Tree Hugging Now Scientifically Validated – Part 3
Die hard conservatives love to disparage liberals as tree huggers, but it has been recently scientifically validated that hugging trees is actually good for you. Research has shown that you don’t even have to touch a tree to get better, you just need to be within its vicinity has a beneficial effect.
Tree Hugging Now Scientifically Validated – Part 2
Die hard conservatives love to disparage liberals as tree huggers, but it has been recently scientifically validated that hugging trees is actually good for you. Research has shown that you don’t even have to touch a tree to get better, you just need to be within its vicinity has a beneficial effect.
Tree Hugging Now Scientifically Validated – Part 1
Tree Hugging Now Scientifically Validated Die hard conservatives love to disparage liberals as tree huggers, but it has been recently scientifically validated that hugging trees is actually good for you.
Plant ‘Telepathy’ Breakthrough – Part 2
Because the presence and specific identity of neighbours influence germination timing and success, the existence of an adaptive mechanism that allows a plant to detect its neighbours (and potentially its forthcoming competitive environment), and hence to regulate its developmental responses accordingly at the very onset of its life (i.e. seed stage) is clearly advantageous.
Plant ‘Telepathy’ Breakthrough – Part 1
We can’t hear it, but scientists are finding that in the apparently silent world of plants, a whole lot of communication is going on. At the University of Western Australia (UWA), researchers recently found that seeds recognise “good” or “bad” neighbouring seeds – even when there is a plastic sheet between them.
What If the World’s Soil Runs Out? – Part 3
It’s a strange notion, but some experts fear the world, at its current pace of consumption, is running out of useable topsoil. University of Sydney professor John Crawford talks on the seismic implications soil erosion and degradation may have in the decades to come.
What If the World’s Soil Runs Out? – Part 2
It’s a strange notion, but some experts fear the world, at its current pace of consumption, is running out of useable topsoil. University of Sydney professor John Crawford talks on the seismic implications soil erosion and degradation may have in the decades to come.
What If the World’s Soil Runs Out? – Part 1
It’s a strange notion, but some experts fear the world, at its current pace of consumption, is running out of useable topsoil. University of Sydney professor John Crawford talks on the seismic implications soil erosion and degradation may have in the decades to come.
Australian farmer dies from toxic weed killer which is banned in 32 countries but been declared safe to use in Australia. Why?
THE heartbroken family of a farmer who died after being sprayed by a highly toxic weed killer has described the man as a “gentle giant” who adored spending time with his five grandchildren.
Heat on Govt to Change Pesticide Laws
In 2011 an article “Heat on govt to change pesticide laws” was published in a farming journal. There was strong reaction from those using and selling chemicals. An alliance of consumer groups, medical officials and environmentalists is calling for an overhaul of Australia’s legal pesticides list.
Let Us Give Thanks for Our Dogs By Amber Keiper
Tonight, when you are sitting down for your dinner giving thanks for all the good things that the day has brought to you, don’t forget to include a little “thank you” for being blessed with a loyal doggie friend.
An Old Chinese Story
Once upon a time a farmer had an old horse for tilling his field. One day the horse escaped into the hills and when all the farmer’s neighbours sympathised with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, “Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?”
A tiny songbird weighing just 2 tablespoons of sugar migrates from the Arctic to Africa and back, a distance of up to 29,000 kilometres, scientists have reported
The northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) weighs just 25 g but has been found to fly on average 290 km a day! Biologists who tagged the tawny and white insectivore were stunned at its flight endurance. They attached minute geolocaters to the legs of 46 wheateaters in Alaska and on Baffin Island in the north-eastern Canada
“Milk that’s Not Pasteurized is a Health Hazard” Really?
“Milk that’s not pasteurised is a health hazard” Really? Let’s look at how this myth was spun and how it got poured down the throats of the public. if raw milk is so bad for us, how did the human race ever survive before pasteurization?
Is Low Fat Milk Unhealthy?
For more than two decades we’ve been encouraged to go low fat or even no fat when it comes to milk, but stunning new results may change all that. Sixteen international studies into milk have revealed something that’s stunned the experts – the advice most of us follow every single day has been all wrong.
Modern Wheat is a “Perfect, Chronic Poison”
Modern wheat is a “perfect, chronic poison,” according to Dr. William Davis, a cardiologist who has published a book all about the world’s most popular grain (CBS News September 03, 2012).
5 Reiki Precepts which are Guidelines to Aid Students in their Journey Toward Spiritual Development
Here are the 5 Reiki precepts which are guidelines to aid students in their journey toward spiritual development. Mikao Usui taught them as early as 1915, where they were chanted three times at the end of their regular meetings. The percepts perhaps originally were from the Meiji Emperor’s Imperial Rescript on Education.
Are We All In Too Much Rush To Appreciate Life In General?
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station…
Read your labels — it may one day save your life….. Supermarket shelf poisons are readily available
I think we all somewhere along the line have eaten food that we know is not good for us. I know that I am guilty of this. Only last year I heard Dr Maarten Stapper tell a group of farmers that Tim Tams were so bad that they have been banned in some countries.
Plant a Victory Garden!
During World War II the US government turned to the people to grow their own fruit and vegetables. These were called “Victory Gardens” Nearly 20 million Americans answered the call.
“A Creed to Live By” – Author Unknown
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself to others, It is because we are a different that each of us is special. Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important, Only you know what is best for you.
It’s hard to fly like an eagle when you are surrounded by turkeys
When I saw this quote I thought of all of you who are front runners in taking the steps to create healthy soils without the use of synthetic chemicals. Often you may feel alone in your community and sometimes isolated because of it.
Do you really know what is in the food that you buy?
I read recently that more than 10,000 additives are added to the food supply in the United States. In fact, the article claimed that the average American eats about 142 pounds of additives a year. Is Australia very different?
All Creatures are Interdependent
All creatures are interdependent “I’ve come on a special mission on behalf of my constituency, which are the 10-to-the-18th-power — a million trillion — insects and other small creatures, to make a plea for them .” E.O. Wilson
