Brummet's Conscious Blog

 -- Quote of the Day --  "But love of the wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only home we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need - if only we had eyes to see." ~ Edward Abbey -- Positive News --    Did you know that lawns just within the US use up about 50% of residential water use, consume 3 million tons of fertilizer and 800 million gallons of gas every single year?     Imagine those numbers multiplied by the entire world!  What would those #'s look like if we turn just part of our lawns or landscaping or even the median strip or balcony or roof line – into food production? Gardens strengthen the community financially because people are spending less of food and are then able to buy other things in the community or make home improvement investments that will reduc...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.”  ~ Horace -- Fostering Biodiversity In The City --  Window boxes, vertical gardens, hanging baskets, balcony gardens, roof top gardens, back yard habitat, city garden baskets – boxes – and green spaces, community gardens… all of these and more are becoming more and more common across the planet.  People are now aware that even the smallest of green space has a positive impact on the planet. From releasing moisture that cools the air, cleaning air pollution, reducing dust and noise issues, providing shade, producing food and habitat for people and creatures of all sizes from butterflies and bats to the tiniest ant.  Choose to grow more in a wide array of flowering times, food production, shapes and sizes of plants using whatever space you have available to you is a wa...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “We can use obstacles as a chance to shut down or a chance to open up. Often times when we have our hearts broken we tend to close our hearts, we become more distant and slower to expose our vulnerability – so I think that we all have a choice as to how we are going to react, you know we can go into the positive or we can go into the negative. That creates the distinction of living a quality life. …I believe the reason why we are here is to find the truth of our lives and the distinction of our purpose, to live this every moment of our lives. …The truth is that when we are not reaching for something bigger and we end up deciding to stay in something that is mediocre at best then we are actually sacrificing our life, sacrificing our hopes and happiness. …But that is not why we are here - it is not to repeat the patterns of yesterday, it is to create something new, to step into the fullness of who we are, and this requires us ...

The Garden and its role in health About the author, Jane Waters : “I have had an interesting and rewarding lifetime of working with nature, raising a family, working in business and teaching. I have personally realised the need for a special space in the form of a garden to escape the daily stress of normal life and have had to make do with all sorts of spaces, large and small, indoor and outdoor, to create my special ‘escape’. I am now at the point where I feel the need to share my experience and knowledge to help others to achieve a healthier lifestyle – this I now try to do through my blog frugal ferret which has money saving and healthy lifestyle tips for the family.”   First of all it must be said that the beauty of a garden is that it does not have to be park size or even a typical area with lawn; it can be anywhere and cost very little – backyard, rooftop, balcony or even just a series of window boxes. A garden can even be within the house itself by employing ...