The Vegan Island Community Project
by Kara DiCamillo, Newport, Rhode Island on 10.28.05
We received a tip from Anthony C. that we found very interesting. Some of you TreeHugger’s might already be a part of a vegan community, but this whole concept was new as we looked through the Vegan Island Community Project’s website. It’s actually quite simple: A consortium of vegans, raw-foodists and other ethical individuals and groups have gotten together and intend to purchase an entire island on which to settle. A location hasn’t been determined yet, but according to the timeline it looks like they hope to be making the purchase by 2008. Certain standards must be met to join this community but as far as rules, there really aren’t many. It definitely takes a certain person to be apart of this kind of community. While the life is certainly less stressful, we admit that there are many things that would be missed. ::The Vegan Island Community Project
Interesting, and reminescent of earlier utopian movements born of disgust witih larger society, such as the back to the land movement circa 1970. The most lasting impact of that on mainstream culture was dietary. We have it, largely, to thank for the present day organics movement.
"we admit that there are many things that would be missed"
Like a couple of rashers of free-range organic bacon between two slices of organic whole-meal bread?
;P
If they don't bring cows to the island, where are they going to get the manure to grow their vegetables?
Did you know, vegetables don't require cow manure?
One could use human waste through a compositing toilet to rid of any possible contaminations as well.