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Recently I was given a bowl of delicious, sweet little treats from a friend whose neighbour is growing them, and I think I ate nearly the whole bowl … I had tasted this little fruit before and wondered “Why haven’t I planted any of these trees already?”The beautiful tree is a Grumichama or Brazilian...Written on 29 April 20121 comment(s) · 165 hits · Read More
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Whether we are just starting out on our ‘green journey’ and learning about issues and alternatives that affect what we buy … or have been actively making conscious choices for some time to change the way we shop, we are – like it or not - all consumers. We are dependent to some degree on external fo...
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Hello Green Journeyers! We are pleased to announce the launch of The Green Blog. It's designed to update subscribers and visitors with topical issues, relevant news and views on sustainability, organic gardening, Permaculture, the environment, local food, how-to practical information and much more...Written on 18 February 20120 comment(s) · 138 hits · Read More
by Zaia Kendall - February 21, 2012
What is happening in the world today and how can people help themselves, each other and the planet, so that the future will look bright again?
I would like to start off by saying how much I love Australia. The people are great, there is a lot of opportunity here for everyone and we have a lot of space and an enormous amount of wealth.
Unfortunately, this also means that people become complacent.
I was born and grew up in Europe and still have family living there. Things are tough in Europe at the moment. Pensions are being cut or will in the near future, people have trouble meeting their expenses (and there are a lot of those in Europe…) and there is a lot of unrest everywhere due to financial instability. Things have started to go downhill in Europe ever since the big crash in 2008, and things are not looking up. No politician wants to say it, but Europe has been in a recession for the past few years, if not in a depression. In the mean time, those wonderful European bankers try plugging every financial hole with a bigger one. The truth is, there is no money, and the sooner people face that fact, the smaller the next crash will be. As it is now, the wool is being pulled over people’s eyes by financial institutions slowing the crash down with money that doesn’t exist.
So where does that leave us? Let’s look at what else is happening at the moment.
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