Brummet's Conscious Blog

Today is another great example of the accumulative power of small positive steps like making new connections and strengthening networks.  You see, back in 2021 we met Robin Fenway online who soon became a friendly business connection for a couple years. It was through this person that we learned of Heather Phillips, of the Magnificent Mommas blog, a short time later.  After getting to know each other better, Heather soon invited us to participate in her Book Of The Day section where she celebrates other authors. We sent her the information but it seemed the blog was shut down for a short time and I wasn't sure if she planned on continuing with the project.  I was pleasantly surprised to hear from her this September (2023) when she notified me that our Trash Talk   series has been featured on her blog!  https://magnificentmommas.us/the-trash-talk-its-easy-to-be-green *Sending a virtual hug to both Robin and Heather for making this possible :)  ~~~ Find...

For quite some time I found myself pausing to grasp at words that could embrace the impact this discussion I had with Benjamin Diaz, host of the Your Lot And Parcel #Podcast . How to express the smooth, comfortable flow of this 47 min. conversation?  How to share the depth of the joy I felt during the discussion, and while listening to it much later upon publication?  How amazing it felt to talk with someone who aligns with our passions?  A sincere note of appreciation goes out to Benjamin Diaz for making the experience so comfortable.  I hope you have time to check it out:   https://www.buzzsprout.com/1206776/12540408 ~~~   Discover the Brummet's Books on Amazon :  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X  Find Them Online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet ~~~ 

I just love this book trailer video that Dave Brummet created for our  Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green 2-book series. This series covers a lot of ground from explaining the recycling industry, sharing inspiring information, offering ways to reduce waste via reconsidering, rethinking, recycling, reducing, repurposing and other 'r's. Want to save money? Want to make a positive impact within your community? We'll show you how.... Get your copy today on Amazon .  https://youtu.be/LHrttxkdTaE ~~~   Discover the Brummet's Books on Amazon :  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X  Find Them Online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet ~~~ 



" The authors discuss in alphabetical order various ways to reduce waste, reuse common products... small day-to-day changes that we can all make. Books like these are needed in every language in every culture ...these small steps often contribute to the birth of policy initiatives. "  ~ Resource Conservation and Recycling Journal (Netherlands)

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" A unique book that asserts the agency of consumers  can influence government and industry ."  ~ Yafit Rokach - Parks Quality Assurance (Canada) 

"...a slightly bigger-picture look at environmentally responsible actions such as picking up trash while walking, reducing energy consumption  and organic gardening."  ~ Scrap Magazine (UK) ~~~   Discover Our Books on Amazon : https://amazon.com/author/lillianbrummet   ``  Find us online via these landing pages:  https://taplink.cc/brummet  https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet ~~~ 

Reuse In the Kitchen Kitchens offer many reuse and repurpose opportunities and today, I'm hoping to inspire you with a few ideas that can save money too.  Brown paper bags, while reusable, recyclable and compostable, can be an aide in the kitchen as well. Cut a clean paper bag open so that it will lie flat, with the inside up, on a large cooling rack. Place freshly baked cookies on the paper to cool; the paper will absorb excess fat and the used paper bag is still compostable.  Both plastic bags and foil can be reused several times before recycling; wash by hand, dry and store until they needed. Once they have come in contact with meat, throw them away – recycling centres don’t want them either. Once a large plastic bag has sprung a leak or the zipper seal fails or anything like that, they can be cut open to form a sheet. This can be used as a drop sheet for a craft and kitchen projects or as a temporary cover for starting garden seeds. Alternatively if the sheet is very clean...

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". ..buy this ( Trash Talk series ) for yourself. But also consider giving it as a gift to others. It may be one of the most durable gifts you have ever bestowed on another person. Its very likely you will earn back the purchase price every month, if you put just a few of this book's wonderful suggestions into practice - and your planet will thank you. "  ~ Mind Connection E-zine ** Visit the Brummet's Author Page on Amazon !!

