It’s time to whip out your gardening gloves because not only are digging and weeding great exercise, a good stint of gardening boosts mental health too as this could be relaxing and inspiring, of course you can also use products like THC vapes online that help in this area as well. Last month, we found […]
Could We Survive A Zombie Outbreak?
Scientists discuss the chilling ways we might stop the spread of a real Zombie Outbreak by Joanna Verran and Matthew Crossley Imagine if a new ‘zombieism’ disease broke out that spread through the commonly portrayed method of infected saliva that enters a person’s bloodstream after being bitten by a zombie. This kind of direct contact spread […]
Venezuela’s Food Shortage Keeps Getting Worse
Many Venezuelans have already begun producing their own food when possible because grocery store shelves have been empty for months.
Venezuelans Storming Supermarkets, Attacking Trucks as Supplies Dwindle
The crisis in Venezuela continues to spiral out of control as the nation’s socialist policies come home to roost. Here are the statistics. In February 2015, there was an 80-90% shortage rate of milk (powdered and liquid), margarine, butter, sugar, beef, chicken, pasta, cheese, corn flour, wheat flour, oil, rice, coffee, toilet paper, diapers, laundry […]
Permaculture and the Myth of Overpopulation
by Lisa Depiano When teaching permaculture I often start out by doing a giant problems mind map. I ask students to brainstorm all of the major “problems” they see in the world to reflect on what brought them to study permaculture. Nine times out of ten the idea of overpopulation as a root “problem” in […]
Farming the Tundra in Bethel, Alaska
by Lisa Demer Yes, you can permaculture and grow food anywhere. Don’t wait. Start small. Start planning now. At his farm carved out of the tundra near the heart of Western Alaska’s biggest town, Tim Meyers thinks about feeding the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and looks underground. There he has built a massive storage cellar to preserve potatoes, […]
Russia Able to Become Biggest World Supplier of Ecologically Clean Food
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the country to completely supply itself with foodstuffs by 2020. Russia could become the largest world supplier of ecologically clean and high-quality foodstuffs, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. “We are not only able to feed ourselves taking into account our lands, water resources – Russia is able to become […]
Antidepressant Microbes In Soil: How Dirt Makes You Happy
By Bonnie L. Grant Prozac may not be the only way to get rid of your serious blues. Soil microbes have been found to have similar effects on the brain and are without side effects and chemical dependency potential. Learn how to harness the natural antidepressant in soil and make yourself happier and healthier. Read […]
Small Parish Permaculture: What to do Next
What to do next? No one can do everything, but everyone can do something, so the saying goes. Every single parish can do something significant. Besides, it really doesn’t matter what others say or do, only what we say and do. If you have been reading these articles, and watching the videos included in them, then […]
What Will It Provide For The Church?
by Fr. John A. Peck The answer is, what do you need? Every parish has its own needs. Think about it. You need food – fruits and vegetables to survive, but also for our liturgical and sacramental life – wheat for bread, wine, oil for lamps and anointing, wax for candles, eggs for iconography, incense […]