Humans Lived Sustainably for Most of Human History 300,000 years. That is how long humankind lived sustainably – never taking more resources than the planet could replenish or causing irreparable damage. It was an time when we had a deep connection to nature and a profound understanding of our dependence on it. Activities such as tree cutting were carried out […]
Why having a farmers market makes for the start of a sustainable neighborhood This past Saturday, a brand new farmer’s market started IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. If you’ve been following me a while, you may know that I used to go to a farmer’s market every Sunday, where I had worked it out with one of the farmers to get me […]
How the normalized human experience has become completely unnatural When you bike instead of drive, you start to notice a lot more about your neighborhood: shops you didn’t realize were there, some cool wall art or flower patches you hadn’t noticed, or how much litter is all over the place. One of the things I noticed recently has really gotten […]
Want to find more happiness? Add more challenge to your life. There’s something that I’ve come to learn from my sustainability journey: challenge always appears hard, but the result is always more happiness. When you challenge yourself to do something, it’s likely to be something you aspire to; a change to take you a step closer to who you want […]