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Saturday, 3 May 2008
Our Community Garden
Watering in the first salads & seedlings
For my husband Tom and I one of the most important issues to tackle the ‘peak oil’ issue is local food- “we live opposite a huge Asda- but are committed to shopping local! So we avoid Asda and buy from our local shops- the fruit and veg shop, the health food shop for things such as milk, veggie sausages, loo roll etc and the local bakery for bread and such, we also have an organic box delivery. People always ask if its more expensive and to be honest I’ve found I spend less (I’ve been ‘non-supermarket shopping’ for 5 years now) as I don’t buy ‘special offer’ extras and I’m not tempted by rows and rows of stuff that I don’t need!” We are now taking their commitment to local food up a level, by starting a community food garden. We approached the council about a piece of ‘wasteland’ next door to their home, which was being used as a dumping ground for old mattresses, bike bits, bags of rubbish etc. We found out the land was owned by a local Housing Association, and after putting forward a proposal and design, the Housing Association have now granted them permission to use the land for a community garden. “Its better than an allotment, as its near by, there are no waiting lists and we are all (neighbours and Transition group friends) working together, so lessening the work load” Rachael told us. With no funding, We set to work with some funding requests, and were awarded a start-up grant of £250 from the Housing Association which was used to clear the site, buy tools and a new gate. We have also received £50 from the Action Earth Fund which paid for some yummy food for the BBQ at the recent garden ‘action day’ (where volunteers cleared up the site and began planting). 
Rachael building the new gate
We have planted in fruit trees and bushes, potatoes, onions and have lots of salad stuff waiting to be planed in to the raised beds which are next on the ‘to do’ list. 
Tom plants the first apple tree
“The focus is very much about community building and growing food- we see this as the most important response to peak oil and global warming- we need to start sharing resources and helping one another!” 
The land before the community garden
Posted by angel-healing
at 4:17 PM BST
Thursday, 1 May 2008
issues of food...
A freind sent me this email today....it is rather alarming. Is this the way we wish to go in deciding what we eat and/or the way we wish to assist humanity?
"On March 11 a new documentary was aired on French television. It is a documentary most Americans will never see, explaining how the gigantic biotech corporation Monsanto is threatening to destroy the agricultural biodiversity which has served mankind for thousands of years?
For millennia, farmers have saved seeds from season to season. But when Monsanto developed GM seeds that would resist its own herbicide, Roundup, Monsanto patented the seeds. For nearly all of its history the United States Patent and Trademark Office refused to grant patents on seeds, viewing them as life-forms with too many variables to be patented. But in 1980 the U.S. Supreme Court allowed for seed patents in a five-to-four decision, laying the groundwork for a handful of corporations to begin taking control of the world’s food supply.
Since the 1980s, Monsanto has become the world leader in genetic modification of seeds and has won 674 biotechnology patents, more than any other company. Farmers who buy Monsanto’s Roundup Ready seeds are required to sign an agreement promising not to save the seed produced after each harvest for re-planting, or to sell the seed to other farmers. This means that farmers must buy new seed every year.
Monsanto puts pressure on farmers, farmers’ co-ops, seed dealers, and anyone else it suspects may have infringed its patents of genetically modified seeds.
To do this, Monsanto relies on a shadowy army of private investigators and agents. They secretly videotape and photograph farmers, store owners, and co-ops. They infiltrate community meetings. They gather information from informants about farming activities.
Some Monsanto agents pretend to be surveyors. Others confront farmers on their land and try to pressure them to sign papers giving Monsanto access to their private records. Farmers call them the “seed police” and use words such as “Gestapo” and “Mafia” to describe their tactics." "Foodstuffs that are showing on food labels, low levels of sugar and/or sodium(salt), may be using a different ingredient.
The company, Senomyx, may be responsible for the sodium and sugar levels falling in various grocery items. It is possible they may be putting chemicals into our food right now, without telling us and without our realisation. The law -at least in the United States -says they don’t have to!
It appears Senomyx has contracted with Kraft, Nestle, Coca Cola, and Campbell Soup to put a chemical in foods that masks bitter flavours by turning off bitter flavour receptors on your tongue. How convenient!The companies can then reduce sugar and sodium levels by approximately half without affecting the flavour.
These chemical compounds are not required to be listed separately on food labels; they are grouped into the general category we read on labels of artificial flavours and companies will not say which foods contain this chemical.
Senomyx was able to obtain the United States FDA approval and a “generally recognised as safe” classification from the Flavour and Extract Manufacturers Association. Approval was given in less than a year and a half, based on a safety study of rats conducted for just 3 months.
Food items that are most likely to contain these new chemicals include soups, juices (fruit and vegetable), ice cream and sauces." This news is not new as you can see by the date below so how long have we been ingesting this stuff in the UK?
