Brummet's Conscious Blog

Recommended Resources Watch this amazing YouTube video where Permaculturist Andrew Millson travels to Arizona to revisit several projects he installed in the late 1990's in order to show how those projects are working today:  https://youtu.be/rvje_5IVjmo Here's a link to a very innovative company that makes surf boards out of... wait for it... Mushrooms!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RERthhFJ4BE EcoCative Design one company's efforts to use mycelium to replace plastics, reduce animal slaughter and grow greener packaging and textiles.  ~~ Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

  Reversing Arid Zones  With increasing scientific knowledge we now have an understanding of how we can reverse desertification. Let’s examine just a few of these scientific fields before we show you some ways that deserts are being reversed back into green, lush regions. Some of these scientific fields involved are: Permaculture Design , which considers the whole system through intricate investigation and planning, using what is on site and disposing of next-to-nothing. Maritime Effect in nature - where the moisture released by plants increases the amount of rainfall and dew production within the microsystem. Orographic Lift shows us how and where dew forms in specific areas on mountains due to air currents. The Dendrinic Pattern , which involves the natural pattern that water takes as it flows downhill on the surface of land. Soil building techniques, interplanting and agroforestry methods are also used. Using these, and a few other techniques disc...

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...

Recommended Resources: Today's recommended resources all evolve around the topic of "sustainable finance and business practices": -- http://www.topleaffarms.com/index.html ...this is a great resource for anyone interested in small or large green roof top projects... you'll find innovative solutions for urban rooftop agriculture.   -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA8w1AGXkDs This visual tour of land managed by a leader in the world of permaculture - you'll view   just 1/3 of an acre that is packed with both edibles and wildlife beneficial plants, and you'll find a great discussion presented by    Erik Ohlsen   -- The last recommended resource for today:  http://eempc.org/   ... this link will lead you to the Environmental Education Media Project -which is dedicated to gathering, organizing and sharing information about how the world operates so that we can all - a...