Standard Accountability: The Garden of Eden Daily Ledger, or How We Spend Our Freedom
We have been a transparent organization for our entire existence; we have found that accountability is key to a successful community.
In that spirit, we would like to introduce Steemit to our economy.
We are a community of full-time volunteers. We work 12-16 hours a day, 7 days a week, 360 days a year, because we are committed to creating the world we want for our children.
We do not spend money; rather, we dedicate proceeds from our operations towards feeding 40,000 free meals a year, saving hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash from the landfill annual, clothing, sheltering, and educating people, achieving a negative carbon footprint, and building a healthier, more sustainable world for ALL!
We offer all of our goods and services purely by donation. We gift our treasures to our donors in thanks for their support of our cause.
We'd like to take stock of our accomplishments for our own records and to prove to the world that it is possible to succeed in living by happy, sustainable honorable, standards.
Yesterday, we donated a $1000 catering event to the homeless in downtown Fort Worth, Texas.
Today, we produced:
- $200 raised from our products/operations
- 3 custom, handmade Epic Threads shirts
- 30 free meals
- $500 worth of food to feed the needy
- $50 in sustainable building materials
- 5 pounds of dried herbs and 15 bags of tea blends
- 40 pounds of compost
- harvested 10 pounds of okra, tomatoes, and greens
- 278 photos
- 51 SBD in straight up donations for floor sealant (thank you so much @bridgetbunchy & @kooshikoo!)
- 3 @gardenofeden Steemit articles that have thus far earned $49.77
We also:
- saved 300 lbs of trash from the landfill
- shared our wisdom with 2,000 people through our online realities
- supplied organic homegrown tobacco
- brought iodine to those who can benefit from this essential nutrient
- decanted 10 bottles of homemade wine
- glued more pieces to our floor
- erected a fence
- painted a shelf
- and invested 8 hours in Steemit
Only the express 51 SBD donation to our floor campaign will be spent on fixing our floor, because we have already pledged our proceeds to serving more free meals, sheltering more people, and educating others on sustainable realities.
We see the revolutionary potential here, and we know what it takes to run a successful community. We have valuable contributions and want to participate in mutually beneficial exchanges. Thank you for your continued support!
We will continue to share what a small group of dedicated individuals can accomplish in a day when we focus on BEING the change.
www.intothegardenofeden.com
What a feel goooooood day!!! I love productive, engaged, inspired, dedicated, focused, enthusiastic joyous, contributing, self-designed, blessed days. Our lives are bettered by each other and together living the dream. It's hard to believe, but it's true. We often exclaim "We're doing it!!" because it is astounding to us too that life can be so thrivingly beautiful. There truly is a better feeling way!
Oh yeah, we're living it!
You missed mentioning the two original recipes I created today, incorporating freshly wildcrafted herbs and greens along with how to photos.So, not only did our community do all the awesome stuff you spoke of in the article, but wait, there's more. I also hand harvested all the fresh ingredients, myself. It took up the majority of my day so I know it's important to mention such a badass cool thing we do here.
What a great day! It's beautiful to see how quickly and easily successes stack up when Quinn holds the standard. How marvelous it is to find that sweet spot where what I want to do for my own selfish interests is also of great benefit to the world! It is a blessing to live where bliss aligns with service.
It is a blessing to be able to serve a greater good, and it is super fun when we all work together! Thank heavens for Quinn!
What an uplifting, inspiring community you're producing! Keep up the great work! <3
Thank you! We're getting better and better every day!
BEAUTIFUL! Following to keep updated. :)
Great! May we continue to inspire~
Your existence brings me hope.
THANK YOU @lyndsaybowes! We are here to prove that a better way really is possible, so it's extremely encouraging to hear this! We don't believe that our way is the only way, but just to KNOW that there are options for building a lifestyle and a world of your own choosing starts to get the creative juices flowing. If this is possible, if this is SUCCEEDING, then what else is possible?!
Wooooooowwwwwww I just got so many goosebumps reading your comment. I look around the world, and I see so many beginning initiatives like this, you're right, there is no blueprint, however, the core philosophy of giving, without attachment, is the same in all these stellar movements, that are BEing the change. Showing it is possible. Acting instead of talking. Proving a new world is on her way.
I am stunned. Really to see people doing this is amazing. In my 36 years of existence about 10 or so (off and on) have been alternative ways of living trading my skills and time for housing/food. Learning the truth about money and society has had myself at odds for a long time. The conflict of conscious can be overwhelming at times. I still find the strength however. When i get my hands on the $33 for copper I will donate for sure. Money is something I don't pursue hard anymore. Its just paper after all..... but I might try harder for you all!!!! This really gives me hope seeing people willing to go back to the original sense of COMMUNITY!!!!