There are rental and bills to pay, car, oil, food costs more and more 'loved ones, children, the dentist, in short, a mad race for money chase money and we have to survive in the midst of these hectic and unnatural, and STOP CUT DOWN!
Not that I'm here to complain about, eh, I live a life very qualitative and not anyone to do as many advisers (hey to complain :-)) since 'no matter where we are and the' good to know that the problem leads always a part of the solution, and we remain to be resolved and understand the other hand, incorporating it into our daily life, methods and patience, faith, courage, intelligence, marriage.
An example of this and I want to make 'an interesting Report-DVD "The Power of Community-that is, the power of community , I watched a few weeks ago and as documented in the 90 CUBA - being in a political, economic, social 'disaster' has not only been able to survive a general colasso but now is among the only countries in the world to be independent from fossil energy monopoly oil aka aka USA. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union in 90 years, so 'as the embargo imposed by the United States and other member states would seem to be the end for this' island but it was not so. Finding himself without oil or with a drop from 100% to 20-30% import the entire population, doctors and factory workers, are suddenly found to resort to methods such as the bicycle, which were imported in huge quantities' from China. Less traffic of cars on the road was translated into more roads 'safe for the same individuals on bicycles, and less traffic and public buses that' developed more slowly than for the better in years to come. 
Agriculture and the surrounding space (social and cultural) were the two most 'favorites' from the difficult situation that the people and' faced. Every single piece of land in fact, was a yard City 'or place unproductive and abandoned in the countryside is' transformed into a garden, vegetable garden, greenhouse, fertile field of biology. The lack of high oil prices has meant that herbicides, fungicides and other dangerous chemicals used in growing conventional mass were no longer 'available, allowing you more' room for crafts people and seeing rising everywhere employment (work), fertile fields of bio -diversity ', markets and healthy food from organic and alternative crops that are now being managed well in small and diverse communities'. The concept of perma-culture, that 'one (agri)-culture development, and is' made visible (with the help of international experts), bringing solutions not only gender and economic power but also human, social and cultural. Today, in fact the status quo of the peasant and 'recognized in Cuba and the fact that farmers prefer to sell their products thus earning' good money. Markets and fairs are all 'agenda and a generous portion of the profits (food) are given as a donation to places such as kindergartens, schools and clubs for the elderly, hospitals, where it will' benefit. The social network and 'solid' in part self-sufficient thus leaving 'less weight on state funds, interesting to note that these units were not cut in public even when the situation became difficult in the beginning of the crisis in 90 years, we have many things to learn! An important factor in the documentary that was repeated often by people involved in the various projects was the fact that the transition from a conventional system and unproductive (ie 'non-sustainable) to a biological organism and self-sustaining it has the required work, enforcement and education and also say a change of 'mindset' and / or sensitive 'by the people involved. Especially during the subassemblies and after starting the various projects the obstacles and difficulties' have been overcome with patience and different methods of observation and interaction with the cycles of nature (not against Nature). A sustainable natural system and it requires more time and dedication in infancy and early on but after discounting to have stabilized (say, 1:00 to 2:00 years) for well and have created a self-regenerative, self-sufficient (like Nature), all it requires less use (work) and dependence external sources and fossil fuels without 'create imbalance, environmental, economic, social the whole planet. The Cuban farmer jokingly called This agriculture 'LAZY PEOPLE AGRICULTURE', or 'FOR AGRICULTURE lazy people ", describing the benefits that a holistic system (from the greek HOLOS - COMPLETE) biological organisms and make smart after a sacrifice of energy because the initial' and 'more' or less self-production and requires little human Intervention and when 'stabilized ... ..
Cuba has managed to survive a situation that seemed disastrous, and listening to some sensitive people (including you and me) is emerging in our Western world -' westernized 'as a silent tsunami ... The Food Crisis
One who is 'enough' updated 'and the one who reads The few newspapers (or web) should know that information: The global food crisis that we look out and' really caused by a parallel 'oil crisis', ie the 'control' of the first resources (which are becoming less) by some very greedy multinational corporations and by the same methods of unsustainable development that are so 'common in this crazy economy.
Here are some facts and updates :
-L 'conventional agriculture (in monoculture) requires a large amount of machinery and heavy consumption of petro-chemicals (fertilizers) because' the absence of organic -diversity '(species of animal and plant) eliminates the interaction between organisms thus creating' ground dead, infertile, unnatural (NO = NO LIFE-HUMUS SOIL) ... The same
macchinazzione and industriallizzazione of agriculture has reduced the number companies farming while increasing their size, making the cultivation of food in agri-business, greatly reducing the quality '/ variety' of products, such as employment-cosi' in erms of employment and number.
-transport, refrigeration of these products requires even more new 'fossil resources because' the system of control and 'central (and not' local) and the distances are long.
To give you an example and 'estimates that each calorie of food consumed
conventionally requires a calorie of oil production, transportation, refrigeration
. How many calories you eat per day? 2000 to a minimum, 4000-5000
even more '. The food is also processed with preservatives, colorings and artificial flavoring
for greater conservation and to adulterate the taste
hours unnatural and devoid of life and flavor, due to illness and dis-functions.
