Comments on: Living Modestly Is Not Uncomfortable http://eco-chick.com/2008/01/987/living-modestly-is-not-uncomfortable/ The modern girl's guide to living green & fabulous. Mon, 21 May 2012 11:53:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rloganhttp://eco-chick.com/2008/01/987/living-modestly-is-not-uncomfortable/comment-page-1/#comment-1717 rlogan Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:59:04 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2008/01/27/living-modestly-is-not-uncomfortable/#comment-1717 I just finished reading the "Earth Children" series. If you're not familiar with it, it is set in prehistoric times where we were hunters and gatherers and the The Mother provided us with every essential that we needed. I don't want to say that I am against comfort, but I think we have come to a place where we need to learn to balance the both. Our simple needs are food, shelter, and water. What I see that is happening today in the world is that some of us are working to find some sense in what we have done to The Mother and try to reverse some of the damage. Each of us must find a way in our own environments to make necessary changes. For me I am working towards a sustainable environment where I grow my own food and learn the ancient ways of preserving food for long winters and having eco friendly ways to consume energy which will not harm THE MOther!!! So being judgemental is not going to help anyone....but Kudos to the young people who are trying to figure out how to live without wasting. I just finished reading the “Earth Children” series. If you’re not familiar with it, it is set in prehistoric times where we were hunters and gatherers and the The Mother provided us with every essential that we needed. I don’t want to say that I am against comfort, but I think we have come to a place where we need to learn to balance the both. Our simple needs are food, shelter, and water. What I see that is happening today in the world is that some of us are working to find some sense in what we have done to The Mother and try to reverse some of the damage. Each of us must find a way in our own environments to make necessary changes. For me I am working towards a sustainable environment where I grow my own food and learn the ancient ways of preserving food for long winters and having eco friendly ways to consume energy which will not harm THE MOther!!! So being judgemental is not going to help anyone….but Kudos to the young people who are trying to figure out how to live without wasting.

]]> By: Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume Fifty One. | The Good Humanhttp://eco-chick.com/2008/01/987/living-modestly-is-not-uncomfortable/comment-page-1/#comment-1716 Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume Fifty One. | The Good Human Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:54:03 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2008/01/27/living-modestly-is-not-uncomfortable/#comment-1716 [...] I hate that living modestly is starting to be equated with disregarding the comforts that we’ve been given… instead of a noble and earth saving way of life. [...] [...] I hate that living modestly is starting to be equated with disregarding the comforts that we’ve been given… instead of a noble and earth saving way of life. [...]

]]> By: Starrehttp://eco-chick.com/2008/01/987/living-modestly-is-not-uncomfortable/comment-page-1/#comment-1714 Starre Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:03:09 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2008/01/27/living-modestly-is-not-uncomfortable/#comment-1714 I def. don't think it's a mockery at all. I've found that most people who make fun of people or look down on them for living differently are generally guilty or sad about their own lives, so they make themselves feel better by insulting people who are trying out new ways of doing things.While I wouldn't choose to live that way myself, I would NEVER critique someone else for doing it, as they are living in a way that makes the world a better place for all of us. I'm all for grey water and freeganism. I've dumpster dived in NYC and once you see all the really good food that's thrown away it changes your worldview forever. This is NOT food that is half-rotten or really garbage in any way. It's pre-packaged food that is perfectly good that is tossed by the bagfulls (especially bread products) and in NYC all the dairy went into one bag, all the produce into another, bread into a third, and premade food into another. We made a real feast from it all! I def. don’t think it’s a mockery at all. I’ve found that most people who make fun of people or look down on them for living differently are generally guilty or sad about their own lives, so they make themselves feel better by insulting people who are trying out new ways of doing things.

While I wouldn’t choose to live that way myself, I would NEVER critique someone else for doing it, as they are living in a way that makes the world a better place for all of us. I’m all for grey water and freeganism. I’ve dumpster dived in NYC and once you see all the really good food that’s thrown away it changes your worldview forever. This is NOT food that is half-rotten or really garbage in any way. It’s pre-packaged food that is perfectly good that is tossed by the bagfulls (especially bread products) and in NYC all the dairy went into one bag, all the produce into another, bread into a third, and premade food into another. We made a real feast from it all!

]]> By: Kimhttp://eco-chick.com/2008/01/987/living-modestly-is-not-uncomfortable/comment-page-1/#comment-1715 Kim Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:48:19 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2008/01/27/living-modestly-is-not-uncomfortable/#comment-1715 I don't really get the 'mockery' thing. It seems strange, conceptually. I have a few friends who dumpster dive. I also had a couple of very good friends in Vermont who were living as close to 'off the grid' as possible, using minimal power (solar only,) heating their home with wood/pellet only, and growing food. We had potluck every Sunday night at one of their homes in Putney. While my friend was stoking the two woodstoves (one in the basement and one in the living room) we would hang out and play music, watch the dogs wrestle, and talk. Anyone was welcome. There was a store in Brattleboro that sold all the grocery store rejects. It was like the 'dollar food store.' You could buy cans of food that had no labels. It was like a little adventure, depending on what you'd get. We'd get produce that was a bit banged up and pay pennies. I don’t really get the ‘mockery’ thing. It seems strange, conceptually.
I have a few friends who dumpster dive. I also had a couple of very good friends in Vermont who were living as close to ‘off the grid’ as possible, using minimal power (solar only,) heating their home with wood/pellet only, and growing food. We had potluck every Sunday night at one of their homes in Putney. While my friend was stoking the two woodstoves (one in the basement and one in the living room) we would hang out and play music, watch the dogs wrestle, and talk. Anyone was welcome. There was a store in Brattleboro that sold all the grocery store rejects. It was like the ‘dollar food store.’ You could buy cans of food that had no labels. It was like a little adventure, depending on what you’d get. We’d get produce that was a bit banged up and pay pennies.

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