Saturday, August 17, 2013

The Dangers of Modern Farming Practices to Our Future Generations.

Life is absolutely not sustainable as we are living it in these so called modern times. It's clear to me that modern life has little thought for the damage it is causing for our future.

Peak oil has arrived and will make food all the time more expensive, since we are dependent on oil for it's production.
Water sources are being polluted & privatised and our crops are being systematically & irreversibly patented whilst being genetically modified.

As our bodies are living tissue with bacteria as an integral part of them, foods grown in dead soil with use of toxic chemicals, pesticides & herbicides are constantly making us weaker & more disease prone as we consume them during our lifetimes.
If we care enough to leave this earth in a good way for future generations I believe the best way forward is to share knowledge and aim to plant seeds of true sustainability in each of us. To help one another and inspire change through knowledge is important.

If we can each successfully introduce Permaculture principles & what these represent to 10 people in our lifetimes & they go on to do the same & so on... Only then there is a chance that our grandchildren's grandchildren will be healthy and happy young people.
Without keeping this possibility as a focus, I for one would feel I've failed my children & their future generations in sharing what I have learnt through creating sustainable examples they can continue.

Like most parents I dearly love my children more than anything in this world and want to provide not just the best for them, but share important knowledge and wisdom gained through experiences of life.

I'd like to share these two thought provoking videos which I feel are very worthwhile watching to anybody that cares.
Because without knowledge, we're powerless to make changes for the better.

The Silence of the bees. A documentary study of colony collapse disorder - a food problem facing each and every one of us, as a result of modern farming & chemical agriculture practices:



Seeds of Death. This is quite a shocking film, but contains a lot of information to explain what is in GMO foods.
GMO in Japan is likely to increase in future, as it appears Prime Minister Abe is moving forward with having Japan be a part of TPP.

There will be NO GMO for our family & those we can persuade to be vigilant of what they eat - if we can help it:

2 comments:

  1. Miguel, Kyle here. Great meeting you last weekend. I look forward to keeping in touch. You might find the following of interest. The Japan Minka Revival Association's annual conference will be held in Chiba on October 26-27. There is a pre-conference gathering on September 23. I'm sure JMRA would be interested in seeing how you've renovated your home.
    Look forward to hearing from you,
    Kyle
    ■9/23開催 千葉/シンポジウム「房総民家の魅力再発見!!」
     主催:民家フォーラム千葉2013実行委員会

    10月26、27日に開催予定の「民家フォーラム千葉2013」に向けたプレイベント
    第5弾は、千葉の民家を30年にわたって調査し、描き続けている道塚元嘉さん
    と、民家の学校の前校長大沢匠さんをお招きし、房総民家の魅力を語り合うシ
    ンポジウムです。
    また、現在千葉県内で行っている「蔵移築・再生プロジェクト」のリーダー、
    田中隆義氏による講演「滅び行く大工道具 私たちは間に合うのか」も追加決
    定しました。
    地産地消の代名詞・民家の良さを見つめ直し、魅力について考えてみませんか。
    ご家族、ご友人、お仲間を誘い、ぜひ足をお運びください。

    【日時】9月23日(祝)13:00開場 13:30開演 16:00終了予定
    【場所】千葉大学けやき会館(千葉市稲毛区弥生1-33 千葉大学西千葉キャン
    パス構内)
    【交通】JR西千葉駅北口 徒歩7分、京成電鉄みどり台駅 徒歩7分
    【内容】「房総民家の見方・楽しみ方」
    道塚元嘉氏…元千葉市建築部長。現榎本建築設計事務所参与。著書に『房総民
    家紀行』『房総民家歳時記』など。
    大沢匠氏…JMRA正会員。O設計室所長。民家の学校前校長。
    【資料代】1,000円、学生500円 現地にて集金
    【定員】300名
    【締切日】9月20日(金)定員に達し次第締切
    【申込先】氏名、住所、電話番号、携帯電話番号、ファクス番号、Eメールアド
    レス、JMRA会員番号をご明記のうえ、本部事務局(FAX:03-5216-3542または
    E-mail:info@minka.jp )までお申込みください。


    ■10/26-27開催 民家フォーラム千葉2013

    今年で16回目となる民家フォーラムは、「民家の魅力 再発見!!」をテーマに
    千葉県で開催します。房総の民家を集めた屋外型体験博物館「房総のむら」を
    会場にして、場内各所でイベントがおこなわれます。中でも目を引くのは、今
    回のフォーラムのために千葉県内から移築した本物の”蔵”です。この蔵の上
    棟と曳家実演は見逃せません。懇親会場は、門前町の成田、オプショナルツア
    ーは、重伝建地区の佐原です。みなさまお誘いあわせのうえ、ぜひ千葉におい
    で下さい!

    お申込み方法や詳細は、協会ホームページをご覧ください。
    http://www.minka.or.jp/news/2013/10/2013-37c8.html

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  2. Thanks Kyle! Unfortunately I already have plans for that weekend - made a long time ago, but I would love to go another time. I'll ask my wife to look into this. Hope to see you again soon!

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