Brummet's Conscious Blog

The Science of Soil Today's post was inspired by the Kiss The Ground movie featuring Woody Harrelson among a long list of other influential stars, who discuss the amazing abilities of our soil and how it can help us address climate change.  You can learn more about the movie, various projects and resources at: KissTheGroundMovie.com Check out these other helpful posts we published several years ago on this blog: No-Till Gardening World Soil Day I Dream Of Compost Reversing Desertification Loving Soil Benefits of Compost You may also want to check out: www.soilfoodweb.com  ....*Watch for our upcoming backyard gardening guidebook coming out in 2023/'24 !  In the meantime, check out out Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green, a 2-book series, And our green-living cookbook: From One Small Garden - Over 300 Nutritious Delicious Recipes.  ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

 Poetry Time A professional drummer/percussionist and educator, Dave has collaborated on many songs that later led to him writing lyrics of his own. Most of his poems in this book were in fact initially written as song lyrics, thus the presence of repeating choruses though out. Actually it was Dave who first sparked the idea for the Brummet’s to walk this path they tread today – he decided to take a writer’s course to learn what he might be able to do with his short stories that he has compiled over the years. Most of those stories have remained unpublished to this day due to other projects taking precedence, but Dave plans to release some in the near future. His poem “UFO Dream” is the theme of one of his soon-to-be novels that he has been working on. Lillian began writing poetry as a teenager, which allowed her to express the issues and emotions from a broken home, abusive childhood and being on her own at 13-years old. Through poetry she learned how to see beyond these hurts and...

Amazon Author Page: https://amazon.com/author/lillianbrummet What it takes to be self-employed  Starting a self-employed, home-based business can be very stressful – there’s a lot to do and pressures are running high, while you watch the budget trickle away. Unfortunately a lot of folks rush into their dream of running a business and find out in one big awful moment that there is a lot more to it than skipping off to your dream. Initially, the goal should be getting known, building that name recognition, developing a super strong platform and getting a reputation. How one goes about this varies with the genre, personality, budget and location. Marketing plans have to evolve with changing situations and owners will find themselves experimenting with all kinds of new opportunities, testing them to see if they will work out. Business plans need to be flexible and have contingencies in place for everything from injuries and illness to death or building failures (floods, etc.). My first...

 Recommended Resources CNIB Foundation is a nonprofit driven to empower people impacted by blindness, to live their dreams, access training and help, and tear down barriers. https://CNIB.ca - Nature Canada is one of the oldest national nature conservation charities in Canada. For 80 years, Nature Canada has helped protect over 110 million acres of parks and wildlife areas in Canada and countless species. Today, Nature Canada represents a network of over 130,000 members and supporters and more than 1,000 nature organizations. https://naturecanada.ca/ - CARE works globally to fight poverty and promote equal rights:  https://care.ca/ ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

Quote of the Day  ©BrummetMedia.ca " Many are the starrs I see,  but in my eye  no starr like thee. "  ~ Historical English saying used on poesy rings ~~ Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

Just For Writers !!    Watch for a new post in this series  around the middle of every month  !!   * Note : Some of these links go back as far as early 2000's and may refer to our old website and perhaps  other old links. Ignore them. Go to:  http://BrummetMedia.ca -- Quick Writing Tip  --  Have draft communications written for various types of interactions that you commonly have going on. You can tweak these drafts to target the person you are connecting with, and having this draft will save you a great deal of time.   -- The Non Fiction Authors Association asked their expert members (including me!) for one of the book marketing strategies that worked best for them. You'll find my tip at the end. https://nonfictionauthorsassociation.com/expert-round-up-what-book-marketing-strategies-have-worked-best-for-you/ -- In this podcast interview, I share tips for looking at greener ways to market or promote business products, services and ...

Media Announcement I'm thrilled to share that on of my YouTube videos was featured on Epic Book Reviews Club's website!!! This video features readings from the first few pages of Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green , Book 2.   Check it out at:  https://youtu.be/XbepoDVm4kM ~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~