Sweat Lodge Earth
We are part of the living Earth, Gaia, going through historic change. This time of transition to a new age has been described in Hopi prophecy as The Great Purification. With the greenhouse effect, Earth is sweating.
We have been cutting down the forests for thousands of years. The deserts that exist now are almost entirely human-made. The Fertile Crescent now has vast areas of desert.
When a person has a fever, that heat and sweat serves to purify the body of some bacteria and viruses. Similarly, Earth at rising temps is serving to rid it of species no longer needed for this new age we're going into. Many animals and plants are going extinct now. Many people are dying too. Some scientists are predicting human extinction, but I don't think that's gonna happen. And, even if it's true, that's no excuse to stop working for a better future for life in general.
Given the likelihood of continuing rising average temperatures, some urban farmers are valuing the shade given by nearby plants. What may look like an overgrown and messy garden may actually be a permaculture site, a thoughtful attempt to allow Nature more decision-making leeway to decide what plants to grow where.
Big changes are coming to Everybody's Garden. We will be making it much neater. Volunteer help is always welcome. We have a new composter now to replace the improvised ones I've been using. And I'm campaigning for support to build a much larger enclosed compost bioreactor which would safely process organic material faster and without any laborious turning necessary. We've envisioned a picket fence, grape arbor, new bench and picnic table, and walkway made of paving stones, and an area under the shade of the trees to sit. We had chickens at our first garden, which was on Ladora Way; we're thinking of having a chicken run in the back part of Everybody's.
Convinced as I am that the Universe is being run by some Intelligence with a plan, I am not engulfed in discouragement at all the disasters, conflicts, and suffering on the planet. With the right attitude we can work together to make things better, a Heaven on Earth even. The catastrophes are coupled with greater communication and cooperation possible. And new ideas and inventions.
Jim McCue
composter and biotech researcher 412-880-7237
http://bioeverything.blogspot.com
We have been cutting down the forests for thousands of years. The deserts that exist now are almost entirely human-made. The Fertile Crescent now has vast areas of desert.
When a person has a fever, that heat and sweat serves to purify the body of some bacteria and viruses. Similarly, Earth at rising temps is serving to rid it of species no longer needed for this new age we're going into. Many animals and plants are going extinct now. Many people are dying too. Some scientists are predicting human extinction, but I don't think that's gonna happen. And, even if it's true, that's no excuse to stop working for a better future for life in general.
Given the likelihood of continuing rising average temperatures, some urban farmers are valuing the shade given by nearby plants. What may look like an overgrown and messy garden may actually be a permaculture site, a thoughtful attempt to allow Nature more decision-making leeway to decide what plants to grow where.
Big changes are coming to Everybody's Garden. We will be making it much neater. Volunteer help is always welcome. We have a new composter now to replace the improvised ones I've been using. And I'm campaigning for support to build a much larger enclosed compost bioreactor which would safely process organic material faster and without any laborious turning necessary. We've envisioned a picket fence, grape arbor, new bench and picnic table, and walkway made of paving stones, and an area under the shade of the trees to sit. We had chickens at our first garden, which was on Ladora Way; we're thinking of having a chicken run in the back part of Everybody's.
Convinced as I am that the Universe is being run by some Intelligence with a plan, I am not engulfed in discouragement at all the disasters, conflicts, and suffering on the planet. With the right attitude we can work together to make things better, a Heaven on Earth even. The catastrophes are coupled with greater communication and cooperation possible. And new ideas and inventions.
Jim McCue
composter and biotech researcher 412-880-7237
http://bioeverything.blogspot.com
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