Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  “Success is ordinary people stretching their dream to the world.  Without a dream, you float.” ~ Bassey Dnon -- Brummet's In the Media --  Valentina Drobnjak has a helpful information for bloggers and she contacted me earlier this month to appear in her interview series with blogging experts. How nice to be considered a blogging expert! Please do check out the interview and if you like it, please do share it on social networks :)  * Be sure to check out the closing section of that interview where I offered numerous resources. Published at this wonderful site: http://firstsiteguide.com/interviews/brummet-lifestyle-blogging/   Check out their Start a Blog Guide when you visit their site :) Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends,

 -- Quote of the Day --  "Every day of our lives we are on the verge of making those slight changes that would make all the difference."  ~ Mignon McLaughlin -- Brummet's In the Media --        Check out my latest article on the topic of reuse in the garden - great tips for a frugal, organic gardener and for anyone interested in living more green.  Published at this wonderful site:  http://www.garden-recycle.co. uk/trash-talks-garden-recycle/   Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, clicking those social networking buttons, or visiting the Brummet's Store - and help raise funds for charity as well!  

-- Whole-Food Nutritional Supplement, Part 2 --   On January 16 th I was approached by Patrick Ross of the Marketing Staff for NutriGold Inc. ( http://NutriGold.com ) to do a few reviews of some of their many products, which Patrick reported as shipped on January 20 th, but didn’t arrive until Feb 9th. Due to the number of products I received in 2 separate packages, I’ve decided to create a 2-part review project. You can click here to find Part 1 …you may notice the intro/outro of the reviews are similar. Whenever I do a review I look quite closely at a company, read the customer comments, do online research, scan their site, and read the material they send. In this case the company sent a 20-page catalog and the first thing I noticed were 2 symbols on the index page – one for Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and a “ please recycle ” symbol encouraging people to recycle their product information package.  SFI certifies that the catalog is printe

Low Maintenance Gardening * Written by:  Todd Haiman is a landscape and garden designer, principle of Todd Haiman Landscape Design in New York City which designs and builds residential gardens, roof gardens, brownstone gardens, large landscapes, vacation properties and public spaces. http://www.toddhaimanlandscapedesign.com Whether your garden is a vertical landscape design or an urban landscape design it will require some maintenance. Low or easy maintenance gardening is what many people would like to embrace, either through necessity or preference. No garden will be a zero maintenance garden but most gardening activities have a lower input solution or alternative to consider. A professional garden designer can design a low maintenance garden, but there is no such situation where it could be a no maintenance landscape or no maintenance garden design. Even a "landscape" of non-living material such as a concrete slab requires som

February's entrancing rays of sun, glimpses of warmer afternoons, receeding snow and the flurry of birds can be deceiving - winter is not over. In fact, February can often have some of the coldest weather. Winter is a great time though to plan for emergencies, set up prearranged meeting places and check on the first aide locations and supply level.  10 Winter Home Safety Tips " Winter and snow can be a fun time for families, but it is important that parents take steps towards ensuring a safe home environment for children and pets ," says National Child Safety and Health Expert Debra Holtzman J.D., M.A, http://thesafetyexpert.com , the best-selling author of " The Safe Baby: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Home Safety and Healthy Living " (Sentient Publications). Visit Debra Holtzman's Website http://thesafetyexpert.com , Connect with her on Twitter @SafetyExpert_ and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/DebraHoltzmanTheSafety

 -- Quote of the Day --  “The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.”   ~ Rabindranath Tagore -- Brummet's In the Media --  Check out my latest article on natural pest control in the garden - great tips for a frugal, organic gardener and for anyone interested in living more green.  Published at this wonderful site:  http://www. gardenfurniturecentre.co.uk/ blog/natural-pest-control/ Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, clicking those social networking buttons, or visiting the Brummet's Store - and help raise funds for charity as well!  

-- World of Writing --  Yep - time for another World of Writing interview - this time with Robert Uttaro who is in his eighth year of working and volunteering as a rape crisis counselor, public speaker and community educator. Inspired by his undergraduate studies in Criminal Justice, he continues to embrace a life-long commitment to activism and advocacy for survivors of sexual violence. Serving as a counselor, Uttaro supports rape survivors and their significant others through various legal and case management issues. He also facilitates workshops aimed at education, prevention and exposure of the realities of sexual violence. Uttaro is currently touring many universities and high schools throughout Massachusetts. Find out more about his book HERE   Q: Who inspired you to pursue a career in writing? A: I did not consider myself a writer and never once tried to write a book until one experience changed my life. This experience was a dream I had. I w

Whole-Food Nutritional Supplement On January 16 th I was approached by Kirsten who works for the marketing department for NutriGold ( http://NutriGold.com ) to do a few reviews of some of their many products. I’ve decided to create a two-part review project due to the number of products I was sent. Whenever I do a review I look quite closely at a company, read the customer comments, do online research, scan their site, and read the material they send. In this case the company sent a 20-page catalog and the first thing I noticed were two symbols on the index page – one for Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and a “ please recycle ” symbol encouraging people to recycle their product information package.  SFI certifies that the catalog is printed on paper that was harvested responsibly, while the printing inks ( EcoTech ) are made from 65% renewable content and omit near zero VOC’s (volatile organic compounds).  According to their website,

-- Quote of the Day --  “You need good jobs and a clean environment. Without both, you will have neither.”  ~ Leo Gerard Utilizing Chicken Waste for Compost * Written by: Melissa Reinhart Eggs are not the only beneficial byproduct of chickens. While a hen can produce an egg every 24 hours, they also produce 2 cubic feet of manure every year. The large quantity of manure that is being produced will be utilized in our three onsite greenhouses. Chicken manure is high in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, which makes it a good fertilizer. The concentration of these beneficial elements is higher in chicken manure than it is in more commonly utilized varieties, such as those derived from cows and horses. Chicken manure is too potent to be used on flowers or vegetables in raw form. Therefore, the manure must be composted before being added to the soil; otherwise it could damage roots, kill plants, or even cause illness. Once c