The Sustainers
Growing a Life Sustaining Society in the post-consumer era.
We're expanding fresh harmonies our curious species can sing during its time on Earth. C'MON IN: Your project, seeds and hearty experiments are welcome here! MALLEABLE: Everything you see in the structural framework of our group’s content will shift to mirror what you bring. Remember, we’re painting new murals over what was carved in stone, eh?This is our ...learn more
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Created: Feb 03, 2008
Updated: Jun 24, 2008
Membership: Open To Apply
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Carrie Ella Farrar
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Grew up in rural West Virginia on a large farm that we called Heronrest. My father designed it to be 100% self sufficient (off the grid) except for the telephone line which was buried underground. My parents raised my brother and I in the Friends (Quaker) community and I still keep those values close to heart.
My educational experience started in WV and then moved to Olney Friends School in Barnesville, Ohio and then on to Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. While at Earlham I had the amazing opportunity to study abroad in and around Kenya, East Africa. This experience shaped my philosophy, no doubt. I now live with my husband and two cats in Portland, Oregon where we are car-free (though quite connected to the grid). Professionally, I am the Sustainability Coordinator for The Standard, a leader in the insurance and financial services sector. I am on the board of the Norwest Earth Institute and chair The Standard's all-volunteer Green Team. In my free time I enjoy the outdoors, fiber arts, photography, exploring my spiritual and family roots. When time permits, I dabble in scenic and artistic design for theatre and film.
Carrie,
So you got the Leverage Points piece? I love that paper. It is so enlightening. If you havn't yet check out A Primer for Natural Capitalism by RMI and The Sustainability Institute. It will pop up if you google it.
Keep in touch and tell me what you think.
Regards,
Brad McConnell