Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- "When we are no longer able to change a situation,  we are challenged to change ourselves." ~ Victor Frankl -- Green Non-profit --  Have you heard of the Environment America Organization ? I learned of them through Facebook, and if you visit their Facebook site click on the About page to find links to their offices in each of the US states. One thing I do have to mention is that most of the Facebook posts are kinda negative, something I tend to avoid, however they are a powerful organization with a wide reach across one of the power countries of the world. Therefore I thought I would pass on the following information to you:   http://twitter.com/EnvAm http://environmentamerica.org/ Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, clicking those social networking buttons, or visiting the Brummet's...

-- Local Event --  Creston (BC, Canada): The Friends of the Library Fall Booksale runs Friday October 17, (10am-7pm) through Saturday (10am-3pm). At the Creston Library (531 16th Ave South). 100% of the proceeds go to support your local public library. -- Facebook Marketing --   * Today's article (below) was written by Katherinn Palacio - a mom, wife and home business coach who looks forward to new and lasting friendships with amazing people like you. Visit http://KatherinnPalacio.TeamYovakat.com for even more valuable training on Facebook Marketing  Facebook  is the place in where you will find people who have the same mentality you do about working from home, making their dreams come true and the top reason, to be financially free. The thing is that most new home business owners have no clue how to approach or talk to people offline and online and the f...

-- World Food Day --  October 16 th is World Food Day – used to encourage recognition of hunger issues, food distribution, local food production, gardening and food waste recovery. As you know I am a proponent of edible landscaping and gardens - the more we can produce in our own space be it a balcony or window sill or a large garden, the less fossil fuels are spent, we ingest more nutrients, we produce less waste AND we have a lot of produce to give away. This year from our little 7 raised bed garden area (so far),  Dave and I were well fed and have full pantry/freezer areas... and despite this were still able to share with 5 neighbors, Dave's co-workers, friends and family that stopped by for visits and a few small trips to the local food bank with our extra's as well.  Several contacts are also gardeners and they had success where we had failures or they grew something we didn't and visa-versa. As such we were able to create little exchanges thro...

​ -- Quote of the Day -- "Laws control the lesser man.  Right conduct controls the greater one."   ~Chinese Proverb -- Positive News -- ​Kudos for Green Actions! I read several articles and posts about the Current US president, Baraak Obama, announced his intent to expand an already existing marine preserve, creating the world's largest protected and designated marine preserve. ​ ​He has also reportedly created a special marine task force that is meant to help end illegal fishing (black-market fishing and fraud). Apparently this is a huge problem, yet I've not heard of it until now. Basically about 20% of the fish caught are considered to be illegal​. ​ And just this month Mr. Obama introduced pollution control limits on power plants, which are apparently unprecedented. Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your f...

-- Quote of the Day --  "We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance." ~ Japanese Proverb -- Positive News --  Kudos to the Japanese Sake Production Company, Kikusui, who ​won an award​​​ for their efforts to create a healthier planet. Their policy now embraces the reuse of wine bottles, reducing energy use and c02 emissions (about 500 grams per bottle). The company also embraces the concept of c02 absorption via forests, and began supporting the Forests for Japanese Crested Ibises project - which focuses on improving habitat, preserving forest land and planting trees. ​ Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, clicking those social networking buttons, or visiting the Brummet's Store - and help raise funds for charity as well!

 * Written by Michael Handley As the days grow shorter and the air cools off, it's time to put your flower beds to rest for the winter. Not only is fall a pleasant time to be in the garden but it's essential that you get the flowers ready for the long winter months ahead. If you want to know what you can plant in the fall that will bloom in the early spring, try taking online horticulture courses. You'll get advice from professionals as well as the opportunity to meet fellow students and share ideas. Plant Debris One of the essential tasks of winter preparation is to remove dead heads and plant debris from the flower beds. Not only does this make the flower beds look better but it removes many of the winter hiding places for insects. This debris should be thrown away, not thrown in the compost pile. Organic Material Once the annuals are removed, you're ready to add organic material to the soil. This can be manure or compost. If you c...

 -- Quote of the Day --   "Waste not the smallest thing created, for grains of sand make mountains, and atomies infinity. Waste not the smallest time in imbecile infirmity, for well thou knowest that seconds form eternity." ~ E. Knight -- Green Business -- A new project is now being implemented by several Japanese family restaurants that helps conserve biodiversity in rice patties and then serving that rice to patrons of the restaurants.  The Living Things Friendly Rice Paddies project also offers hands-on experience, demonstrations for enhancing biodiversity and both the sharing and creation of techniques for sustainable farming (that also offers profit) and increased biodiversity. Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, clicking those social networking buttons, or visiting the Brummet's ...