Everything in life goes round,a new generation makes some changes and off we go again. I spoke to a friend the other day  she gave me an overview of her life  growing up in a small country town in Victoria.She said..............................
We didn't own a car we rode bikes walked or caught public transport (Green Transport)

Our house had no electricity,kerosene lamps were used for lighting and a small kerosene stove for cooking The house was made from recycled timber and in some parts had a dirt floor. (recycle low carbon)

We used tank water for drinking and cooking and washing  and this was carted inside and heated on the kerosene stove (water saving)

Our fridge consisted of an old icebox that was filled with a large block of ice  by the iceman once a week. This would stop our perishables from going off for the week. (saving energy)

We grew our own vegetables and fruit.Our neighbor provided us with chickens as they never locked them in their own yard so the chickens roamed into our vegetable patch providing our garden with fertilizer and us with an occasional  free range chicken dinner. (organic food)
We knew all our neighbors. One owned a cow and sold us milk and cream . We exchanged vegetables with our neighbors who also grew their own vegetables (community development)

We cooked and baked all our meals,there were no takeaways,there was a small corner store and we would collect our drink bottles and use the refunds to buy sweets this didn't happen too often.

Mother owned a small shopping jeep that she used to carry groceries and meat from the store,in fact most people had these shopping jeeps.(no plastic Bags)

We recycled our clothes from the eldest or tallest to the younger children adjustments were sometimes needed, however the girls in the family knew how to sew and knit. (recycle)

The laundry was outside in a shed and there stood a large copper which was filled and a fire was lit under it. Everyone had a turn at stirring the clothes that boiled inside this monster. We starched our sheets and hung the washing to dry in the fresh air and sunshine. (saving energy)

The ironing was done by heating a heavy based metal iron on the stove and waiting till it was hot enough to iron the clothes (green energy)
Entertainment was a battery radio no T.V. in those days.

So I suppose she said when I look back I realise our carbon footprint on this planet was extremely small. My Parents and their community were living green without realizing it (small footprint)