Brummet's Conscious Blog

Elephant Mountain Festival (Nelson, BC - Canada) Find them on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/Elephant.Mountain.Literary.Festival Their Email: elephantmountainliteraryfest@gmail.com Their Website:  https://www.emlfestival.com When? ... Sept 9th - 16th

Poetry Time Today we have the honour of featuring a Canadian poet (based in the Boundary Region of BC) - Dennis Thome.  Initially I was a little confused as I could not find his Amazon Central page, however Dennis explained " my poetry and short story books are on Amazon under ' Denn Thome '  ." And of course as soon as I did a search on the individual book titles, I was able to find most of them that way.  Those titles include: Tales of Canadian Rurality (short stories with a local twist), Kodah of the Bear People,   The Journey of Hannah Sunrise (fantasy) and   Other F Words (poetry).  Interestingly because Dave and I once lived in the same region of BC, we have some mutual connections including the Grand Forks Writer's Guild . Dennis is a part of the  Writing Out Loud group in the Boundary, who recently limited published an anthology based on The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost.  Untitled: You said you would be right back Last time I saw...

Product Review Cheryle Mauthe , a Kootenay-based (BC, Canada) Independent Consultant with Norwex , approached me back in early December with a product review query. After hearing just a little about the products, I was happy to comply. As it happens, Cheryle resides nearby and she decided to deliver the products and samples to my door. It is unusual for me to come face-to-face with the people behind the products I review and it was a nice experience; she seemed passionate about reducing exposure to chemicals and is committed to a healthy lifestyle.  I received (see pics) the "Household Package" which included:   - Enviro Cloth (multipurpose) - Window Polishing Cloth - Dust Mitt - Powdered Laundry Detergent Sample - Powdered Dishwashing Detergent Sample Cheryle also included a catalogue and a couple of informative brochures about the company. She explained that all we need to do is " simply rinse under warm, running water, wring out and hang to dry. The BacLock technology...

Celebrating An Inspiring, Innovative Business: Many of our loyal readers out there are already aware that Dave and I relish celebrating conscious and proactive entrepreneurs who are working to make a difference in the world while providing their services. Today I am thrilled to highlight a local Kootenay-based business with this wonderful discussion below.  We first met Narae Kang, owner of Kimchi Kitchen , when we spotted a post on social media where she was offering a fantastic opportunity for other local businesses - a free (10x6) vinyl decal displayed on their mobile kitchen unit. A little something for their customers to browse while waiting for their meal.   Coming from a marketer’s angle - I saw their selfless, non-promotional post as a great way to reach out to the community. Dave and I, for instance had heard of the truck but had not been customers yet - once we purchased a meal there however, we are definitely customers now. So are dozens of others who saw the post, ...

   -- Solar Power News --  One of our readers directed us to this fantastic solar energy article put out by PV-Magazine.com that inspired me to write this post. The article was celebrating " the world's biggest solar/storage project " located in Northern Australia. Apparently the vast solar farm will also send energy to Singapore via a "submarine transmission link".   This is the largest current solar farm of our time, at 12,000 hectares in size. While powering more than 3 million homes annually, this project also brings 8 billion dollars to the region and creates about 1500 jobs for the area.  Dave and I once fantasized about winning the lottery and besides securing our future, helping family pay off their debts, and donating to cherished causes, we dreamed also of giving solar power to any one on our street that wanted it. Helping to create jobs, sustainability and both neighbourhood value and pride. Oh to dream - right? :) Here in the Kootenay Region th...

-- Media Event -- Wow - with sincere appreciation to the West Kootenay Regional Arts Council for this wonderful service - the Kootenay Arts eBulletin  - where they featured us several times this month!! Check out the posts when you have time and do "like" or "share" any that you find inspiring. :) https://kootenayartsebulletin.wordpress.com/2021/02/17/newly-released-recipe-collection-celebrates-living-in-an-area-of-british-columbia-that-is-absolutely-fresh-food-rich/ https://kootenayartsebulletin.wordpress.com/2021/02/23/new-blog-for-drummers-and-percussionists https://kootenayartsebulletin.wordpress.com/2021/02/23/conscious-blog-focuses-on-inspiring-positive-proactive-topics ~~   Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Recommended Resources Gaia Trust, based in Denmark, is a sustainable charity founded in the 1980's and works with other organizations, grass roots projects and more in the areas of sustainability initiatives.  https://gaia.org/ Music and Art resources, quotes and more:   https://consciousdiscussions.blogspot.com/p/business-friends.html  Volunteer Opportunities in the Creston Valley region of the Kootenays... (BC, Canada):  https://consciousdiscussions.blogspot.com/p/creston-bc-orgs.html   ~~ Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Eco - Event * If you would like your event listed here - just reach out and send a query our way (contact info via our  website ).  March 13: Conservation Forum   ( (Creston BC, Canada) ) The goal of this Forum is to identify specific tools/resources required by local governments of the Kootenays to integrate conservation principles into planning. The workshop will showcase examples of voluntary and regulatory tools that have been used in B.C. to promote conservation in local government activities. The event will be held at the Creston Community Complex with an optional evening Nibble & Network on March 12 from 7-9 pm at the Ramada . Info :  http://kootenayconservation.ca/events/local-government-forum ~~ Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~