This weekly curation contains a handpicked selection of posts around these themes from our busy community page. Today we are facing even more uncertainty and higher bills to meet our basic survival needs. Many people are faced with the choice of keeping themselves and their families warm, or putting good food on the table. With things as challenging as they are, and with no promise of things improving, self sufficiency is more important than ever so that we can protect ourselves from a system that is at breaking point.
Some of the most simple aspects of living independently are more important than ever and can be done with a minimal amount of time and space. Did you ever try growing some tomatoes on your balcony or window sill? Or perhaps a small plant bed with lettuce and some of your favourite herbs and greens. It is so easy and once you have tried it you will never buy from the store again.. that’s if they are even available with our supply crisis happening. Anyone who has eaten their own home grown tomatoes will know anyway, there is no comparison on taste! Sustainable living is about so much more than just growing food though, and this curation post brings together some great posts from the ecoTrain community on so many topics related to sustainable living. Check out what our homesteaders are up to, what life is life, and what kinds of issues we face!
This curation posts brings together many posts from those of us who have embarked on this journey. You can read and discover how life goes those of us who are living this way, or working toward it. I can tell you first hand life is very exciting, and also challenging. WE have to learn new things every day, and discover what it means and feel like to be truly independent. If you are considering making some changes, or are very worried about how you and your family will continue to pay your bills to survive then i hope this curation post is inspiring to you!
Thank you to EVERYONE who posts to the ecoTrain community! Your sharings are so important and help people far and wide to understand what this life is all about. There is nothing more real and relevant than your own authentic stories and posts!
This is why the ecoTrain is here, to encourage, educate and inspire others to start living in a way that makes sense for you and for our planet. This week i share a handful of posts from our community that touch on some of the many topics that we support and are so very relevant to the issues we face today. I hope you enjoy this selection, and thank you to everyone who shares these valuable posts with your personal stories and experiences. Keep them coming, it really makes a difference!
@sidalim88
URGENT: THE MESSAGE FROM OUR BELOVED PLANET EARTH [ENG-ESP]
The planet earth is our home, therefore it is of utmost importance the care and preservation of it, otherwise we will continue to witness the different natural disasters that occur almost daily in some part of the world and all as a result of the excessive use of all its resources and the alteration of its ecosystem in its different terrestrial and marine environments.
That is why it is necessary and urgent that we begin to educate our children from a very early age, to the point of encouraging them to do work for the care of our environments and especially to make them aware of the severe consequences that can happen to the planet earth and therefore the side effects to all who live in it if we do not take action in terms of conservation.
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@dynamicgreentk
Making Compost tea, back to school, bicycles and more
The other day I started a couple of Compost Tea brews using special Earthfort Compost tea brewers and Compost from Ground Up Soil that was tested for a complete soil food web set of biology by Earthfort as well.
I used some Fish Hydrolysate as a food source for the biology but it had phosphoric acid as a preservative so it was important to add this to the tea brewer first so the acid is diluted enough to not harm the biology in the compost. Not before adding a few pinches of Compost to add humic acid in the tea solution. Even though I have water filters, I still use humic acid (I use enough to change the water a dark golden brown color) for good measure to help neutralize any toxins still in the water.
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@flemingfarm
Ordered Tiller, Sonic 2, Finished First Tilling of Main Garden, Egg Hunt - Sunday
Yesterday morning ended up being a more mellow morning. We were heading to town before noon and I had to get my order ready and submitted. My body is pretty battered from the days of tilling and rock digging and the jets do an okay job of working the knots. Not TENS level but still better than nothing by a long shot.
I have my order in now and I will be getting a brand new Troybilt Mustang tiller. My old tiller has done me well for the past decade but it is beaten and bruised from all the abuse I have given it. The new tiller has a much bigger engine, geared drive train, and overall much stronger build quality. It weighs more and should be able to much easier handle the depths I till to and the rocky soil. My body has had enough pain from pushing my old tiller around, time to let the new one dive itself. I won't be getting it for 2 weeks so I will be using my old one till then. Also have the decking for the studio delivering tomorrow or the next day so I can get that built in the next month or two.
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@anyelina93
Agroecology, the key to a future where we can all eat without destroying the planet?
The recent report of the International Panel on Climate Change warns that Co2 emissions must be cut immediately, and proposes Agroecology as a solution in the area of food production [one of the most polluting] but it still has detractors and has to be proven viable. Let us address this issue.
Hello dear friends of ecotrain I hope you are very well. When we hear about terms like natural medicine, composting or agroecology we usually associate these with isolated practices that can not solve the problems of humanity such as viruses or hunger, things of hyppies would say the most critical. But it turns out that in ancient times people could not go to a pharmacy to buy antibiotics, nor could they count on a load of hydrogenated fertilizers to overcome a difficult time on their farm, in ancient times natural medicine was used, and agroecology both in primitive forms, but still....
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@low-key103
SPREADING AWARENESS FOR MOTHER EARTH!
Scientists are now getting aRr#$Ted and getting desperate. We need to save the earth now!!! According to them, we only have 4-5 years. LET THE EARTH BREATHE.
