Ye who trash, beware the Rubbish Monster!

Braam Jordaan and The Rubbish Monster from Design Indaba on Vimeo.

the more you know, the less you need.

Cassandra Perez gives reasons and examples of how to live on less.

Recycling Flashmob in Ontario, Canada

An EcoDeaf reader shares a video clip that shows how much Canadians care about recycling:

Deaf-friendly Shamanic Healing and Training, Peru

Deaf-friendly Shamanic Healing and Training - Summer Groups at Infinite Light Peru (Amazon Region)



June 12 - 21
June 26 - July 5
July 10 - 19
July 24 - Aug 2
Aug 7 - 16

Please visit the website at www.infinitelightperu.com, then contact Meghan Shannon via Facebook or email (infinitelightperu@gmail.com - use this email addy to find her on FB!)

To read more how Infinite Light embraces the Deaf community- click here.

More information about program dates, costs, and short description of the sessions- click here.

Where do we fit in?

An EcoDeaf reader, Cassandra, asks: How many of us can relate to this?

Online Deaf Life Coaching: Diana Cho

Have you looked into what your heart wishes to fulfill? Does it feel like you're moving closer towards what you want or drifting away? Is there something lingering in the back of your mind that may prevent you from moving forward? Are you ready for a change?

Tools for change lie within all of us, and through coaching assistance, you may uncover what is yours to shine and make headway!

Diana Cho offers online life coaching to deaf and hard of hearing people from her experience in the everyday world. Through online coaching, individuals can focus on their potential to undertake a journey of purpose and enhance their quality of life. Coaching is not teaching or counseling; it is an act of sharing and empowerment. Diana can help individuals in a variety of areas including, but not limited to, career development, leadership, relationships, facilitation, transitions, communication, time management, and prioritization.

visit dianacho.info

Awakening

Thanks, Diana, for the beautiful video :)

VegFest Michigan 2011

Sandy Graham went to VegFest Michigan and interviewed some people there.

NYT: A New Generation of Farmers

This New York Times article is very interesting to read because it explains how the USA landscape is changing with more younger Americans becoming involved in starting their own sustainable farms. More independent farmers are motivated in using old farming techniques to grow their own organic vegetables and raise grass-fed meats. Read the NYT article and view the slide show below to learn why more Americans are interested in sustainable agriculture.

Tyler and Alicia Jones on their farm in Corvallis, Ore.

By ISOLDE RAFTERY
Published: March 5, 2011

CORVALLIS, Ore. — For years, Tyler Jones, a livestock farmer here, avoided telling his grandfather how disillusioned he had become with industrial farming.

After all, his grandfather had worked closely with Earl L. Butz, the former federal secretary of agriculture who was known for saying, “Get big or get out.”

But several weeks before his grandfather died, Mr. Jones broached the subject. His grandfather surprised him. “You have to fix what Earl and I messed up,” Mr. Jones said his grandfather told him.

Now, Mr. Jones, 30, and his wife, Alicia, 27, are among an emerging group of people in their 20s and 30s who have chosen farming as a career. Many shun industrial, mechanized farming and list punk rock, Karl Marx and the food journalist Michael Pollan as their influences. The Joneses say they and their peers are succeeding because of Oregon’s farmer-foodie culture, which demands grass-fed and pasture-raised meats....

Finish reading the article here:
New York Times In New Food Culture: A Young Generation of Farmers Emerges

and

View
The Slide Show of New Generation of Farmers


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Namaste!

Round the clock cycling in the Netherlands

[The video above has English subtitles.]

It would be fantastic if we have bicycle traffics and rush hours in the cities of America just like how it is in Netherlands.

View the video and share comments!