My Fair Share

Trying to live ethically in an affluent world

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More than my Fairshare.

June 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

I am trying to be honest about my use of resources. I wrote this, and then sat on in, too ashamed to post it. Denial and secrecy, however, will get us nowhere.

The first 10 of Fairshare International’s 5:10:5:10 is to use 10% less than the national average of resources. There’s [...]

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Tags: 10: Tread Lightly · Author: Sally

What to do about old jam.

June 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment

We have done a sort out and tidy up of the laundry/store room. We have just sorted out boxes of jars and bottles. We have more than we can use. We set aside the ones we want, set aside some to give to our neighbour who has just started making jam and needs more jars. [...]

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Tags: 10: Tread Lightly · Author: Sally

Getting to 5%

June 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I like the idea of this blog. It would be great if lots of Fairshare Members would write about their daily struggles and triumphs with meeting the targets – or trying to meet them. So I’m going to put myself on the line, to give it a go. I feel awed by Bryan’s efforts and [...]

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Tags: 5: Reject Greed · Author: Sally