Here is the link to youtube video on the origins of consumerism.
The image to the right is a chart that shows sustainibility as a long term strategic approach to balancing business opportunitites with social and economic responsibilities.
www.thewatershed.org
The link above is to the website for the watershed from my hometown that is a member supported non profit organiztion dedicated to improving the quality of the natural environment of 265 square mile region drained by the stony brook river, located in Mercer County, New Jersey. One aspect of this organization is a csa or co-op, where people buy or split shares and in return get a shre of the produce harvested. My fmily has been member for over 20 yers and remember countless trips to the "farm" as I reffered to it with my mom. We would arrive anad go to the small buidlign where the produce was kept. Each week the vegetable available varied depending what was harvested. The distribution was based on the honor system as you weighed out what you were entitled to depending on how many shares you had. Members could also choose to pick their own fresh strawberries and rasberries which were organically grown with no pesticides like all food grown at the watershed.
4 comments:
I don't understand what you mean by owning shares and only taking the amount entitled to you depending on the amount of shares you have. Regardless, while reading through the webpage I began to think how interesting it is how rare pesticide free produce is, and how its now considered to be a rare treat or a special occasion to spend time outdoors or eat fresh produce. This use to be so common, so typical and the norm for thousands of years and now in our modern day society people can actually create businesses around those ideals and profit from it. I think it would be interesting to explore the business opportunities that have presented themselves as a result from our over farming and over consumption of both products and land.
i like the circle model you have to show the different steps it will take to integrate sustainability into our daily lives
I also like the circle model that you showed. It really brings to light the fact that one person or one group cannot bring back the health of the environment alone. It has to be a collaborative effort. I also think that places the the Watershed that you talked about are very important. I had a similar reaction to Dana in that I don't usually give much thought to how rare pesticide-free food is. And it shouldn't be so difficult to find.
I think its great that you have had a person connection with CSA's for your entire life, it will be great to add your personal experience into our presentation
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