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Sustainable Living

Organic is defined as simple, healthy and close to nature. We interpret this to mean committing to an existence that is simple (not overloaded with chemicals and genetic alterations), healthy (simply keeping our food and products similar to those humans have used and digested for tens of thousands of years), and close to nature.

Organic also means - like a living organism in organization or development; an interconnectedness that constitutes an integral part of a whole. The concept of interconnectedness will allow for products and systems to be designed while constantly keeping in mind all aspects of their creation, use, and disposal. This idea of being an integral part of the whole reaffirms that the full diversity of the earth is needed to complete the whole.

Never before has a species evolved so far that it can dominate its environment so completely but also recognize itself as an evolving species - in other words, we are gifted with the ability to see the earth as a whole. With this recognition comes responsibility, especially with the impact of technology and population on every part of the earth.

One such responsibility is realizing that no one species can multiply infinitely because the earth and its resources are not infinite. Also, to realize that diversity of life promotes life itself and to control or dominate the environment for the benefit of one species, while killing others off, will in the long run harm the dominating species as well.