9 Natural Antibiotics Grandma Used To Swear By – Part 2
Did you know that overindulgence in antibiotics can result in bad bacteria becoming resistant to them? This alarming information has made many take a look back at the all-natural treatments our grandma used to swear by for various ailments.
9 Natural Antibiotics Grandma Used To Swear By – Part 1
It’s ever so easy to head to the chemist and pick up some pills or syrup for the most minor of ailments, but did you know that overindulgence in antibiotics can result in bad bacteria becoming resistant to them?
Thought For The Month
Belief is the end of questioning.
Belief is intellectual bankruptcy, and is the exact opposite of knowledge.
You will never question if you “believe”.
Photosynthesisers – Plants – Part 2
The number of known plant species has been estimated to be around 400,000. The majority (i.e. 260,000 – 290,000 species) belong to seed plants with around 1,000 Gymnosperms. Nearly all the others are classified as flowering plants (Angiosperms).
Photosynthesisers – Plants – Part 1
Plant roots generally grow anywhere with suitable environmental conditions and readily explore soil macropores. The part of the soil that is directly influenced by roots is called the rhizosphere, and is very rich in soil microorganisms
Farmers Play The Most Important & Critical Role In The Future Of This Planet – Part 3
As Carson wrote: “Chemical war is never won and all life is caught in its violent crossfire.” Nor have matters improved on land. Neonicotinoids, insecticides used in seed dressing, have been linked…
Farmers Play The Most Important & Critical Role In The Future Of This Planet – Part 2
The book “Silent Spring” was not just an ecological alarm call, Rachel Carson exposes experts to public scrutiny and makes it clear that at best they had not done their homework and…
Farmers Play The Most Important & Critical Role In The Future Of This Planet – Part 1
“Whose voice do we hear – that of science or of the sustaining industry?” The question remains as pertinent today as it did in 1962 when Rachel Carson published her book “Silent Spring”…
How To Make A Natural & Very Effective Flea & Tick Powder For Your Pets – Part 2
Anti-Flea And Tick Recipe… Before Applying The Mixture Make Sure That All The Bedding Is Washed First.
How To Make A Natural & Very Effective Flea & Tick Powder For Your Pets – Part 1
Here is an effective recipe consisting of 4 ingredients that can be safely used on your friends as well as in your garden or patio for repelling and killing fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, ants, spiders and other annoying bugs.
Diversity Of Soil Organisms – Part 11
Lichens are complex and unique entities with characteristics not found in either the original fungi or algae. These include slow growth, long life, ability to revive from severe desiccation…
Inoculation Of Legumes For Free Nitrogen – Part 2
There is considerable diversity in the species of rhizobium used by Australian acacias and native peas, which reflect the vastly different ecosystems in which they grow – wet forest, salt affected soils, arid soils, alkaline soils, acidic soils.
Inoculation Of Legumes For Free Nitrogen – Part 1
If you want legumes to produce their own nitrogen, you need to have the correct species of rhizobium in your soil. This is especially important if you are growing a crop that you haven’t grown before in that soil, or you are sowing lucerne.
Eating a plant-based diet increases the number of healthy bacteria living in your gut
If you are interested in balancing your gut researchers have found that eating a plant-based diet, considered by most to be one of the healthiest diets around, enhances good bacteria in your gut and increases it to seven percent, compared to only 0.5 percent in meaty and Western dishes.
Thought For The Month
This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.
Diversity Of Soil Organisms – Part 10
Mycorrhizas are literally ‘fungus-roots’ created by symbiotic associations between plant roots and fungi. Mycorrhizal fungi help their host plants acquire mineral nutrients from the soil in return for plant sugars.
The Spice of Life: the fundamental role of diversity on the farm and on the plate
The world is witnessing major shifts in dietary patterns and – in parallel – the threat to agricultural biodiversity. The implications for human health and the resilience of our food systems are significant.
Baking soda – it should be part of our daily health regime
Instead of taking an aspirin a day, sipping some baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) should be part of your daily health regime. New research has found that a daily dose counters the worst effects of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, and it can also reverse kidney disease, heart disease and osteoporosis.
Diversity Of Soil Organisms – Part 9
Within the fungus kingdom, macrofungi are a group that form visible, often coloured, cup- or cap-like structures (scientifically known as ‘fruiting bodies’ or ‘sporophores’) that emerge from the soil.
Why Organic Gardening?
Organic gardening works with natural systems, using composts, crop rotation, rock dusts, seaweeds and microbes to improve soils, promote healthy plant growth and increase food production.
How to Use Ginkgo Leaf for Health Benefits
Ginkgo leaf comes from the Ginkgo Biloba tree, also known as the maidenhair fern or the living fossil tree, as its species has remained virtually unchanged for 200 million years. Its leaf is distinguished by single veins running up from the base of the leaf, which turns a glorious yellow in Autumn.
Thought For The Month
Do Not Educate Your Child To Be Rich, Educate Him To Be Happy; So When He Grows Up He’ll Know The Value Of Things, Not The Price
