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Natural Antibiotic Alternative Part 6
Apple Cider Vinegar contains malic acid, an antibiotic substance and is a virtual infusion of amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. Upset stomach? Stomach flu? Drink some ginger tea. But that’s not all ginger is good for!
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Thought For The Month
To get along in life all you need is a wishbone (so you can dream), a jawbone (so you can speak truth to power), and a backbone (because the road to fulfilling your dreams is paved with setbacks)
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Diversity Of Soil Organisms
Soil is one of the most diverse habitats on Earth. Nowhere in nature are species so densely packed as in soil communities. For example, a single gramme of soil may contain millions of individuals and several thousand species of bacteria.
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In Agriculture “Quality” seems the Opposite of “Quantity”
Despite all the apparent advances in broad acre industrial agriculture, the nutritional qualities of our basic foodstuffs have been declining during this century. That’s largely because most agronomists focus on bulk yield…
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Natural Antibiotic Alternative Part 5
If you like spicy food and suffer from asthma, joint and muscle pain, diabetes, psoriasis, or have a cut/scrape, you’re in luck. Cayenne pepper is good for treating all of those issues. Turmeric’s active ingredient, curcumin, has been shown to treat osteoarthritis, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, gallstones, and has even shown promise in treating HIV/AIDS.
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Thought For The Month
Not all of us can do great things, But we can do small things with great love
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Diversity Of Soil Organisms & Global Distribution of Soils
Soil is one of the most diverse habitats on Earth. Nowhere in nature are species so densely packed as in soil communities. Soil communities are so diverse in both size and numbers of species, yet they are still extremely poorly understood and in dire need of further assessment.
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Healthy Soil is the Real Key to Feeding the World – David R. Montgomery Part 2
Conventional farming practices that degrade soil health undermine humanity’s ability to continue feeding everyone over the long run. Regenerative practices like those used on the farms and ranches David visited show that we can readily improve soil fertility
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Healthy Soil is the Real Key to Feeding the World – David R. Montgomery Part 1
One of the biggest modern myths about agriculture is that organic farming is inherently sustainable. It can be, but it isn’t necessarily. After all, soil erosion from chemical-free tilled fields undermined the Roman Empire and other ancient societies around the world.
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Natural Antibiotic Alternative Part 4
We use coconut oil as lotion. It heals dry and broken skin and gets rid of harmful bacteria in the process. Tea tree oil is a well-known acne treatment. Tea Tree oil is also good for clearing vaginal infections (vaginitis) and can help treat chronic candidiasis
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Soil-Forming Processes
Soil material is referred to as organic if it contains more than 20 % organic matter. Mineral soils, by contrast, contain less than 20 % organic matter but can possess organic surface horizons.
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Livestock Are A Tool That The Land Manager Uses To Either Increase Or Decrease The Ecological Health Of Their Landscape
Why is there so much controversy when it comes to grazing systems? What’s the fuss about? Emotions seem to run high when graziers experience good or bad results, and cell grazing seems often to be at the centre of it all.
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Natural Antibiotic Alternative – Echinacea & Aloe Vera
Echinacea has a particular scent that instantly opens up your airways. That’s how you know it is effective for colds, sinus infections, strep-throat and other respiratory issues. Perhaps you’ve already experienced the skin-soothing wonder of aloe vera gel.
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Bless Our Mother Earth With Love And Gratitude!
Go out onto the Land and build an altar of Gratitude from found/natural materials. Gather what you feel inspired to include, giving thanks to Mother Earth as you do for supporting your life, journey and intent.
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Soil-Forming Factors – Time
While soils are formed through the combined effect of physical, chemical and biological processes which operate over hundreds or thousands of years, these factors rarely remain constant. Time determines the duration for which a set of factors is active.
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Understand Natural Cycles And Work With Animals To Cut your Work and Speed Up The Process Of Regeneration
Animals Are Essential for Land Regeneration. Ultimately, the symbiotic relationship formed by the many animals on the farm does more than protect each species from pests. It is a foundation part of regenerative land management.
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Thought For the Month
Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever.
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Natural Antibiotic Alternative Part 2
Goldenseal is a perennial herb, also called “orange root,” native to the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. The Licorice root is a super-powered natural antibiotic. It’s also antiviral, and delicious!
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Soil Forming Processes – The Effects of Living Organisms
One of the most important factors affecting soil processes are living organisms. Increasingly, biological activity is being recognised as an important factor in regulating soil processes, such as storage of carbon, and thus soil profile development.
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Grow Your Own Garlic – Why?
To ensure quality why not grow your own garlic? People on the coalface, from growers through to greengrocers, suggest that the market is “flooded” with imported garlic and it’s cheap and healthy-looking, with big, chunky bulbs…
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15 Natural Antibiotic Alternatives: Before You Take MORE Antibiotics, Why Not Try These? Part 1
Natural Antibiotic Alternative #1 – Garlic. That pungent – smelling, mouth – watering clove of antibiotic goodness is a #1 favorite antibiotic alternative for many and when you read the list below it is no wonder…
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26 Questions to Help You Know Yourself Better
Take Some Time Out To Write Your Answers and Share
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Soil-Forming Processes – Natural Activities
The specific properties of an individual soil type are determined by pedological processes that operate during its lifetime. These physical, chemical and biological actions add, transform, move (translocate) and destroy or remove material within the soil.