Microorganism-rich Soil as an Essential Part of the Food Supply
Waking Times Photo: Pixabay Microorganism-rich Soil as an Essential Part of the Food Supply Waking Times Video – Fred Kirschenmann discusses the importance of healthy, microorganism-rich soil as part of a sustainable and safer food supply. Kirschenmann serves as both a Distinguished Fellow at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, and as President of the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He is the author of a book of essays, Cultivating an Ecological Conscience: Essays by a Farmer Philosopher, which track the development of his thoughts over the past 30 years. Please leave a comment, and don’t forget to follow us for more articles and videos on Google+, Twitter, via RSS feed, or by simply subscribing to our newsletter at the end of this page! ...
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By Stanka Vukelić I’ve had a lot of fun while working on that piece. I love it, because of the rich background, lots of texture, very vivid colors, and the perfect message for everyone. It’s so funky!!! The original is a mixed media on wooden panel. Size: 11,8″ x 15,7 (30 x 40 cm). I use acrylic paint, graphite pencils, watersoluble ink pencils, stamps, old book pages, stencils and much more. Announcement: This month I am featured on this beautiful art site http://willowing.ning.com/. This website is a meeting point for many artists and mixed media enthusiasts. It’s led by Tamara Laporte, who is an excellent teacher of the mixed media technique, offering numerous online courses, some of which are complimentary. My works are featured in the Mixed Media Collage Group on FAA. Take a look! http://fineartamerica.com/groups/mixed-media-collage.html I am...
Read MoreRaw dough for pizza or bread
By Stanka Vukelić Many raw pizza and bread recipes, while delicious, are very heavy because of the nuts that are usually being used to make it. This recipe is devoid of any nuts whatsoever! The dough is light on the stomach, tasty, and suitable for everyday consumption. It’s made of zucchini and sprouted buckwheat. Buckwheat, regardless of its name, is not a cereal. It is a fruit seed that is related to rhubarb and sorrel, making it a suitable substitute for grains for people who are sensitive to wheat or other grains that contain gluten proteins. The bread can be used in various ways. We use it for sandwiches, vegetable spreads (as red pepper spread), or for various nut spreads. The dough shaped into a pizza makes it a prefect base for pizza sauces (like spinach sauce). We are...
Read MoreMixed media prints on sale at Fine Art America
By Stanka Vukelić My Internet shop of inspirational mixed media prints is open!!!! For now, I ‘ve uploaded 4 paintings, but every day I put on some more. If you are interested in some mixed media prints as a gift for you or your loved ones; in my beautiful new shop, I offer you a discount code RBZFTB, which you can use when you check out at FineArtAmerica. You can choose among a variety of options in which way you would like the work to be printed and framed. Take a look!...
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