Hello everyone! I just jumped in and started posting without introducing myself first! I am sorry about that.

     My name is Holly and I live in central Florida. I have lived here almost 5 years. I moved here from Kansas and what a difference! Because I grew up in a small, collage town in Kansas I have always had a respect for the land and been aware of my impact on the earth. While not necessarily in a 'sustainable living' kind of way, but more of a 'waste not want not' kind of way. Anyway, when I moved here I found that the lifestyle was very different. It seems there are people everywhere and all things are disposable for convenience. Talk about your fast-paced society. So I have had some adjusting to do.

     Like I said I had never heard of 'sustainable living' until about a year ago and I realized this was what I had been trying to do all along. For the first couple of years I lived here I wasn't sure if I was up to the challange, but I have discovered that maybe that was the greater plan all along. I have found that not only am I able to introduce this way of living to my friends and neighbors and maybe give them some incentive to try out a less wasteful way to live, I also have had the opportunity to meet neat people like all of you that help me to try new things and give me the incentive to be less wasteful.

     I am really excited to get to know all of you and to learn from you. Have a great day!

          Holly

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Welcome Raewytch its good to have you on board.

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Hello, I am Fiona and I live in Alberta, Canada. The ways I already  live sustainably is buying used goods (like dishes or clothes) instead of new whenever possible, organic food, recycling, using florescent light bulbs, walking to work instead of using my car - the usual stuff you can do while still living a "normal" life in a town..

But I am always looking for ways to go further! I hope to spend this summer WWOOFing - volunteering on an organic farm in order to learn more about growing and permaculture. I am also always looking out for courses to take and ways to build contacts with others interested in sustainable living. I think its the most important thing we can do!

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