Three steps I've taken since accepting this mission:
1. Helping the people who moved into the apartment above me build out a garden in our back yard:I'd started a compost bin (really a luggage trunk), which they dug into the soil. And I happily donated my lawn chairs to their garden area. I've since moved out of that place, but I'm very happy that the big lot, empty except for grass for so many years, finally has seed beds and rows... And though I won't be around to enjoy it, what grows there will feed them well.
2. Attending a master composting final class:Two friends of mine have completed their certification as master composters through this program--
http://www.stopwaste.org/home/index.asp?page=170And I helped by attending their presentation/final project. And as soon as they get through a wedding and a couple of other endeavors, I'll be having them over to start a worm bin at my apartment... Helping them carry on what they've started, spreading the seeds of self-sufficiency back to me!
3. Continuing to buy local and buy strategicallyI've moved from the eastern end of town towards the urban center, much closer to easy access to groceries at big corporate stores. I'm still shopping twice a month at what used to be my neighborhood market, which is one of the only sources of fresh produce at that end of town. Fortunately, my work takes me past there at least once a week. Now if I can just map out what's cheapest, where, so I can be socially strategic and thrifty too...
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