just brings me to greater awareness that as i tread, i strive to tread lighter..on land hitching when i can, walking a lot, and seeking creative alternatives to air travel, such as spending more time on a land mass and moving around more slowly, moving by boats heading that way anyway...still nomadic, with greater intention.

and i eat locally. many reasons, mostly because of the increased balance i feel within me when i eat in resonance with what's growing around me, and also because of the fuel required to transport things from place to place. in north america, you can get anything from anywhere, and people get really used to it...goji berries, olive oil, chocolate, kiwi fruit, agave nectar, even walnuts in virginia and maple syrup in kentucky, you know? it takes a lot of fuel for those things to reach the shops...so wherever i am, and whenever i can, i make local food choices.

but, my reasons are not so much motivated by "rising gas prices and the threat of peak oil," they are simply about treading more lightly.