Brummet's Conscious Blog

World Soil Day  I can just hear the eyeballs rolling of our regular readers... "Here she goes" they must be thinking... because I have a huge passion for building healthy soil through composting organic matter. World Soil Day was set aside to help us raise awareness about soil pollution, remediation and composting of organics. Setting up a home-based and office-based compost system is fairly easy now-a-days. There are even condo and apartment units that plug in and dehydrate the organic matter into a dry powder that you can then spread on a lawn, around a tree, place in the plant pots on your deck, or give to a gardener. Buy Now Organics in the landfill are responsible for more toxic leachate, more air pollution than vehicles. They are also responsible for up to 60% of the content in a landfill, filling up these limited waste management sites far too quickly.  Use the small  "search"  box on the side bar of this blog and type in compost or soil to ...

Quote of the Day © BrummetMedia.ca What we are living with  is the result of human choices  and it can be changed  by making better,  wiser choices"  ~ Robert Redford ~~ Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

   Recommended Resources Today, I'll be offering 3 more incredible non-profits for our readers to check out: Bird Studies Canada - the largest national bird conservation organization to advance and encourage knowledge, appreciation and conservation of birds and their habitats. Using public engagement, science-based advocacy, citizen scientists and partnering with major organizations, such as BirdLife International ... visit their site to see how you, your kid's classroom, seniors and your family can participate. https://www.bsc-eoc.org/ BirdLife International - is the world's largest alliance for natural bird habitat and scientific knowledge databases. with more than 10 million members and supporters, working with over 4,000 community groups and helping out more than 1,000 important bird habitat reserves... staffed by over 8,000 and supported by many more volunteers. http://www.birdlife.org/ Brandon Humane Society - operating for 60 years in Brandon, MB (Can...

Buy Nothing Day  Did you know that Buy Nothing Day was founded by a Canadian artist based in Vancouver back in 1992... it is now an internationally celebrated awareness day, with it's own website:  BuyNothingDay.org It challenges us to evaluate shopping and spending habits, to reduce consumerism, increase the ability to "make-do" and avoid trips to the grocery store, or corner store... So, no sudden dashes for ice cream treats or to buy gas.  Buy Now Some participants will go the extra mile and avoid driving, turning on unnecessary lights, cutting up plastic cards, using a computer or TV or phone... just for the day. It is actually quite the challenge! Buy Now This awareness day helps us consider what we are doing every day and offers advice on the  best ways to save money  from cooking at home and making repairs to cutting coupons.  It is a good time to remind everyone of our award-winning waste, water, energy -wise book series:  Tr...

Quote of the Day © BrummetMedia.ca "The only courage that matters  is the kind that gets you  from one moment to the next. "  ~ Mignon McLaughlin; The Second Neurotic's Notebook ~~ Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~