Brummet's Conscious Blog

Water conservation ... I thought it would be interesting to start a discussion on what people are doing to conserve water at home or at work. I posted the following on a local FaceBook group for our valley and had some great responses from people offering tips on what they do... I won't share names for privacy issues nor quote from them, but I will share their tips. I would like to encourage our readers to also share what they are doing here via the comment section and to also share this post online so that more people will be inspired to conserve this precious resource. So here is what I posted originally: I've been keeping a bowl handy for when doing everyday sink activities from washing hands to rinsing veggies - taking that water and dumping over the deck or front door on plants & or lawn, depending on where I "watered" last and what needs it most. I do the same thing with a bucket, for when I've washed floors or something... of cour se I ...

-- Quote of the Day -- “…What happens with the minerals is that they have to be in a certain size in order to be absorbed by plants… so those minerals cannot be chunks of rocks thrown on the ground, they have to be broken down. And that comes from the worms, acids and bacteria in the soil – but if you are using chemicals, you are killing all those things that break down the minerals. …Every location is different – so try to get soil tests done in a local university because they know what is going on in the local soil. …Soil is formed from minerals, water, air and organic material – and each of these things can be enhanced. …We should be able to keep our body as healthy as possible to allow the liver to metabolize with these toxins – because there has always been toxins – so we should concentrate in being healthy at the core.” ~ Carolyn Dean Today's quote was taken from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show episode titled: Nutrition & Soil Depletion ...