Category Archives: International

Black Sheep Mowers

We Love it.  Paris is employing black sheep to graze the municipal lands, the latest, newest and oldest technology for lawn mowing.  Blessed Be the Beautiful Black Sheep! Benit Etre Les Beaux Moutons Noirs!

Review the story here:

Bertrand Delanoe, Mayor of Paris has employed Black Sheep to mow one of their lawns, the 19th Arondissement.  The species is called “Ouissant”.    (pls forgive our absence of accents; still configuring our keyboard!)  Merci beaucoup, Mayor Delanoe.  :):):)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/world/europe/sheep-tend-lawn-outside-city-archives-in-paris.html?ref=science&_r=0

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2013/04/04/world/04sheepweb1.html

Photo drawn on April 5th, 2013 from Wikipedia Commons:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SchwarzesSchaf.JPG

Happy International Women’s Day to All Great Gals around the Globe.  Here is Canada’s status for general socio-ecenomics compared to other countries:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/womens-day/

And Celebrating Sacred Ceremonies for Women Worldwide says, Magdala Ramirez, is what all women need to do during these important times, “It is time for the sisters to gather together…”.  In this short video clip, She gives a wonderful introduction of the importance of women joining together to sustain the Divine Feminine Essence on Earth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tRE0JDbiDg0

 

Happy International Women’s day!

 

 

Just Love The Nature of Nature, Plastic Eating Pacman

Don’t you just Love The Nature of Nature?!  Wish we had discovered this little fella about a 150 years ago!  Biochemistry professor Scott Strobel, adventured to the jungles of Ecuador. Where his team discovered The Fungi, Pestalotiopsis microspora.  This Fungi is the first Fungi ever recorded discovered that can survive on a steady diet of polyurethane alone and…….do it in an anaerobic (oxygen-free) environment that is close to the condition at the bottom of a landfill.

This is The Greatest waste issue News we have Learned about in a long time!  Go Mother Earth!

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679201/fungi-discovered-in-the-amazon-will-eat-your-plastic.

Part of Yale University’s Rainforest Expedition and Laboratory,

Here is the Fella who apparently invented polyurethane, well, one of the Fathers of Modern Plastic anyway – Alexander Parkes….and what a string of a mess since then.

http://museo.cannon.com/museonew/UKmuseo/storia/storia2UK.asp

http://plastics.syr.edu/content/parkes_a.php

Buying items that do not have plastic packaging is a great start if you are new at being friendly to Mother Earth and Her inhabitants.  And recycling all else is good too.  When at the grocery store, bring your own cloth / cotton grocery bag and say goodbye to the other.  Some stores now offer biodegradable shopping carriers, and kitchen refuse.  You can buy them at Sobey’s outlets, Pharmasave, Zellers, and Thrifty Foods, but the Best buy is at The Soap Exchange where you can buy all kinds of other goodies too! http://www.victoriasoapexchange.com/products/garbage-bags

We ask you to purchase biodegradable only, and clean up our Oceans, Rivers and Lands.

Thanks!

 

She’s Yummy Chili / Chili Con Carne

 

For 5-6 Healthy Servings:

Spices

2 TBLsp Vegetable Oil

1 Large Piece of Raw Ginger (~ 3 inches), peeled and finely chopped in bits

1 Large Onion, chopped

1 Yellow Pepper, seeded and chopped

8 Garlic Cloves, peeled, smushed

1 TBLsp Cumin Seeds, pinched

1 TBLsp Chili Powder

1 TBLsp Dried Oregano

1 Small Package of Ground Beef – (Leave out for Vegetarian Style)

Vegetables

2 Cups Fresh or Frozen Corn

One  .4  L  Soaked 24 Hrs or Canned Black Beans, rinsed and drained

One  .4  L  Soaked 24 Hrs or Canned Kidney Beans, rinsed and drained

One  .8  L  Whole Tomatoes

1 Sweet Potato, peeled and finely diced

Topping Before Serving

1 Pinch of Cinnamon

1/2 Cup Sour Cream

1/8 Cup Cilantro Leaves, washed

1 Green Onion, washed, chopped

1 Large Package of Ground Beef  (Leave out for Vegetarian Style)

Instructions

1. In Large Saucepan, heat oil to medium-low and sautee raw ginger and all spices together, except onion and garlic

2. In Small saucepan, sautee onion on Low slowly, until soft, brown and caramelized

3. In 3rd Saucepan, slow cook on Low Groundbeef, and drain all fat

4. Add Caramelized Onion and drained Groundbeef to Spices in Large Saucepan; add garlic and yellow pepper; sautee for another 2 minutes on Low

5. Add All Spices (and Beef mixture if not vegetarian) to Vegetables in Large Crockpot or Saucepan and Bake at 190 degrees for 24 hrs.

6. Mix  Cinnamon, Sourcream, Cilantro and Green Onion in large Bowl (Keep Cool)

7. Serve Large Dollap of Sourcream on each Bowl before serving

8. Serve with Delishious Warm Bread Rolls with Yummy Butter (My favorite is Vegan Earth Balance)

9. Enjoy!

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For 15-18 Healthy Servings:

Spices

6 TBLsp Vegetable Oil

1 Large Piece of Raw Ginger (~ 8 inches), peeled and finely chopped in bits

3 Large Onions, chopped

3 Yellow Peppers, seeded and chopped

2 Heads of Garlic, peeled, smushed

3 TBLsp Cumin Seeds, pinched

3 TBLsp Chili Powder

3 TBLsp Dried Oregano

1 Small Package of Ground Beef – (Leave out for Vegetarian Style)

Vegetables

6 Cups Fresh or Frozen Corn

Three   .4 L Soaked 24 Hrs or Canned Black Beans, rinsed and drained

Three   .4 L Soaked 24 Hrs or Canned Kidney Beans, , rinsed and drained

Three   .8 L Whole Tomatoes

3 Sweet Potatoes, peeled and finely diced

Topping Before Serving

3 Pinches of Cinnamon

1  1/2 Cup Sour Cream

3/8 Cup Cilantro Leaves, washed

3 Green Onions washed, chopped

Instructions

1. In Large Saucepan, heat oil to medium-low and sautee raw ginger and all spices together, except onion and garlic

2. In Small saucepan, sautee onion on Low slowly, until soft, brown and caramelized

3. In 3rd Saucepan, slow cook on Low Groundbeef, and drain all fat

4. Add Caramelized Onion and drained Groundbeef to Spices in Large Saucepan; add garlic and yellow pepper; sautee for another 2 minutes on Low

5. Add All Spices (and Beef mixture if not vegetarian) to Vegetables in Large Crockpot or Saucepan and Bake at 190 degrees for 24 hrs.

6. Mix  Cinnamon, Sourcream, Cilantro and Green Onion in large Bowl (Keep Cool)

7. Serve Large Dollap of Sourcream on each Bowl before serving

8. Serve with Delishious Warm Bread Rolls with Yummy Butter (My favorite is Vegan Earth Balance)

9. Enjoy!

Additional Info:

Main importance is to always sautee fully the spices FIRST and Separately, then add to other ingredients; and always use fresh raw ginger.  This aids in smooth digestion.

Organic Raw Chili is also good!  But better in summer!

 

340 Baby Penguins Released!

Thank you to The New Zealand Team of Compassionate Volunteers!  350 Tonnes of oil were spilled when a cargo ship ran aground last month off the coast of New Zealand.  A team of volunteers helped these little darlings and cleaned them off, releasing them today back into the wild waves of the Great Mama Ocean.  Here is a great video of the babes:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/11/22/penguin-video-new-zealand.html