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Seasonal & Bioregion Strategies / Re: Phenology (aka Natural Observations)
« on: June 16, 2009, 01:56:04 AM »
Salmonberries! 
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Rewild Camps, Events & Meet-ups / Re: Feral Futures Rewilding/Anti-Civ Gathering in Colorado
« on: May 20, 2009, 08:59:30 PM »
If anyone in the Seattle area is going, please PM me. I need a ride! We could drive in shifts to get there faster (I'm estimating 22 hours non-stop?).
I can leave on May 24 and come back on the 27th or 28th. (Yeah, only 2-3 days at the gathering, but I can't get more time off from my job.)
If that matches your travel plans, let me know, and I'll help with gas/snacks.
I can leave on May 24 and come back on the 27th or 28th. (Yeah, only 2-3 days at the gathering, but I can't get more time off from my job.)
If that matches your travel plans, let me know, and I'll help with gas/snacks.
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Health, Healing & Movement / Re: Body Rewilding through Taichi and Bagua
« on: May 18, 2009, 06:34:35 PM »
I don't have much experience with martial arts, but even so I enjoyed reading those stories. Pretty awesome!
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Flora Food & Medicine / Re: arctic plants
« on: May 18, 2009, 12:45:46 PM »
When I am taking a walk I feel so tempted to snack on the dandelions, but then I realize that they're right next to the road and probably covered with pollution. 
I would eat them if they came from a sufficiently large park though!
I would eat them if they came from a sufficiently large park though!
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Flora Food & Medicine / Re: arctic plants
« on: May 17, 2009, 08:51:31 PM »
I just found out that the entire dandelion plant, flowers and all, is a digestive aid.
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Flora Food & Medicine / Dandelions
« on: May 17, 2009, 08:34:41 PM »
Saw this viddy for a dandelion/vinegar infusion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nau4j3v879s&feature=channel_page
(Basically, you fill a jar with the yellow blossoms and cover them with vinegar, ready in a few weeks.)
(Basically, you fill a jar with the yellow blossoms and cover them with vinegar, ready in a few weeks.)
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Shelter / Rewilding Architecture
« on: April 20, 2009, 04:47:49 PM »jhereg, right on, but architecture is about building and sculpting stuff. Asking folks to be mindful is probably outside my discipline.
Well, I'm going to make a pretty generalized statment here and say that any kind of architecture which makes/serves money isn't going to be very mindful.
But there are architects/landscape architects who have found ways to work with the local ecosystem instead of against it. There is, of course, the long precedent of construction methods of indigenous people. There are also professional modern architects who design pre-fabricated homes that are non-toxic to the earth and which require little to no energy inputs (they can be used completely off the grid). And the landscape architects who designed the project at my college let the place itself do most of the "designing" for them.
This would be a good topic for a separate thread. I'm going to move some of our posts into a new thread and get a conversation going outside of the Introductions page.
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Shelter / Rewilding Architecture
« on: April 17, 2009, 01:06:47 AM »
How about habitat restoration as a form of landscape architecture? For example, my alma mater built some new residences a few years ago, and instead of leveling the earth and planting a lawn around them, they kept the slope of the terrain intact and re-introduced prairie grasses native to MN.
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Flora Food & Medicine / Re: arctic plants
« on: April 13, 2009, 01:18:27 AM »
Hi Niko,
The fats of meat (lipids) are broken down by bile, which is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. The bile breaks down the lipids and they can be digested/absorbed and turned into energy, instead of remaining in the intestines. There are some foods which stimulate the production of bile.
For example, I know that artichokes (leaves and stems) stimulate bile, but I don't know if you can grow them in Germany in a sustainable manner. Maybe in a permaculture garden, but it depends on the climate, I don't know...
I was curious, so I did some research and I found out that artichokes contain something called Cynarin, and that is what stimulates bile production. Artichokes are the only food that contains cynarin!
I looked to see if there are any other foods that stimulate bile production. Here is what I found:
From http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/liver-foods.shtml:
"Drinking freshly squeezed lemon juice in a cup of boiled water first thing in the morning helps to cleanse the liver and promote detoxification. It also stimulates bile production, cleanses the stomach and bowel and stimulates a bowel motion."
