The Sustainability Revolution – part 8: Preparing for Transition – Food

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 Read more…

Thinking Anew – Part 5 – Appropriate Technology 3

If anything, 2021 has shown us how technology has taken on a sacred aspect in how we let it dominate and control our lives – as much as money has become a central component in how our lives are determined.  As religiosity has declined, technology has supplemented itself to become Read more…

Economics and Energetics of farming 2 – a reality check on food production energetics.

In the previous post I talked about the 10% rule of energetics within the food chain. The potentially most efficient way to eat is to consume the vegetables directly so that we get 10% of the vegetables energy.  Eating an animal that ate the vegetable only gives us 1% of Read more…