What is Efficient?

My house is three km. from the Clearspring Mall. I can walk that distance in 35 minutes. If I’m in a hurry, I take my car. It then takes me six minutes. So walking is really quite inefficient. After all time is money. But wait a minute. Doesn’t this approach involve some cultural brainwashing? This approach to efficiency assumes that the only significant measure of efficiency is the time it takes to do the task [getting to Clearspring Mall]. But is it really that simple?

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OCTOBER EVENT: ECO FAIR!

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The Food We Eat – Part of a Lifestyle

In the last month, those of us who are gardeners have become busy harvesting our produce, eating some of it, and putting other produce up for the winter. Gardening, particularly food production may be something we do because it is an activity we enjoy, but it can also be something more. The food we produce and the food we eat can be an aspect of stewardship and of right living for us.

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Strawbale Workshop Opportunity

Paul Reimer is leading a strawbale house-building workshop for Jason and Destiny Klassen, along the Red River on the east side, just south of Morris from Aug 22 to Aug 27. They are happy to have people join for a day or two days or the whole event. Please contact them at jasonhklassen@gmail.com. They are also willing to negotiate registration fees. It's a stick-frame infill hybrid system. Anyone interested in strawbale house building is welcome to join.

Earth’s Vital Statistics

The first thing that happens when you show up at the Emergency Ward at the local hospital with some distressing ailment is that medical staff establish your vital health statistics like blood pressure and body temperature. Such basic information is needed to determine the most appropriate course of treatment for whatever ails you.

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