fábulas sustentáveis

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.  Henry David Thoreau Harvester: The California Urchin Diver Experience from Highliner Studios on Vimeo . Urchins are simple animals one can take from the sea. They growth fast and have established populations. The fishery...or the harvest!?...is selective and has no side effects on the ecosystem. The fishermen, those special kind of people, are the last hunters we can afford. And sushi is not just about fish!

The sheep are the most sociable animal in the farm.   They are the sheep number 1, number 2, number 3 and sheep number 4 :)  I enjoy so much their company.  They have always something to say.  They seem happy and they are around all the day, eating and talking. At night, when I close the gate, they are usually inside, cosy and sleepy.  But sometimes they were outside for some reason that we don't know.  It feels that something is going on, maybe a  party ! Apart from friendship...they can also give you wool and meat. I definitely will miss these fellows when I will leave the farm!

Interesting combination between bankruptcy and fisheries! Here more about the WWF campaign. And here you can find the Portuguese petition with the same purpose. Sign it now!!!

Physicist Vandana Shiva *, in a video launching the global Seed Freedom Campaign , calls this ownership of entire new species a form of slavery, and calls upon farmers and consumers to fight the privatisation of the genetic commons.  Could it be that she is being naive? Facing the spectre of world hunger amid continued population growth, maybe we will have to let go of our sentimental attachment to traditional farmers saving seeds, and transition to high-tech agriculture so that we can improve yields per hectare.  After all, we cannot clear much more cropland at the expense of forests and wetlands.  And to finance the enormous long-term investment necessary to engineer high-yielding, drought-resistant, pest-resistant varieties, don't we need to enforce a strong system of patents?  This position seems reasonable, but it is fraught with assumptions that collapse under close scrutiny.  First and foremost is the notion that we need chemical pesticides, h...

 1. Mushrooms! *  There still some mushrooms in the forest. But the weather is getting colder and they will not survive to the frost. 2. Salad! I have learned with T., a friend that stayed with us for some days, how to use wild plants. He made this salad. They are everywhere and  this  one it is easy to recognize. One big difference is that they can have a bitter taste. 3. Sun-set! * If you are a PhD student and you don't know how to finish your thesis, just go outside and pick up mushrooms. The world stops, you start to see colors, sounds, soil and you want to find more and more mushrooms. Then you came home happy. You have yellow things to eat in the dinner. And the PhD thesis is the last thing you want to think again. 

A beautiful  documentary  about the beautiful Sado estuary. A major wetland of Portugal. Separated from the ocean by extensive dunes from the peninsula of Tróia, the estuary provides exceptional conditions for wildlife, especially aquatic birds. ...I wish I could also fly back home, and reach my fellows in the wildlife, between the sky and the ocean. But it's not yet my migration season. Soon it will come. I just need to find my way and follow the sun light, the stars and the coastline.

First decide what tree. It is a wild cherry . Then choose the location.  It may depend on the needs of the tree, the space you have, and the function you want for that tree. Dig. As deep you dig, as different soils you find, and worms and stones. Add rich soil and compost. Make a fertile and comfortable ground. Ask help for experts. They know important tips. Put everything in the same place again.  Rocky blocks can help to warm the ground. They concentrate the sun energy. Finalize with love. Hopefully it is all what a tree needs. Wait. And it will be fruitful next spring. *  There are three things every person should do in his or her life ...  p lant a tree,  write a book and  have a child... from   Jose Marti , a  poet and writer who led the Cuban independence movement . The first one it's done!