Brummet's Conscious Blog

Recommended Resources Yup - time for another group of recommended resources to check out... featuring 3 non-profit  organizations in wildlife, pet and bird sanctuaries : D'Arcy's ARC : this animal rescue centre is a registered charity for the rescue and care for domestic cats and dogs. It is entirely funded on the generosity of the public, community services and fundraising activities.  Info: Darcysarc.ca Delkatla Sanctuary Society : is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the Delkatla wildlife and migratory bird sanctuary. The more than 140 species of birds  attracts bird watchers from around the globe.  Info :  https://lovenorthernbc.com/community/masset/business/delkatla-sanctuary-society/ Delta Waterfowl : this conservation group protects duck populations through invasive management programs and conservation of breeding duck habitat, scientific research and hunting regulations.  Info : DeltaWaterfowl.org ~~ Visit the Bru...

Be Happier - By Stopping these things Now * Today's contribution was submitted by: Carla C. Hugo, who specializes in coaching people who want to love their work, find peace with parenting, better health, happier relationships. Our readers are invited to connect with Carla at:    carla@getcoached.com Sometimes the route to happiness depends upon what you don't do.  You already know the outcome you desire, yet obstacles are in the way - namely, fear. Here's a list of things we all need to stop doing if we want to attain happiness: 1. Over-talking : The word SILENT has the same letters as the word LISTEN. When you become silent by speaking less, you will be present with others and learn more. 2. Rushing : Take time and show people what you mean, rather than raise your voice and yell or over-explain. One on one, shoulder to shoulder, be with the person who you need, and who needs you. 3. Eye-rolling : Eye rolling is a silent punc...

Product Review Hemp Socks Jesse Clymer of  HempAuthority.com sent us several different items for review, so I decided to split them into groups and offer a series of 3 review articles  * Watch for them on  April 7th  ,  April 21st   (today)  and  May 8 th . Interestingly, I realized that back in 2013 I had taken on another review project for this company; which you can find HERE . If you are interested in more products in this genre, here is a different review on hemp products that I did in 2018 for the  Choose Natural store. As you can see, hemp can be made into just about anything from surfboards and hemp flooring, to the hemp djembe (hand drum) my husband   Dave makes. One quick look at the  HempAuthority.com   site shows they offer a wide variety of items; clothing and accessories, natural beauty products, pain management and hemp hearts – aka hulled seeds. By the way - Have you ever tried hemp seed or...

Kudo's to the amazing work this one organization, and all their awesome volunteers, accomplished in 2019!! Pollinator Partnership Canada 's Year in Review! - planted over 6000 native flowers, grasses and shrubs with over 1000 students from 16 different schools - successfully concluded a two-year project across Ontario that saw the creation of 49 new monarch habitat sites, including school gardens, natural areas restorations, and 20 farms - conducted over 20 outreach events in Ontario, British Columbia, and Newfoundland informing the public about the importance of pollinators and ways to help them - developed and launched the Canadian School Garden and Curriculum Kit - presented case studies at the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s workshop on Pollinator Habitat Restoration on Rights-of-Way in Ottawa - launched the Youth Pollinator Leadership Team in Victoria, BC - established 2 pollinator gardens in the City of Victoria in Community Gardens, along with educati...

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Recommended Resources: Check out City Farmer News , a great source for news and stories from people practicing agriculture from large to very small scale in an urban environment. Wether you garden on your deck or have a double lot that you grow intensively on, or perhaps a small hobby farm visit: Info : CityFarmer.info = Founded and operated by a wildlife veterinarian, the Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre (NS, Canada) is dedicated to providing veterinary care and rehabilitation to orphaned, injured, and sick wildlife. The goal is to release rehabilitated wildlife into suitable habitat, and through education, increase public awareness and concern for wildlife, habitat, and the environment. Info : https://cwrc.net/cms2/wp/ = Founded by a family in 1971 the Cochrane Ecological Institute is a charitable organization devoted to breeding endangered species for reintroduction, wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and release, educating the public, monitoring habitat and species, and...

You may have seen that I have been posting helpful tips on Facebook for filling the time we now have on our hands productively and proactively. You'll see all kinds of interesting posts on my timeline, but book for March 18  and 24th when I encourage people to pick up a book, March 19 when I encourage people to clean their environments thoroughly... March 21st offers a fun craft idea and both the the 22nd  and 23rd offer fun, educational websites for kids. March 23rd and  March 27 offered fun hand shadow puppet information.  I shared links to find tours, gardening videos, and literacy and learning resources here  and here  and here . Now is a great time to start getting organized too. I started with organizing my computer... going through each folder and deleting old and unnecessary data and organizing the rest. I put all the photos I had in 2 giant folders and have already deleted the obviously poor quality and duplicates. I sorted out a few cate...