I'm an environmentalist, ecologist, urban farmer and nature advocate. My goal is to learn all I can about the world around us, and spread that knowledge to as many others as I may. We can live a better, more harmonious lifestyle, with a shift in priorities and by developing different skill sets.
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We've created a backwards loopholed logic that frames our every day.
We've gotten lost in the word play and persuasion.
Mycelium Sun by Raya Wolfsun. http://www.rayawolfsun.com/2014/04/24/mycelium-sun/ One of the most fascinating topics to me is soil. Earth Dirt. But more-so what makes good soil. Or, more accurately, who. The soil micro- and macro-biomes are rich webs of life Unravelling energy from the dead. Decomposers Little-celebrated yet immensely-important, Decomposers are to thank for the fact That we aren't all chin deep in refuse and dead cells. They break down dead and dying organisms, To process and recycle the nutrients from our bodies. Returning the calcium in our bones, The iron in our blood, The nitrogen, carbon, potassium, magnesium, oxygen, Into bio-available treats for new life to sample. Without the cycling of nutrients, the Earth would be a big dead thing, All existing nutrients trapped in the dead bodies preserved, shrivelled up in the sun. Decomposers like bacteria, fungi, bugs and worms work hard, chewing through the detritus of sloughed off cells. Fungi produce hyphae, myc...
It's been a while, but now that my last full semester is over I have a bit more time! I've started my new summer work term as part of my applied degree in environmental science. I'm working as a Love to Recycle Ambassador with the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation. Our team members go out to various events as well as schools to educate the public and children about the importance of recycling beverage containers, and offering them resources to improve recycling infrastructure. I'm very excited to be back in the recycling and education field, because I truly believe it to be an integral part in improving the culture around sustainable actions. Even on my second day I've learnt so many things! Here's a few of them: Juiceboxes can be made into toilet paper! water bottles can be turned into clothing! Aluminum cans are turned back into cans, over and over again! Among other information is this handy new website, lovetorecycle , where there are ...
Bottled water is the stupidest product from an environmental stand point. The energy and natural resources that are required to extract the oil, refine it, ship it, process it, manufacture it into bottles, fill them with tap water, package them (using more plastic,cardboard and wooden pallets) and send them to distribution centers, is ridiculous when you can get better quality water from your tap in a reusable cup. Bottled water is expensive (four times as expensive as gasoline per liter), the low quality plastic leaches endocrine disrupting chemicals into the water a while and when we're done drinking the water after an hour we just throw out the bottle, the cherry on top of a waste sundae. A word of caution: if you ever meet me in real life and you have a disposable water bottle with you, I will judge you, harshly. Have a good day! :)
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