Our “End of the Economy” moment

When we work with peak oil newcomers, we help them understand the significant role that oil plays in our life. We invite them to imagine what life might be like with far less oil to fuel our transportation, far less oil to move ourselves and our goods around the planet.

Stoneleigh’s talk about the economy invites us to imagine what life might be like if you had 1/10th or 1/100th of the buying power you do today. Whether that be from deflation or scarcity of goods, what would life be like? The exercise in our “End of the Economy” gathering could go like this:

Think of all the things you currently purchase with money. These would be all the things you don’t make or grow yourself, all the things you can’t barter for within your community. Which of these are absolutely essential, and which are something you could live without?

Of those things that are absolutely essential, how could you possibly go about obtaining them without money? If you could redesign your habits and your community so that you COULD make, grow locally, or barter for these essentials, what action might you take right now? What systems would you put in place? What skills would you personally need to acquire? What tools and supplies would you need to have on hand?

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