From Business Week On Line:
March 28, 2005 >Sweet Or Salty With Senomyx (http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_13/b3926149_mz027.htm) "Each compound, [Robin Manners West of New Mexico's State Investment Council] says, works on a different flavour, so foodmakers can calculate how much to cut back on sugar, salt, or monosodium glutamate. On Mar. 3 two of Senomyx' enhancers got approval from the Flavour & Extract Manufacturers Assn., typically endorsed by the Food & Drug Administration, which dubbed them 'generally regarded safe.' These are the only approvals Senomyx needs." (Emphasis added) © Copyright Dr. Joseph Mercola, 2008. All Rights Reserved. This content may be copied in full, as long as copyright, contact, and creation information is given, only if used only in a not-for-profit format. If possible, I would also appreciate an endorsement and encouragement to subscribe to the newsletter. If any other use is desired, written permission is required. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/current.aspx
Posted by angel-healing
at 9:21 PM BST
Your Daily Affirmations
Your Daily Affirmations for the
first week of May, 2008 Thursday, May 1, 2008
God is my true life. It cannot be otherwise. God leads me; God trails me; God holds me in the arms of spiritual love. I have a mission. I have a spiritual mandate, and this is to bring the best of myself, my thoughts and my actions as my gifts to life. Friday, May 2, 2008
God is my true life. It cannot be otherwise. God leads me; God trails me; God holds me in the arms of spiritual love. I willingly release all pain to the presence of God for healing. Saturday, May 3, 2008
God is my true life. It cannot be otherwise. God leads me; God trails me; God holds me in the arms of spiritual love. I say enough of wasting precious energy over past mistakes. I accept every necessary forgiveness and step willingly into the stream of God. Sunday, May 4, 2008
God is my true life. It cannot be otherwise. God leads me; God trails me; God holds me in the arms of spiritual love. Joy is my birthright. Monday, May 5, 2008
God is my true life. It cannot be otherwise. God leads me; God trails me; God holds me in the arms of spiritual love. Every day I accept myself as an unfolding, spiritual being. I secure my spiritual anchor through loving practices that support and nourish me. I am equipped to live fully and lovingly. Tuesday, May 6, 2008
God is my true life. It cannot be otherwise. God leads me; God trails me; God holds me in the arms of spiritual love. I use all of my mentality in my divine contacts. Using clear thinking, I accept God’s action in my life. Wednesday, May 7, 2008
God is my true life. It cannot be otherwise. God leads me; God trails me; God holds me in the arms of spiritual love. I let my heart be open to divine wonders.
Posted by angel-healing
at 7:37 AM BST
Sunday, 27 April 2008
Red Tent Day plus full programme
Mood:
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Topic: Schedule- shares etc
Calling all women young and old! Red Tent Day Sunday 4th May 11-4pm drop in any time Boiling Wells Project, St Werburghs (down Boiling Wells lane, through the tunnel and right! No Parking on Boiling Wells Lane) | 
Why have a red tent day? To create a sense of fun around menstruation, to encourage women to take charge of their menstrual and reproductive health, to create greater visibility of menstruation, to enhance honesty about menstruation in our relationships… | Join us as we connect with women world wide who are putting up red tents and moon lodges to honour our womanhood and our cycles and access support in healthy choices around contraception, bleeding and birth. Bring books, altar items, candles, herb teas, food to share, wear red! There will be a red tent/moon lodge space to sit, be, talk, ask questions, share stories….the day will end with a simple ceremony. | Some therapies will be happening in the barn (for a small donation) and we will be joined in the Red Tent by some Women’s Health Advocates; Nicho Wooding trainee midwife, Anita Bennet- intelligent contraception and infertility, Dominique Sakoilsky- menstruation and birth, Angela Bosanquet local herbalist | 
| Celebrating as part of ‘Menstrual Monday’…an initiative started a few years ago in the US. Hosted by Rachael Hertogs, creator of Moon Times washable pads and facilitator of Wise Women’s Workshops. | for more information , to help out or offer therapies contact Rachael info@rachaelhertogs.co.uk For info on Moon Times Pads see www.moontimes.co.uk | Red Tent Day Programme of events: Sunday 4th May 11-4pm | 11 am decorating the moon lodge | 
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| 12pm joined by Nicho Wooding trainee midwife - offering a space to share about choices about ante natal care in the NHS | 12pm herb walk with Angela Bosanquet- local herbalist | 1pm joined by Anita Bennet-offering a space to share about intelligent contraception and infertility | 2pm joined by Dominique Sakoilsky- offering a space to share about menstruation and birth | 3pm quiet time in the Red Tent | 
| 3.45pm closing ceremony | Therapies will be happening throughout the day in the barn Suggested donation of £5 for tasters and £10 for half hour treatments Alexander Technique, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Massage, Healthy Eating and more… |
Posted by angel-healing
at 9:24 AM BST
Updated: Sunday, 27 April 2008 9:41 AM BST
Saturday, 26 April 2008
If there is any kindness I can show
If there is any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow human being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.
