Till now man has been up against Nature; from now on he will be up against his own nature. ~Dennis Gabor, Inventing the Future, 1964 Our culture is one of consumption and wanting and never having enough. As minimalists, we reduce wholeheartedly, ridding ourselves of the excess in our lives and striving to live simply, without … Continue reading Green minimalism
Category: Environmentalism
Some thoughts on food
As we minimize the clutter in our spaces and minds, shouldn't we also minimize the clutter in our food? I'm pretty much over eating anything I can't pronounce. I had heard about these "GMOs" that have had people up in arms in recent months and years, but only recently have I done more digging and … Continue reading Some thoughts on food
Current events: Car free with six kids
I'm signed up for regular email updates from Care2.com, and this post came with a recent email blast, containing a brief story about Emily Finch, a mother of six who does not own a car and instead transports her family via bicycle. Around the summer of 2009…Emily said, “I started looking at my life… I … Continue reading Current events: Car free with six kids
Born Again Minimalist 