Going Green…

One of the wonderful benefits from living in these interesting times is the new green revolution.  Saving this, conserving that and protecting the other – these are the watch words of our time.  And such a refreshing change from the get-rich-quick schemes of a few years ago.  Nevertheless, there is a real danger in any of these mass movements, that we loose sight of the ultimate goal – of treading more lightly on the Earth and leaving more for those to follow.

(starting again) It’s so easy to become preachy about this.  More to the point – what can I do that makes sense.

I have a few luxuries to help here – time and know-how.  The internet is a great tool for this – just about anything we might need professional help on is explained in excruciating detail on the web.  Whenever something seems to be out of my league, I remember the previous projects that seemed that way too, and after some hours study on the net – I just jump right in.  Well, maybe not everything – I’m tempted to have a go with minor surgery on my family members – it really doesn’t look that difficult and would save a bomb over regular hospitals etc.  But I just can’t seem to get anyone ready to give it a try.

These days, I’m interested in finding ways to reduce our consumption of water and power.  And If I can grow a larger portion of our food – then so much the better.  More on these topics coming up…