Simply by performing the following. You may help and conserve the environment:
Ways to help:
- delete unwanted emails
- save electricity
- save water
- drive less
- plant more trees
- avoid smoking
- unplug electronics you don't use
- use electric fan instead of Aircon
- use LED lights
- spread awareness to your family and friend.
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@dynamicgreentk
Earthworms and Compost Extract
This past week I applied compost extract, using the compost from Ground Up Soil. I gently massaged a couple of cups of compost in a 400 micron bag for 5 minutes. I then applied as a soil drench into the future cannabis containers and sprayed on the bare soil as the cover crop seeds are now emerging, which is exciting considering its been well below average as far as spring temps go... highs in the upper 40s F wooo!
Anyways, I used a battery powered backpack sprayer from my 4sons to at the very least get these microbes out on the bare soil, sprouting plants and lawn. This has a diaphragm pump and the psi is 70 psi, which is perfect for the microbes.
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@itsostylish
Ideas for Alternative Power
In many countries around the world access to a reliable source of electricity is a luxury. Recently, I was discussing the state of power supply in Nigeria with a few friends from Hive. We were lamenting the lack of stable service delivery in both South Africa and Nigeria. Nigerians are far more challenged than South Africans and they say that they regularly go without electricity for weeks at a time. So what are the alternatives? Are there any inexpensive, readily available, easy to use systems to replace government issue power (we’re jokingly calling it non-power)
Solar Power For sun-rich countries solar power is the obvious option, but it’s not a cheap alternative by any means. However, the great thing about it is that you can buy a basic system and build on it. These days most people know a lot more about solar than they did a few years ago, we all understand that to benefit from the sun we need to buy an inverter, battery and a few solar panels.
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@kirlos
The Most Extraordinary Members of the World of Trees
There are many different types of trees on the world, each with its own unique characteristics. Species such as eucalyptus, which may reach heights of more than a hundred meters, are considered to be the world's tallest living creatures in some cases. Trees are also among the most long-lived species on the world, with an average lifespan of more than 2,000 years. Trees, which are essential to our ecosystem, provide a home for a diverse range of animals, including birds, mushrooms, and insects, among others. Active medicinal components derived from trees are utilized in the field of medicine to treat a variety of ailments. It is believed that rainforests, for example, contain the world's largest pharmaceutical warehouse. Let's get to know some of the most amazing trees on the face of the planet.
Its odd name comes from the dark crimson resin produced by Dracaena cinnabari, which resembles a giant umbrella rather than a tree. Dracaena cinnabari is also known as the dragon blood tree because of its appearance. Dragon blood tree resin has reportedly been utilized as a medicinal and dye in the past, according to historical records.
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@mariaced
[ENG /ESP] Collection of Cucumbers and Chives
A day full of blessings for all the friends of this wonderful #ecotrain community, wishing that you are taking care of your health by applying biosecurity measures in order to emerge victorious from this difficult test that nature has placed on us; I am pleased to be able to share with you topics of great relevance for the care, protection and strengthening of the Planet through the educational work done in the institutions where I have the honor to serve in my role as Supervisor, there I have people willing to work organized and in harmony that positively affects not only the cultivation of vegetables and vegetables to supplement the diet of the children of the Institution, but that translates into the benefit and protection of the environment.
All this done with commitment, so that in the near future we will have healthy food for the sustainability not only of the institution but of the community, and that the soil is kept in optimal conditions to continue obtaining healthy fruits and vegetables from it; that is why we all work together in an organized and relevant way in a beautiful Socio-Productive Project in flower beds; in which we not only plant to produce food but also to produce a meaningful learning by guiding our children towards the consumption of healthy food produced by ourselves and the protection of the soil.
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@nwakamau
Cultivating Cassava the Way My Mom Taught and How to Process it
Hello beautiful people of Hive, it's been a wonderful month of April and I want to say thanks to you all for taking out time from your busy schedule to read through my posts and I thank you.
Today I want to talk about CASSAVA, How My Mother Taught Me The Importance, Usefulness and The Benefit of Cassava,she taught me on how to plant it and also nurture it. Cassava is a cash crop that put food on your table. What is the meaning of Cassava? Cassava is a rooted food that comes out from the cassava stem. It can be planted on mounds or ridges, and heaps. The parts of cassava are the stem,root that is the cassava and the leave. The Usefulness of Cassava are: Cassava is used for making GARRI (eba). Cassava is used for making (fufu)or akpu. Cassava is used for making tapioca. It is also used for making starchy. Cassava is used for making money.
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@ecoinstant
Farm community rescue operation
Wow what a week! We had some emergency maneuvers to undergo, and it fell to me as the community leader... well, at least as the guy with the chainsaw. I was working hard this week to get some things done on the farm, as my wife is in Bogota in intensive study for her masters degree. I was cleaning out our warehouse, garage, kitchen and other various storage spaces with some workers, when I got the call - our road is blocked; chainsaw man is needed.
So I went down alone with the chainsaw to take a look. But this was more complicated than I anticipated.
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Very nice and interesting :)
Thanks for the great collections of posts. They are definitely worth reading.