How to Open and Eat Pomegranate
Pomegranates might not be the easiest fruit to eat. In this short video are instructions on how you can easily open a fresh pomegranate. The fruit is not only tasty but have healing properties.
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Healthy Living | Permaculture | Personal Development | Productivity tips | Self Care | Sustainable Development
3 Fundamental Elements of a Sustainable Mindset
Permaculture is a sustainable solution focused philosophy. Permaculture is a process we can apply to our thoughts and actions to implement effective solutions that are appropriate for the situation and respectful of others around us. The knowledge taught in permaculture is not new. People that have a love and connection with life are generally already following this type of life philosophy….
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Rescuing native stingless bees!
Have you ever seen small black insects quietly visiting your flowers and shrubs? If so, maybe you are lucky to have a wild hive on your property already! They are Australian native bees, of which the most popular has to be the small social stingless bees. In the wild, these species mostly inhabit tree hollows…
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Ceylon Spinach – Basella alba
Ceylon spinach (Basella alba) is an edible perennial vine in the family Basellaceae. It is found in tropical Asia and Africa where it is widely used as a leaf vegetable. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and New Guinea. It is reportedly naturalized in China, tropical Africa, Brazil, Belize, Colombia, the West Indies, Fiji and French Polynesia. Also known under various common names, including Malabar Spinach, vine spinach, climbing spinach, creeping spinach, buffalo spinach. There is also a…
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Pomegranate – Punica granatum
The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree in the family Lythraceae that grows between 5 and 8 m tall. The fruit is typically in season in the Northern Hemisphere from September to February, and in the Southern Hemisphere from March to May. As intact arils or juice, pomegranates are used in baking, cooking, juice blends, meal garnishes, smoothies, and alcoholic beverages, such as cocktails and wine. The pomegranate originated in the region extending from…
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Beyond Organic: Why It’s Time to Make Sustainable Choices
Beyond Organic: Why It’s Time to Make Sustainable Choices Increasing numbers of people are choosing food and other products that are certified organic through organisations such as Australian Certified Organic. Health conscious consumers pick organic products because of their nutritional benefits and also through a sense of social responsibility. If you want the food you…
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Life in Syntropy
This is a beautiful video showing the tremendous breakthrough in agroforestry that is now taking place in Brazil. Wonderful to see our friend Jua, whom I have met through researcher Suzi Huff, with whom we are partnering on a research project currently in Bahia. Only one application initially of rock dust is used to jumpstart…
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The Curious Case of Vitamins and Me
How important are vitamins and minerals for your health? Are you getting enough? Vitamins are essential for normal body function and maintaining resilience to diseases. So what does daily recommended dose means? Should we be taking vitamin and mineral supplements? This program looks at some of the research about vitamins and the growth of the supplement…
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Blue Tongue – Melastoma affine
Melastoma affine, also known by the common names Blue Tongue or Native Lassiandra or as Dhumulu to the Yolngu people, is a shrub of the Melastomataceae family. Distributed in tropical and sub-tropical forests of India, South-east Asia, and Australia, it is a plant of rainforest margins. Bees are the principal pollinators of this species. In Australia,…
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Bill Mollison Permaculture Lecture Series, On-Line
Interested in learning permaculture but do not have the funds to pay for a PDC course. This is one of many free methods to learn the values of permaculture so you can start applying it in our own life. Through the link below is a Permaculture Lecture Series online by Bill Mollison himself! He will…
