Before I talk about preparing for the sustainable transition, a friend commented that even though John Lennon asks us to imagine a world where we are not ruled by possessions, Klaus Schwab says that we will have no possessions and be happy. OK, the big difference. Lennon is talking about a world beyond material consumerism. Schwab says we will have no possessions because we will be ruled by the Cabal and that also includes no sovereignty or any freedom because a feudal system gives you only what you need to survive in a world of fear and deprivation. In a sustainable world, we will have no need for unnecessary possessions, and have sovereignty and freedom to be whatever and whomever we wish to be in a community that connects us in Love, abundance and unity. These are not just imaginings, they are manifestations of our deepest desires to be the sovereign individuals we need to be. A simple metaphoric comparison: Klaus Schwab = The Hunger Games; John Lennon = Star Trek; The Next Generation (minus the alien conflicts). Which future do you prefer?
Remember, when you abdicate your choice to the hierarchy, you are still making a choice. And that time for real choice is here. If you perceive that all you want is the pre-Covid world then be ready for a rude awakening. “Nothing is more important than empathy for another human being’s suffering. Not a career. Not wealth. Not intelligence. Certainly not status. We have to feel for one another if we’re going to survive with dignity” Audrey Hepburn. The hierarchy do not care for anything except their own power and ability to control everything. Corruption is the norm of this current world. A caring world starts with us, and a lot of that is about is being discerning about what you consider to be real. We currently live in a world of smoke and mirrors – our perceptions controlled by a Cabalistic elite.
You may have heard about the many farmers protests in several countries (especially Europe) that have been converging on their capitals complaining about draconian regulations restricting farming practices. Food prices are rising steadily, and you may have noticed how many more ‘exotic’ foods are becoming scarcer as supply lines diminish. The days of food travelling over 2000 miles (3200Km) before reaching your table are soon to be a thing of the past. Now is the time to begin community gardens and also to build gardens on your own properties as a part of building sustainable community. I have talked a lot about this in this blog (e.g., see my Creating Sustainable Community – Parts 1-10 series {Sept-Dec 2022}). I know I talk about the need for socio-cultural-psychological change, but it needs to happen alongside technological innovation as well. A lot of that has to do with wisdom of how we use technology and to recognize when we need to align how we live with natural systems.
“An organic farmer is the best peacemaker today, because there is more violence, more death, more destruction, more wars, through a violent industrial agricultural system. And to shift away from that into an agriculture of peace is what organic farming is doing” Vandana Shiva
The easiest, first step in creating new kinds of sovereign community is to take back your right to good healthy food. The slow collapse of the food systems means that growing organic foods that nourish us, instead of processed foods that harm us, is also a crucial step in this transformative process. Ecologically, all food begins with good healthy soil. Forget the industrial chemicals, for they destroy the microbiomics systems that make the soil. Healthy soil introduces crucial micronutrients into the food that industrial chemical agriculture misses. Healthy soil is so much more then chemicals. It is an interlaced bio-geo-nutritional network of microflora and micro biota within a structure of toxic free inorganic chemicals on which the microorganisms thrive. We are what we eat, and our bodies need a healthy microbiome to create a healthy body.
The myth of the Green Revolution (e.g., see earlier posts in this blog with ‘Green Revolution’ or ‘Agriculture’ as a tab search) was that we had to use artificial chemicals and pesticides to grow enough food to feed a growing population. The reality is that organic agriculture when done with established permaculture and other organic techniques gives greater yields and with healthier food than industrial agriculture ever could. But it is hard to make obscene amounts of money and to control a global population through use of organic agricultural systems. Big Ag doesn’t want you to grow your own food because they want you to be dependent on the Cabal-corporate controlled system.
Before the food crisis becomes real, start growing some of your own food. Get your neighbors to grow some too. If you have a plot of land with your home, take out all the grass or scrub areas and make a garden. Google organic growing techniques that work for your area. For instance, in my area of Colorado, it is semi-arid, so I have to irrigate during the summer. I have been experimenting on various irrigation techniques to see what works best for my garden. I have tried drip systems, micro-spray systems, and soaker-hose irrigation. I have found that if the crops can get enough water to the roots then they can withstand the harsh summer sun without the need for shade cloth to protect them. Currently, my garden is about 800 square feet (74 Sq M), but I can double its size if I take the rest of what passes as a lawn at my home (I don’t treat the lawn with chemicals and minimally water it during the summer so it has a semblance of green).
I have even grown squashes and cucumbers in large plant pots on my back deck. If you do not have an area to create a garden, you might be able to set up pots and small raised beds around your house. If that is not an option (e.g., city urban dwellers), then there may be open areas where you can create community gardens. In some cities, residents have created gardens in vacant lots and open areas without city authorization (Guerilla Gardening). A city like Detroit, Michigan, that had been ravaged by urban blight has, made incredible strides in becoming a ‘Garden’ city in the last few decades. The necessity in Detroit, created this organic food revolution, and soon, people everywhere will have that same need. Start now before it is thrust upon you. I heard an interview with a homeless man from a Hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, who was temporarily relocated to a rural area, say; “If I knew that healthy food could be grown so easily anywhere, I would not spend so much time dumpster diving for stale and unhealthy processed food.”
For several years I have been experimenting on what food crops work for my garden. I work with a neighbor who has a ‘farmette’ where they have a plot of about 30 meters by 10 meters that provides food for their family of five and visitors, and still have enough produce to sell or give away to people who help them manually weed the garden. Yes, manual weeding. It takes a little effort about once a week, but the produce is so better tasting and you have the added benefit knowing that it is safe and healthy food. I have two large mulch bins where I put all my vegetable food scraps and none-woody garden waste. I have contemplated a Hugelkultur system but my garden isn’t quite big enough, although I have my smaller mounded herb garden designed with such a system.
We all need to eat, and working with other people to grow food creates a unique sense of community. Caring for the soil leads to caring for each other. That is the start of a sustainable system where love, unity, and cooperation start to become everyday values and not just dreams. It also begins the process of learning what life can be about and that the ‘rat-race’ we take as normal is anything but!
“When you realize the real luxuries in life are slow mornings, time with the people you love, home cooked food, quiet moments, food sleep, time in nature, a good book, watching the sunrise, and not rushing everywhere; that is when you begin to really live” Messages from the Road.
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