-The World Distribution of food and '(unfortunately) highly centralized and controlled by a small number of multinationals. The problem of hunger in the world (60-70
million people die each year, 700-900 million sufferers) does not exist because of lack of food
, but because of blatant interests of those corporations and corruption
(and war) in political economy and neo-liberal. The increase in demand
prices of food and it did not benefit in any case the small peasants and farmers, but rather the
-Food Mega-corporations that control and dictate prices
sales and distribution and in this oligarchy are allowed to dictate the laws of
unscrupulous market (since 'destroy the jurisdiction). The World Bank and The World Market
support this policy system
called 'free market'. This also means that food is not 'really
product / where this' need Startup (not in poor countries) but rather
where it makes more profits and returns in the hands of a few members. Instead of helping farmers and farmers
to produce their food and compete in the global market these same policies
contol the market by developing 'humanitarian aid programs' interests in their
. The truth 'of GM foods and' hidden behind the
same dynamic control, increasing even more '
the dependence of individuals (farmers) by the same corporations and Agro-resources and fossil
unsustainable.
-The Lifestyle: Some of us still do not know what is unbearable to eat meat (and dairy). It 's time to upgrade as that: A diet centered on meat takes 3 times as' fossil of a vegetarian diet and create more 'greenhouse emissions of all cars in the world put together, almost 1 / 5 of total emissions! The meat industry and 'heavy pollution of water and aquifers. 10 Every year billions of animals are cruelly killed for consumption on our plates! The ethical argument - spiritual (karma) and healthy 'indisputable think that this figure is' twice the population of the earth every year, we also consider the biological fact that all this 'shit' by Quach party has to end ...! The United Nations has recently declared that one of the two or three more 'significant contributions to environmental problems and' the livestock , Globally as locally. Not to mention hormones, antibiotics and other drugs that end up in the body of these poor creatures and then in the body. There are many alternative and more 'effective protein / amino acids in plants and fruit ... more on that veremmo talking piu'avanti ...
(below a picture of the least cruel ...)
-L 'westernisation of the same style of life described here (carnivorous diet and His methods of unsustainable development) that now everyone in China and India seem to want to take of course requires more' fuel, power, water and grain than we can have on the planet. Over the past 20 years the increase in demand for meat and dairy products in these countries 'increased by 500%, so' as the West rose epidemics such as diabetes, heart attacks, obesity, cancer and
this in countries where consuming a predominantly vegetarian diet
(plants) and mallattie-interesting case-were also mostly rare.
Climate change and extreme weather conditions also play a role in the global food crisis. Extreme dry and floods have recently caused major crop losses in several countries around the world. In Australia over the past two years have lost 98% of the rice harvest and the price ' increased twice. The Asian countries as required are compared with a similar problem today. Essentially, climate change and extreme weather conditions are a closely linked with all the factors listed above make the system even more 'fragile and vulnerable in his nature. Crops that depend on limited climatic conditions and limited growth conditions as well as by an abundance of water (eg rice) are among the most 'vulnerable in question. New ways of cultivation and harvesting are and are often the only alternative.
FOOD CRISIS and 'we see a crisis of the predatory system in which we live is a crisis of humanity' in this era controversial ...
Faced with this thing 'can do? More ...
The problem in itself carries a part of the solution in the face of a situation 'catastrophic' must do better individually and collectively, needless to say, something must be done as did the population in Cuba ...
1. First, reduce the consumption of meat and dairy products (how many steaks we ate 50 years ago?) Choosing the most 'organic vegetarian whole foods, fresh and seasonal, locally sourced and increase the proportion of raw food vegan-educated about how to cover the their nutritional needs through this Diet Support ... (read books, go to the web, here and elsewhere).
2. Second, we need to support farmers and local businesses, learn how to grow their own food in the pot, garden or terrace or greenhouse (permaculture), create and work on projects of Gardino Community support / participate in buying groups (Fair) and Solidarity and other initiatives ethics. In addition, promoting alternative energies such as solar, wind, etc..
3. Third, we must vote with your dollar and Euro or not to support large multinational companies and corporations which are part investing their money in ethical companies and local GMO FREE.
4. Fourth, also called the happy decline, we must consume less, simplify your life and do anything to break the myth that the modern Western world and consumerism and 'lead to happiness' and well-being for our planet. Pass the word to your friend Indian, Asian, etc..
5. Fifth, we must come together and speak in their own communities' among individuals for inter / action, connect, grow and create networks Solidario (FORUMS). We must create a world possible and sustainable in our neighborhood (LOCAL) to get an influence on long-distance and global levels.
6. and finally, we must remain current and updated continuously, and people attending the right places - working for a just cause, and be happy!
This should be enough for today, thank goodness that I should talk about DIET hey! At the end of the day I often find myself talking more 'policy .... Actually now I think more and more 'that the two have more in a strict sense' affinity 'to what we believe ...
Diet and' policy ... I knew civilizations' advanced and Greek philosophers such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle promoted a vegan diet high in raw food and knew how to live in harmony with nature and the world.
a dear Raw greeting to all,
soon ...
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