By Magdalena Wadowski We may think that transferring from our industrial ways to the natural system will be the easiest transition ever but with our pampered habits even with the thought of changing a lot of people would have a hard time giving up the lifestyle. At the rate that we are destroying the earth… Read more »
Future Comments
A Path Towards Sustainability, part 4
Sustainability does not follow the one and done philosophy, rather the principles of constant renewal; one building upon another. Our lifestyle habits reflect our commitment to the environment also. One of our favorite things to do is to spend the day Goodwill hunting. Being in the construction trades I am notoriously hard on my clothing…. Read more »
A Path Towards Sustainability, part 3
Sustainability does not follow the one and done philosophy, rather the principles of constant renewal; one building upon another. The recently completed bathroom boasts radiant heating throughout the main traffic areas as well as an energy star exhaust fan light combination. The radiant heat option cost $331.64, which was the matting and the digital thermostat…. Read more »
A Path Towards Sustainability, part 2
Sustainability Studies student Stephen Dubree reflects on his family’s path towards sustainability in a series of pieces that will take readers on a tour of his home and lifestyle. Sustainability does not follow the one and done philosophy, rather the principles of constant renewal; one building upon another. I installed a programmable thermostat when we… Read more »
A Path to Sustainability, part 1
Sustainability Studies student Stephen Dubree reflects on his family’s path towards sustainability in a series of pieces that will take readers on a tour of his home and lifestyle. “Sustainability does not follow the one and done philosophy, rather the principles of constant renewal; one building upon another.” I have purchased and installed LED bulbs and… Read more »
Slowly, a sustainable revolution (#9)
Scott Russell Sanders asserts that “The words “community,” “communion,” and “communicate” all derive from “common,” and two syllables of “common” grow from separate roots, the first meaning together or next to, the second having to do with barter or exchange.“ When I read this, it placed the image of Unity Gardens inside my head. At… Read more »
Bridging the Divide
In terms of sustainability, The Natural Step’s sustainability system condition #4 states that, as a society, we must reduce and eventually eliminate our contribution that systematically undermine people’s ability to meet their basic needs. I believe that working at Unity Gardens doesn’t undermine people’s ability to meet their needs; it offers them a way to… Read more »
Community Supported Goodness (3)
I feel like I should describe community supported agriculture a little bit more since I’ve not in previous posts. The entire point of community-supported agriculture (CSA) is to get to know your farmer, while getting to truly know your food – where it grows and how it grows. While we shop the supermarkets, up and… Read more »
Do Something
What are you going to do about it? This is what a COPS (Communities Organized for Public Service) organizer asked Virginia Ramirez about what she was going to do about her widowed neighbor dying of a preventable illness due to no heat retention/lack of weatherproofing in her home. Despite paying her bills and taxes on… Read more »
People, Prosperity, and our Ailing Food System
In the list of system conditions that we learned and I’ve shared with you, system condition number four has always struck me as being the worst. System condition number four states that in a sustainable society people are not subject to conditions that systematically undermine their capacity to meet their needs. I’ve seen first hand… Read more »