Hren will discuss their book, The Carbon Free Home, at Internationalist Books in Chapel Hill on October 16th at 7:30 pm. Call 919-942-1740 to learn more.

    • Stephen and Rebekah Hren at Bioneers by the Bay
      October 24, 2008, 9:00 am

      Stephen and Rebekah Hren will deliver a workshop based on their book, The Carbon-Free Home, at Bioneers by the Bay, taking place October 24-26th in New Bedford, MA. Visit the conference website to learn more.

    Stephen's Books

    The Carbon-Free Home

    36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-Fuel Habit

    The Carbon-Free Home gives you the hands-on knowledge necessary to kick the fossil-fuel habit, with projects small and large listed by skill, time, cost, and energy saved. For every aspect of your life currently powered by fossil fuels, The Carbon-Free Home offers alternatives you can accomplish yourself to get started using renewable and sustainable sources of power.