Dec 08 2020 17 mins 1
What does that mean? For me, it means keeping Mother Nature "front of mind" in every way possible. In this regard, though, the fast fashion industry is working against us to make us feel like we're missing out on the latest athleisure, holiday, and everyday wear. Stay strong! Buy less. Buy better. Learn to repair what you already have. Making the simple mends on our clothing will lead to ensuring that we repair other things: the handle that broke off our favorite coffee mug; relationships; our communities; and our democracy.
Check out your local "Buy Nothing" group at www.buynothingproject.org or on facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuyNothingProject/ Their motto is "Buy Nothing. Give Freely. Share creatively." They offer members a way to give and receive, share, lend, and express gratitude through a worldwide network of micro-local gift economies in which the true wealth "is the web of connections formed between people who are real-life neighbors". Post anything you'd like to give away, lend, or share in the Buy Nothing community group. Ask for anything you'd like to receive for free or borrow. Keep it legal. Keep it civil. You can join one group only, the group where you live, so you can literally "give where you live." This is what builds community. In these groups there is no buying or selling, no trades or bartering, no soliciting for cash. They're an adult-only, hyper-local gift economy, not a charity or community bulletin board.
