Well you must have been invited and I'm glad you stopped by because I'm going to need your help. This year my husband will turn 30 years old and he has requested that I not spend any money on his birthday. To honor his request and honor this milestone in his life I will need your help in planning an ecoficient birthday. What is ecoficient?
These days we're moving from a modern technologically driven over indulgent western civilization to a more ecologically responsible money saving community. We have probably all seen the promotions of "ways to be green" and if we've tried some of the tips or not we can't help but to notice the new popular buzz word. As I was trying to figure out how to pull off this birthday, which by the way is a surprise, it occured to me that "green" is the theme but that doesn't really describe what I'm trying to do. Ecoficient is the word I came up with.
Now I've googled and wikipediaed the word and really came up with nothing. Google showed it as free and expired domain names, so I suppose I could purchase the .net, .com, and .org web addresses for ecoficient. It was also the name of a type of biodegradeable food grade hydraulic fluid. With that mouthful said, let it be known now, I am coining this new term. I don't mine my definition being the number 2 explanation in the dictionary behind the hydraulic fluid. So again you ask, what is ecoficient?
Ecoficient is the combination of two words, ecology and efficient. Ecology is the study of organisms in relationship to their environment. Human ecology looks at the detrimental effects of our modern civilization on the environment. Efficient means acting or producing effectively with a minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort. You put the two together and what you get are "decisions or actions that produce the most environmentally considerate results".
This birthday will be all about being ecoficient. Everything that goes into it will take into account the least amount of waste and expense. This, I know, will be a BIG challenge. If you haven't utilized any of those "green" tips and you want to participate in Mateo's 30th birthday, get prepared for a crash course in ecoficiency. But like I said, I'm going to need your help. So this is how it will work.
The overall goal is to have a celebration Saturday March 8th, at a location that's free, where the guest can have food and fun at no extra cost and the option to bring gifts they don't spend any extra cash to obtain. If this sounds like something you're up for post a comment to this post and I'll count you in. As quickly as possible I'm going to start posting ways we can do this and any feedback is welcomed. I'll post ideas and I'll need you to fill in the blanks. Remember, this is a surprise so don't tell Mateo. sssshhh!
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as salaam alaikum, i am so down with this idea! i was thinking it might be nice to do a couple of raw vegan dishes using freecycled produce from farmer's markets and/or health food stores.
Hi Joronda,
Interestingly, the term "ecoficient" is not uncommon here in Seattle.
I found a website- www.newdream.org that has ideas for inexpensive, eco-friendly gifts for your hubby.
This is brilliant! I want to be ecoficient. I can make him some art out of found materials. You might need to help with subject matter ideas though. I love searching dumpsters and Ross store usually has pretty good things that they throw away. Do I have to walk there? Maybe some folks can barter for gifts. I will definitely monitor this for updates.
Well I guess I'll have the take the 3rd definition spot behind what ever the emerald city goers define ecoficient as. I never claimed to have made up the word just looking for the rights to use it :) Look for your first lesson post coming soon! Oh yeah, and walking to the Ross dumpsters would most definitely be incredibly ecoficient. I love it!
Hola! I'm IN too. I'll have to seriously think about this plan.
Give me time.
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