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Food For Thought: Sustainability

By fromskilledhands ( May 21, 2008 at 2:20 pm) · Filed under Change, Community, Sustainability

Over at Seize A Daisy, fellow blogger and NE Ohioan, Larramie, posted about The Truth of Consumer Consequences. She explores “the question of how sustainable is America’s current lifestyle? ”

Linking to the Consumer Consequences game, Larramie asks some important questions. I found my answers sobering. We live pretty simply; however, our very old house is an energy hog, and we live too far from most places to use alternative transportation options. We grow much of our produce in season; we have chickens for eggs, and compost as much as possible. Our county has a central processing facility for recyclables, so we recycle most everything we can. That being said, it would take 2.6 earths to support me.

Larramie writes:

In addition to the sobering effect of seeing how many Earths would be necessary to sustain everyone who lives like you, the game also provides a visual depiction of what the Earth would look like if everyone did live like you. So play Consumer Consequences — not only for a reality check — but as a nudge in thinking of some changes that might allow more daisies than people to cover your Earth.

What is your impact on Planet Earth?

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