The facts are so plain and simple – we do not need commercial detergent anywhere near our own or our family’s skin and we do not need it polluting our environment any longer! Whilst I was researching my liver detox, I read about the dangers of everyday chemicals in our homes and was absolutely astounded to … Continue reading »
Saw the moon low in the sky at 3 in the morning and for a moment had the overwhelming feeling that I was in a small hut overlooking a primal scene with only a few other people living on the planet. I felt ancient and the forest surrounded me. There is something about the moon … Continue reading »
So, you have taken the Christmas tree down, chucked it at the back of the garden and forgotten about it, have you? Sad that, isn’t it, especially since it cost so much and probably came all the way from Norway or Canada. There are several sites that give recommendations on what to do with the thing; … Continue reading »
One day J and I will build a house. We rent our chalet at the moment and always talk of the style we would like to build in. I am very aware that I want to build an ‘eco- house’ but I know many people who have done their take on environ-friendly only to ship … Continue reading »
This book, by Faith D’Aluisio contains pictures from all over the world, showing families with their weekly ‘shopping’ spread out in front of them. Here, families from Germany, United States, Bhutan and Chad pose with their weekly nourishment. What an eye opener! Notice how many family members there are in each photo compared to the … Continue reading »
Going on my regular walk this afternoon in blistering sunlight reflecting on snow, I felt uneasy – something was not right. I was feeling down, not quite connected, not quite there. I stumbled around for a while looking vaguely at things, watching two dog-sled teams run up and around the top of our valley and … Continue reading »
For a high definition version of this trailer, plus more about the film on a charming site click here: lerenardetlenfant.com I have just seen this film, it is astoundingly beautiful. If you can get to a cinema which shows foreign films, try to see this one. Filmed in the Ain region of France, (very near … Continue reading »
This is a picture of the light pollution that can be seen in Western Europe every night from space. Is it any wonder that we fail to see the stars over our heads any more? Even though I live in the Alps, (the Eastern edge of France towards Italy), I still live within a fluorescent … Continue reading »
I have been away from my computer for a while, and with a good reason: I have been attempting to live my life with as little technology and information as possible surrounding me. This has not been too hard because we do not have television and we cannot get radio here in the mountains (unless … Continue reading »
I have been spending some time away from my blog, researching for another set of posts about nature and the meaning of language in regards to our relationship with the planet; a follow-on from the Gaia posts. For this research it has been necessary for me to keep away from the computer and instead read … Continue reading »
A return to the traditional foods is a way of taking power away from the multinationals and giving it back to the artisan. The kind of food processing that makes food more nutritious is the same kind of food processing that the farmer or the farming community can do in situ – sour milk and … Continue reading »
Coming nearer to Christmas and the season of goodwill spending money, I had been given a serious question to ponder – that of the future of food, life, stuff and everything else. The original comment was posted here and it really got me thinking: it starts with just one person making new choices…. multiplied by … Continue reading »
Passing through the forest on my morning walks, I have been noticing a fantastic and rare high-altitude mushroom Fomitopsis pinicola and marvelling at its beautiful colours. It seems that autumn produces the most spectacular shades and hues all around and even going on until the middle of winter, I am finding dazzling bright jewels on … Continue reading »
I can tell you exactly when the cows had been confined to their quarters for the winter. Not only was it the heavy fall of snow we had last week that gave me a clue, but I knew as soon as my Monday morning butter landed on the table and I unwrapped the white paper … Continue reading »
We all live in the modern world with a huge body burden. That burden is toxic chemicals. Most of us continue each day with no regard whatsoever to how many chemicals we are being exposed to. But it is not just a question of avoiding these toxins anymore. Even if we were to move to … Continue reading »
When you wake up in the morning and see this much snow has fallen in the last 48 hours you know it is time to get the seeds out and make fat cakes for the birds. Just like humans, birds and animals need fat to keep warm in the winter (don’t think that you can … Continue reading »
I love David and Goliath Stories: http://editor.nourishedmagazine.com.au/articles/the-raw-milk-wars ……..’cos David won. Here is David (Mark MacAfee). This also reminds me that I sometimes buy commercial yoghurt from the supermarket and not the dairy. But I shouldn’t; just because the product is ‘once-removed’ from the actual cow, doesn’t mean that we should forget about the welfare of … Continue reading »
“The U.S. produces or imports 42 billion pounds of chemicals a day. Did you know that there are over 100,000 chemicals in use today? Most of them have not been tested for toxicity in humans, either alone or in combination with other chemicals. What’s even more disturbing is that in order to test all existing … Continue reading »
