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Here We Have Some Interesting Stories For Those Who Love To Hear A Story AND Some Interesting INFO Posts As Well For Those With An Enquiring Mind.

Published on Leave a comment on Bakers Revive Ancient Grains And Wheat From Australian Genebank To Produce Better Bread

THIS IS A REALLY GREAT STORY. I CAME ACCROSS IT SOME TIME AGO AND AGAIN ON MY MOBILE, SO THIS TIME I'M SHARING IT, SO YOU CAN ENJOY IT TOO. TO ME, IT IS ONE OF THOSE 'EVERGREENS' THAT CAN BE ENJOYED AT ANY TIME - SO INTERESTING, I FOUND IT AND YOU WILL TOO. I'VE JUST COMMENCED MAKING HOMEMADE BREAD WITH SPELT AND KHORASAN FLOUR TWO WEEKS AGO AND IT'S REALLY NICE - SO HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS, UNLIKE MODERN WHEAT WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE.

By Kerry Staight Landline 2018  

In the middle of a vineyard at Langhorne Creek in South Australia is an unusual sight in a territory known for its red wine — a patch of unfamiliar mixed grains.

The trial plot is home to 15 varieties of old wheat and ancient grains.

It was planted by local bakers Emily Salkeld and Chris Duffy, who are on a mission to add more flavour to bread.

"We were interested to see whether there was something that could perform really well in our fields, but we could bring it into the bakery and see what kind of wildness can be there in those flavours," Ms Salkeld said.…

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Published on 2 Comments on A Beddown Charity Operation Transforming Carparks At Night – Bedding For Homeless

By Pippa Bradshaw – A Current Affair

A Queensland charity that transforms unused spaces into pop-up accommodation for homeless people has been overwhelmed by community support after being shown on Current Affairs.

Beddown was created by Norm McGillivray, born from his own heartache after his father died while living rough on the streets of London.

For the past eight weeks, Beddown has transformed a Brisbane CBD car park into a pop up shelter every night.

Operation Beddown Charity At Night For Homeless In Australia

As the corporate workers leave, an army of volunteers move in, setting up beds for those who don't have a home.

The initiative gives some of the most vulnerable in the community a place to eat, have a hot shower and eat.

"Every night we bring in services such as doctors, nurses, dentists, social workers, new clothes, food and beverages, that looks to restore dignity, respect, self-esteem and confidence back to our guests," Mr McGillivray said.

The trial ended on Sunday morning after eight weeks in operation.

But since the Beddown story went to air on A Current Affair last week, Mr McGillivray said he's been overwhelmed with support, with nearly $40,000 being raised for the charity.…

Published on Leave a comment on Outdoor Activities For Kids: Like Some Ideas? Read Some Of These!

By Natalie: A Mum and registered Dietitian with a Passion to help Parents Create a Home Environment where they can Raise Healthy Kids!

Lots Of Ideas For Children's Play Outdoors.
See What You Find!

When the weather is nice, it should be easy to get your kids to go outside to play. Right? But kids can be surprisingly reluctant to skip out the door for playtime. It hasn’t always been like this!

Many kids in the upcoming generation are replacing outdoor play with indoor, sedentary activities like iPad games, texting, or social media. They’re also more involved in knowledge-based downtime like homework and studying than kids from past generations.

How Do Kids Benefit From Outdoor Play?

Studies have shown that kids who spend more time outside might be happier and more relaxed. Time outdoors can even improve short-term memory, concentration and cognitive skills. (It’s almost like nature makes us smarter… amazing!)

It’s Up to Us To Facilitate Outdoor Play

There’s a REAL need for active, outdoor play. Now more than ever. The more outdoor activities you can encourage and facilitate for your kids, the more they’ll reap the physical and emotional benefits of such play.…

Published on Leave a comment on California Communities Learn To Become Self-Sufficient With Mini Gardens

By Virgilio Marin

I LIKE THIS STORY, IT SPEAKS ABOUT MORE THINGS THAN YOU WOULD EXPECT. THE VISIONARY CONCEPTS HERE ARE REALLY INSPIRING.........YOU SHOULD READ ABOUT HOW THEY IMPLIMENTED THINGS. THEY DIDN'T JUST GIVE PEOPLE A BOX OF SMALL SEEDLINGS. AND YOU SHOULD READ ABOUT WHAT THEY DO WITH FRUIT TREES. YES, THE PEOPLE WHO RUN THIS CO-OP ARE GENEROUS KIND VISIONARIES. WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS KIND OF THING WIDESPREAD - MAYBE IN SOME COMMUNITIES IN AUSTRALIA. WELL DONE!

