Brummet's Conscious Blog

Recommended Resources British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association (Canada) lists business members to help spread the word about clean energy solutions. Hosting events, engaging the public with projects and educational events are some of the activities this organization manages. Canadian Environmental 's site acts like a hub for environmental professionals.  Earth Day helps people recognize and celebrate April 22nd with awareness programs and events, but their vision is to inspire people to celebrate earth day every day. ~~ Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Eco- Events: Audubon Spring Plant Sale When : April 21 - 22; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Where :  Audubon Society of Portland, 5151 NW Cornell Road, Portland, OR (USA) Would you like to see more wildlife in your garden? Are you looking for a low-maintenance landscape options? Are you concerned about local ecological health and habitat loss? If so, consider adding native plants to your garden.  All proceeds go to maintaining the beautiful 150+ acre Nature Sanctuary. -- Overmountain Conservation  BioBlitz When : April 22; 9 am - 12 pm Cost : free; volunteer ...a sneak peek of the lastest conservation project during a guided hike in the Overmountain Conservation Area. Participants can help identify wildlife, insects and more during the events - aiding the organization to identify and know more about the biodiversity of this area. Info :  https://clctrust.org/event/earth-day-bioblitz/ -- ...

-- Chatter --  I've noticed so many things in our community that make me really sit up and absorb what I am seeing. So forgive me, but I do have to celebrate them today publicly: Locally we have numerous organizations that benefit the community - one such organization is the Fields Forward group, which works with volunteers, government, farmers, markets, business, food producers, etc. to improve the "10 mile diet" we have going on here and also including "100 mile diet" for the interaction and cooperation with communities close to us as well. It really is amazing how this organization was able to connect the dots between all these enthusiastic individuals and groups, so they can now work effectively toward their goals.  Numerous organizations host fund-raising auctions and bake sales, and many other types of fundraisers and events, benefiting all kinds of community projects on an almost daily basis.  People are often spotlighted in the pape...

-- Quote of the Day -- “…Individual heroes never start out their lives or careers by saying – ‘I want to be a hero’. They saw a problem, or had an experience they wanted to change; an area that they wanted to make a difference. …They just said ‘I want to make a difference – I want to help this group of people’ – and they did it. I think that often we look to people with money or people with ‘power’ - but really the people with the ‘power’ are us. You know, if we all said here’s this problem in my community I’m going to get my neighbors or family together and we are going to do something about it. …If everyone said I’m going to spend an hour a week going to the church or the community center or going to read to a child – having you in their lives can make such a big difference. Anyone can make a difference, it is a matter of deciding what you can do. Can you spare one hour a week or ten hours a week? Do you want to work with children? …You just have to have a belief that you can do som...