9th October 2022
I was introduced to a lovely idea yesterday to help us grow more aware of the natural environment in which we live. It simply involves chalking up a label on the pavement wherever you find a wild plant growing.
Category: Counting On …
Reflections and actions during COP26 and going on
Counting on …day 342
8th October 2022
If you’re not too precious about house work, you may find you helping biodiversity. This cobweb underneath a picture is home to a nursery of teeny tiny spiders – they are the very small dots. You can see mum to the left.
Counting on …. Day 340
6th October 2022
According to Chatham House ‘a 15% reduction in pig and chicken consumption across the EU would have nullified the global grain shortage caused by the War in Ukraine.’ Eating less meat and dairy produce reduces demand for grain and other animal fodder, allowing production to be redirected to feeding people.
Aubergine with almonds
Chopped a couple of cloves of garlic and half an onion. Fry together with a chopped carrot and an aubergine, allowing the ingredients to cook and soften.
Add 50g of chopped or roughly ground Spanish almonds.
Add a little miso sauce, a little tahini and enough water to bind into a sauce.
Meanwhile cook some pasta and (separately) fry a couple of portobello mushrooms.
This serves 2.
Counting on …day 329
5th October 2022
The RSPB has a new bird food made from insects. “This protein-rich suet alternative is made from calci worms, which is another name for black soldier fly larvae…creating a high-protein feed that is closer to the natural diet of wild birds..”
It sounds so logical! But does it also reflect the scarcity of insect life in our gardens?
Counting on …day 328
4th October 2022
Today is the feast of St Francis, patron saint of ecology. Like the writers of the Old Testament and Jesus, Francis understood the innate connectedness that humanity shares with the rest of creation. It is a connectedness created by God. When we live in harmony we worship God; when we live in disharmony we grieve God.
Counting on …day 327
3rd October 2022
“Help create the People’s Plan for Nature by sharing your thoughts about the future of nature in the UK. What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?”
Join the conversation and share your views as part of a nationwide initiative organised by WWF, the National Trust and the RSPB. Use the link below.
Our insights will help resource the planned People’s Assembly which is to tasked with producing the People’s Plan for Nature by the spring of 2023.
Counting on … day 326
2nd October 2022
As creation-tide comes to an end, let’s make sure that praying for the well being of creation in all its variations remains an ongoing habit. You might like to follow Green Christian’s prayer diary – https://greenchristian.org.uk/resources/prayer-guide/
Counting on ….day 325
1st October 2022
According to the Woodlands Trust there are more than half a million miles of
hedgerow in the UK. Hedgerows are important for biodiversity providing a habitat for various wild plants, birds, small mammals, insects and beetles. Hedges in towns are as those in rural areas. Down the road one house has a thick privet hedge which is always full of the chirping of sparrows. If you haven’t got room for a hedge you might consider creating a dead hedge which will provide shelter for various wild creatures.
Counting on … day 324
30th September 2022
Autumn is a good time to plant trees. If you have space why not choose one for
your garden – not all tree are big and fruit trees produce an edible reward too!
Brogdale in Kent holds the National Fruit Collection and has over 4000 varieties of fruit trees including apples, pears, quinces, plums , cherries and cobnuts – including many heritage varieties.
Counting on …day 323
29th September 2022
In a follow up to Loss and Damage Action day last week, there is a petition you can sign asking your MP to sign an early day motion on this matter and urging positive action in the run up to COP27, which is now only 6 weeks away.
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