Comments on: Repression, Recommerce & Other Strategies of the Eco-Conscious Holiday Shopper http://greenereverydayconsulting.com/recommerce-repression-other-strategies-of-the-ecoconscious-holiday-shopper Helping People Turn Over a Green Leaf Wed, 16 May 2012 02:26:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rachel White http://greenereverydayconsulting.com/recommerce-repression-other-strategies-of-the-ecoconscious-holiday-shopper/comment-page-1#comment-3571 Rachel White Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:26:20 +0000 http://greenereverydayconsulting.com/?p=2875#comment-3571 Thank you for your kind words, Jennifer, and for informing me about eco-villages. I hope my post didn't give the impression that I would like to see us return to hunter/gatherer society. I don't and think that such desires are ludicrous! Past ways of life are gone and can't be recreated in their original form. We can, however, learn from the past just as we can from other contemporaneous cultures and societies. And we can adopt and adapt whatever seems useful to us now. In many ways, it sounds like the eco-village concept adapts elements of pre-modern social organization to the contemporary context. The eco-village teaches us that the small scale, self-sufficiency and intentionality of pre-modern society can still serve us today, and that it would be in our self-interest to recreate a more communal and place-based way of life. Thank you for your kind words, Jennifer, and for informing me about eco-villages.

I hope my post didn’t give the impression that I would like to see us return to hunter/gatherer society. I don’t and think that such desires are ludicrous!

Past ways of life are gone and can’t be recreated in their original form. We can, however, learn from the past just as we can from other contemporaneous cultures and societies. And we can adopt and adapt whatever seems useful to us now.

In many ways, it sounds like the eco-village concept adapts elements of pre-modern social organization to the contemporary context. The eco-village teaches us that the small scale, self-sufficiency and intentionality of pre-modern society can still serve us today, and that it would be in our self-interest to recreate a more communal and place-based way of life.

]]> By: Jennifer Tehraud http://greenereverydayconsulting.com/recommerce-repression-other-strategies-of-the-ecoconscious-holiday-shopper/comment-page-1#comment-3568 Jennifer Tehraud Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:35:16 +0000 http://greenereverydayconsulting.com/?p=2875#comment-3568 I really enjoyed reading your article Rachel. I also like that you seem to teach your children the importance of saving the environment and leading an eco-friendly life. And what you mentioned about sustainability and consumerism being antithetical is absolutely true. However, I think before going back to being hunters and gatherers, we need to support innovations. Have you heard about ecovillages? In these villages, people grow their own organic food, they use renewable energy resources and they use eco-friendly architecture (like green roofs). I loved hearing about these types of villages and I hope we will hear more about them in the future! I really enjoyed reading your article Rachel. I also like that you seem to teach your children the importance of saving the environment and leading an eco-friendly life. And what you mentioned about sustainability and consumerism being antithetical is absolutely true. However, I think before going back to being hunters and gatherers, we need to support innovations. Have you heard about ecovillages? In these villages, people grow their own organic food, they use renewable energy resources and they use eco-friendly architecture (like green roofs). I loved hearing about these types of villages and I hope we will hear more about them in the future!

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