Serious Fun: Ingenious Improvisations on Money, Food, Waste, Water & Home [NOOK Book]

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Creative and innovative solutions to difficult issues are presented in this practical guidebook for environmentally friendly living. Low-tech exercises for saving water, reducing waste, and preparing food help readers take communal actions to benefit their own neighborhoods, and the world at large, while having fun. By stressing that what is most essential is for human beings to relax, work, and play together, this humorous yet important resource shows that an attitude of creativity and abundance will transform ...
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Serious Fun: Ingenious Improvisations on Money, Food, Waste, Water & Home

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Creative and innovative solutions to difficult issues are presented in this practical guidebook for environmentally friendly living. Low-tech exercises for saving water, reducing waste, and preparing food help readers take communal actions to benefit their own neighborhoods, and the world at large, while having fun. By stressing that what is most essential is for human beings to relax, work, and play together, this humorous yet important resource shows that an attitude of creativity and abundance will transform environmental challenges into opportunities for personal and collective growth.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781844093830
  • Publisher: Findhorn Press
  • Publication date: 4/1/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 176
  • Sales rank: 898,259
  • File size: 4 MB

Meet the Author

Carolyn North teaches movement and sound improvisation for healing. She is an environmental innovator and the founder of the Daily Bread Project, a community hunger organization. She is the author of Earth Above, Heaven Below and Voices Out of Stone. She lives in Berkeley, California. Ervin Laszlo is the editor of a quarterly scientific journal, World Futures, and the corresponding books series, and is a professor of philosophy and science who studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. His research and articles are widely published in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

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Table of Contents

Foreword Ervin Laszlo 7

Introduction 11

1 Money 15

2 Food 41

3 Waste 81

4 Water 109

5 Home 139

Acknowledgments 171

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  • Posted May 30, 2011

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    I Also Recommend:

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    Living Green & Loving It!

    When we hear the term "green" or "environmentally conscious", chances are we don't hear words like "fun" or "exciting," yet these are exactly the words that come to mind when reading environmental innovator Carolyn North's new book, "Serious Fun."

    This book is perfect for anyone seriously interested in finding creative ways to live more lightly on the Earth, or make steps toward getting "off the grid." With chapters devoted to essential daily needs to dispose of waste and collect water, Serious Fun provides practical ideas for getting serious about healing our relationship with the Earth.

    I particularly love sections on creative ideas for artistic and practical reuse, with ideas for turning junk into art... and as always, my very favorite thing about a book written by Carolyn North is the way she shares down-to-earth personal stories of great spiritual depth and soulful insight. I love her description of waking one morning to find backyard fences collapsed, and coming to a joint deciison with neighbors to create an open and much more enjoyable shared garden space, rather than replacing the barriers.

    Serious Fun is a glorious invitation to each of us to feel more deeply satisfied and fulfilled as we make small, yet profoundly meaningful changes in our daily lives. Highly recommended!

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