Personally, I support many aspects of the #idlenomore movement. For my friends abroad, “The Vision of IDLE NO MORE (in Canada) revolves around Indigenous Ways of Knowing rooted in Indigenous Sovereignty to protect water, air, land and all creation for future generations.” http://idlenomore.ca/
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November 14, 2012
Back on the farm the miracle of autumn is spectacular…The crisp cold air, exploding colours everywhere, the harvesting of our own food, the playfulness of the animals and the smell of the soil underfoot.
The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer and resurrector, by which disease passes into health, age into youth, death into life. Without proper care for it we can have no community, because without proper care for it we can have no life. – Wendell Berry
“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.” ― Masanobu Fukuoka
I prefer to leave the city and spend time on this farm whenever we can. Doing chores from morning to night, experiencing a true heritage farm lifestyle. As I wrote in one of my previous posts “farm life is hard work yet there’s something essential about growing your own food. Getting back into rhythm with the earth and animals that sustain you.”
Why do I love spending time on a farm? I love to watch and nurture the crops & plants. I love to live in the presence of the animals. I love working outdoors. I love watching the weather. I love the independence that farm life provides.
Food performance surveys show that a majority of food shoppers are willing to pay more for food grown locally on small family farms. Follow that up with consumer buying habits and we will change the tradition of farming in North America.
September 29, 2012
Experiencing the life of a farmer at my friend’s heritage farm. Sustainable living and ethical farming is hard work. Yet there’s something essential about growing your own food. Getting back into rhythm with the earth and animals that sustain you.
Adopt food sustainability as a lifestyle. Grow your own urban vegetable garden. Eat whole, raw and natural foods. Reduce your consumption of fast and overly processed foods. It you’re on a plant and animal diet source out free range, pasture raised/grain fed meats from your local farmers.
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In many communities food resources go furthest when people produce their own food near to where it is consumed.Taking it globally, hunger-relief organizations provide assistance not in the form of cans of food, but in technology, education and programs that teach sustainable farming.
I hope you enjoyed the photos.
April 7, 2012
Nature-based tourism is a fundamental driver of the viability of some communities in Newfoundland and Labrador. Given the importance of whale watching as an attractor of visitors to the province, whale conservation is a key ingredient in the policies that promote tourism in the province.
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Puffins
Photographer/Author: John Zeus
March 20, 2012
On a cold wintry day I took these photos while collecting farm fresh eggs in the hen house.
Heritage breeds are some of the breeds of chicken that have neared extinction due to commercial farming which does not favour their characteristics. Commercial chickens are very far away from natural. These Heritage chickens are wonderfully natural and interesting to look at. Lack of demand has led to dangerously low numbers due to lack of breeding. Over the years, North Americans have moved from family flocks to commercial poultry. The convenience factor has resulted in many chicken breeds nearing extinction.
Extinction of a breed would mean the irrevocable loss of the genetic resources and options it embodies.
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There is a need to ensure the future of agriculture through the genetic conservation and promotion of endangered breeds of livestock and poultry. – John Zeus
March 17, 2012
Description: Photos, March 11, 2012 || A day at the Toronto Zoo hosting friends from Minneapolis. Emily, Barb, Michael and John.
Media Source: Visual: Photos by John Zeus | Audio: Song: Artist: Karl Wolf “Africa” Other Sounds: John Zeus
LYRICS “Africa” by Karl Wolf
it’s gonna take alot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
[culture man speaks]
It’s gonna take alot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
And as i’m walking through the subway
All i feel is everybody’s piercing eyes [piercing eyes]
I’m following the footsteps all i can imagine is that i’m a guy
You never know maybe she’s afraid
And everything around her is so damn fake
I feel like that we’ve met before
Hurry boy she’s waiting
It’s gonna take alot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I blessed the rains down in africa
We’re take some time to do the thing we never had
The sun is rising on east side and every former life is waking us
The feeling of sacloga makes you wanna dream away of fall in love
She drags you in not afraid
Everything is heels like bait
What wrong with you don’t let her go
Hurry boy it’s waiting
It’s gonna take alot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I blessed the rains down in africa
We’re take some time to do the thing we never had
Doobara doobara doobra doobara doobara
Doobara doobara doobaba boorr boobaba
Dodo dood adooro orooda dooroo dobara
Doobara doobara doobara baabaabaa
Hurry boy it’s waiting there for you
It’s gonna take alot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I blessed the rains down in africa
I blessed the rains down in africa
I blessed the rains down in africa
I blessed the rains down in africa
We’re take some time to do the thing we never had
[culture man speaks]
So sing with me
Now sing with me
This is africa
This is africa
February 6, 2012
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January 24, 2012
It was a dark foggy misty afternoon in Vancouver. I was done with my meetings and had the remainder of the afternoon off. Wanting to connect with the synergy of this beautiful place I hiked up to Grouse Mountain. After a while there was a clearing in the fog, to my surprise I had stumbled upon a habitat for orphaned Grizzly bears. Click on a thumbnail to access the gallery, enjoy the photos…
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January 13, 2013
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