Green is EVERYWHERE, and those of us who have spent our entire lives recycling, conserving, and trying to be earth conscious are left wondering why this is "new" information to so many. Did we study different subjects in school? Were we raised in a completely different culture than those considering a switch to organics? How did this happen? Whatever, at least there is now heightened awareness that the fat American lifestyle, promoted for so long by so many, is not sustainable long term. Hurrah!! But the stories I hear add levity to the situation.
One salt-of-the-earth type friend, Ginger, mentioned that she's never been terribly bothered by the Martha Stewart phenomena. "Martha is teaching women all of the things my mother taught to me." And if they didn't learn it from Mom, why not learn it from Martha? She puts a contemporary spin on timeless activities- whether it's tag sales (recycling) or gardening (sustainability at it's best).
Another friend mentioned "my grandmother taught me how to hang out laundry and make a meal with whatever we had in the cupboards!- What's the big deal all of a sudden?"
We are humans. It often takes pain and suffering to shake us out of our passive denial. With a wobbly economy and a sick environment, all but the extremely obtuse (and there are still plenty of them arguing that global warming is a hoax) are willingly making changes for the good of the world community. I guess necessity IS the mother of invention after all!
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