Re: EMA awards, Environmental Media Association

jstack,

To answer your question, no I am not a vegan nor do I have any desire to be. 90% of my foodstuffs are locally raised or raised by myself. I hunt and I bring home game to consume and by the time I am done the only thing left is the bones, which I take out for the omni and carnivores to pick clean and utilize. There is nothing like a pickled tongue sandwich or fricaseed squirrel with a side of butter simmered cattail roots.

I do not produce my own power, passive solar is as far as it gets. I am in the process of building my reirement home however that will function and thrive entirely off the grid. With a sustainable aquaculture station and plenty of garden space.

I do own a vehicle which gets about 42 mpg give or take. I rarely drive, I bike whenever possible. I used to mountain bike race when I was a younger lad in my thirties.

When I worked for the U. I lived my life with no cares. Driven by the desire to discover and enlighten myself. I quit, realizing there are more important things in life than to enrich oneself. I am a minimalist and from the "standards' I've seen, my lifestyle has always been green. It is the way I was raised and I shall continue to live the way I was brought up. Waste not want not.

I work out of my home and my "personal space' garage which works out quite well.