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Orono Weeki :Times, WÙ.sa,às 1 91-I A new look at Orono Co-op The retail outiet at the Orono to customers. Auction where specials for the even:it Farmers' County Co-operative has To celebrate the change a See and were on display. undergone some major changes and Save Sale was held last week-end as Unf ortunately the event was improvements in the display of their well featuring a corn roast and a hampered by some ramn and power merchandise. dance to follow. failures throughout the two days but The various departments are noW One of the features drawing interest was made during the two day well defmned thus improving service considerable attention was a Dutch event. jargon of experts. 0f interest, is that many of the suggestions, while simple, have yet to be implemented nearly two decades later. Well-known poet and author, David Day takes an encyclopaedic look at ecological activisin in "The Eco Wars". This book not only documents the damage the human species has inflicted uponthe planet in its quest for power and wealmh, but mie toîl taken on tens of millions o! lîves, ranging fromn outright murder of environmentalists, to mhe poisoning of children wimh fouled water. Now a household name in Canada, David Suzuki has pubtished several books which look at the enviromnent. "Inventing the Future" is a series of essays which tackle somne of todays most crucial issues. Suzuki questions: TCan we count on science to solve the probl 'eis of overcrowding, species extinction and global pollution? Is our education systemmeeting the challenge? What should we be asking -of our educators? Are scientists selling us out to the military and big business?", and more. Printed -on recycled paper, Suzuki and co-author Anita Gordon have produced "It's a Matter of Survival". No longer can we subscribe to such myths as: "nature is finite"; "growth is progress", or mhat "science and technology will solve Our probleins". Claiming that we have reached a critical point in our civilization, Gordon/Suzuki lay out the tough choices we Will have to make in order to get us safely into meé next century; but, mhe tirn.e is short!, Also printed on recycled paper is David Israelson's "Sulent Earthi; The Politics of Our Survival". The former Toronto Star reporter has produced a story of how we are gomng to overcomne the problein (of environinental degradation) and live, not a story of how we're going to die. Israelson looks at ail of the major issues facing North Amterica: both mhe environinental cost and mhe political response. Farley Mowat mnterviewed. some Of Cfltgnt'g b8gt-kilÔôwn environmental activists to produce: "Rescue the Earth! - Conversations with the Green Crusaders". Mowat concludes that ".. . there is no single Canadian organization which can dlaim to effectively represent the enviroamental constituency as a whole". Looking at the lack of funding not only from govemment, but also from potential corporate sponsors or wealthy individuals, lt is Mowat's hope that readers of "Rescue the Earth!" will respond to his interviewees' concerns, and their often lonely efforts to protect the environinent, by choosing a champion in the environinental movement and respond generously to aid in what may be the last chance to rescue life on earth. Finally, a "special interest" bookc by Jennifer Bennett, "Lilies of the Hearth', look at the historical relationship between women and plants. Trac ing the portrayal of women and their relationship with the earth, the reader discovers a world rich in myth, magic, scientific curiosity and entrepreneurial spirit. Not aIl of us are inclined to read in-depth books which look at our environmental problems. Next weeks column will look at sorte simple "how-to" guides which are inexpensive, and easily read, and give practical every-day solutions to protection of the environment. Helen MacDonald Timt Tufts of Kendal Gaine Farrn munches on a cob of corn at the See and Save Sale at the Co-op last week-end. Before the rain put a damper on the corn roast close to 150 were already devouring coin on the cob. Early evening music was provided by mhe Local Fiddle Club. Gren "It is always a writer's duty to make the world better," said Samuel Johnson. There are many Canadian writers who are devoutly interested in the enviroiment and personally committed to protection of the environinent. Many of mcem "speak f'or the trees", yet their voices scemingly cry in an uncaring wildemess. llowcvcr, responsibility lies not only with writers to "get the word out", but also with mhe rest of us. Not to suggcst mhat you should rush to the bookstore and stock your home with volumes of expensive books, but We do have public libraries which can help us become better informed, and to take personal action. In 1978, the Pollution Probe Fo'iutidation published "The Conserver Solution", written by Lawrence Solomon. Today, We hear again in the media, and from the provincial govemrnent in particular, thlat We Must move from Our ouffdated consumer-oricnted frenzy ib a conserver society. "The Conserver Solution" is set in a ('anadian context and is void of die F w SOMETHING NEW FOR YOU at ORONO CO-OP With the closing of Allinbrook Feed and farm Supplies, Durham Farmers' County Co-op are pleased to announce the addition of SHUR-GAIN PRODUCTS to our extensive line of feeds. Shur-Gain Products wilI be available at the Co-op starting Monday, August i 9th We would also like to welcome Shelley Aluin to our staff at the Co-op. SHUR-GAIN FEEDS. EQUILINE.HORSE FEEDS (EXTRUDED) HOMESTEAD POULTRY FEED - RABBIT PELLETS BEEF and DAIRY PROGRAMS ONE TOPSHOM PrkPING CO-OP, SHUR-GAIN, MARTINS, P URINA, MASTER Durham Farmers' BR@ Hwry.115, and County Co-op Taunton Rd. Phone 983-9134 S>HOP. AT THE CO-OPM