Alpaca and Alpaca Communities... 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. The coppery-gold fleece, obtained from alpacas, is the most costly fiber in nature, known worldwide for...

Environment and Food Safety... 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 have been in use sine ancient times. However, it has not been very long...

Strategies for Environmental Friendly Communities... 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 further damage to our surroundings and restoring the damaged part to normalcy. This leads...

Sustainable Farm Communities and Ecological Stabil... 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 processes and productivity to harmful levels of stress, at...

Organic Farm Communities for Green Living... 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 organic farming is that of the same natural, green system of farming...

Kibbutz: A Brief Introduction... 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 in order to escape their persecution, hoping to find a better future in...

Build Green, Live Happy... 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 the context of sustainable development and green living,...

The Value and Aesthetics of Eco-Friendly Equestria... 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 equestrian communities are built around...