Cooperation Humboldt, a transition initiative in Humboldt County in California, is providing mini-gardens for free to help communities in the state’s North Coast become self-sufficient and achieve food independence.

The organization initially provided free lawn conversions but decided to shift its focus later on. Tamara McFarland, a leader within the cooperation, was concerned that the lawn conversion project failed to reach individuals who would benefit the most from growing their own food. Most of the people applying for lawn conversions were long-term renters and homeowners with a stable income and the privilege of starting a backyard garden.

When the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit, the organization became even more motivated to move away from its lawn-conversion model, which required a number of volunteers working side-by-side for long stretches of time.…

Published on Leave a comment on Just For Being Nice – Some Micro Stories!

By Janet Vargas - Owner Of This Website

IT'S REALLY GOOD WHEN SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING NICE HEY? IT REALLY MAKES YOUR DAY. A WORLD WITH IMPATIENCE AND SELFISH PURSUITS MAKES SOME PEOPLE'S GESTURES AND ACTS OF KINDNESS OR CONSIDERATION TAKE ON A CONTRAST THAT SHINES BRIGHTLY - IT'S A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE, SOMETIMES ONE THAT IS REMEMBERED FOR DAYS OR WEEKS OR EVEN OCASSIONALY THROUGH THE YEARS. QUITE OFTEN WHEN OUT AND ABOUT, I LIKE TO GIVE FREE SMILES AWAY AND SAY SOMETHING CHEERY WHATEVER, TO MAKE SOMEONE'S DAY A LITTLE BRIGHTER. IT SOMETIMES GIVES YOU A LIFT AS WELL AS THE OTHER PERSON AND HAS THE ABILTY TO TRANSFORM SOMEONE'S COUNTENANCE - YOU MUST TRY IT SOMETIMES.

1. There was a couple in their mid 40s holding hands as they were leisurely walking walking towards the entrance in a Shopping Centre. They were about to cross the walkway together, noticed me coming with my trolley.......they parted hands and separated to let me me go across the walkway first. There was time for me to wait for them.

2. A driver had just been impatient and inconvenienced me one day, and as I entered the Aldis Carpark, there were two parking spots available.…

Published on Leave a comment on Oh The Joy: USA Farmer Grows 2 Million Sunflowers To Make People Happy!

THEY SAY AMERICANS LIKE TO DO THINGS IN A BIG WAY, AYE? WELL YOU MUST READ ABOUT WHAT THIS STRAWBERRY FARMER IN WISCONSIN DID LAST YEAR WHEN PEOPLE COULDN'T GO OUT MUCH DURING THE PANDEMIC. IT BROUGHT SMILES TO EVERYONE'S FACES - EVEN THOSE WHO WERE TOO FAR TO COME. I'VE OFTEN SAID PLACES ARE FROM A TO B IN ADELAIDE, A TO G IN OTHER STATES, AND A TO Z IN AMERICA. THIS DID NOT STOP PEOPLE TRAVELLING FROM MANY CITIES NEAR AND FAR. SOME FOLK HAVE A WAY OF "CHEERING PEOPLE UP" AND THIS STRAWBERRY FARMER IS ONE OF THEM - WHAT A NICE THING TO DO, SUCH A KIND GESTURE!

'Everyone Is So Happy'

Scott Thompson wakes up each day to a field decorated with more than two million blooming sunflowers.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with a dark cloud looming over the world, the Wisconsin farmer decided it was time to breathe joy into 2020.

So, he planted millions of the vibrant yellow flowers on his strawberry fields.

"As the season went on, the pandemic never went anywhere ... and we thought people might be looking for something to do, and what a great way to social distance and ...…

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Published on 2 Comments on The Importance Of Green Spaces And Their Practical Applications – Researched

GREEN SPACE IS A TERM USED FOR GARDENS, PARKS AND NATURE SETTINGS THAT ARE PLANNED OR INTRODUCED IN CITY AND SUBURBAN AREAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS, WORKERS AND VISITORS AND ENHANCING DEVELOPMENTS. THEY PROVE TO BE BENEFICIAL FOR HEALTH, MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. THE THERAPUETIC BENEFITS CAN EVEN BE EXPERIENCED PHYSICALLY AS WELL. EVEN THE YOUTH BENEFIT BEHAVORALLY WHEN THERE IS GREEN SPACE IN THEIR AREA. LAND DEVELOPERS ARE NOW CONSIDERING MORE GREEN SPACE IN NEW DEVELOPMENT AREAS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED YEARS AGO AND IS NOW BEING CORRECTED. GARDENS AND NATURE IS SOMETHING THAT IS NECESSARY IN OUR LIVES AND WE CAN ALL BENEFIT BY SPENDING SOME TIME OUTDOORS.

