Compost is Faery Gold!
Fill Your Pockets with Faery Gold!
There is a Celtic folk tale (I’ve forgotten the name – please tell me if you know it) about a man who goes into the faery realm. While he is there, he fills his pockets with faery gold.
When he returns to the human world, he empties his pockets only to find that they are filled with compost!
He is very disappointed, but I think he missed the point.
Compost – Faery Gold is far more valuable than any metal!
Compost is the key to healthy soil, and soil is essential to all life on Earth. Without compost, the nature spirits could not do their job of fostering the thriving world of Nature. They value it more than humans value gold.
There are also stories about Leprechauns (a type of faery) with their pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Many people have followed the rainbow, only to find that the end keeps moving away. And if they finally arrive at the spot where they saw the end of the rainbow, the gold is never there – or is it?
What if Leprechaun gold is the fertile soil, refreshed by the recent rain that made the rainbow?
Help the Nature Spirits by Making Compost – Faery Gold
One really big way you can help the faeries is to make a compost pile and add the compost to your garden. If you don’t have room for a compost pile, try a worm bin. Some of them are very compact and the worms will turn your kitchen scraps into beautiful compost that any gardener friend or local farmer would love.
Faeries also love it when you grow and eat organically, grown foods without toxic sprays and fertilizers. Here are some ideas and links that will help you learn all about growing with the faeries – even if the links never mention faeries at all.
Safe & Sustainable Agriculture
a Healthy Agricultural Base
Organic Consumers Association – for Your Health and the Health of Our Planet!
Scientists Estimate That Pesticides are Reducing Crop Yields by One-Third!!!
Back to Eden
In one year, the carbon in one acre of organic crop soil will absorb up to 7,000 pounds of CO2 from the atmosphere, according to the Rodale Institute.
That is just one good reason to always buy organic products. If you are a gardener or farmer, you can find lots of good information on the Internet about how to grow organically.
Here is a good one to get you started:
An Excellent Film on Taking the Work Out of Farming and Gardening while Actually Improving the Soil Just Like Nature Does – http://backtoedenfilm.com (Scroll down to the free video.)
Unfortunately, the main commentator is really preachy with the Bible quotes, but don’t let that put you off. The soil building and farming information is really good.
The Green Guide
http://www.thegreenguide.com/ – Resource for natural living in harmony with our planet.
Californians for GE-Free Agriculture
No GMO information. The California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN) is a coalition of sustainable and organic agriculture organizations that seeks to change state and federal policy to advance agriculture’s powerful climate solutions.
We seek a widespread transition in California agriculture towards increasingly resilient and environmentally sound farming systems.
Links to “No GMO” Articles
Making the World GMO Free and Sustainable
Note: GM, GE, GMO and Bioenginered all mean the same thing – genetically modified or genetically engineered organisms that are not in harmony with Nature.
Here are some older links about the dangers of GMOs – still very relevant.
http://www.healthfreedomusa.org
Fundamental Weaknesses in the GM Concept
GM, Fish Oil, Protein and Brain Power for Kids
Russian Studies Show Rats Fed GM Feed Fail to Thrive, are Infertile
GM Contamination Set to Worsen: London Guardian
Another Extinction: Public Land Grant Colleges
New Zealand Scientists Urge PM to Show Sanity re: GMOs
Biodynamic French Intensive Organic Gardening
Visit Alan-Chadwick.org to learn about the man who brought Biodynamic French Intensive Organic Gardening to America.
Alan Chadwick promoted the concepts of raised beds, double digging, and French intensive planting. He created the most beautiful gardens I have ever seen.
This is a high-maintenance, labor-intensive gardening technique that yields amazing abundance of crops.
That’s me standing in front of a big pile of squash at the Santa Rosa, CA Heirloom Exposition.
Isn’t the abundance of Earth amazing?
Permaculture Gardening
If you are more of a low-maintenance gardener, like me, check out the many permaculture sources available on the internet.
I like this one – https://grocycle.com/how-to-start-a-permaculture-garden/
The older I get, the more I appreciate permaculture techniques!
Email Bernadette Wulf to add links or information to this site.
Celebrate Fairy Day – June 24th
