This is my dream: To live as my forefathers once did - in harmony with the land that sustains us. A project to investigate and innovate the creation of a low impact home with methods of living in a form of permaculture designed to sustain my family and improve biodiversity. To leave the land richer than before and in doing so enable others to do so.

Where shall we have lunch?

Posted 08/03/08 by Matt B in the Urban category

One of life's great mysteries is "where shall we have lunch" but second to that is the question of "where can I be green in this urban world?"

For me this is a massive issue. There are the ways I want to live and the things I want to do and they are at odds with the amount of space I have available and the resources that go with it. I don't even have a garden and so can not fool myself into thinking that "I'm green" because I grow a few lettuce.

Being green in an urban setting is the first step on the road to my dream.

Why is that? It is unlikely that I will go from flat dweller to forest dweller over night and even if I did I'd be so horribly unprepared that it might well be a failure. I need to develop my green skills now so that when opportunity arrives I can take it.

But how and where?

I could shell out for an allotment so that I can farm it... the thing is though that I do not feel that this is something that contributes to the environment. It's a sort of inexpensive and muddy cheat.

My dream is to live in harmony with nature. To be a part of the ecosystem not fight it every step of the way to get lots of carrots which to be honest I would not eat anyway.

Reuse, repair and recycle... well yes these are my options.

The question is, however, down to the specifics of the thing. I must confess that I know very little compared to what I feel I need to know. I intend to learn and welcome your comment.

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