Free-Range Living

What is Free-Range Living?

'Freerange' living might perhaps be described as the individual(s) aiming to lead an 'independent' style of life, thinking and deciding for themselves, determining their own values, along with aiming to live life in a naturally self and socially responsible manner.

Entries for month: October 2011

Work, a four-letter word--------?

October 17, 2011 ·

'Work' seems to have become heavily influenced in recent times by financial aspects and/or 'control' measures, which are influences external to the individual and could then run the risk of cutting accross individual 'internal' motivation. Such a situation may work against any self-responsibility, self-motivation 'freerange' type instincts and values, helping then to explain any limitations, particularly in the longer-term, to money/control work management situations. Notions such as 'vocational' work may look outdated in such money-orientated times, but nevertheless may yet be important to individuals, although the power of money inducements to condition thinking and attitudes could be relatively strong.

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Winter's a-coming-------

October 17, 2011 · 9 Comments

October's a time when there's not too much to do on the eco micro-holding growing-wise, and the urge is more focused on work and jobs to do to prepare for winter - predicted here to be quite severe again. Some jobs are bigger, like renovating and 'making good' the conservatory, and house painting, others are smaller such as bringing in a supply of logs, digging the last of the spuds and putting the runner bean foliage onto the compost heap.

Solar production is dipping with cloudier skies but can still be a help, as can the shortly expected load of 'waste' wood -  cunningly designed to make a hole in those allegedly inflated profits the big energy companies are raking in.

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