Brummet's Conscious Blog

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...

-- Quote of the Day --  “ And then the day came  when the risk to remain tight in a bud  was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ”    ~ Anais Nin -- Green Walls -- *from Japan for Sustainability News japanfs.org Yet another example of green curtains making a difference on the environment.  Green curtains are usually a vertical or angled garden of climbing plants – Chiba City in Japan – built a large 50 meter long 4 meter high wall outside the first floor windows on their government building using 5 different plants… reducing the interior temperature by 7˚ C.   These green walls not only provide a natural ambiance, and offer the potential for growing food for the needy and flowers or habitat for wildlife, they also help mitigate heat island phenomenon, while saving energy used for cooling buildings in the summer. Find Dave and Lillian Brummet...

-- Quote of the Day -- “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm” ~ Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) --The Ginza Honeybee Project -- I have taken excerpts from a very long article about an amazing and inspiring project happening with honeybees to share with you today. *Source: www.japanfs.org - original article written by Yuriko Yoneda Ranked with the Fifth Avenue shopping district in New York City, Japan's Ginza district in Tokyo is one of the world's leading downtown districts, complete with high-class department stores and designer shops. Today, bee honey collected from hives there is starting to attract people's attention. Ginza honeybees are nicknamed "Ginpachi" (short for "Ginza bees" in Japanese), and recently they have become somewhat of a new mascot for the district. This outstanding project is administrated by a non-profit organization called the Ginza Bee Project, which is run by volunteers of Ginza...

-- Sunday Gardening -- Today’s Sunday Gardening segment offers info on seed saving, vertical gardens, balcony gardens and roof gardens. Check out the archive by clicking on the hyper-link here or look to the right for a link to the Conscious Discussions radio show. Garden resource: Everdale Environmental Learning Center: www.everdale.org -- Prize Winners -- Congratulations to this week's prize winners: CJ, who one a prize for a personalized business or personal coaching program: 90-day "Hit the Mark" program - a $748 value (US Funds) from Joe Palmer (www.bullseyetheory.com). Carla & Louise, who each won one bottle of: - Wolfgang's Oleo MenthaTM (www.wolfgang.ca) - a distilled etheric oil, which kills ARTHRITIS PAIN AND MIGRAINE PAIN in minutes. Estimated prize value $20 (US). And to Joanne, who won a set of 75 inspirational cards from Sheila Steplar (www.joystream.com) an estimated value of $35 (US) - AND - one bottle of: - Wolfgang's Oleo MenthaTM (w...