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[edit] About Michael Walter Parenteau
I grew up in a small town in Vermont and I currently live in San Francisco. I've also lived in Boston and New Orleans. I work at an all-natural foods store. I believe veganism is best for humankind, animalkind, and the environment. My bicycle is my transportation and the highlight of every month is Critical Mass. I live in a vegetarian co-op, The Purple House, with many roommates and chickens. I volunteer at an afterschool program. I like not buying things, riding my bike, feeding the hungry, co-operatives of all kinds, and studying U.S. history. I find hierarchy unnerving. I think society should be organized to produce for human needs rather than private profits. I try to leave a small footprint on the world and minimize suffering. I find growing food and living in a close-knit community to be ideal.
[edit] My Interests Include...
aclu, american history, amnesty international, anarchism, animals, anti-consumerism, anti-imperialism, anti-sprawl, architecture, art, bikes, boston, buddhism, buying locally, chickens, civil rights, class consciousness, co-ops, communes, communism, communitarianism, community, composting, computers, critical mass, cults, diet, direct action, double dutching, dumpster diving, environmentalism, farmers' markets, feeding the hungry, food not bombs, free love, gardening, giving, green architecture, health, howard zinn, jump roping, kids, long distance cycling, maple candy, minimalism, neighborhoods, new orleans, new urbanism, northeast kingdom, nutrition, optimism, organic foods, pacifism, peace, politics, reducing, religions, reusing, Rudolph Steiner, salvaging, san francisco, self-sustainability, sharing, socialism, solidarity, summer camps, teaching kids, the environment, traveling, veganism, vermont, volunteering, walkable neighborhoods, wikipedia, worker owned businesses,
