{"product_id":"be-a-hobbit-save-the-earth-the-guide-to-sustainable-shire-living","title":"Be a Hobbit, Save the Earth: the Guide to Sustainable Shire Living","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWould you rather live in Middle Earth?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEscape your troublesome modern existence?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEat organic mushrooms for second breakfast before heading out to burgle Smaug?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDo the problems of our modern world—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClimate Change\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Toxic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBig Ag\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlastic Pollution\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e of our oceans and fish—seem a whole lot like the threat of Sauron and The Ring ?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAre you afraid you’ll awaken, one day, to a Silent Spring?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDoes the chaos of government corruption and corporate greed feel like the work of orcs, trolls, and Ringwraiths?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow can one person ever hope to make a dent in such enormous challenges? They seem too big for any individual to tackle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDon’t you think Frodo felt the same way?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut the hobbits were the very ones responsible for bringing an end to Sauron and Saruman! And YOU can be a modern hobbit! All it takes is the courage to step out of your door and be swept away into a real life adventure, against real life challenges!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBest-selling author, Steve Bivans, spent decades researching the effects of Mordor on our modern world. Instead of giving in to despair, he developed a plan, a map if you will, to guide us to a better world, to build a modern Shire on Earth, one step at a time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow can we transform our chaotic world into a Shire?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt's not easy, but it is Simple. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe begin by transforming our own minds:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEssentially evolving from Homo Sapien to Homo Hobbitla, becoming a modern hobbit! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd no, you don’t have to move into a hole in the ground, or into the country. You can do it in a condo, or in the ‘burbs.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe transform our homes into hobbit holes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMinimize our stuff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEat healthier and tastier food from our organic, home gardens and from local farmers markets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUse less plastic, and more sustainable materials, like Hemp, bioplastics, reclaimed wood, stone, and glass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThen we get to work in our communities and neighborhoods to turn them into little Shires!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuild community gardens and farmers markets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUtilize the Sharing Economy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWork to maximize Compassion, Understanding, and Acceptance instead of Fear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd last, we export Shireness to all the World!\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCut back on our use of fossil fuels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSupport clean energy initiatives and help to clean up our oceans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVote out the Sarumans and Saurons, and vote in fellow Hobbits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“It’s hard to affect change in the world. It seems that Dark Riders and orcs are writing the story. I get it. I spent years studying the ills of our planet, and a decade studying the history of warfare (speaking of ‘ills’). It would be easy for us to throw our hands up in despair. But that would guarantee victory for the Saurons and Sarumans of our world. And I’m just not willing to let them have it! I know we can save our modern Middle Earth, if we only work together, as modern hobbits. There are some things still worth fighting for.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWill you let our world slip into Darkness?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo way, Frodo! 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