..if you drive through the Cherokee National Forest and feel the spirit of ancient native people.
..if you attend a baby shower, see the mountains of plastic stuff and know that it never used to take this much fossil fuel to have a baby.
..if you’ve ever sneaked onto your neighbor’s construction site and pulled the perfectly good lengths of 2X4 out of the dumpster to use on a backyard project.
..if you wish that “bio-accumulation” were a collection of critters.
..if you get an ulcer whenever you catch a glimpse of clear cut beyond the “beauty strip”.
..if you’ve ever had a small part on an appliance repaired for $125 when you could have bought a new one for $135.
..if you have ever attended a public hearing in defense of national forests.
..if you ever hugged a tree and felt like it was hugging you back.
..if you ever skipped doing laundry for 3 weeks cause you were waiting to wash a full load.
..if you ever left a beautiful rock right where it is, because God put it there.
..if you’ve ever bragged about your compost heap.
..if you regularly visit earthmama.org to check on the latest news.
..if you’ve ever had to explain to someone why Earth Literacy is vital.
..if any of your heroes are George W Carver, Rachel Carson, Chico Mendes, David Suzuki, Johnny Appleseed, Donella Meadows.
..if you’d rather be outdoors.
..if you know the names of 4 endangered species.
..if you know what IPM is.
..if you’ve ever dreamed of living in a tree.
..if you can name your 3 favorite creeks without stopping to think.
..if you give your cat lessons in mouse hunting.
