Can less be more, ca more be less?

Well, yes and no, and no and yes

Well, more or less …

More bikes, fewer cars

Less haze, more stars

Less haste, more time

Less reason, more rhyme

More time, less stress

Fewer miles, more fresh

Fewer car parks, more acre of urban soil

More farmers’ markets, less produce effectively marinated in crude oil

Less colouring, more taste

More mashing, less waste

Fewer couch potatoes, more spring greens

Fewer tires tomatoes, more runner beans

More community, less isolation

Less just sitting there, more participation!

More stillness, less inertia

Less ...

 

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