Who wants Long Covid?
Working in the Dark: Not Tracking Positive Covid Cases Is Reckless — Everything is Connected
New Comic! “Living with Covid” While Clinically Vulnerable: A Real-Life Story — Everything is Connected
A much needed reminder that the pandemic isn’t over and that not all clinically vulnerable people “look sick”. (Sara)
Announcing our newest comic, ‘”Living with Covid” While Clinically Vulnerable: A Real-Life Story’ is now openly available online.
Towards deforestation-free commodities and products in the EU [EU Legislation in Progress] — Epthinktank
Written by Vivienne Halleux (1st edition). On 17 November 2021, the European Commission tabled a legislative proposal aimed at curbing deforestation and forest degradation driven by the expansion of agricultural land used to produce specific commodities, namely cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soya and wood. Following up on a 2020 European Parliament resolution, which called for…
Towards deforestation-free commodities and products in the EU [EU Legislation in Progress] — Epthinktank
WEBINAR – MPDI Land – joint event – Projects UNDERTREES and AGROMIX
2nd Land Webinar
UNDERTREES & AGROMIX EU Research Projects on Agroecology/Agroforestry
The MDPI Journal Land, as well as some members of the European Union research projects UNDERTREES and AGROMIX, are pleased to present this webinar, as an activity of scientific dissemination, in which prestigious experts from all continents will share their research experiences in the fields of Agroecology and Agroforestry.
Prof. Manuel Pulido
University of Extremadura, Spain
Date: 26 May 2021
Time: 2:00 pm CEST
Webinar ID: 889 3588 5958
Webinar Secretariat: land.webinar@mdpi.com
Chair: Prof. Manuel Pulido
Moderator: Prof. Susanne Schnabel
To register, visit https://land-2.sciforum.net/
No Buy Year
I successfully completed a “No Buy January”. What’s this? No Buy doesn’t mean one will not spend any money at all. One can set up their own allowed/not allowed expenses, that can also be allowing x number of items / months, rather than going cold turkey and avoid buying any books at all for a whole year, for example.
My approach is to go 1 No Buy Month at the time and see if I can make it to a whole year. My rules are:
Allowed:
– bills, food, fuel, house cleaning;
– 2 takeaways/month;
– 1 audiobook/month: this also helps me read the books I already have and haven’t read yet 😉
– £100 buffer for emergencies
Not allowed:
– new notebooks and stationery: I have enough already, I need to use them;
– new clothes/shoes: mend and if mending is not possible and the item is definitely not usable anymore then yes, buy a replacement;
– plants: my little balcony is at full capacity. I love my plants, so for now I will focus on taking care of the ones I have and saw a few veggies for the season, but no new plants or seeds are needed, I have enough already.
I generally avoid Amazon. If anything needs to be bought, I look elsewhere first. Another rule of thumb I use is for cleaning supplies: I like to have 1 in use and 1 spare. When the one in use runs out and I start using the spare, I buy 1 to keep as spare. This way I avoid hoarding, but I also avoid the inconvenience of running out of something when I really need it. This is a little thing, but I think it can make one feel less restricted with buying and not like they’re depriving themselves of stuff they actually need.
So far Janaury went well. I didn’t feel restricted and I’ve been much more conscious with my spending, e.g. the 2 takeaways/month. Takeaways can be a bit of a pitfall with lockdowns and working from home. Takeaway deliveries can be so tempting. I do have a few favourite places I would go to if they were open as usual and not just click&collect or delivery. But I’m also trying to eat healthier, while not making the change feel like a punishment. Then, little steps like these seem to help. We’ll see how this goes as the year progresses… I have happily saved quite a bit in Janaury already. I think the contrast is even starker because of the holiday season and the spending for presents etc… it’s easy to get stuck into the spiral of spending. January was a good month and motivated me to keep making progress with the No Buy lifestyle. On to February now 🙂
Have you ever tried a No Buy month? Some do a Low Buy instead. The principles are similar. The bottom line is becoming more concious of our spending habits. The flexibility of setting your own rules for allowed/not allowed expenses is a very good approach, I think, that makes you reflect on what we consider healthy habits or what is causing us stress. Ultimaltely, No Buy or Low Buy lifestyles are not about becoming an ascetic monk. They are about being conscious about what we invest our finances in and focusing on what makes us feel good.
WEBINAR – Silvopastoral systems and ecosystem services
Project Partner INIAP (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias) in Ecuador is organising a webinar on silvopastoral systems and how to improve productivity and ecosystem services on livestock farms.
The webinar takes place on Friday, 20 August.
Times are:
11:00 (Ecuador time)
17:00 (UK time)
18:00 (Brussels time)
To register to this exciting event follow this link: https://bit.ly/2XQRI2c
Or check our Facebook page.
WEBINAR – Sustainable pitahaya production in an agroforestry system — H2020 MSCA-RISE “UNDERTREES”
Project Partner INIAP (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias) in Ecuador is organising a webinar on sustainable pitahaya production in agroforestry systems. The webinar takes place this Friday July 24th. Times are:11:00 (Ecuador time)17:00 (UK time)18:00 (Brussels time) To register to this exciting event follow this link: https://bit.ly/3hbpGFOOr check our Facebook page.
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Going back to the roots – O+ Feature in Innovate
The Organic-PLUS project (O+) was prominently featured in Coventry University’s Innovate Magazine 2020, Issue 21, Page 30-31. A PDF can be downloaded here: Innovate Coventry University (2020) Nr21.
Seed saving during Lockdown
Somehow, this lockdown has turned into an opportunity to rediscover my interest in growing plants. Any plant. Essentially, I just like planting seeds and see if they germinate. This may sound a bit silly, but day after day for the past couple of months I took care of a number of seedlings and seing them […]
Webinar – Fantastic initiative regarding educational allotment gardens
ENCUENTRO WEBINAR CON HUERTOS EDUCATIVOS LATIAMERICANOS — Red de Huertos Urbanos de Madrid
Andrea Star, de la Cooperativa Germinando, una de las mayores expertas en huertos escolares de la Vía Láctea, nos informa de este encuentro interestelar sobre experiencias de huertos escolares en Iberoamérica. Así nos lo cuentan las compis de Germinando: Os invitamos al encuentro virtual con diferentes redes de huertos educativos de Latinoamérica y la Red […]
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Just Sara 