> "Back to Basics
>
> Geri Littlejohn asks, "Could we all survive without modern-day
> conveniences?" and offers advice on where to head if the answer is
> "No."
>
> At its simplest definition, earth skills are the skills needed to
> survive on planet Earth. These skills are ones that very few of us
> human animals still possess today. How many of us can start a fire, or
> make our own cordage or tools?
>
> In trying to be mindful of sustainability, our attention is often
> focused on our homes, our cars and our consumption patterns. We look
> around at the dominant culture we live in and try to make good
> choices: we try to eat organically and buy locally, to be
> conscientious about our impact on the Earth. But how often do we think
> about survival? I confess I don't think about survival until the
> season shifts to winter, the time when we, as human animals, are
> vulnerable to the cold and can know true scarcity. ...

> On Nov 13, 4:02?pm, ta nc.rr.com> wrote:
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>
>

>> "Back to Basics

>

>> Geri Littlejohn asks, "Could we all survive without modern-day
>> conveniences?" and offers advice on where to head if the answer is
>> "No."

>

>> At its simplest definition, earth skills are the skills needed to
>> survive on planet Earth. These skills are ones that very few of us
>> human animals still possess today. How many of us can start a fire, or
>> make our own cordage or tools?

>

>> In trying to be mindful of sustainability, our attention is often
>> focused on our homes, our cars and our consumption patterns. We look
>> around at the dominant culture we live in and try to make good
>> choices: we try to eat organically and buy locally, to be ...

> On Nov 13, 3:22 pm, John Jones aol.com> wrote:
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>
>

>> On Nov 13, 4:02?pm, ta nc.rr.com> wrote:

>

>>> "Back to Basics

>

>>> Geri Littlejohn asks, "Could we all survive without modern-day
>>> conveniences?" and offers advice on where to head if the answer is
>>> "No."

>

>>> At its simplest definition, earth skills are the skills needed to
>>> survive on planet Earth. These skills are ones that very few of us
>>> human animals still possess today. How many of us can start a fire, or
>>> make our own cordage or tools?

>

>>> In trying to be mindful of sustainability, our attention is often
>>> focused on our homes, our cars and our consumption patterns. We look ...

> On Nov 14, 3:24 pm, ta nc.rr.com> wrote:
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>
>

>> On Nov 13, 3:22 pm, John Jones aol.com> wrote:

>

>>> On Nov 13, 4:02?pm, ta nc.rr.com> wrote:

>

>>>> "Back to Basics

>

>>>> Geri Littlejohn asks, "Could we all survive without modern-day
>>>> conveniences?" and offers advice on where to head if the answer is
>>>> "No."

>

>>>> At its simplest definition, earth skills are the skills needed to
>>>> survive on planet Earth. These skills are ones that very few of us
>>>> human animals still possess today. How many of us can start a fire, or
>>>> make our own cordage or tools?

> ...