-William Penn
Posted by angel-healing
at 10:32 AM BST
Thursday, 24 April 2008
The Wisdom of the Universe
| The Wisdom of the Universe | | | All human beings are born with all the wisdom of the universe imprinted on their soul. It is in the DNA of everything. Indeed, "DNA" could very well be used as an acronym for Divine Natural Awareness.
Every living thing has this natural awareness built in. It is part of the system. It is part of the process that you call Life. This is why, when people are confronted with great wisdom, it often sounds so familiar to them. They agree with it almost at once. There is no argument. There is only a remembering. It is part of their Divine Natural Awareness. It is said to be "in their DNA." It feels like, "Ah, yes, of course." |
Home With God
Neale Donald Walsch
Page 5 |
Posted by angel-healing
at 7:23 AM BST
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Daily Affirmations
Your Daily Affirmations for the
last nine days of April, 2008 Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Today I enjoy safe and natural truthfulness with myself and others. Releasing any need to hide out, I shine before the world as a fully expressed me. Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Today I manage my needs and wants, all the details of my life, according to the larger vision I have created for myself. Thursday, April 24, 2008
Today I give of all that I am, and easily receive from the resulting flow of good. Without hesitation I spring to the certainty that those I encounter are beloved manifestations of the God-life. Friday, April 25, 2008
Today I choose to be a place of peace in thought, word and deed. My peace is an active and dynamic thing, seeking common ground and understanding with my companion godlings while standing in the values I hold true. Saturday, April 26, 2008
Today I consciously assume my divine destiny, which is to be fully who I am, expressing through my heart’s affinities. Sunday, April 27, 2008
Today I position myself under an absolute cascade of health, harmony, abundance and joy, wide open to wonderful treasures. Monday, April 28, 2008
Today I am swept up in ideas too large to contain, thrilling me with their endless possibilities, from the tiniest particle to the greatest star. Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Today the all exults in and through me, reveling in its own creation. I jump in as I open to my connection to all life, as our roots and tendrils intertwine. Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Today an ancient fire is rekindled in me. I draw upon this feeling and fan it into something tangible and continual in my life today.
Posted by angel-healing
at 10:35 AM BST
Friday, 11 April 2008
Buddha Nature Day
http://www.shingonbuddhisttemple.com/index.htm Buddha Nature Day on the Saturday 26th April 10am to 4pm cost £30 includes light lunch. We have still to determine exact agenda but it will be something along these lines; 10am; in Temple space with Tenka san investigating our deep uncomscious colour and form of our compassion through painting/pastels etc 11am; T break 11.10am; sumerise and clear space ready for next session with Tenjo sensei 11.30am; Tenjo sensei and compassion in Buddhism 12.30pm; Lunch 1.30pm; Tenjo 2.30pm; T break 2.40pm; forest walk with Tenjo & Tenka san weather permitting 3.50pm; Temple meditation 4pm; finish this could change slightly, however we will send up to date agenda as soon as it is finalised. If you are interested in taking the workshop please let us know as we only have a few places left!
Posted by angel-healing
at 10:22 AM BST
Thursday, 10 April 2008
We Are All God's Messengers
| We Are All God's Messengers | | | You are all my messengers. Every one of you.
You are all sending a message to life about life through your own life, lived.
The question is not, "Are you a messenger?" The question is, "What is the message you are sending?" |
Home With God
Neale Donald Walsch
Pages 166-167 |
Posted by angel-healing
at 11:43 AM BST
Red Tent Day
Calling all women young and old! Red Tent Day Sunday 4th May 11-4pm drop in any time Boiling Wells Project, St Werburghs (down Boiling Wells lane, through the tunnel and right! No Parking on Boiling Wells Lane) Join us as we connect with women world wide who are putting up red tents and moon lodges to honour our womanhood and our cycles! Bring books, altar items, candles, herb teas, food to share, wear red! There will be a red tent/moon lodge space to sit, be, talk, ask questions, share stories….the day will end with a simple ceremony. Why have a red tent day? To create a sense of fun around menstruation, to encourage women to take charge of their menstrual and reproductive health, to create greater visibility of menstruation, to enhance honesty about menstruation in our relationships… Some therapies will be happening in the barn (for a small donation) and we will be joined in the Red Tent by some Women’s Health Advocates. Celebrating as part of ‘Menstrual Monday’…an initiative started a few years ago in the US. Hosted by Rachael Hertogs, creator of Moon Times washable pads and facilitator of Wise Women’s Workshops. for more information , to help out or offer therapies contact Rachael info@rachaelhertogs.co.uk For info on Moon Times Pads see www.moontimes.co.uk
Posted by angel-healing
at 11:40 AM BST
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