Media Announcement I'm thrilled to share that on of my YouTube videos was featured on Epic Book Reviews Club's website!!! This video features readings from the first few pages of Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green , Book 2.   Check it out at:  https://youtu.be/XbepoDVm4kM ~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

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 --  Gift Idea -- The holidays are fast approaching and now that people are spending a lot of time indoors it is, perhaps, a good time to consider giving books for Christmas and upcoming holidays over the winter season. As such I'd like to suggest this book below for several reasons. First of course, book purchases support our work. Second, this book will make a real and measurable difference for the recipient.  Trash Talk  - Book 2 BrummetMedia.ca The second book in the  Trash Talk  series goes beyond the many R's of reducing waste, and looks at other green activities that individuals can easily apply anywhere in life. Find topics like : - Reducing and Reusing Water - Conserving gas and electricity - Improving air quality - Organic gardening - Composting techniques - Alternative energy   ...Check out the fantastic reviews from our wonderful readers:  http://www.brummetmedia.ca/trash1reviews.html This second book in the  Trash Talk  seri...

-- Green Holiday - Green Gift Ideas --  Holiday gift giving has changed quite a bit over the last few years, as people have less money to spend and are more aware of the impact their purchases have on both the environment and society… and there are a heck of a lot of holidays to consider from birthdays, secretary day, anniversaries, and Halloween to Valentines. The collective impact of these special days can be huge.  Christmas alone is responsible for 25% more waste being sent to landfills. By recognizing the incredible waste that is generated the urgency to do something becomes apparent. With this in mind, we are offering several Green Gift related and Green Events related articles (Look for them between: late Oct-mid-Dec). this is the 4th article in the series, so far.  People are now embracing practical, ecological gifts that can provide some form convenience or financial benefit. At the same time, it is nice to find ways to alleviate the guilt felt during special day...

Eco-Event International Compost Awareness Week May 3 - 9 2020 Theme : For the Love of the Earth; soil loves compost This is the largest and most intensive education initiative of the compost industry - it began in Canada in 1995 but now reaches around the planet, raising awareness about the benefits of all types of composting. Compost improves the nutrients available in soil, increases loam which is responsible for retaining moisture and reducing watering needs. Composting is a good tool for carbon sequestering and reduces the amount of organics filling up the landfills. When organics head to the landfill, they mix with all kinds of other materials and become dangerous because the liquids released (leachates) cause all kinds of water and land pollution issues. The gases released can explode and often result in landfill fires, endangering workers. With up to 30-60% organic material in the landfill, we could make that landfill last a lot longer by diverting that organ...

Buy Nothing Day  Did you know that Buy Nothing Day was founded by a Canadian artist based in Vancouver back in 1992... it is now an internationally celebrated awareness day, with it's own website:  BuyNothingDay.org It challenges us to evaluate shopping and spending habits, to reduce consumerism, increase the ability to "make-do" and avoid trips to the grocery store, or corner store... So, no sudden dashes for ice cream treats or to buy gas.  Buy Now Some participants will go the extra mile and avoid driving, turning on unnecessary lights, cutting up plastic cards, using a computer or TV or phone... just for the day. It is actually quite the challenge! Buy Now This awareness day helps us consider what we are doing every day and offers advice on the  best ways to save money  from cooking at home and making repairs to cutting coupons.  It is a good time to remind everyone of our award-winning waste, water, energy -wise book series:  Tr...

Save Green By Living Green Zero Waste Initiatives aim to create a more sustainable society by seeing “waste” as a resource that creates jobs and stimulates the economy. It is also one of the fastest, cheapest and most effective strategies for combating climate change. Did you know that as much as 82% of the materials in landfills are recyclable, reusable or compostable? Imagine if we found a way to help everyone in every community reduce that number to next to nothing! It would save cities millions of dollars in landfill related costs and create thousands of new jobs. If we could achieve this in the US alone, the environmental savings would be equivalent to closing 21% of the US coal-fired power plants. The most common R’s in Zero Waste , in the order they should be implemented are: Rent, Repair, Repurpose, Refuse, Reconsider, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot. So let’s take a brief look at each of these and discover just how much impact it has on our own budget. ...