September 24th, 2011 | Cleaning Products, D.I.Y., bacteria, earth, Fukushima, garden, Japan, radiation, soil, sunflower
I read about sunflowers being able to clean up radiation a few months ago, but only now stumbled upon this project in Japan which is involving the whole country in growing and planting sunflowers near Fukushima to help remove radiation from the soil. What a beautiful cheerful flower to have growing in such a damaged area, the sunflower project is already in full swing. As it turns out bacteria are also able to remove radiation from the earth, although that doesn’t seem to be as simple as planting sunflowers. In the meantime mushrooms have been discovered in Chernobyl that are thriving on gamma radiation — isn’t mother nature incredible?
March 27th, 2010
I first read of this unusual healing technique in Moon Time: The Art of Harmony with Nature and Lunar Cycles by Johanna Paungger and Thomas Poppe when I first moved to New Zealand. At that time for some reason I couldn't get my hands on cold-pressed sunflower or sesame oil and didn't get a chance to ...
March 10th, 2010
This tasty snack can be made with any nut or seed or combination of. It makes a great crust as well.
1c curds (ground)
1c pumpkin seeds (soaked, toasted and ground)
1/2 c sunflower seeds (ST&G)
2T butter or other fat (coconut, tallow, goose)
1/2c parmesan
Method:
I don't have a food p ...
July 28th, 2009
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We had a serious attack of spider mites. They started in the catnip and yarrow and somehow got to the choko and beans. They took the choko down in no time, fortunately it is a hardy plant and it has now grown back to where it was when the spider mites devoured it.
This was my first re ...