Harvesting🌾 & Taking💸

HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH

written by Alexis McCarthy The Honorable Harvest Know the ways of the ones who take care of you, so that you may take care of them. Introduce yourself.

Be accountable as the one who comes asking for life. Ask permission before taking. Abide by the answer. Never take the first. Never take the last. Take only what you need. Take only that which is given. Never take more than half.

Leave some for others. Harvest in a way that minimizes harm. Use it respectfully. Never waste what you have taken. Share. Give thanks for what you have been given. Give a gift, in reciprocity for what you have taken. Sustain the ones who sustain you and the earth will last forever. * The traditional ecological knowledge of indigenous harvesters is rich in prescriptions for sustainability. They are found in Native science and philosophy, in lifeways and practices, but most of all in stories, the ones that are told to help restore balance, to locate ourselves once again in the circle. The guidelines for the Honorable Harvest are not written down, or even consistently spoken of as a whole—they are reinforced in small acts of daily life. Listed, they might look something like this. An excerpt from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY SDG 7

• Tidal power- has its time come?

• Clean energy tipping point 87 countries

• Defense production act for clean energy

• Munich re no longer investing in new oil & gas

• Wind & solar top 10% of global energy power generation

• Steam loops-climate change solutions under our cities

• Geothermal

• Florida bright spot- solar saves Babcock ranch from hurricane Ian

• Florida fertilizer phosphate mining and hurricane Ian- bad combo

• NY joins CA in EV by 2035

INDUSTRY INNOVATION & INFRASTRUCTURE SDG 8, 9 & 11

• EV bus funding

• Manhattan 320 v 29 -EV charging v gas stations

• Sustainability trends 2022 report

• Oregon to cover health related climate expenses

• Farmers overusing insecticide coated seeds

RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION SDG 12

• 2nd hand

• B corps-is the EU ahead?

EQUITYSDG 5&10

• Indigenous harvesting

• Black farming projects and restoration of lands

• Indigenous enslavement

• 1835 Cherokees promised a seat in Congress

• Why are female business leaders still facing barriers?

• 98 miles to vote

CLIMATE ACTION SDG 13, 14 &15

• World's best forest guardians

• Camp Hale continental divide monument

• Princeton fossil fuel dissociation

INNOVATORS

• Jennifer Granholm

• Robin Wall Kimmerer

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October - harvest, fall, autumn. Gather and prepare.

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If I can help you or your organization, get in touch. I would love to connect. Best, Alexis