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This document provides instructions for making different types of candles using beeswax or paraffin wax, including pillar candles, spiral candles, and flower candles. The instructions explain how to cut and roll the beeswax to form different candle shapes without using heat. Additional instructions are provided for making tea light candles in used tea cups using paraffin wax, including two pouring stages and securing the wick. A third set of instructions explains how to make flower-shaped tart candles using molds and paraffin wax. Safety warnings are also listed.
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INCLUDES LINKS TO:
Over 120 books and web sites on Education, Children's Health and Academic Success, Organic Food Recipes, Organic Non-Sugar Sweeteners, School Lunches ~ Over 300 books on Organic Gardening and Heirloom Gardening ~ Over 200 books on Sustainable Technology and Alternative Housing ~ Over 30 books on Renewable Energy ~ Many Free PDF files on Rain Gardens, Roof Gardens, Aeroponic Gardening, Rainwater Harvesting, Waterwise Gardening, Green Eco Churches, Vegetable Oil Cars, Organic Gardening Guides, Ram Pumps, Companion Planting, Garden Therapy Manuals, Faith Healing
Resource Handbook for City Beekeeping & Honey for Healthv2zq
This document provides summaries of and links to numerous books and resources about urban beekeeping and beekeeping topics. It begins by noting some browser compatibility issues and then lists over 50 books on topics like urban beekeeping, top-bar beekeeping, natural beekeeping approaches, mason bees, and bee health. Links are provided to purchase or borrow each book from various sources.
The Book on Value Added Products from Beekeepingv2zq
This document provides an overview of value-added products that can be produced from beekeeping, including honey, pollen, wax, propolis, royal jelly, venom, and bees themselves. It discusses the composition, uses, production methods, storage, quality control and recipes for each product. The document is intended to help beekeepers diversify and increase their income by utilizing all primary beekeeping products, not just honey. It also suggests these products can support small home-based businesses and developing industries to strengthen local markets for beekeeping.
This document provides instructions for making different types of candles using beeswax or paraffin wax, including pillar candles, spiral candles, and flower candles. The instructions explain how to cut and roll the beeswax to form different candle shapes without using heat. Additional instructions are provided for making tea light candles in used tea cups using paraffin wax, including two pouring stages and securing the wick. A third set of instructions explains how to make flower-shaped tart candles using molds and paraffin wax. Safety warnings are also listed.
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This document reviews honey as a nutrient and functional food. It discusses honey's composition, nutritional value, and potential health benefits. Some key points:
1) Honey is composed mainly of carbohydrates (glucose and fructose), small amounts of proteins, vitamins, minerals, and polyphenols. It provides a marginal contribution to daily nutrient requirements.
2) Different types of honey have varying glycemic indices depending on their fructose/glucose ratio, with some lower-GI honeys potentially beneficial for diabetes management.
3) Studies show honey may be an effective performance-enhancing carbohydrate source for athletes, though more research is still needed to confirm its benefits.
Honey has a long history of medicinal use dating back thousands of years. It was commonly used in ancient Egyptian, Chinese, Indian, Greek and Roman medicine to treat wounds, infections, and other ailments. Honey remains an important part of traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, and the developing field of apitherapy. Specific types of honey are prescribed for certain conditions based on their properties. Honey is used internally and externally to treat infections, respiratory issues, digestive problems, wounds and more according to traditional medical systems.
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Pollen is described as the "perfectly complete food" and its nutritional value and medical uses have been praised for centuries. However, bee-collected pollen only began to be used widely for human nutrition after World War II with the development of pollen traps. Proper drying, storage, and processing are important to preserve pollen's quality and nutrients. Drying should be done at low temperatures, ideally below 30°C, to avoid vitamin losses. Freezing or freeze-drying pollen provides the best preservation of nutrients, though dried pollen can be stored for 1-2 years if kept cool, dry and dark. Standards have been proposed for pollen, including limits on moisture content and minimum levels of proteins
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The document provides information about the Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program and the Philadelphia School and Community IPM Partnership. It lists their contact information and locations. It describes the PA IPM Program's approach to pest management as safe, effective, economical, and environmentally friendly through education and training for healthy homes, schools, communities, and people. It provides additional resources for green cleaning and pest control. It includes recipes and instructions for making non-toxic homemade cleaners and notes that homemade pesticides are not recommended.
Guide to Homemade Laundry Soap - A Guide for Making your own Soap v2zq
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Soaps and detergents have evolved from early practices of using plant ashes and oils. Soap is produced through the saponification process of reacting fats/oils with lye. Historically, soaps were produced through collecting plant ashes or lye made from burning plant material and reacting it with animal/plant fats. Modern commercial soap production involves large-scale processes. Synthetic detergents were later developed and have replaced soap for many applications due to disadvantages of soap in hard water. Today, soaps and detergents are major consumer products that are differentiated based on ingredients and intended uses.
