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a trillion trees

  © Guyra Paraguay Dear Lillian, BirdLife International is a proud member of the Trillion Trees partnership, a joint venture forged in 2016 alongside the Wildlife Conservation Society and WWF to deliver a world where deforestation has ended. Working together, we harness the power of our collective expertise, energy and determination to protect and restore one of Planet Earth’s most valuable assets: our forests. Left: Felix Candlenut, a forest positive commodity, Mbeliling Indonesia ©Barend van Gemerden Right: White-rumped Falcon ©Thol Sovannarith-BirdLife Cambodia From working to connect 450,000 hectares of forest fragments to protect endangered species in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, to planting 44,000 indigenous tree seedlings to restore Mount Kenya's forest, Trillion Trees has gone from strength to strength in its first five years. Since 2016, Trillion Trees partners have been supporting the protection of more than 18.3 billion trees and the restoration of over 1.8 billion. Us...

Creston Valley Food Action Coalition !

 It is a huge thrill to announce this wonderful program along with these fantastic organizations who work so hard to make the world a better place. Dave and I were invited to play a role in the Growing Fresh project... in that the cooking classes will be using our cookbook! The Creston Valley Food Action Coalition also has a booth at the Farmer's Market and we've arranged to do a draw contest for a copy of our cookbook. After that the booth will use our cookbook as a fundraiser for their many many many projects and wonderful work around this beautiful valley. What a thrill it has been to been to play this small role in their projects. Check out the websites at the end of this press release below - these organizations deserve all the recognition in the world :)  GROWING FRESH  With funding support from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) and donated greenhouse space provided by College of the Rockies , the Creston Valley Food Action Coalition (CVFAC) - (which includes the  ...

Announcement

Announcement  Dave and I are thrilled, excited and honoured that RV West Magazine published an article about our new cookbook ! @rvwestmag  http://www.rvwest.com/article/rv_cuisine/bc_writers_produce_a_new_cookbook_based_on_the_100_mile_diet_concept RV West Magazine  ..." c overs a range of topics in the RV world. Read about vintage campers, RV-related contests, culinary recipes, important news and tips and tricks to make your camping experience even better."  ~~   Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Announcement

Announcement How nice to find that our cookbook was featured over at Human Made ! https://www.humanmade.net/books/from-one-small-garden Do check it out if you have time, and please do share it on social media if you have the time :) and feel so inclined. We do appreciate your support :) ~~   Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day © BrummetMedia.ca " When you're in love you never really know  whether your elation comes from  the qualities of the one you love,  or if it attributes them to her;  whether the light which surrounds her  like a halo comes from you,  from her,  or from the meeting of your sparks. " ~ Natalie Clifford Barney (1876–1972), translated from French by Anna Livia ~~   Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca  

Easier Gardening, Part 1

Easier Gardening * Today's article was written by Siman Ballard, who kindly posted this on an article distribution site I sometimes use. Thanks Siman for making this available to the media :) The article was a bit large, however so I have opted to split it into 2 parts. The second part will be published on the 21st. Gardening is no easy task, especially if you have put quite a lot of effort into it. It won't take you long before tending to the flower beds, pruning and doing all sorts of other gardening chores starts to feel tiring and overwhelming. The purpose of gardening is to make you feel happy, not super tired. To achieve this, you can adopt a few clever tricks that will make the workflow easy. The following techniques aim to keep you sharp on the gardening jobs while helping you conserve your energy. Raised beds are a blessing Whether made of wood (manufactured or regular), pavers or concrete blocks, you can bet that they will make your gardening efforts easy. You needn...