And you're in luck!! From the same website:
"Bitter leafy salad greens (dandelion, chicory, endive, rocket[arugula]).
The bitterness of these foods helps to stimulate bile flow within the liver."
Some native "weeds" are a perfect nutritional complement to meat!
Other foods/herbs that help with bile:
From http://www.diagnose-me.com/glossary/G534.html:
Beet tops
Black radish roots (used traditionally in Europe)
Dandelion roots (not only the leaves)
Ginger
Goldenseal
Oregon grape root
Milk thistle
Yarrow
One more interesting fact that I learned from Wikipedia:
Because bile breaks down fats, the gallbladders of animals contain bile that is useful for adding to soaps and removing stains from clothing.
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Wow, thank you! I learned a lot.
The fats of meat (lipids) are broken down by bile, which is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. The bile breaks down the lipids and they can be digested/absorbed and turned into energy, instead of remaining in the intestines. There are some foods which stimulate the production of bile.
For example, I know that artichokes (leaves and stems) stimulate bile, but I don't know if you can grow them in Germany in a sustainable manner. Maybe in a permaculture garden, but it depends on the climate, I don't know...
I was curious, so I did some research and I found out that artichokes contain something called Cynarin, and that is what stimulates bile production. Artichokes are the only food that contains cynarin!
I looked to see if there are any other foods that stimulate bile production. Here is what I found:
From http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/liver-foods.shtml:
"Drinking freshly squeezed lemon juice in a cup of boiled water first thing in the morning helps to cleanse the liver and promote detoxification. It also stimulates bile production, cleanses the stomach and bowel and stimulates a bowel motion."
And you're in luck!! From the same website:
"Bitter leafy salad greens (dandelion, chicory, endive, rocket[arugula]).
The bitterness of these foods helps to stimulate bile flow within the liver."
Some native "weeds" are a perfect nutritional complement to meat!
Other foods/herbs that help with bile:
From http://www.diagnose-me.com/glossary/G534.html:
Beet tops
Black radish roots (used traditionally in Europe)
Dandelion roots (not only the leaves)
Ginger
Goldenseal
Oregon grape root
Milk thistle
Yarrow
One more interesting fact that I learned from Wikipedia:
Because bile breaks down fats, the gallbladders of animals contain bile that is useful for adding to soaps and removing stains from clothing.
------------
Wow, thank you! I learned a lot.
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Grief & Praise / Re: "Burning Man Gets Torched"
« on: April 04, 2009, 10:32:55 AM »
Burning Man... bleh. I agree, I am wary about the "culture" surrounding an annual event, sounds like gimmickry to me (although I've seen one picture of some really great sculpture/artwork displayed at BM). I've never felt compelled to go, even though some people keep telling me I would love it (I think they base that notion on the premise that everyone who "goes against the grain," so to speak, needs to be lumped together into one unified drug-induced pathetic excuse for community). Willem, remember the "totalitarian anarchist" marching band? ...Burning Man all the way.
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Health, Healing & Movement / Re: vomiting
« on: April 04, 2009, 01:16:27 AM »
Vomiting is generally very helpful... if your body wants to vomit, it is sending you a very clear, very important, message. NOT vomiting would be dangerous. (Is it really possible to stop yourself from vomiting once you start?)
But if you think you are vomiting too often, and if frequent vomiting is stressing your body, you might want to think about the *cause*. You can get rid of the cause.
--Is it something you're eating again and again?
--Is it emotional in nature? (There are times in my life when I've almost vomited when I have felt extremely heavy emotional/mental stress.)
--Is it a reaction to something? (My dad gags every time he flosses his teeth.)
But if you think you are vomiting too often, and if frequent vomiting is stressing your body, you might want to think about the *cause*. You can get rid of the cause.
--Is it something you're eating again and again?
--Is it emotional in nature? (There are times in my life when I've almost vomited when I have felt extremely heavy emotional/mental stress.)
--Is it a reaction to something? (My dad gags every time he flosses his teeth.)
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Music, Art & Creativity / Re: Music / Songs
« on: April 04, 2009, 01:08:13 AM »
aw, I kinda liked your first translation.
