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Bioregional Quotations
Here is perhaps the most delicious turn that comes out of thinking about politics from the standpoint of place: anyone of any race, language, religion, or origin is welcome, as long as they live well on the land. The great Central Valley region does not prefer English over Spanish or Japanese or Hmong. If it had any preferences at all, it might best like the languages it has heard for thousands of years, such as Maidu or Miwok, simply because it is used to them. Mythically speaking, it will welcome whomever chooses to observe the etiquette, express the gratitude, grasp the tools, and learn the songs that it takes to live there.
― Gary Snyder, “A Place in Space: Ethics, Aesthetics, and Watersheds”
Bioregional Quotations
In treading upon the insubstantial ground of the future we take certain risks, and we must face the fact that the word “utopian” has become an epithet, a chastisement, for those who would dream of things that never were and imagine that they still might be. Yet it is a necessary part of any political construct that it offer an image of the future that can be regarded as positive and liberatory and realistic and energizing. This, I submit, bioregionalism succeeds in doing.
― Kirkpatrick Sale, "Mother of All: Introduction to Bioregionalism"
Bioregional Quotations
From "Earth Loyalty" by Fred Cervin:
Unless we personify Earth, we will not be able to repent, will not change enough, or soon enough. The writing is on the wall, stark and terrible. Implacable forces are already in play. The future of our species on this planet is at stake. It’s not just at risk. Don’t say it’s at risk. Disaster is a certainty if we don’t change radically. We are on a runaway train heading toward an abyss.
All this is happening because we have forgotten our Mother the Earth. We have no regard for her. We make our most consequential economic decisions without a thought for Earth. We treat her like an inert mass of raw materials or like a sterile desert of no use except as a place to throw our garbage. What we have lost fundamentally is a fresh, lively sense of our own dependence. We think of our relations with Earth as environmentalism— as if Earth were a mere externality, something in need of minimal maintenance—rather than being bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh. “Mother Nature” is a tired, worn-out figure of speech, useful only for sentimental greeting cards. The reality is quite different. She is the Goddess, and She will be honored, whether in heartfelt love and respect, or in catastrophe. Those who despise her will pay the price.
I say there is now only one way left, one hope for our species: to love Earth. To feel in our hearts that we are a part of Her, what we do to Her we do to ourselves. If you love Earth, you will not fail to evaluate any possible action in light of its effects on the one you love. If you love Earth, then you will vow earth loyalty. This is the one way change can come in time: hundreds of millions vow Earth Loyalty. There is no other way.
Bioregional Quotations
Bioregional awareness teaches us in specific ways. It is not enough to just ‘love nature’ or to want to ‘be in harmony with Gaia.’ Our relation to the natural world takes place in a place, and it must be grounded in information and experience.
— Gary Snyder
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Fair Haven Sustainability Tour
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Fair Haven Sustainability Tour last Sunday, and thanks to Kerry Triffin of Fair Haven Furniture and Brian Driscoll of Phoenix Press for meeting with our group. If you missed the … Continue reading
Urban Oaks Organic Farm Needs Your Help
We are re-posting this notice from the newsletter of CT NOFA. _________________ Urban Oaks Organic Farm Needs Support Following Accident Urban Oaks is an Organic Farm in the city of New Britain. The farm is active in the community, and … Continue reading
Have You Placed Your Bulk Grain Order With Us Yet?
The deadline is coming up soon. Please get your order in as soon as possible.
Bioregional Garden in the Snow!
This is what the Bioregional Garden looked like after last week’s unusual October snowstorm.
Celebrating Peter Berg in New Haven
Read Fred Cervin’s article about our recent 6th anniversary / Peter Berg Celebration.
Did You Miss the Fair Haven Sustainability Tour?
On the tour we showcased a variety of community-based efforts to respond to some of the challenges of modern urban life and develop creative new pathways to sustainability, from school gardens to co-housing to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure designed to make streets … Continue reading
Alternative Currency Resources
Tomorrow, Friday 9/7, there will be another meeting of the Seedlets / Alternative Currency discussion group. Here are some background resources provided by the organizers: MONEY AS DEBT This 45 minute animated video is an allegory of the creation of money, and … Continue reading
‘Gift Economy’ Website Re-Launches
GiftFlow, a resource for promoting a non-monetary “gift economy” that was founded in New Haven, is up with a new beta version. Check it out.
Hearing This Wednesday on Route 34 / Downtown Crossing Project
On Wednesday, September 28th at 6:30 p.m., the Community Development Committee of the New Haven Board of Aldermen is holding a public hearing at City Hall (165 Church St.) about a resolution calling for the Downtown Crossing project to honor … Continue reading
Remembering Peter Berg (1937-2011)
The social revolutionary thinker, writer, ecologist, environmental activist and founder of Planet Drum Foundation died on July 28, 2011 after a sudden case of pneumonia complicated by his bout with lung cancer. Peter’s visit to New Haven in 2005 helped … Continue reading
