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The Greatest Canadians You (Probably) Don’t Know About

By Joshua Ostroff

New lists of greatest Canadians roll out pretty regularly but almost always with the same old names — more specifically, the same old straight, white, male names. Folks like Tommy Douglas, Lester Pearson, and John A. MacDonald were undeniably pivotal to the development of Canada, but our country is called a mosaic for a reason.

There have also been many minority activists, leaders and other groundbreakers who don’t have the recognition that they, too, deserve. Some may be better known locally, but all have contributed to the building of our great nation.

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t is so much easier on the beekeeper and so much easier on the bees.I posted earlier about a FANTASTIC new beehive system that allows folks to harvest honey without opening a hive or destroying the honeycombs. It’s easier on beekeepers (especially those of us who do it as a hobby), and WAY less stressful for the bees! The creators just opened their Indiegogo Campaign a few hours ago, to raise the funds needed to start producing the “Flow Frames” and boxes necessary to spread these beautiful hives around. Of their $70k goal, they have managed to raise (as of this posting) $850,000, and I am literally refreshing and watching that number continue to climb. AMAZING.

I really, really hope this takes off and becomes standard issue, so if you can find a way to support them (either with further donations or by spreading the news), please do. Our world’s bees need all the help they can get.

#Bees Honey

Go get yourself some #BackyardChickens #Hens #Roosters Make sure to check your local bylaws to see if it's permitted.

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Off gird wash machine. Super simple and easy to make. Low budget. #WashMachine #OffGrid #DIY #Sustainability

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This is how #Canada is dealing with GMO's right now. Do you feel it's good enough? Should they be doing more or less? Do you want to eat #GMO food? The choice should be yours, but is not right now and seems like there is no big push to change it either.

#GMO #Food #Canada

How To Build The Ultimate #Compost Bin

#Compost bin #Composting

Water filter made from a tree branch. Make your own! #WaterFilter #TreeBranch

#Water filter #Tree Branch

Some Basics in Superfoods

Top 10 #Superfoods in Wolfe’s Book

#Gogi Berry's: top in TCM for thousands of years, complete protein, polysaccharides

#Hempseed: complete protein, perfect ratio of Omega 3-6-9, digestive friendly

#Maca: ancient mayan root powder: known for adaptogenic and aphrodisiac properties

#Cacao: in its raw form- super high nutritional value- cacao has feel good properties

AFA Super Blue-Green Algae, Marine Phytoplankton, Spirulina- ‘why fish are healthy’

Coconuts- Mother natures milk: its water and lipids have incredible human qualities

Aloe Vera- Essene and Eqyptian Secret of Mortality (David Wolfe)

Bee Hive Products (raw honey, pollen, royal jelly, propolis)- ridiculously healthy

Supporting Cast and Honorable Mentions in Wolfe’s SuperFoods book:

Acai: omega 3-6-9, high ORAC, low GI, mineral / vit rich, plant sterols

Camu Camu Berry: highest Vit C of any plant, used as anti-depressant

Chlorella: highest known chlorophyll content, 60% pure digestible protein

Incan / Golden Berries: complete protein, promotes intestinal health, immune system bldg

Kelp- iodine for thyroid, fucose for immune system

Noni- antioxidant, polysaccharides, immune building, anti-microbial/fungal

Yacon Root- ultimate low GI/GL sweetener, worlds richest source of FOS (prebiotic)

#Superfoods #Goji #Hempseeds #Coconuts

Happy Mother's Day to all! #MothersDay2014 #HMD2014

#Mother's Day #HMD #HMD2014

How to #milk a #goat.

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Critical Items For #Survival #Shelters

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Happy Cinco de Mayo. For those that don't know about it click the link.

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#Cinco de Mayo

Hand making #Butter Things you'll need: 1 - one quart mason jar & lid 2 - one pint mason jars 500 ml of 35% whipping cream 200 ml cold clean water Salt (optional) One clean dish for butter #Cream can be left out for 12 hours. This will allow it to separate easier and gives flavour to your butter. Pour cream into one quart jar and screw lid on then shake. After a couple of minutes of shaking you should have whipped cream. Now the jar is becoming hard to shake. Soon after the butter will "break" from the buttermilk. Strain buttermilk into one pint jar. Pour cold water into butter and shake for a minute. Pour off water into second one pint jar. This is watered down buttermilk. It can be added to your buttermilk to complete a recipe. If you like salt now is the time to add it. Flavour to your liking. Shake again. This will also help persevere your butter. Put butter in dish. Refrigerate for one week or freeze for six months. Like us on Facebook https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1421824198078168 Follow us on Twitter @elementsurban http://www.twitter.com/elementsurban

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New Transparent Thin Film #Solar Material Could Turn #Windows into Solar #Power #Generators

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Top 5 Food Preserving Methods

Method 1 – Canning

Canning is a good way to preserve things that have been cooked. For example, people like to stew tomatoes and then can them. They then use them instead of canned tomatoes when making things like pasta sauce and soups. Other common things to can include vegetables like corn, peas, and beets as well as pickled vegetables, jams, and preserves.

Method 2 – Freezing

There is an art to freezing things effectively. You may can things like meat, cheese, fruit, and vegetables. Plus, there are varying methods. For example, some people claim that you should blanch the vegetable in boiling water (with or without sauce) before placing in the proper packaging. Others say you don’t need to do that. The proper container also makes a big difference.

Method 3 – Drying

Drying is when you take something and dry it out under favorable conditions. This includes things like herbs, prepared foods like beef jerky, and fruit. For example, dried apple rings can be quite tasty and a way to extend the apple harvests a little further. However, you can dry pretty much any type of fruit.

However, bear in mind that the proper conditions need to be in place so that the dried food doesn’t dry out improperly. When you are first getting started, make sure you determine what you need to do for the foods you want to dry. Freeze drying is also another method but it is considered an offshoot of drying.

Method 4 – Vacuum Packing

This is also another good way to preserve things so that they stay extra fresh. You can vacuum pack things like prepared foods, dried meat or jerky, and freshly milled flower. In fact, there is very little that can’t benefit from vacuum packing. Make sure you buy an effective machine for it and follow the package instructions.

Method 5 – Smoking

Smoking your food is another great example of a food preservation method. One of the greatest benefits is that it can help you extend the shelf life of many meats. Not only that, but it tastes delicious. Smoked salmon, for example, is considered a delicacy.

Once you start using a smoker, you will notice a huge difference in the way your meat tastes. Besides, this is one of the most popular ways to serve bacon. If you raise pigs, for example, this is a particular thing to consider, especially if you really love the flavor.

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If you don't know or have forgotten your #rights as a #Canadian #citizen here it is.

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