What do the words economics, ecology, and ecumenical have in common? They are all derived from the Greek work for household, house, or family: oikos.[i] In other words, they’re all about good housekeeping, whether the house in question is a single family home or the planet that is home to us all.
Entries for month: March 2012
Oikos or It’s All Good Housekeeping
March 26, 2012 · No Comments
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Do You Think That Food Grows On Trees?
March 19, 2012 · No Comments
The answer to the somewhat tongue-in-cheek question posed by this blog’s title should be yes… food does indeed grow on trees. It also grows on other perennial plants[i]—and we should be growing more of these kinds of food plants, for our health and for the future of our planet.
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The Wearing of the Green
March 17, 2012 · No Comments
Regardless of how the term “green” strikes you in these days when both green washing and green bashing are popular, it seems both pro- and con- green folk set aside their differences and embrace the color around March 17.
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