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No IE log : Day 2 : Trash

Posted on January 12, 2010 by the jodi

No Impact Living is going to mean being conscious all the time. This is not at all like the 1960s, which trumpeted altered consciousness. And the absolute opposite of my 20s & 30s, when I made a personal choice to be as un-conscious as possible, as often as possible. Monday’s instructions : Stop making TRASH. Reduce it. Reuse it. Recycle it. Keep a special bag at home or the office to collect trash you make by mistake or necessity throughout … Continue reading →

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The No Impact Experiment (No IE) log

Posted on January 11, 2010 by the jodi

Day One: Sunday : Consumption When I decided to take this challenge, I thought This is gonna be a cakewalk. I’m already moving towards a low-impact, if not a no-impact, life. Then Life got busy being life. My uncle died. Instead of my usual day to day, there’d be a wake, a funeral, lots of family, driving and food and beverages I had little control over. I figured I’m still going to give it my best shot. The No Impact … Continue reading →

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the cruelest month

Posted on December 29, 2009 by the jodi

Deep in the summer I made a decision to support my local farmers, my own health and the environment by shopping locally and eating seasonally. That’s an easy decision in July and August when the markets are overflowing with tomatoes, cucumbers, salad greens, peaches and berries. But this is December, and the end of December at that. This is where the rubber meets the road. Where there are no salad greens to be had for love or money at the … Continue reading →

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