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 ~~

Recommended Resources For those of you new to our blog... this series of posts recommends positive and conscious living, inspiring, educational resources that will get you motivated to continue creating a better world - right where you are, with whatever skills and resources you have.  Today we'll focus on Waste Reduction! -- …save energy and wasted food by calibrating your oven temperature… a simple trick that will have your oven working so much better! https://www.facebook.com/HometalkDIY/videos/392481091163465/ -- ...a useable product out of recycled trash – building entire homes, furniture and more out of this product! Awesome invention, inspiring story of how just a few people can remove thousands of tons of trash from around the world, create jobs and stimulate the economy. https://www.facebook.com/nasdaily/videos/923131654505654/ -- Artist Dianna Cohen shares some tough truths about plastic pollution in th...

-- Quote of the Day --  "Each of us is given a bit of the raw material of life with which to work. We can shape it anyway we wish. The time in which we live, our inheritance of traits, etc., all have something to do with what we become, but after that it is in our hands to do much with what we have. Physically and mentally we can shape it any way we desire." ~ Louis L’Amour  -- Plastic Bags --  * Today's article was provided by Bizymoms.com - helping provide  women with information on everyday matters and important issues. Check out thier BizyMoms Cares - Conservation section, which offers information and tips on plastic bags and how we can conserve our environment. It’s hard to say when we began to turn into obsessive consumers but nobody can doubt that we are just that. At least most of us! A direct result of this is heavy dependence on plastic bags. From USA to Africa, from Asia to Australia, ...

-- Quote of the Day --  " Our affluent society contains those of talent and insight who are driven to prefer poverty, to choose it, rather than submit to the desolation of an empty abundance. " ~ Michael Harrington -- Plastic -- According to a recent study I read the wide variety of plastics in the ocean are responsible for the loss of one million seabirds and one-hundred thousand marine animals, causing billions of dollars of economic impact. And, according to Seas At Risk ( http://seas-at-risk.org ) 85% of marine litter is plastic.  Sadly much of this comes from runoff, streams, creeks, wind-blown garbage drifting to larger bodies of water where rivers shoot all the waste to the oceans. Some of you may have read my posts or heard me talking on my radio show or as a guest on other radio shows or perhaps read my chapter on clean walking and on plastics in our Trash Talk book series... But this study underlines the importance o...

-- Quote of the Day --  “…Writing is writing; it is not outlining,  it is not just talking about writing,  it is not discussing character development –  it is like driving at night in the fall with the lights on  you can only see a few feet in front of you  but you can make the whole trip that way.  And that is how I write, and how I think everybody writes.  People who feel that they don’t have the time to devote to it can write that way. Just don’t give up. ” ~ Judy Nichols Click link below to access the full discussion with Judy:  http://tobtr.com/s/4826293 -- Positive News --  I find it fascinating how people are coming up with new ways to make technological advancements  greener: A Japanese beverage company will soon be releasing a lighter 2L plastic bottle (formally 36.2 grams will become 29.8 grams) which means they will consume less pla...

-- Quote of the Day --  “ If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody. ”     ~ Chinese Proverb  -- Positive News -- *Source: http://rpn.baumpub.com   Recycling Product News magazine reports that due to Canada’s increased recycling availability for plastics, they have seen a 15% increase in plastic packaging between 2009-2010.  A total of 217 million kilograms of plastics were collected for recycling, or about 70% of the plastic packaging consumed in Canada. (bottles, tubs, containers, lids, buckets, etc). Between 2009 and 2010, we saw an increase of 13% bottles, 36% increase in plastic bags and outer wrap – from households. While there was over 50% increase in plastic film and bags from the business sector. Find Dave and Lill...

-- Quote of the Day --  “… It always starts with that person reflected in the mirror. …Consistent practice builds new brain pathways. Eventually it becomes automatic, but you only get there with consistent regular practice. …New behavior takes time – and there is a certain amount of impatience with yourself and the process; I think it is really important to embrace the process. So be patient with your self. …Fear is an indicator of where our growing edge – I have some beliefs that are generating fear that are keeping me stuck. I like these acronyms for Fear: False Evidence Appearing Real – Finding Excuses and Reasons – Forgetting Everything is All Right. …Take time at the end of the day to write down what you are proud of, what you did well that day – it doesn’t matter what the accomplishment is to the brain, because what the brain hears is ‘I’m a success’ and this changes the thought patterns of your brain .” ~ Susan Reeve & Joan Breiner To...