Waste-free

It's been a long time since the last post!

In that time, I founded a new company, Recycle the City, (www.recyclethecity.com), focused on helping people reduce waste.

For New Year's I was in Canada on a mostly sustainable farm (http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2007/09/07/prairie%E2%80%99s-edge/). The residents have built their homes by hand, made mostly from recycled goods. The homes face south for solar purposes, as that is their only form of energy. They grow food three seasons of the year and eat mostly that during the winter.

Life is different when you are connected to your needs. It's slower, but fuller. You can't leave the shower running because there's only one pot of melted snow for your shower, taken in the heat of the wood sauna.

One service I offer my clients is budget evaluation, reorganizing their spending to do it less with the same resources. When your needs are clear and honored, the waste gets stripped away.

This year, let us focus on change in the form of truly meeting our needs, and letting the rest happen.

Happy new year!