Brummet's Conscious Blog

Tips for Chemical-Free Gardening This time of year, gardeners are re-evaluating the season they had, talking about what worked or didn't work and the problems they had with their online groups and social networks. With this in mind we feel it is important to look at how we intend to garden next year. Every year, thousand of chemicals are poured into the environment and millions of gallons of water are needlessly wasted. How? By growing plants. Sure, most of this is done by large agricultural producers, but some of it is still done in personal gardens. And that means that you can make a difference by changing your gardening practices. There are many agricultural producers who have done it, and you can use the same tricks to help your own garden, and the planet. Pick appropriate plants. Not all plants are appropriate for the area you live in. While you might be able to control the temperature, humidity, and rain conditions inside your house, you cannot do it out in the garden. ...

* Looking for that perfect gift for the holiday season? Why not show your support for this blog and our radio show by visiting our store page on our site where we have 5 books to choose from.  -- Quote of the Day --  Re: social media/power of individual :     “…I put the word out through my social networking circles about sending warm scarves to kids   in a village in Pakistan – people from all over the states, from Canada …started knitting scarves. I had over a hundred scarves which I managed to package up and send to Pakistan… and they were eventually distributed to this tiny village and the photographs were sent back to me. It was astounding to me that my blog served this purpose – so you just never know what happens with social media. …I was on twitter and learned that the animals in a (Libian) zoo were dying because they didn’t have clean water or food or care – so I went to my circles on tw...

-- Quote of Day -- “… The term ‘Training’ is typically delivering information and supporting individuals to figuring out how to apply that information to their particular situation. ‘Therapy’ is more a medical model – therapy assists a person in getting from where they were to where they are. ‘Coaching’ can help a person get from where they are to where they want to go – helping a person get from functional to exceptional. Therapy assists a client decide where they are, what they want, where their strengths are and where they need support. …The support of a coach really is an ongoing partner in accountability and success for a person. …We are programmed from the day we are born …it becomes an automatic thing. The words (or action) comes out of our mouth before we are even aware of it – that is emotional autopilot. That is when all those toxic things show up in relationships: drama, anger, resentment, guilt, blame – all of that. …Becoming aware of those triggers allows us to make new c...