About
Welcome to our natural earth living family website.
If you are interested, here's some information about us:
Our childhood enjoyment of the countryside has developed into a great love and respect for the Earth and the natural world, and thus a deep concern at the human abuse of the Earth, nature, as well as each other.
On a personal level, living naturally has become more and more important to us over the years, for our whole family’s well-being, and especially since our children were born (our first child A was born in 1996) - A probably ate shop bought organic food before we did!
We feel natural earth living best describes the way we live our life and these are the ways we try to live an Earth friendly, people friendly, naturally healthy, joyful family life:
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buying organic, sustainable, fair trade and local where possible - including food, clothes, bedding and toiletries and more
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trying to reduce and reuse where possible but not by struggle or been martyrs; we recycle everything we can and buy recycled and sustainable products where possible
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choosing not to have a car and travel by public transport
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choose not to fly and holiday in the UK and Europe - traveling by train and camping mainly
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gardening organically in our currently tiny garden - I’d love a big garden to create natural habitats and grown organic fruit and vegetables
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home educating our children, initially this was because mainstream school did not meet our middle child’s special needs, but now all three of our children are home educated and we all love it
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connecting with nature everyday - when walking our dog Pumpkin (he came from the Dogs Trust) and on longer walks
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using natural remedies for health and well-being - homeopathy, aromatherapy, herbs and natural supplements, hands on healing/Reiki, massage, visualisation, EFT, colour healing and only resort to conventional medicine for acute problems when absolutely necessary
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choosing environmentally friendly options for DIY and decorating - FSC wood or sustainably forested wood, natural paints and varnishes, etc.
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And if environmentally friendly options are not available - giving our custom to ethical and environmentally positive businesses at least
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exploring and enjoying Earth based spirituality individually and as a family
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encouraging others to live Earth friendly, people friendly, naturally healthy, joyful lives, by example and only giving our friends and family information when they want it
- and most important of all making choices and taking action and responsibility to bring our dreams into reality and live easily and joyfully - this takes on going attention, personal exploration, and lots of trust, but what’s the point of living a life you don’t enjoy!
And we love relaxing together as a family, watching DVDs, reading and stories, playing on the computer, doing arts and crafts, going out for meals, going to the theatre and cinema, going to family attractions, supporting our children with their drama, dancing and music classes and more……..
I probably forgotten all sorts but above are the main bits.
Happy Natural Earth Living
Sarah and Paul Thomas
