Have you ever heard of ecovillages http://gen.ecovillage.org/? These are actual places where people of like mind are deciding to cohabitate in a sustainable way that leaves minimal impact or ecological footprint on the environment around them. It is almost like this modern technology is helping us return to a time where people lived at one with the Earth, while the village type of living must be a great conduit for traditional close human relationships among families. These villages are popping up all over the world; culture and nationality is irrelevant. This is a process of informed minds deciding to collaborate with others to experience a type of life defined on their own principles. Could the Internet itself have been the medium of information and communication that sent these souls on their quest for a new way of being?
Another new movement that I’ve come across is Slow Food: http://www.slowfood.com/ and with it, Slow Cities. This group of people started out as a reaction to the fast food industry that they believe goes against what eating should be about, as well as its effects upon the environment. Now whole cities are calling themselves ‘Slow’ and altering their practices of food production so that wild and farmed populations of animals and vegetation are treated with dignity and with sustainable biodiversity in mind to keep future human generations healthy. There are currently over 80,000 members in over 100 countries who believe that the eating process shouldn’t be homogenized, taste is important, and keeping rare plants and flavors alive is necessary to keep the true ’spice of life’. I don’t think any of us want to lose the enjoyment of a meal that tastes different from any other, where we sat for hours enjoying our friends’ company, and where we know that the whole eating process didn’t scar the world.
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