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· Renewable Energy Use the power of the sun for the energy requirementsof your home, by adding high quality (double or triple pane with argon orkrypton gas filled) windows to the south (or north if you are south of theequator), add a solar water heater, get some solar panels, and install a windturbine (these devices can be installed and maintained easily by a localsupplier). These changes to your home have a payback although this rangesfrom five to twenty five years and depends upon the price of electricity andfossil fuels over that time.· Garden Naturalization Naturalize your garden by allowing native plantsto return as a replacement for your lawn and flower garden. Include avegetable garden in which your family, friends and neighbors can share th echores that reconnect your home with nature . Try using bees wax candles orvegetable candles, going without any electrical lights for a wonderful romanticdinner or special family dinner occasion. The flickering flame reminds usof our primitive instincts towards worship for the energy of the sun. Makeyour home a natural indoor garden by growing fresh herbs, tomatoes, andother vegetables. These fresh, organic supplements to your food creationswill improve the taste and reconnect you to the source of your food.· Sustainable Community Look for communities that foster a natural flowof energy, travel, food production, education, and lif e supporting work. Selectyour community with care or transform it if you can. The current massivedevelopment of houses that are sterile, garage dominated, lifeless, polluted,low quality, wasteful, poorly oriented, disposable, and far f rom centers ofwork must be replaced by a solar powered, community oriented, healthy, wellbuilt, ecologically designed home that fits within the natural world.Your home offers some of the most powerful choices you have to make yourconnection with nature so necessary for your familys continued health . So much ofwhat goes into making your home must be supplied by nature. Here is your chanceto make a major impact towards creating a sustainable world. The follow ing stepsprovide a guide for creating a new home, or transforming your existing home, sothat it exists in greater harmony with nature. These steps may take many years toaccomplish, if not an entire lifetime. The rewards are many and worthwhile. Theimproved health of your family can be dramatic. Reduced energy costs over the longterm may significantly improve your financial situation. Finally, reduced requirement106