permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <london@metalab.unc.edu>]

On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, lbarnes wrote:

> I have a pet peeve about sustainability definitions which mention
> "meeting the needs of the present" when we are already overconsuming the
> carrying capacity of the planet now! I suggest folks become more
> educated about each of our "ecological footprints" and the complete and
> combined effects of our exorbinate life-styles.- Reply publically or
> privately to me,  Lee Barnes

You're preaching to the choir, Lee. I've read many of John's posts in
sanet-mg and am convinced that he meant "meeting the needs (what we really
need and not what we don't: basic necessities, no wasted energy
or natural resources, be self-sufficient, grow your own food) of the
present". Ken Kesey once said: "Take what you need but don't take what you
don't need". 

Time to demonstrate, educate and convince others of the value of simple
living and living close to nature.