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May 21, 2007 at 4:09 am
Christal’s post about bike riding in New York City and some comments by Jill made me think more about the topic of “who we are” in terms of our makeup as an organic community. At one time we might’ve all fit a stereotype, but no longer.
I would love to ride a bike to town. But, hauling groceries for a family of 5 in a bike although possible, probably wouldn’t be very practical in Western PA weather (although I might be in very good shape if I did that). Equally impractical might be the idea of Christal digging up 50 square feet of pavement to grow her years’ supply of vegetables.
With the diversity of our lives, we all have to make the choices that fit our life circumstances and our surroundings. We are all organic in our own unique way. Now I’m curious, how are you organic? What are your circumstances? What is your organic identity?
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hello debbie & jill-
looks like we have our very own organic version of city mouse, country mouse happening right here! I love that the organic & green movement is no longer a predictable stereotype….. everyday, people are turning over new, greener leaves in so many inspiring ways! and no– I will not be tearing up my front walk to plant pumpkins, but I do have a little square of “front yard” that I need some help sorting out. ; )
peace.
Comment by christal — May 21, 2007 @ 5:45 pm
We live w/in walking distance to our local grocery store, so every opportunity we have, we walk to the store to get the things we need. Of course, with a family of 5 to buy for, it isn’t always possible to buy everything we need and walk home with it. But we save gas for the last minute “needs”. Our family also enjoys walking and biking around town instead of burning gas. One last thing we do – we put a raised garden in our VERY small backyard. It is big enough for tomato plants, green beans, peas, and one watermellon plant.
Comment by Stephanie — June 6, 2007 @ 3:23 pm