Sustainable

Dendrotherapy and the Energy of the Siberian Cedar

Source: Ringing Cedars of Russia

The plants that surround us are not merely a green background. The healing properties of trees are used for the treatment and prevention of various ailments. Since ancient times, it has been thought that flowers, bushes, and trees absorb information they receive from the environment, information that is remembered and preserved. Plants possess positive and strong energy. Their energy is the force of life, continual growth and renewal. But many people, even those with medical training, have no idea that certain trees are valuable not only for their leaves, buds, or bark, but are also able to treat a person directly with their biofield, replenishing the person’s energy – this method of treatment is called dendrotherapy.

Bees and Flowers Communicate Using Electrical Fields

Bees and Flowers Communicate Using Electrical Fields

Images - various flowers (left: Geranium magnificum; middle: Gerbera hybrida; right: Clematis armandii) showing a composite of immediately before and after application of charged powder paint. The pattern of powder deposition reveals the shape of the electric field. Images by Dominic Cla ...

Urban Roots – Rise of Urban Farming in Detroit

Urban Roots – Rise of Urban Farming in Detroit

What a great documentary! It is so amazing to see all the footage of Detroit and the urban farms scattered among the decomposing buildings. This is a really inspiring movement. Get involved. More info at www.urbanrootsamerica.com Produced by Leila Conners (The 11th Hour) and Mathew Sc ...

Carmelized Kanboshi Daikon from Hida Kamioka

Carmelized Kanboshi Daikon from Hida Kamioka

Reposted from description on youtube: Kanboshi(Drying the coldest) Daikon (White Radish) is made in Hida Kamioka (The next town of Takayama) the Yamonomura area as a preserved food for winter. Peeled, sliced radishes are boiled and then hung out under the eaves for about a month to expose the ...

DIY Seed Bombs – Rogue Radishes and Crimson Blessings

DIY Seed Bombs – Rogue Radishes and Crimson Blessings

The technique for creating seed balls was developed by Japanese natural farming pioneer Masanobu Fukuoka. Seed balls or seed bombs are very easy to make. The secret ingredient is clay, this holds the seeds and fertilizer together and makes it difficult for birds to eat the seeds before they get ...

Beautiful Handmade Bilums (bags) of Papua New Guinea

Beautiful Handmade Bilums (bags) of Papua New Guinea

Click here to buy a unique handmade bilum on www.artfire.com now! Limited number available. The last time I spent more than a couple days in Papua New Guinea I learned how to make a bilum from a wonderful highland woman by the name of Kapaim. She was very patient with me--I was determined to ...

Guerrilla Gardening Beirut

Guerrilla Gardening Beirut

by TheGuerrillaGardener Whilst on honeymoon Richard and Lyla Reynolds are inspired by the potty streets of Beirut to do a little guerrilla gardening. It also includes a flash back to Libya. Check out http://www.guerrillagardening.org and http://www.pimpyourpavement.com ...

Muffin Exchange – Changing the World One Muffin at a Time

Muffin Exchange – Changing the World One Muffin at a Time

A short film about a pay-it-forward gift exchange muffin man who bicycles around Madison, WI, giving people muffins only in exchange for asking them to do something to better the world off his top 10 list. ...

Bruce Lipton – The Evolution of the Butterfly

Bruce Lipton – The Evolution of the Butterfly

Reposted from www.occupy.com "The Evolution of the Butterfly," a four-minute short by filmmaker Abraham Heisler, features the renowned cellular biologist Dr. Bruce Lipton narrating the process of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly over footage Heisler shot of the early stages of Occu ...

Documentary: Water – The Great Mystery

Documentary: Water – The Great Mystery

This fascinating documentary, directed by Saida Medvedeva and released in 2008, spans the globe to reveal recent discoveries about water, the most amazing yet least studied substance in the world. Researchers, scientists, philosophers and theologians speak of their understanding of this unique l ...