A number of people have asked me to write about my new herbal adventures more, and I’ve resolved to do so. I haven’t forgotten about writing about the big questions (more to say still on the middle ground between Kingsnorth and Monbiot), but I did want to answer those who have been querying me about teas and tinctures. For me, the most fascinating part of my whole self-sufficiency project is the plants - don’t get me wrong, I love the skills, I love animals, but I think I like best the project … [Read more...]
The Permaculture Concept
Check out this video will Bill Mollison, co-founder of the Permaculture concept, explaining The Permaculture Concept... On google video As a youtube playlist … [Read more...]
The Future of Food
An important documentary about GM food and Monsanto. (sadly no longer available in full on google video, so here is an intro from youtube) As Celsias put it, "this is a must-watch for anyone who eats (um... yes, that means you)." "There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America -- a revolution that is transforming the very nature ... all » of the food we eat. THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the … [Read more...]
Supermarket Secrets
via Celsias... An excellent two part Dispatches documentary on Supermarkets Secrets. Well worth watching. The amount of waste is crazy. And the way the animals most people eat are bred and treated is neither nice nor healthy. "How and what we eat has radically changed over the past few decades with the all-consuming rise of the supermarket. But what price are we paying for the homogenised, cheap and convenient food that supermarkets specialise in? In a two-part programme, journalist Jane … [Read more...]