Thanks for having me. We've all bee having a bit of a rough time with the current global climate, and it's people like you Mark who are inspiring us to make small changes and become a little more self reliant. When I was a young boy, my mum gave me a book called, "Your own resources: A practical book for self sufficient people in Australia" (Compiled by Michael Richardson). I still have it. This book pretty much set the tone for my life. It taught me to be self reliant. While the the other kids played video games, I took to the outdoors, crafting, learning to use tools and keeping in mind how nature provides for us. I never understood fossil fuel, but I did understand that it's what our economy was built on.
Growing up it was the looming threat of the hole in the ozone layer. Now it's mass extinction of wildlife and climate change. Something can be said for getting back to basics. It's important and humbling to see so many people getting into self sufficiency. The consumerist nature of current society rewards the consumer. But this is a false narrative perpetuated by advertisers using fear to sell products. High-rise, hi-density living is good for the economy, no so good for people.
I look forward with hope and that communities like this continue to grow and thrive. Cheers.
Growing up it was the looming threat of the hole in the ozone layer. Now it's mass extinction of wildlife and climate change. Something can be said for getting back to basics. It's important and humbling to see so many people getting into self sufficiency. The consumerist nature of current society rewards the consumer. But this is a false narrative perpetuated by advertisers using fear to sell products. High-rise, hi-density living is good for the economy, no so good for people.
I look forward with hope and that communities like this continue to grow and thrive. Cheers.
