Is it Possible to Sustain in the Given Conditions?

 

“Starting today I need to correct what’s wrong, appreciate what still remains and look forward to what’s coming next”

In the last write-up we took an overview of the situation that we are facing. Now, we know that the conditions are grave and we need to pay attention to the sustainability aspect of each and every activity of ours and accept a sustainable lifestyle. In this article I am going to highlight the various ways in which we can help the situation and proceed towards a sustainable and healthy tomorrow.

How much is too much?

Health hazards of the food realized from artificial ways of farming are everywhere to be seen and felt. It’s time we open our eyes wide and look at the situation critically. Let’s see,

 

·        Human Health is deteriorating

·         People are constantly facing newer diseases and epidemics

·         Quick solutions aren’t working in the long run

 

To talk about health one needs to talk about the food that one eats and to talk about food, one needs to talk about the soil and the farming processes. Farming has changed over the years. Today, the natural farming cycles are not being followed and the soil is being treated with artificial additives. The crops are then being treated with pesticides and insecticides to protect the yield against the pests. The food grains produced thus are low in nutritive quality and value and may carry heavy toxins as the plants absorb artificial fertilizers, pesticides and other products used in the farming. Such food is consumed by the masses on a daily basis.

The health and sustainability factor is being ignored completely in the above mentioned situation, only yield and the profits are taken into consideration. Farmers should be happy. But alas the situation is worse here, too. Either the farmers are leaving agriculture as a means of livelihood or they are committing suicides. Then, who is gaining? Nobody?

There is a hope in sustainable farming

Presently, farming practices are being re-written following the know-how of the experts in the field, and are being tested for their viability as well as sustainability features before putting them to use.

• Such farming practices are giving good yields. The food grains produced are far better to consume in terms of their taste as well as nutritive quality. These foodg rains can be categorized as ‘safe food’ for human consumption. 

• At the same time, these farming practices conserve fertility of the soil for further farming cycles as against the chemical farming methodologies.

   

•  Now, in order to get the sustainable development ball rolling at a decent speed, the  masses need to support this way of producing food by purchasing it for their daily food needs.

 

A special mention of our sustainable champions here before I wind up. All our champions are aware citizens who were once employed in the mainstream fields like IT, Engineering, Medicine and others. But, gauging the worsening situation of the country’s agricultural scenario they left their thriving careers and chose to be an active part of sustainable methodologies.   

Now, that was about the sustainable living through accepting the ways to use the resources.

After this, we move on to the next important point in sustainable living. This step is the only way to stop abusing the environment around us and is as important as preserving the earth’s riches through organic ways. 

 

Products that we use from the minute we wake-up until the time we go to sleep

The toothpaste, the toothbrush, the mouthwash and the soap, the shampoo, the hair gel and the nourishing creams and then the chemical based detergents, floor cleaners and utensil/surface cleaners will have to go. Not only are these full of chemicals which we know have limited effectiveness but a long list of side-effects, they are causing irreparable harm to the nature. It is not easy or quick to correct the damages.

To bring sustainability into your life, optimize the use of products in such a way that it would cause minimum interference to the natural environment. Why not replace these with natural alternatives which are also easily biodegradable, just as we ourselves are?

 

Let’s nourish the earth and keep it alive for the future generations. Should not we put a stop for now and forever?

It is possible to sustain in the given conditions! Order for sustainable farm produce at your doorstep and lend your hand to the sustainability movement now.

 

*Sustainable Living Store is a bridge between the farmers and consumers who are aligned with the sustainable principles. Every supplier in the sustainable living group stands on a strong base of sustainable ways and practices. And, at this point of time consumers have an equal role to play in the development of sustainable methodologies through their consistent support for this movement.

Coming up:

 

Real facts about food that we eat