Sustainable practices, so far
A current list of some of my sustainable practices, always knowing more are possible.
1 Eating/cooking vegetarian & organic
2 Cooking using only manual powered tools
3 Cutting grass with a hand mower
4 Ordering out portions that don’t require doggie-bags
5 Living in a walking neighborhood, using bicycle & public transport
6 Recycling weekly
7 Driving a high-mileage car with all major recycled mechanicals & systems
8 Maintaining a paperless office & ink cartridge recycling
9 Handwashing & air drying dishes
10 Donating time to environmental groups
11 Reading all purchase labels & know their origins
12 Voicing passion for sustainability with every corporation I work with
13 Shopping to support local living economies
14 Starting every long-term planning facilitation with a “7th generation perspective”
15 Doing daily yoga & meditation
16 Carrying a cloth sack to the store and market
17 Using only hand-cranked eco-flashlights & low energy light bulbs
18 Cleaning with eco-friendly products
What’s on your list?
July 25th, 2007 07:30
Uh, have you heard about those people who spend a year or two trying to do without toilet paper? See the permalink to the NYTimes at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/22/garden/22impact.html?ex=1333944000&en=60ab22edece6e392&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
When it comes to sustainability, we have to ask ourselves, How much is enough?
July 25th, 2007 07:33
Yes Tim, I saw the recent article and anything can be done in the extreme. That’s why some people like Buddhism because it’s the “middle way.”
July 25th, 2007 08:04
Jack - that is a fine list. I am moving toward it but have not made as much progress on it as you have. I commend you and thank you for the example you are setting. My main focus right now is to just not use as much stuff … clear out the junk I have acquired and be very careful about what new things I let into my material world. And as part of that if there is something I have that I am not using I am trying to move it out of my world and into someone else’s that can use it.
Namaste.