Becoming Sustainable 101

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Before I begin, I'd like to warn anyone who reads this. I am not a vegetarian and make no apologies. I used to be one for several years only to discover my body needs animal protein to function properly. So, to you vegetarians and vegans with an attitude problem.. Bite me.
To those who avoid meat and/or all animal products who aren't without meat eating friends and can take a joke. Welcome.
Now, to the sustainability part. Lets begin with ourselves.
What do we put into ourselves that sustains us? There's food and water. Pretty basic stuff, right? Lets stick to that for now.
What are we eating? Seriously, think about it and be honest.
Confession time! I am feeling rather guilty right now. I have not eaten as well as I should and could today. Oh, God, but I love Flamin Hot Cheetos!
Damn! But it's so damned easy to get a quick, junk food fix. Watch TV and see how many ads there are for food that we don't really need. "Snacks" devoid of any real nutrition. It's more entertainment for your mouth than food. But if I believe the commercials it will make me popular, people will break out in show tunes around me and cartoon characters will try to steal it away from me because it's just so damned delectable and.. addictive?
Ouch, that visual just hurt my brain.
As I said before. I grew up on a farm.
We had a large garden. What we didn't grow, one of our neighbors did. We also raised sheep, pigs, chickens and an occasional cow. Let me tell you, I knew where my food came from!
I knew who grew it, who raised it and sometimes what it was fed all its life.
In the summer I lived on fruit and vegetables that were still warm from the sun. I pulled weeds in warm, moist, living soil that smelled like heaven.
I was a very healthy kids. Store bought cookies, chips and soda were rare, treats.
I am NOT that old!
I am so thrilled that organic foods are becoming an "in" thing. More people should start their own container gardens. Even in the city it's possible to grow something. How about some herbs?
http://www.urbangardeninghelp.com/
I promise to start a small, container garden in my next home. I'll be settled and ready by the fall. It's so hot right now. Even the cactus are wilting.
Oh, to have a full acre or more to work with. I miss growing things in the earth.
I'd like to share this site so maybe more people will get inspired to at least join a co-op if not go all the way and start a family farm.
http://www.youtube.com/user/cookingupastory
And lets not forget the old standby and a personal favorite.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/
If more and more of us find a way to grow our own food or come together with others to grow and share. I think that would be a very good start for many improvements to life. Better food, closer communities, and let's face it. Playing in the dirt is fun.
Well, where I grew up it was. Now I'm in the desert and there are different rules than what I grew up with. Anyone who has a sizable garden here has my respect and admiration. Here is an organization that is going a beautiful job at encouraging and saving heirloom plants which kick ass on the ones created by labs. Nature is far superior to man in the creation process.
http://www.nativeseeds.org/v2/default.php
I encourage anyone who reads this blog to do a little reading and let the Earth Muse guide you.
Just to add a little more incentive and a few laughs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5RrGFBbbSY&feature=related