Alpaca is a member of the camel family (Camelidae) of animals. It is native to South America and best-known for its valuable fleece that is converted into a fine fiber that is used in several textile products including items of daily wear like sweaters and gloves. Besides, it is also used in making fashionable cloth. [...]
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Alpaca and Alpaca Communities
Posted by admin on November 12th, 2008
Environment and Food Safety
Posted by admin on November 12th, 2008
Natural environment and health are closely related, not only through air and water that may carry pathogenic microbes but also through eatables. That food is affected by changes in our environment is not something new to learn. Humans have experienced food spoilage in damp and hot surroundings since antiquity and a number of preventive techniques [...]
Strategies for Environmental Friendly Communities
Posted by admin on November 12th, 2008
Thinking of our natural environment, we may feel unfortunate and fortunate at the same time; unfortunate for intoxicating it to an alarming level; and yet fortunate enough for developing awareness of this threat to the beauty, health, and future of life on our planet. Better late than never! Now, we face the challenge of preventing [...]
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No Comments »Sustainable Farm Communities and Ecological Stability
Posted by admin on November 12th, 2008
Sustainability is essentially an ecological concept whereby the resources of a natural, ecological system are used by its living forms – plants and animals (including humans) – with a rate that does not exceed the natural rate of their replenishment. In addition, sustainable use of resources is environmental-friendly, i.e. it does not subject the system’s [...]
Posted in Farm Communities Tags: Agriculture, eco friendly communities, eco green, Farm Communities No Comments »Organic Farm Communities for Green Living
Posted by admin on November 7th, 2008
Organic farming is one of the few practices that prove the advance of human consciousness in terms of environment-friendly agriculture, while actually getting back in time for learning. While the term ‘organic’ was first applied in 1940 to communities that practiced this method of farming, its history dates back to antiquity. Today, our concept of [...]
Kibbutz: A Brief Introduction
Posted by admin on November 7th, 2008
Kibbutz is undoubtedly the classic and, perhaps, the only successful example of modern communities that are built on the principles of green living. Recognized as the world’s largest communitarian movement, the Kibbutz Movement dates back to the late 19th and early 20th century when a large number of Jews, mostly from Russia, moved to Palestine [...]
Build Green, Live Happy
Posted by admin on November 7th, 2008
Ever since the threat of environmental degradation has hit the high spots of our consciousness, mainstream academics and popular media have gone critically hard on industrial wastes and vehicular emissions. Whether it is a discussion of immediate health effects or of long-term climate change, harmful products have been the main target of environmental criticism. In [...]
Posted in Eco Friendly Living Tags: earth friendly, eco friendly communities, green living No Comments »The Value and Aesthetics of Eco-Friendly Equestrian Communities
Posted by admin on November 7th, 2008
The term equestrian, more particularly signifies the activity/skill of horse-riding. In a broader sense, however, the word stands for using horses for various useful activities, including recreational events like sports and horse shows etc. An equestrian community consists of people who share love and enthusiasm for horses and participate in various activities involving horses. Since [...]
