Brummet's Conscious Blog

Eco-Event Eco events falling between the dates of September 12th - 20th:  12th - 14th  Columbia River Transboundary Conference Location : Kimberly, BC (Canada) Info :  https://ourtrust.org/event/the-6th-international-columbia-river-basin-transboundary-conference/ 14th Grow To Fair Location : Toronto, Ontario (Canada) Info :  www.uaweekto.wordpress.com Harvesting Celebrations Common Watters and Minjimendan Location : Cambridge, Ontario Info : https://raresites.org Indigenous Plant Use Location : Vancouver, BC (Canada) Info : StanleyParkEcology.ca 14th - 19th Modern and Sustainable Off-The-Grid Living in Canada Seminar Location : Smithers, BC (Canada) Info :   http://biomassenergies.net  , BVSolar.ca , or Microcogen.ca 14th - 22nd Toronto Urban Agriculture Week Location : Toronto, Ontario (Canada) Info : www.uaweekto.wordpress.com 16th Seed Saving  Lecture Location: Wellesley, Ontario (Canada) Info :  wes...

Conscious Events: EECOM 2018 Environmental Education Conference  When : Oct 18 (Thursday) - 21 (Sunday), 2018 Location :  Ktunaxa Nation, BC's Kootenay Rockies (5 minutes from the Canadian Rockies International Airport;  near Cranbrook, BC ) About : From coast to coast to coast, over 300 educators will have the opportunity to gather to learn, share and connect at this made-in-Canada environmental education conference. Info :  http://eecom.org/eecom-2018/ ~~ Keeping it Natural Fundraiser When: Thu. Oct 18, 2018 Where:  London, ON   TREA (Thames Region Ecological Association) is hosting a fundraising fashion show and green vendor event at the Covent Garden Market For tickets, please visit Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/keeping-it-natural-fashion-show-tickets-4973... ~~ Pollinating the Seed Movement Symposium When : Oct 30 Where : Dalhousie Agricultural Campus - Truro, NS (Cana...

-- Chatter -- Wow, I had an amazing time last night speaking with November on the Voice of the People Radio Show - she's a really talented host and I had such a wonderful experience. I just finished listening to the archive which you can find at: http://www.paranormalradionetwork.org Today I am to finish the last of my xmas baking... WHEW! One more big batch of goodies and that is it for the season. We had to break out the snow-shovels this morning as we had about 2 1/2 inches of snow fall overnight. I know, that isn't much of anything to speak of, but we celebrate just the same! I love the snow, winter is a wonderful time for reflection, reading, cuddling, training the dogs, writing, marketing and studying. It is also a great time to get those projects around the interior of our homes completed from organizing and donations to cleaning and craft projects. We'll be talking more about some great ways to beat the winter-blues after the xmas season, so stay tuned to our blog :...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said that it'd be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. " ~ Bob Marley -- Authors Read Radio -- Today we feature Nora Weston on the Authors Read Radio show - fiction writer & poet within the genres of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Today she will read from Adevar - a short story that depicts the journey of Nathan Hawkins who enters an unearthly realm to find his destiny is something only dreams are made of. Access this live show at 9 AM (pacific) today with just a single click on the links here (or on the right side of this page) - of course you can also access the archive of todays episode at your convenience. -- Conscious Holidays -- December is AIDS Awareness Month and yo...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ I’m 64.5 years old and I meet a lot of people who say, ‘I can’t change, I’ve always done this…’ and I think of myself as a perfect example and say, ‘Of course you can change! As long as you are alive, you can make choices and decisions based on what you think is right.’ … I get to be out there and show people that you can be 60, 70, 80, or 90 and still change and grow. …The first step for greening any event is the the 3- R’s, which sounds so basic. …Think about how you can reduce – maybe the party can be done with less food, less packaging. …And Reuse, How can we do this and make it fun? Perhaps everyone can bring their own plate for food. …and of course for recycling make sure that you have the recycling bins and compost bucket ready for use. …If you took one item with reduce, one with reuse, one with recycle – you would be so much farther down the road (of greening your world) ” ~ Lynn Colwell Oct 15, 2009 I chose this quote today to go along with the events ...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ The aim of life is to life, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.” ~ Henry Miller -- Eco-Events -- Sept. 24 – National Punctuation Day (USA) Sept. 26 - Second Annual Sustainability Fair Location: Evergreen Brick Works - 550 Bayview Ave. Toronto -- Announcements -- Dave and I have visitors for the next few days and as such we have decided to cancel the Positive Eco-News episode that was scheduled to air today on Conscious Discussions Talk Radio. We do encourage you to scroll through the archived broadcasts, however, and listen to any that appeal to you. There are well over 200 broadcasts to choose from with discussions on everything from waste management, composting, gardening, living a fulfilling life, overcoming trauma/illness/loss and much more! -- Prize Draw Reminder -- Just a quick reminder to everyone to enter our prize draw this week for Lian Gouw's book: Only A Girl & two books by Robin Marvel: Awakening Co...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Words so innocent & powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good & evil they become, in the hands of one who knows how to combine them! " ~ Nethaniel Hawthorne -- Eco-tip -- Water the lawn only in the early morning or early evening, and only water once a week – but water deeply… Some regions allow their lawns to go dormant as it would naturally do in the heat of summer. Be sure to mulch those clippings and keep the lawn at 2 1/2 – 3 inches tall. -- Prize Draw -- Congratulations to the who won last week's grand prize: Alice Shapiro's book of poetry: Grand Forks and West Boundary Columbia Basin Alliance for LiteracyCracked: Timeless Topics of Nature, Courage and Endurance This week's draw, June 8-14th: Email me at: ldbrummet @ yahoo . com (remove spaces before sending) with the word "prize" in the subject line for a chance to win one (or more) of these prizes: - Lloyd Lofthouse's book: My ...