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Simply sustainable 'living narratives'

by Nirmala Nair - Director: School of Practical Sustainability - 04 April 2016

As Sustainability discourses become a buzz word, a household topic, it has become more confusing - removed from ordinary people’s perspective.
Yet the very essence of sustainability lies in its simplicity, and its accessibility to any lay person.

We are living in an extremely specialized world where the simple stuff is often forgotten. The way of commonsense is pushed aside for an apparently more sophisticated product approach to life - like the organic insect spray in a fancy plastic bottle instead of the good old garlic-chili mixture, and marigolds and companion planting to maintain insect free veggie patches.

Last Updated on Monday, 04 April 2016 12:48

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