Imagine there’s less grocery stores
It’s easy if you try
No florescent lights around us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Buying from a farmer
Imagine no imported food
It isn’t hard to do
A lot less to outsource money for
Less corporations too
Imagine all the farmers
Feeding all of us
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I think it’s worth a try
I hope someday you understand
It matters what you buy
Imagine food security
Instead of import hegemony
No need for greed or oil
Diversified economy
Imagine all the people
Buying local food
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I think it’s worth a try
I hope someday you understand
It matters what you buy
The reality of Peak Oil motivated me to (re)write this song. The most recent article that has been passed around our class on the issue, The Imminent Crash Of The Oil Supply: What Is Going To Happen And How It Came To Pass That We Weren’t Forewarned, can be found at http://www.inteldaily.com/2010/04/oil-crash/. In class we discussed different possibilities and ways to get the message and information out to people and I thought performing this song to various audiences would be a fun and creative way to do that. Even though the situation concerning Peak Oil sounds pretty dire and apocolyptic I feel hopeful that the more self-sufficient Hawaii becomes, the more chaos and disaster can be mitigated, though not avoided. Hawaii imports 90% of its food when it has the potential to meet about 60-70% of its own food needs. The more local producers are supported, the more they can grow and that potential for self-sufficiency can grow as well. Local food production and demand decreases dependency on other countries, decreases dependency on oil, and increases agricultures contribution to Hawaii’s economy. I would like to see local agriculture be more greatly invested in and hope it will be prioritized in the near future above tourism in terms of Hawaii’s economy considering tourism leaves Hawaii completely dependent on the people and economies of other countries and completely depndent on oil, amoung other issues. To find Farmer’s Markets on Oahu organized by location, date, and time can be found on our page Why and How to “Go Local” So far, my friend Tri (who I am in debt to forever and appreciate so much!!) and I have performed at/on:
Ong King (watch here!)
KTUH April 17th
Tiki’s Bar and Grill April 21st
Olelo (Tri and I performed and he ‘interviewed’ me as part of a variety show that will play in the near future)
Tri’s condo in Waikiki (Will put on audio when I figure out how!)
