Did you know that if you have a 100-watt light bulb burning for an hour it uses a kilo of coal? That means if you take the effort to switch off the lights in a room as you leave, you are saving that much energy. All that for just one ... MORE...
Archive for May, 2006
The Edible Estates project will be implemented in 9 cities in the United States over the next 3 years. An adventurous family in each town will offer their typical suburban front lawn as a working prototype for the region. They will dare to defy the sweeping continuity of their neighborhood's green lined streets. Working together with the family and additional helpers the front lawn will be removed and replaced with an edible landscape. MORE...
I have been watching Michael Pollan for a while and have ordered his book. A review to follow, in the meant time... Sunday, April 30, 2006 JOHN FOYSTON The Oregonian We sing of amber waves of grain, but Michael Pollan makes a strong case that American agriculture is a yellow flood of corn floating on dwindling lakes of oil. MORE...
"Whenever I hear people say clean food is expensive, I tell them it’s actually the cheapest food you can buy. That always gets their attention...Society is not bearing the cost of water pollution, of antibiotic resistance, of food-borne illnesses, of crop subsidies, of subsidized oil and water-of all the hidden costs to the environment and the taxpayer that make cheap food seem cheap. No thinking person will tell you they don’t care about all that. I tell them the choice is simple: You can buy honestly priced food or you can buy irresponsibly priced food." - Joel Salatin MORE...
Question: I am a 45-year-old woman and have been suffering with chronic fatigue syndrome for three years now. It seems I have tried everything. For a short time I got better but now I feel no better off than I did two and a half years ago. Currently, I am taking an antidepressant and that helps me feel better, but I don't feel my "problem" has ever been addressed. Can you help? MORE...
This little ditti from my friend, Bevan. I'm sure he's not the only one up at 2.30am writing down what ever comes in their head. Bless all you earnest alpha trippers out there. Keep reaching out and grabbing those little bits of wisdom and I wish you all power to make your dreams real. I am alone in the sense that everything that I observe is me and arises from my observation. MORE...
This little video, another by Free Range Graphics, takes a while to load but it's worth it. Inspiration is the best motivation. MORE...