Dean Plejaren
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 | Subject: The Spiritual Evolution Of The Organic Movement  Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:58 am | |
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The roots of the organic movement grew out of the seeds of concern to protect our environment from pollution. In recent years, these organic roots have branched to include some additional features engendering the new phrase "organic or green living".
With organic living, we've been hearing about positive life styles, ethical behavior and social justice. But what really drives our ethical behavior and how we live, whether it's fighting pollution or social injustice? What governs how we view ourselves, our compassion for others or our concerns about our planet? It's our human spirit that determines what we ultimately believe and how we view our world.
A new idea of awakening and improving the human spirit has recently been introduced by several organic companies to complete the evolution of the organic movement in spiritual terms. It was the missing spark that has now ignited into a small but steady flame. Whether it's called positive energy, evolving consciousness or spiritual growth, hopefully this idea will continue to grow like the roots of the organic movement.
Here are two of these spiritual pioneers. Live Life Organics and SpiritMama, both makers of fine organic apparel, also focus on developing our mind or spirit to be more proactive and alive. They identify and encourage the positive qualities in the human spirit such as love, compassion, hope, and courage. One of Live Life Organics positive messages "Do... Dream - It's... Possible" is a spiritual inspiration to "Be... Bold" and improve the quality of our lives and the world around us. SpiritMama speaks to "evolving consciousness through individual awareness", "spiritual growth" and "...waiting for you to manifest your dreams".
The logical extension of this positive thinking, compassionate living and spiritual growth is the ancient and popular practice of yoga. Its various forms include meditation, spiritual evolution and inner peace. Merging spiritual growth, the environment, and organic living, the Green Yoga Association greenyoga.org states"...we must treat all beings, even the elements of nature, with tenderness and respect..." and "...honor and care for the earth as part of yoga." The Green Yoga Association now has 74 Green Yoga Studios from Hawaii to Vermont to Mexico. Green Yoga Association Business Members providing green yoga products and services include Jonano, Prana, Blue Canoe and Live Life Organics.
Organic living today is reaching its ultimate destiny. Again, it's our spirit that governs our thought and actions, from protecting our environment to fighting for social justice. In essence, ultimate success of the organic movement will be achieved when the health of our spirit and planet are in mutual balance and harmony.
Bob Folkart is Vice-President of Live Life Organics, a company devoted to encouraging the living of a passionate life through environmental awareness. Live Life Organics has created a range of organic clothing containing positive inspirational messages, that does not use toxic dyes, and includes a plantable hang tag that grows wild flowers. To view these organic products, go to http://www.livelifeorganics.com.
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Benefits of Hemp
Hemp is one of the most versatile plants known. It can be grown in most climates, is drought resistant, requires little fertiliser, minimal pesticides or herbicides, and has a range of uses. The seeds can be used as food and fodder, and can be processed to produce hemp oil. The stalks provide fibre for textiles, clothing, rope, paper and building products. The bulk of the woody stalks can be used for paper, animal bedding, and plastics. The hemp plant biomass can be used to produce fuel. Anything that trees/timber can be used to produce, hemp can produce and more, including house construction.
This one crop can provide the basics of life – food, shelter, clothing, fuel and medicine. In fact almost anything from 'dynamite to Cellophane' can be made from hemp.
Why use hemp for all these products? There are two main reasons – one ecological, one economic.
Ecological: As a renewable resource from living plants hemp does not contribute to the greenhouse effect. The growing plants absorb as much CO2 as will later be released when oil or other plant matter is burnt. Unlike fossil fuels (oil, coal, gas) or nuclear fuels hemp could supply us with raw materials for thousands of years, without ever changing our climate and without producing waste that remains radioactive for millions of years.
Hemp is a natural plant material that can be grown with little or no herbicides and pesticides, and little fertiliser. Therefore in terms of the agricultural system it is more ecologically sensitive. In paper and textile production, it can be processed without toxic chemicals, whereas alternatives such a cotton or textiles and wood pulp for paper, require large amounts of toxic chemicals.
Because hemp is not a fussy grower and can grow in a wide range of soils and climatic conditions it is ideal for a bioregional approach. It is a bulky crop and does not require high capital technology to process, making it ideal to process locally, increasing local employment and economy, and saving transport costs and pollution.
Economic: Hemp is the number one biomass producer - 10 tons in approximately 90 – 120 days. One acre of hemp will produce as much fibre as 2-3 acres of cotton. One acre of hemp will produce as much paper as 2–4 acres of trees. Hemp clothing, though currently costing more than cotton clothing, will last six times as long, thus making it cheaper in the long run. Used hemp clothing can be recycled in paper production.
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