Brummet's Conscious Blog

Kudos !! BirmingHam Eastside EcoGardens now offers: - community garden beds - medicinal herbs - an orchard - a beautiful flower meadow for the pollinators - trails for people  - trash cans - Birdbaths, bird and bat houses and water features  This is a great example of using public spaces for the greatest overall good.  Because of these efforts, visitors today spot all kinds of wildlife from hawks to frogs and numerous birds.  Check out this site if you have time:  www.beecommunity.weebly.com   ~~ Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~  

Recommended Resources: Today's recommended resources all evolve around the topic of "Nature": http://www.ted.com/talks/pam_warhurst_how_we_can_eat_our_landscapes Pam Warhurst cofounded Incredible Edible, an initiative in Todmorden, England dedicated to growing food locally by planting on unused land throughout the community. Her talk on growing food for our communities and for our family is really inspiring. -- http://www.ted.com/talks/shubhendu_sharma_how_to_grow_a_forest_in_your_backyard   Forests don't have to be far-flung nature reserves, isolated from human life. Instead, we can grow them right where we are — even in cities. Eco-entrepreneur and TED Fellow Shubhendu Sharma grows ultra-dense, biodiverse mini-forests of native species in urban areas by engineering soil, microbes and biomass to kickstart natural growth processes.  -- http://www.ted.com/talks/al_gore_s_new_thinking_on_the_climate_crisis A...