Archive for the 'Family/Children' Category
Re-thinking what you consider to be junk: re-use and re-purpose
2 Comments Published by Seamus Ford June 20th, 2008 in Recycling, Family/Children, Social Responsibility, Commentary.The world is filling up with stuff.
Modern industrial society has lost touch with the real value of what it produces. Our wasteful consumption and our disposable attitude toward so much of what we produce and use is going to hurt our children. In spite of the fact that most parents would never […]
Create a day without electronics each week
1 Comment Published by Seamus Ford March 15th, 2008 in Lifestyle, Family/Children, Commentary, Computing/Technology.The condition Nature Deficit Disorder (NDD) has become pervasive in modern society. According AC Nielson the average child in the United States spends 6 hours per day watching television or playing video games. This is a 400 percent increase over their parents generation.
100 Mile Diet: What is healthy for your body may not always be heathly for the planet
1 Comment Published by Seamus Ford August 8th, 2007 in Family/Children, Diet/Nutrition/Eating.With the advent of high-end grocery stores, like Whole Foods, many of us have developed exotic tastes in the name of a healthier lifestyle. There is however a hidden cost to many of the exotic healthy products that we purchase.
Have you ever given any thought to how far the food you eat travels? […]