To see more on the history of consumerism, watch the BBC documentary called ‘Century of the Self, part one.’ It sometimes can checked out at libraries or its on YouTube. It helped to understand my parents generation better.

Here is a little tour of my off-grid space where we are designing and living a culture which is more fulfilling with far less consumption: https://youtu.be/nf-P2sXxacQ

And you can like the Facebook page to follow our progress: https://www.facebook.com/bosqueforest

Want more: http://www.bosquevillage.com/notes/index.php?title=Where_to_find_the_Bosque_Village_online

This is powerful. Will share the crap out of it

RE INSPIRING!!!

I really like to learn more about reducing my foot print, here is what i’m doing currently.
Always aiming for a waste free kitchen but really am too loose on actually recycling, i’m sure a lot of recyclable trash goes paste me.

Buying bulk, currently buying 3 – 4 reoccurring products in packaging.
Using reusable fruit and veggie bags.
Reusable food storage bags and covers.
stone wear baking trays to reduce tin foil
easy one – reusable water bottle but do get filtered water in 5 gallon jug. would like to get a home filtration system in the future. Not RO because of water waste.
Vegan diet, locals farmer market and CSA
Bakashi composting and chicken coop for food waste

Almost all my clothes and two daughters comes from clothing exchange parties, other necessities from thrift stores.
minimalist lifestyle with everything i own cataloged
No makeup
No shaving
Laptop from 2007, going strong
Old Iphone _
I was living in a fifth wheel 300 sqft for 3 people for a year, now co housing with 3 other people, making it 6 that live in one house. (easy grey water recycling) and had compost toilet, humanure.

Hang dry clothes whenever possible and convenient
cloth diapers, wipes and elimination communication
Used family cloth for a year but haven’t for the last month.
Diva cup!!!
I only biked for a year but now new baby is too small to put in bike trailer, cold conditions.
Grow food.

leaving my partner highly reduced my waste! He once brought a set of Styrofoam dish stuff and said look, now we won’t have to wash dishes… doy! :/

Goals:
Shampoo and conditioner, either use reusable bottles and get bulk or try baking soda and vinegar
Bake bread to eliminate packaging, make almond milk
Find an alternative for my curly hair gel, i’ve tried coconut oil and sugar in water spray.
get on birth control asap haha! That would be highly eco friendly

Watching this I become impatient to find ways to meet my needs and those of the community around me in self sustaining ways. I already look for and try to implement as many renewable, locally available alternatives to consumer products as possible, but would like to have more time to devote to this.

This is a good video, especially considering it is from 2007, before the economic crash and the unprecedented gridlock in our government caused by Republicans and “conservatives”. I’m sure things are worse now, and I doubt that any major improvement is forthcoming anytime soon. We really need to educate people to reality, but unfortunately a large number have been thoroughly brainwashed by advertisements and politicians and corporate shills. How to get people to think rationally is the challenge.

Very good video. I knew some of this already, but seeing it all laid out the way it was really opened my eyes.