tips, resources, & encouragement for low-footprint living
deep green: jenny nazak
In my last post, I mentioned wild edible plants as a free source of highly nutritious food (and sometimes also medicine). Another major health bonanza is fruit trees. Wherever you live, you are likely to find at least a few fruit trees in your neighborhood. (This might not be true if you live in an …
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An umbrella group of neighborhood associations in my city has its regular monthly meeting this evening. On “tap” for tonight’s meeting, someone from the city utilities department will be fielding questions about a proposed new water treatment program that has become (un)popularly known as “toilet to tap.” I’ve lived in many places, and in most …
Many people assume that low-footprint living entails a rejection of technology, but that’s not true at all. In fact, some technologies are enabling people to radically reduce their footprint. Skype and other teleconferencing software, which has allowed workers and companies to pare their travel overhead, comes to mind, as does educational software for online learning. …
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