Help to create a thrivelihood!

Thrivelihood;

Mike Kenzie wrote:jobs & ways of life that are financially sustainable, while also in balance with our natural resources & the needs of the .... community.

(from https://permies.com/t/64161/envision-Maui-Jobs-Create-pt#546904)

I love that word. Sometimes we get frustrated with the daily grind, but if normal jobs can be made more sustainable the whole world will become a better place!

My day job is a key part of the local community - I run a little general store. To a great extent I am part of a network - of suppliers and customers - and can only exist as part of that network (and still need to be able to pay the bills!) However, using small, incremental steps I try and provide a choice for people. For example I stock some local, organic food, some unpackaged goods so people can buy plastic free. We have a local brewer who reuses the bottles that are returned back to the store. I'm changing the fizzy drinks in plastic bottles to Aluminium cans at the moment as a less bad option, we reuse cardboard boxes for customer's shopping containers.... small and slow changes.

Anything more you can suggest for my shop would be awesome!

How do you, or could you make your day job more like permanent-culture?

Is this the same a circular economy or something more?


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This is a lovely idea. I think it’s important to make people aware that permaculture doesn’t mean you have to garden or have a food forest.

Where I work I like the people, and it is something that benefits the community as a whole. However there are some major microplastic issues that concern me but I’m not sure the way around them.

Okay, I think that's my new favourite word!

I used to sell processed (bottled) food. I offered a $1 credit if people returned bottles. That worked out really well. It cost about the same price as buying new bottles, and the community loved contributing. I would take any "mason" style jar as long as it looked whole and easy to clean.  

I offered a $2 discount for return of vinegar bottles. Again, about the price of buying new.

Good one!

I'll be needing another "job". Pretty sure I will need to create my own. It's hard to imagine doing anything that I don't consider worthwhile or helpful at this point. Let alone harmful. This is front of mind for me.

Are plant sales of some kind in the spring and/or fall an option?

I just divided 2 pink Chinese celery plants into 9 potted plants. I'll probably give them all away but I should put them out front donations accepted.

J Katrak wrote:Are plant sales of some kind in the spring and/or fall an option?

I think spreading the ability to grow your own food is awesome! It is a little outside my remit for the store (basics and emergencies) but I do encourage people to bring in excess plants in spring acting as a sort of community hub or swap shop....just taking donations for charity if people want to give. I'm experimenting with a seed swap box too, but that is still mostly my saved and spare seeds, it seems to be quite popular though, not many left this spring .

It appears that thrivehood is really a big thing.

According to the podcast and website it is a relevant life roadmap for boys and young men who want to thrive as they mature boldly into manhood. By someone named Tim Williams.

Why limit it to boys and young men?

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