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Linen: in your shirt, your porridge & your garden

 

By: Nomad Dimitri

Originally published on Oct 10, 2016

Most people’s favorite natural fiber is cotton which is, actually, lousy by at least one measure: it is water-loving (“hydrophilic”). Cotton soaks and holds the moisture from your body, which is why sports companies sell you synthetic gym clothes.

Linen, on the other hand, is perfect for “breathing” and wicking moisture away from your body.

But that is not all: linen seeds are super nutritious and so is linen oil, which is also perfect for nourishing your wood table.

The linen plant also shines in the garden, with hundreds of blue flowers blooming continuously from early spring to autumn. And it is super easy to grow. Check it out!

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Saving the planet one dollar at a time: Earth Day 2016

 

By: nomad dimitri

Originally published on Apr 21, 2016

A long time ago, I inspired by “The Man who Planted Trees” (by Jean Giono), I decided to become *a man who plants trees*. Through my life, I must have planted over 1000 trees (including transplanting those college-days avocado seeds which are now huge trees), just as many bushes & a countless numbers of perennials & annuals.

This has been a feel-good, warm & fuzzy love affair, but, I think, not my most important lifetime contribution to the planet. Roughly the time I started planting, I had a life-changing conversation with an eminent professor of mine, a biologist that was very concerned about the fate of the planet (this is back in the days before global warming was even suspected to occur).

I was a 18-year old from Europe (where a squirrel is considered “wildlife”) at a California campus where mountain lions roamed. Concerned about “losing” the paradise of California to a european fate, I asked the wise biologist how I could contribute.

What he told me, changed my behavior forever….

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We are a group of members of Google+ Create, a Google program for recognizing creative users of Google+. This year we are celebrating Earth Day with this small, symbolic art project with the theme: Earth Day 2016 – My planet. My part.
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