Comments on: What Does Sustainable Mean? http://organicislands.ca/blog/2010/06/what-does-sustainable-mean/ Green and Sustainability updates from Vancouver Island Wed, 16 May 2012 22:19:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: video gay http://organicislands.ca/blog/2010/06/what-does-sustainable-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-839 video gay Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:14:34 +0000 http://organicislands.ca/blog/?p=1214#comment-839 Hi Guys! Would you mind if I share your blog on my myspace group? There’s a lot of people that I think would really appreciate your site. Please let me know. Cheers Hi Guys! Would you mind if I share your blog on my myspace group? There’s a lot of people that I think would really appreciate your site. Please let me know. Cheers

]]> By: Debra Morse http://organicislands.ca/blog/2010/06/what-does-sustainable-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Debra Morse Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:19:56 +0000 http://organicislands.ca/blog/?p=1214#comment-295 Hey Valerie! I would really love to connect directly with you given our common passion for creating green events. I would like to know more about what you do. We've wanted to start blogging about our zero waste commitment but we are all so busy making it happen. This year, we'll be aiming to start benchmarks for Carbon Neutrality. Please drop by the Small Feet Tent and take the Transportation Survey. We'll be collecting info to set benchmarks for the festival's transportation footprint. Hope we connect up! Hey Valerie! I would really love to connect directly with you given our common passion for creating green events. I would like to know more about what you do. We’ve wanted to start blogging about our zero waste commitment but we are all so busy making it happen. This year, we’ll be aiming to start benchmarks for Carbon Neutrality. Please drop by the Small Feet Tent and take the Transportation Survey. We’ll be collecting info to set benchmarks for the festival’s transportation footprint. Hope we connect up!

]]> By: Debra Morse http://organicislands.ca/blog/2010/06/what-does-sustainable-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Debra Morse Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:03:08 +0000 http://organicislands.ca/blog/?p=1214#comment-289 Ben, I think Level Ground is a great example. Long term relationships are really about caring for people. If we care for people then we'll be sure to include clean water, clean air, healthy food systems etc. in our definition of sustainability. And in a world with instant everything it's important to stop and consider how we're building our own families and communities. Ben, I think Level Ground is a great example. Long term relationships are really about caring for people. If we care for people then we’ll be sure to include clean water, clean air, healthy food systems etc. in our definition of sustainability. And in a world with instant everything it’s important to stop and consider how we’re building our own families and communities.

]]> By: Ben Ziegler http://organicislands.ca/blog/2010/06/what-does-sustainable-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Ben Ziegler Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:14:16 +0000 http://organicislands.ca/blog/?p=1214#comment-284 My favorite way to look at what sustainable means I learnt from Stacey Toews, Free Trade advocate, and a partner in Level Ground Trading, one of this festival's key sponsors. For him, the essence of sustainability is linked to long-term relationships. I like his view because a long-term view makes it easier to deal with the ebb and flow common to relationships, knowing we’ll each be here tomorrow, for each other! Knowing we are in a long-term relationship gives us a measure of security. It frees us to practice business in sustainable ways; no need to grab and run! My favorite way to look at what sustainable means I learnt from Stacey Toews, Free Trade advocate, and a partner in Level Ground Trading, one of this festival’s key sponsors. For him, the essence of sustainability is linked to long-term relationships.

I like his view because a long-term view makes it easier to deal with the ebb and flow common to relationships, knowing we’ll each be here tomorrow, for each other! Knowing we are in a long-term relationship gives us a measure of security. It frees us to practice business in sustainable ways; no need to grab and run!

]]> By: Valerie Jenner http://organicislands.ca/blog/2010/06/what-does-sustainable-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Valerie Jenner Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:17:13 +0000 http://organicislands.ca/blog/?p=1214#comment-269 I am so happy to see your group going the distance in sustainability and zero waste. I am a festivals and events zero waste consultant and I am finding it is a hard sell to the average organizer. I will look around your site some more to see how you are implementing zero waste but the commitment and energy I have witnessed so far is inspiring. I have a post on the six tenets of zero waste and a few other things you may find interesting. I look forward to attending the fair. Valerie Jenner I am so happy to see your group going the distance in sustainability and zero waste. I am a festivals and events zero waste consultant and I am finding it is a hard sell to the average organizer. I will look around your site some more to see how you are implementing zero waste but the commitment and energy I have witnessed so far is inspiring. I have a post on the six tenets of zero waste and a few other things you may find interesting. I look forward to attending the fair.
Valerie Jenner

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