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Simple Ecology

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We need to understand that all species are related to each other, all of us have evolved together. The sun heats the soil, the soil feeds the trees, the trees feed the birds, the rain feeds the trees. All beings nourish each other. This is ecology. ~Satish Kumar~

Falling In Love With The Earth

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All civilisations are impermanent and must come to an end one day. But if we continue on our current course, there's no doubt that our civilisation will be destroyed sooner than we think. The Earth may need millions of years to heal, to retrieve her balance and restore her beauty. She will be able to recover, but we humans and many other species will disappear, until the Earth can generate conditions to bring us forth again in new forms. Once we can accept the impermanence of our civilization with peace, we will be liberated from our fear. Only then will we have the strength, awakening and love we need to bring us together. Cherishing our precious Earth–falling in love with the Earth–is not an obligation. It is a matter of personal and collective happiness and survival. ~ Thich Nhat Hahn ~ Here is a link to the full article: We Need a Revolution; It Starts with Falling in Love with Earth Now is the time to be thinking about the way you live your life.  To ...

Porridge Recipe

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As a lot of people know, we love our porridge and eat it every day. We are often asked for the recipe and have probably shared it on here many times, but as we do constantly seem to tweak the ingredients - we thought we would share it again, so here is our current recipe.  We use all organic ingredients too! 💚 Porridge  Recipe Serves 2 Place all the ingredients in a large saucepan. 100g/4oz oats   1 teaspoon ground rosehips 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 teaspoon ground dried seaweed (we use kelp) 2 heaped  tablespoon s of a ground   seed mix (we usually grind  1 tbsp linseeds and 1 tsp each hemp,  chia and pumpkin) 1 tablespoon dried fruit 2 tablespoons fresh berries (we use blueberries, blackberries  or blackcurrants)  1 or 2  chopped apples (with skin left on) 2 chopped bananas Approx  1 litre cold water 1 heaped tsp  blackstrap molasses  (add to the porridge before serving) ...