Gardening For Health: A Regular Dose Of Gardening

By Richard Thompson – Royal College Of Physicians UK

There is anxiety that the NHS cannot cope now and in the future with the health needs of an increasing and ageing population. It is also realised that pharmaceutical drugs are increasingly expensive and are not always as effective as they appear in the results of early, enthusiastically reported, clinical trials. Drugs are also prescribed at the cost of side effects, which are a leading cause of admissions to hospitals, particularly for the elderly, who are poorly represented in trials.…

Published on Leave a comment on 30 Ways To Brighten The Coming Months – See How Many You Did Not Think Of

By Janet Vargas - Owner Of This Website

WE CAN USE THIS TIME TO ADD VALUE TO OUR LIVES RATHER THAN LETTING THE QUALITY DIMINISH. HEY? WHEN WE ARE WORKING MORE, WE WISH WE HAD MORE TIME TO SPEND AT HOME - WE CAN TURN THIS TIME INTO SOMETHING POSITIVE - WE COULD USE THIS TIME TO DEVELOP NEW INTERESTS, WHATEVER.

Enjoy The Little Things - There Are So Many Of Them!!!

Start the day with a grateful heart. In the day or evening
Think of…. and Engage in these....

Nice things from the day or week before (no matter how small, it’s the little things that make up life).

Something you are looking forward to.

The advantages there are to having more time available.

Maybe learning something new over YouTube Videos (a new skill or hobby).

Ways you can make the coming weeks happy ones instead of sad.

Ways you can make your rooms nicer or inviting so you actually like being home.

How many negative thoughts you can change.

A negative thought pattern you can exchange for a better one.

Things you can feel glad about instead of sad.…

Published on Leave a comment on Glamping: Staying Overnight In The World’s Best Airport – Singapore – Wow!

By Emma Cooke

HAVE A LOOK WHAT I FOUND ON THE Traveller.Com.Au WEBSITE!

We used to think we knew travel: a trip in a plane or on a train to some far flung destination, to flop on a beach or eat a smorgasbord of delicacies. Then COVID hit and suddenly travel as the world knew it changed. Destinations closed off and flights ground to a halt.

Instead of sinking into the mire, the travel industry has this year focused on adapting and getting creative – with aviation being no exception. Airlines and airports, faced with a lack of places to go to, have instead come up with an ever more creative array of travel experiences that can still go ahead within the confines of this year's pandemic.

The latest of these new ways of letting customers soak up the aviation experience comes from Singapore's Changi airport, which has been named best in the world for eight consecutive years. The airport is allowing visitors to 'glamp' within its retail wing.

Glamping In Singapore's Airport - 5th Floor

Before you imagine a tent set up next to a few duty free outlets, remember that Changi airport is unlike most other airports: along with the usual shops and restaurants, there's the longest indoor waterfall in the world and a forest surrounded by 900 trees and 60,000 shrubs.…

Published on Leave a comment on Two Disadvantaged Girls Find New Lives After Goodness And Generosity Were Shown.

HERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT STORIES OF YOUNG WOMEN WHO HAD THINGS REALLY HARD IN THEIR UPBRINGING AND THEIR LIVES HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED BY KIND, GENEROUS AND CARING PEOPLE THEY CAME INTO CONTACT WITH. IT'S A STRESSFUL WORLD WE'RE LIVING IN FOR MOST PEOPLE AND SOME CHILDREN HAVE A ROUGH START IN LIFE WITH NO CHOICE IN WHO THEIR PARENTS SHOULD BE. OFTEN THIS PASSES THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTENTION OF PEOPLE, EVEN NEARBY SOMETIMES. WHEN DISCOVERING THESE ARTICLES, I JUST HAD TO POST THEM (previously). I FELT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THEM IN ONE POST TODAY IN THE INTEREST OF GOODWILL FOR THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE THAN OURSELVES AND A TOKEN OF CARING FOR THESE KIDS - TO ME, THEY ARE VERY SPECIAL!

Tory Was Battling Drug Addiction And In Jail When One Chance Led Her To A ‘New Life’

By Herlyn Kaur - ABC July 2020

Tory Puntigam-Locke has come a long way from where she was only a year ago. The 27-year-old was addicted to drugs and serving a prison sentence at Perth's Melaleuca Women's Prison at that point.

"My family has been quite dysfunctional, there's been violence, there's been addiction throughout my family," she said.…