Brummet's Conscious Blog

Messy Yards Can Be Desirable Did you know ? ... Fall’s colourful leaves, old logs, standing snags and even a pile of branches can offer habitat to a wide array of creatures in your backyard.  While living a tidy lifestyle is often a top priority we can include these suggested items above in discreet ways – leaf mulch is profoundly useful around perennial landscape plants and overwintering garden beds, such as strawberries and garlic. Simply use your mower to chop up those leaves and spread on the beds around the plants where you need it.  A small pile of branches in the corner behind the fountain, or a couple tasteful and interestingly shaped logs or fallen tree roots lain in the landscaping beds. You can find really interesting shapes and colours when it comes to branches, tree roots, logs and drift wood. Depending on where you live and the type of yard you have and the kind of habitat you offer (small logs, large rotten logs, bark mulch, h...

Today is officially the first day of autumn - so Fall is now in our midst.  There's been a lot of events around peace and sustainability this week, so I thought we should start today's post with the following quote: -- Quote of the Day --   “ Each country can achieve abundance without sacrificing the abundance of other nations. Each ethnic group can achieve abundance without taking from others. … People of all faith can live a good life if they are willing to wish the same on their brethren of other faith. Belief (in the guiding principle of abundance) forces cooperation – for one to succeed, all must succeed. …If there is enough for all then the world that we can have is one where we cheer for other people, we believe there is enough for all… and then there is no reason for war because we are all collaborating. ” ~ Jackie Lapin   Today’s quote originates from the ConsciousDiscussions Talk Radio episode titled: Best of CD#26 ...

-- Positive Eco & Conscious Events -- Marketing on a Shoestring (workshop) Date: Oct. 21, 2009 Location: East Gwillimbury Chamber of Commerce -18947 Woodbine Ave. Sharon, ON (Canada) RCO 2009 Ontario Waste Minimization Awards Date: Oct 22 Location: Toronto ON (Canada) - Atlantis Pavilions Info: www.rco.on.ca -- Eco-Tip for Friendly Fall Actions -- According to the Project Laundry List Organization ( www.laundrylist.org ): “ Leaf blowers may be small, but in a year's time that little engine pumps out as much smog-forming pollution as 80 cars, each driven 12,500 miles, according to a government air quality management agency in California ” Consider using your leaves for mulch around tender perennials or those that are over-exposed during the cold season. Try placing bags of this dry mulch by the compost pile for layering with fresh kitchen waste in the winter months. The bags will keep the leaves dry and contained in a handy manor, ready for use right next to the compost bin. Fro...