Good news about the Environment, for once!

Good news about the Environment for Green Grove Thursday…

read all about greenhouses gas emissions that are lower than in 1990 at
http://www.planetark.com/enviro-news/avantgo/68792

The Healing Power of Pets (video)

Here’s a heartwarming video about the power of animals in the healing process:
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/4-heart-warming-examples-of-the-healing-power-of-animals-video.html

Help Uplift Poor Women on International Women’s Day

If you’d like to, and are able to, help the poorest women in the world, go to: https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/internationalWomensDay

Word for the day…put that in your pipe and smoke it!

This word stumped me while I was playing Scrabble, so I’ll share it:

“Estrone is an estrogenic hormone secreted by the ovary as well as adipose tissue. Estrone is one of several natural estrogens, which also include estriol and estradiol. Estrone is the least abundant of the three hormones; estradiol is present almost always in the reproductive female body, and estriol is abundant primarily during pregnancy.” (from Wikipedia)

Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

As always, feel free to add your own crazy, hazy, silly, new or weird words to this thread.

GOOD NEWS about JOBS and the environment

One of the biggest worldwide problems in the environment today is the scarcity of clean water supply, something that affects every living being on this planet. The good news is that the Water for Jobs website reports that an investment of 1 billion dollars will create 28,500 sustainable jobs per year and rebuild our water infrastructure. For more info on this exciting development, go to:
http://www.waterforjobs.org/?zbrandid=434&zidType=CH&zid=6972207&zsubscriberId=331685936&zbdom=http://www.informz.net

Word for the day…if you’re hungry, eat like a Hungarian

Goulash (Hungarian: gulyás) is a soup or stew of meat, noodles and vegetables (especially potato), seasoned with paprika and other spices. Originating in Hungary, goulash is also a popular meal in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine and some regions of Italy.

Etymology: The name originates from the Hungarian gulyás, pronounced yuja. The word gulya means ‘herd of cattle’ in Hungarian, and gulyás means ‘herdsman’. The word gulyás originally meant only “herdsman,” but over time the dish became gulyáshús (goulash meat) – that is to say, a meat dish which was prepared by herdsmen.

To read the entire fascinating history of this stew/soup, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulash

Good news about our rivers!!!

For Green Grove Thursday, I’m bringing you some GOOD NEWS about our environment, particularly about our rivers!

“Over the last two years, the Hoback River in western Wyoming has climbed from #7 to #5 in our America’s Most Endangered Rivers® report due to the threat of industrial-scale gas drilling in its headwaters.

In October 2012, the Hoback exited the list the right way – by being saved.  At an October 5 news conference in Jackson, the Trust for Public Land announced that it has entered into an agreement with Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP) to purchase oil and gas leases on 58,000 acres of environmentally sensitive land located at the headwaters of the Hoback River. Once the transaction is completed, the leases will be retired, protecting the land from fracking and other forms of oil and gas drilling.”

For the rest of the article, go to: 
http://www.americanrivers.org/newsroom/blog/sbosse-20121005-victory-on-the-hoback.html

PS. The picture is not one of the Hoback River (I don’t have one), it’s of a river in Maastrict, The Netherlands!

My homemade cranberry sauce recipe for the holidays…….

My homemade cranberry sauce recipe for the holidays…….

I use three bags of fresh cranberries washed and rinsed, add fruit juice to about 1 inch below the top of the big pot I make it in, add a couple handfuls of nuts, sometimes a handful of raisins, shred some fresh orange rind in it, add a bunch of cinnamon and brown sugar and honey to it and then let it come to a low boil.

I then stir and boil it some more, making sure to squish or “pop” all the cranberries as it’s brewing. Keep adding sugar until it tastes semi-sweet (don’t want it to be too sweet), and then let it cool. Mine comes out kinda slushy, not in jellied form, like the canned cranberry sauce, but everyone in my family raves about it. Can be served with traditional turkey dinner, delish with ham and served over waffles and pancakes too!

Hugs, Diane T. and furfamily

New Balance Shoes in Pasadena CA

I’ve been struggling with plantar fasciitis in my right foot for over a year and I’ve seen a podiatrist, chiropractor, masseuse and Reiki therapist, but to little avail. I did all the recommended therapy, including stretching my calves, wearing a “soft boot” to stretch my foot, cold packs and massage, but was still in a lot of pain.

Then last weekend my husband suggested we try New Balance Shoes on Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena. We were lucky enough to have Cesar as our sales associate, and he carefully measured both my feet, finding that one foot is slightly larger than the other. He also did a diagnostic test to see where the pain and hotspots occur, and found my right foot was over pronating (turning in) causing my entire leg to be out of balance.

After assessing  my condition, he suggested several pairs of walking shoes, and when I tried one pair on, I felt an immediate relief of the pain in my right leg and foot. The shoes have done much to correct the position of my feet while walking, and the absence of excruciating pain is both a relief and a blessing.

Cesar’s attentive, knowledgeable care in helping me choose the correct pair of shoes has resulted in much less daily pain when I walk and stand. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to you if you’re in the market for new shoes!

Mother Earth News Fair held Sept 21-23 in Pennsylvania

Here’s our Green Grove news flash for this weekend…

Meet the contributors, editors and readers of Mother Earth News magazine face-to-face to learn new wiser living skills in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, at their 3rd annual Fair which will be held Sept. 21- 23rd. Join them for a fun, workshop-filled weekend!

 

For more information, go to:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/fair