Why “Suburban Green is People” ?

Because Soylent Green is people, of course.

That line is from the 1973 movie Soylent Green which was set in a miserable future where climate change and over population led to environmental destruction and massive food shortages. Fruits, vegetables and animals were rare and fresh food was only available to the very rich. The government-issued Soylent was a manufactured food and the main source of nutrition for most. It came in different colours, but the Soylent Green was supposed to be the most nutritious. Of course, the hero discovers to his horror that Soylent Green is made of people.

Suburban Green is People is the hopeful and empowered alternative to that scenario. Green is the environmental movement, the awareness that we have to live more carefully and less consumptively than we have been, and that we have to stand up and take responsibility for how we live… And that movement is made of people. People can be the problem or we can be the solution. Have no doubt: we are the solution. We must be the solution. And with good information and a mindful approach, being the solution doesn’t have to be confusing or horrible or ugly.