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Elephant Journal has provided us with a link to a wonderful talk by…

I interviewed Lauris Vidal the other day here in sunny Florida.

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Astroflash Monthly Horoscope for January

by Flash Silvermoon

Happy New Year All! OK here we are 2012, the year touted and hyped by many to be everything form the end of the world to the date of Divine Intervention and absolute levitation. The truth…

Think Differently!

Day 1: 

Feel. Try this: Have a glass of warm water when you wake up rather than your usual cuppa…

Evan tells us about the Church of Holy Colors, Gainesville, FL - do you have art/creativity to share? Check out the Art Zoo, Music Zoo, Writing Zoo, Poetry Zoo, and more here on Zoobird. 

Yep, our friend Charlie can swing that axe - share your favorite moments in Zoobird's Music Zoo!

Big, big time off road biking south of Boulder, CO. Good for heart. Good for soul. Food for the mind. Plus, a load of fun!

Check out this and the dozen or so related videos on Ethnobotany! These were recorded in the Pisgah Nat'l Forest in North…

Decent passes of the Space Station over Gainesville Thursday night: The space station will appear over the northwest horizon at 6:34pm, reach about two-thirds up the southwest sky at 6:37pm, and then disappear over the south-southeastern horizon at 6:40pm.

(photo by Michael…

This is from Madhur Jeffries amazing cookbook. If you've never tried Saag Alloo, you gotta do it! It's so good and a nice twist on things you'll probably find very nearby. Got a favorite recipe on your mind? Ease the weight, share it here on…

This is my favorite photo from 2011. Otters frolicking at Alexander Spring in Florida. Tough choice! Alexander Spring is an incredibly nice camping spot. This was on a full moon weekend. We canoed in the moonlight, cooked over an open fire. It doesn't get any better than Alexander Spring, but it's worth trying!

What are your favorite photos and times from last year?…

One of my thrills being back in Gainesville after three years is my return to the McRorie Community Garden on SW 4^th Ave. I planted it early this fall with the help of a friend who maintained it while I was away. I’m so impressed about how productive it quickly became with very large broccoli heads, prolific and large collard leaves, salad greens galore and other veggies.

            Something came to mind about gardening that I hadn’t quite felt before: How gardening is a…

What's Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist, up to these days? Tune into Swampcast, a podcast from the Swamp, and find out.

One of my favorite places is the Dudley Historic Farm in Alachua County, Florida. It's so beautiful!

The farm is preserved and looks just like it did years ago when we lived in a more self-sufficient world. You can see in the picture above that the home is surrounded by gardens. There, even today, you'll see live crops of veggies…

Chi Gung is a form of exercise that I learned about here in Seaside, OR at the Seaside Hostel. Trung, the instructor, said Chi Gung is the alphabet, Tai Chi is the language. Nice!

According to Wired, many studies have shown that banana peels can repeatedly filter water (up to 11 washes) "by absorbing toxins, especially heavy metals in industrial waste like lead, copper, cadmium, and chromium." (Photo from Wikipedia)

Info from Wired magazine, "Three Smart Things About Banana Peels", page 50,…