To: "'permaculture'" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: RE: [permaculture] Re: Hydrogen
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 22:46:35 -0400
BK wrote:
In terms of consumption, we need to do everything: build longer lasting
things which we don't throw away every few years.
I bought a hand grinder for pepper corns for 50 cents at a tag sale. It
was almost an antique...at least 40 years old. It works exceptionally.
I think it was made before the industrial mass production concept of
"planned obsolescence" became the corporate manifesto.
I agree that bringing back some virtues of old times, like pride in
craftsmanship, has a place.