Deindustrialized Society
Feb. 28th, 2007 01:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helwenExcellent Article by John Michael Greer:
http://www.oilcrisis.com/whatToDo/DeindustrialAge.htm
Readers may or may not believe all that he's writing about here; your choice, of course!
Regardless of what one believes will happen to technology and society in the coming decades, I find the concept of a community that can live more lightly on the land a strongly appealing one, and one to which I definitely aspire.
I'm working on collecting all sorts of knowledge - herbs for cooking, dyeing, medical and hygiene use, woods crafting skills (firestarting, etc.), soapmaking and making its component materials, alternative power and building techniques, and more.
I'll be learning more about the area I live in -- climate, soil types, geology, weather patterns, etc. this year.
And of course improving my skills in weaving and gardening, and doing more hiking and biking! I'm even going to try to practice archery more than previously. And recent activities are starting to inspire me to get back to painting and other arts.
Of course, I don't expect I'll become a master of much of the information I gather, but I've always thought it would be nice to have resources that my friends could look over as well, should they be inspired to try something new :)
Gotta go to work!
http://www.oilcrisis.com/whatToDo/DeindustrialAge.htm
Readers may or may not believe all that he's writing about here; your choice, of course!
Regardless of what one believes will happen to technology and society in the coming decades, I find the concept of a community that can live more lightly on the land a strongly appealing one, and one to which I definitely aspire.
I'm working on collecting all sorts of knowledge - herbs for cooking, dyeing, medical and hygiene use, woods crafting skills (firestarting, etc.), soapmaking and making its component materials, alternative power and building techniques, and more.
I'll be learning more about the area I live in -- climate, soil types, geology, weather patterns, etc. this year.
And of course improving my skills in weaving and gardening, and doing more hiking and biking! I'm even going to try to practice archery more than previously. And recent activities are starting to inspire me to get back to painting and other arts.
Of course, I don't expect I'll become a master of much of the information I gather, but I've always thought it would be nice to have resources that my friends could look over as well, should they be inspired to try something new :)
Gotta go to work!
