"More people die from unsafe water than from all forms of violence, including war. These deaths are an affront to our common humanity, and undermine the efforts of many countries to achieve their development potential." -Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General, United Nations

My Hero Is Werner Erhard and I have been following how is work is impacting innovation in sustainable living. One of the organizations that was born out of his work is The Hunger Project. I have written…

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m planning on creating something simple first of all the garden ida is a very great idea and what i plan doing is to go to all the old people in my community whereas i would go to they houses every 2days and check on the gardens for them which will be a tomato and mielies which could result in a long term project and when they need money for certain things…

My nephew Alex is one of my heroes - He is being the change we want to see! Alex graduated from the San Francisco Art Intitute and is an incredibly talented artist -

He works tirelessly for Greenpeace - making a difference for the planet & it's inhabitants

He's travelled the world and made friends ~ He really cares about…

A warm breeze drifts through my little garden retreat, the pergola illuminated by moonlight and solar orbs

and scented with honeysuckle, jasmine and datura. I sit in the place of honor, dressed in cotton and silk, dyed violet with the juice of bluberries. . . I am 66 years old today, and content that the cottage I have loved for over thirty years is a sustainable, living legacy I can leave to my granddaughters.

Who would have thought you could do so much with so little?…

As my Act 3 innovation, I am going to build and implement a solar powered drip irrigation system using:

PV Solar Panel (12V)

12V Deep cycle solar/marine battery

12V Pump

Tubing to carry the water

I already have a rain barrel to use as the main water tank to store rainwater runoff from my roof and plan to implement a greywater tank as well. The…

I had my first meeting regarding the Vineyard Community Garden. I met with the director of the Highpoint Community Center, a community leader who is interested in spearheading the fund drive, and the pastor of the Vineyard Church. It was simply incredible. Armed, with information that I gained during my Evoke learning, and the willingness to allow things to unfold as they would, I walked away with agreement and a go-ahead to put together a development plan - and permission to…

I met Wallace Minto, a visionary innovator in 1978. I was fortunate to actually see the Minto Wheel working prototype and listened to Wally explain the principles behind it. I have never forgotten this brilliant, humble man who wanted to share his inventions with mankind.

The Minto Wheel is not a new idea. This simple yet clever heat engine was first presented to the public by Popular Science, Scientific American, Mother Jones, and other sources back in the 1970's. Simply…

Today I:

Went strawberry picking at a farm in Myaaka City, Florida

YUMMY!

And then, I wrote a letter to the Judge who is over Little John's case. He is the young man my husband and I took care of while his father was gravely ill. I wrote about him in this blog:…

It is March in 2020 and I am hosting the Vineyard Community Garden's Annual Spring Planting Dinner. There are over 50 people in attendance and all of them have grown with this project, in knowledge and in Spirit! The project started out with three women who had a dream to transform their community through a micro-enterprise centered around a community garden project. When we started, we knew little about sustainable gardening and had no resources to speak of. With every step in the building…

Excellent overview and analysis:

There is ample proof that large gains can be made in the fight against hunger, poverty and disease. Contrary to what sometimes seems like a never-ending stream of bad news, the situation appears much more positive once we step back to gain a broader perspective. Since 1980, the percentage of people in the developing world living in extreme poverty has fallen from one in two to one in four. A cursory look…

This is a great, thorough article on sustainable gardening - one of the best I've come across. I know that there have been many looking for "beginner's insight" and this writing is so succinct and engaging that I am just linking it instead of reiterating it! I've bookmarked it as a sort of Evoke manifesto on sustainable business models - Good stuff!

Biodynamic methods offer great hope for healing the earth and for the future of…

Morning Star Fishermen is a brilliant example of the Evoke Power of sustainability from my neck of the woods. I believe that their example provides both local insight and an incredible opportunity to other Agents in the Evoke network!

They are a nonprofit organization that was formed in 1993 by Hans Geissler and his wife, Sigrid. They bring in people from Central America to teach them sustainable methods of raising Tilapia, but more than…

I have come across a site that offers a wealth of information as well as heirloom, open pollinated seed at very reasonable prices. It's one of the best sites I've found so far:

http://www.abceeds.com/Grandpa_s_Gardening_Tips_s/32.htm

I think I will send them an email and let them know avout Urgent Evoke!

Agent Ayala Sherbow sent round a blog post by Thinkwell Ndhlovu suggesting this as a good opportunity to collaborate:

http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/abundance-agricultural-project

Here is some information I found on the RUAF site:

Urban agriculture in…

OK - NOW begins the Alchemy. . . I just received an unsolicited (out of the blue) phone call from Margo Adams at Highpoint Community Center, who wants to talk to me about Urban Gardening. . . she was sitting in a room with a person named "Mary" who is already aware of the "sack garden" concept. If you have read my DREAM1 blog http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/what-if , you will know why this is so incredible! 'Elle, the…

Open Source Seed Banks?

"As technology brings us closer to one another it becomes more obvious that compassion as a catalyst for exercising love is the single most important characteristic to be nurtured by any society. It is the trait of harmonious coexistence, preventing and stopping war and bloodshed, helping the poor and broken, mending dispute and also spiritual insight. It is the responsibility of all in society who work with shaping people to promote and strengthen…

To make yogurt cheese, simply line a colander or sieve with approximately eight layers of cheesecloth (or an unbleached coffee filter) Set the colander over a bowl, and scoop plain organic yogurt into the cheesecloth. Make sure the whey dripping off is relatively thin and clear. If it’s thick and white, you are losing too much “curd” and do not have sufficient layers of cheesecloth.

Allow one cup of yogurt for every one-third cup of yogurt cheese; half to two thirds of the…