Concern, conserve.

So I've been reading quite a bit. I joined RDNA (Reformed Druids of North America) RDG (Reformed Druids Gorsedd (or Gaia)) and I'm working on possibly budgeting out enough to do the OBOD courses, which would be -quite- a bit cheaper if I actually lived in Britain. This whole thing has already enhanced and consumed my time much more than I thought it would, which is certainly fine with me. I already feel like a huge void has been filled in my life. I've been a closet treehugger for too long and it's time to come out!

The basis for pretty much all druidic branches, no matter what one reads is pretty much "Be kind to, and love nature in any way you can." Here is a list of the 3 things I have decided to do to reduce my carbon footprint and help Gaia breathe a little easier this year.1. Buy and install a low flow 1.5gpm or less showerhead, and take shorter showers. (I am terrible at this, because I love my showers, but I will have to learn to enjoy them for a shorter period of time, and that's fine.2. Buy organic produce as much as possible. I would put organic meats here as well, but they are somewhat difficult to come by around here for some reason, will revise if I find that this changes.3. Replace most or all of my bath products with natural substitutes. I'll also be doing some reviews on the products I choose to use and putting them here. (Not for any money, just for information.)Bookshelf so far:The Druidry Handbook by John Michael GreerI also recommend Tain and Remscela by Gregory Frost, a decent retelling of the Cattle Raid of Cooley tale.Wishlist:I'm also seriously considering an intentional community.

The Mabinogion Tetralogy by Evangeline Walton
A Druids Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year by Ellen Evert Hopman
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein (They offer it in PDF format with the course studies in the RDG but I find it is really difficult to read, besides, I prefer hard copies of stuff that I can highlight and put notes on.) and a ton of other books that I'll just link an amazon wishlist for.