Communing with trees
The next time you visit a tree of your choice, try sitting under it and taking in the surrounding atmosphere. “It is impossible to enter the world of trees without entering the world of Nature’s magic. When you start … Continued
Turning the desert green
Is it possible to turn desert sand into soil? There are potential techniques that will do this. This picture shows the effect of using liquid nano clay, as described in this video. Liquid nano clay (or LNC) is a special … Continued
Seeing stars and listening to bats
The Campaign for Rural England has started a series of podcasts describing insights into the countryside. The first one discusses:- what stars you can see in the night sky, and how this is affected by light pollution (how many stars … Continued
Plastic mattresses to hydroponics
See how plastic mattresses can become the basis for growing food in refugee camps.
Recycling in Turkey – ??
Turkish dumps are where much of the UK’s recycling ends up. We need to be much more careful about putting our rubbish, especially plastic, out to be collected by the council. At the very least, we can:- use our own … Continued
A trillion trees
A worldwide planting programme could remove two-thirds of all the emissions that have been pumped into the atmosphere by human activities. “…forest restoration isn’t just one of our climate change solutions, it is overwhelmingly the top one…” Professor Tom Crowther … Continued
The crucial importance of water
Water Is Life. But by ignoring the need to let rainfall refresh the soil and build up the water table, we are creating disasters all over the world through droughts and floods. The remedy is surprisingly simple: vegetation. When the … Continued
Tree planting 2015
These pictures were taken at Honeydale Farm in March 2015. Much of the water will have been soaked up by the growing trees. NB The pictures are on Flickr. Click one and see bigger sizes.
Tree planting 2020
These pictures are from Meelin in February. Thanks to Roisin and Paddy. You can support tree planting around the world in at least two ways:- Use Ecosia as your search engine, at no cost to yourself Go to the Treesisters … Continued