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You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
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Cosmetic Properties of Honey & Antioxidant Activity v2zq
This document discusses the antioxidant properties and cosmetic uses of various types of honey. It reviews the historical use of honey topically and in cosmetics. An experiment measured the hydrating power of emulsions containing six different honeys on human skin. The Brazilian pot-honey of Melipona fasciculata was found to have the highest polyphenol content and antioxidant activity by two methods. It also produced an emulsion with the highest measured hydrating power on skin. The polyphenol contents and antioxidant properties varied between honey types and were correlated with their hydrating abilities in emulsions applied to human skin.
This document reviews honey as a nutrient and functional food. It discusses honey's composition, nutritional value, and potential health benefits. Some key points:
1) Honey is composed mainly of carbohydrates (glucose and fructose), small amounts of proteins, vitamins, minerals, and polyphenols. It provides a marginal contribution to daily nutrient requirements.
2) Different types of honey have varying glycemic indices depending on their fructose/glucose ratio, with some lower-GI honeys potentially beneficial for diabetes management.
3) Studies show honey may be an effective performance-enhancing carbohydrate source for athletes, though more research is still needed to confirm its benefits.
Honey has a long history of medicinal use dating back thousands of years. It was commonly used in ancient Egyptian, Chinese, Indian, Greek and Roman medicine to treat wounds, infections, and other ailments. Honey remains an important part of traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, and the developing field of apitherapy. Specific types of honey are prescribed for certain conditions based on their properties. Honey is used internally and externally to treat infections, respiratory issues, digestive problems, wounds and more according to traditional medical systems.
Making Beeswax Candles, Polishes & Homemade Cosmetics - Part 1 v2zq
Beeswax has been used for thousands of years for a variety of purposes. In ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China, beeswax was used for mummification, paintings, seals, candles, and medicine. Throughout history, beeswax was crucial for lost wax casting techniques and was the main ingredient in encaustic painting. While beeswax was once the primary wax, the development of paraffin wax in the 19th century reduced its exclusivity, though it remains the most expensive natural wax. Beeswax is still used today in batik art, sculpture preservation, candle making, wood polishes, and leather treatments.
Making Beeswax Candles, Polishes & Homemade Cosmetics - Part 2 v2zq
Bees produce beeswax from their wax glands to build honeycomb cells. They produce the greatest amount of wax during colony growth in spring under moderate climate conditions. Beeswax is made from carbohydrates in honey through the wax glands on the bee's abdomen. Old honeycomb needs to be recycled and rendered into beeswax blocks to control wax moths and produce high quality wax. There are several methods for small-scale wax production including melting comb in boiling water or using sun melters to extract wax, which is then further purified. Proper processing and equipment are needed to produce quality beeswax and avoid defects from contamination, emulsions or darkening.
Pollen is described as the "perfectly complete food" and its nutritional value and medical uses have been praised for centuries. However, bee-collected pollen only began to be used widely for human nutrition after World War II with the development of pollen traps. Proper drying, storage, and processing are important to preserve pollen's quality and nutrients. Drying should be done at low temperatures, ideally below 30°C, to avoid vitamin losses. Freezing or freeze-drying pollen provides the best preservation of nutrients, though dried pollen can be stored for 1-2 years if kept cool, dry and dark. Standards have been proposed for pollen, including limits on moisture content and minimum levels of proteins
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This document provides a review of the composition, history, and health benefits of propolis. It discusses that propolis is a resinous substance collected by bees from tree buds and used as a sealant in beehives. The composition of propolis depends on its botanical source, with poplar and Baccharis plants being common sources. Historically, propolis was used in ancient Egypt and by Greek, Roman, and medieval physicians for its medicinal properties. Modern research has identified hundreds of compounds in propolis and demonstrated broad anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, and immune-boosting effects in cell and animal studies.
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This document provides a guide for developing large-scale national handwashing promotion programs. It lays out the experiences of the Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap (PPPHW) which has brought together governments, donors, private sector partners, and organizations to promote handwashing on a mass scale. The guide covers laying the foundation for a national program, understanding target consumers through research, implementing promotion programs, and organizing public-private partnerships. It emphasizes the importance of handwashing in preventing diarrhea and respiratory infections, which are two leading causes of child mortality globally. Promoting handwashing with soap at key times can reduce diarrhea incidence by 42-47% and respiratory infections by 30%, making it
Big Batch Soap Making - A Guide for Making your own Soap v2zq
This document provides instructions for making large or "big batch" cold process soap. It discusses the advantages of big batch soap making such as being more cost effective and producing more consistent results. The document outlines the basic supplies needed, provides a sample recipe formulation for a 50 lb batch, and gives step-by-step instructions for scaling the recipe and mixing the master batch. It also discusses making and adjusting lye solutions, essential equipment, and sources for supplies to enable large scale soap production.
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The document describes the development of equipment for homemade laundry soap production, including a pedal-powered soap mixer, mold, and cutting and stamping machines. Simple machines were designed and tested to enhance local soap production. The pedal-powered mixer allows soap to be properly mixed with little effort in minutes. The wooden mold can withstand hot soap temperatures without damage. The cutting and stamping machine facilitates faster, neater cutting and stamping of soap bars compared to manual methods. The soap produced was found to form good lather and feel fair on the skin. The soap making equipment assembly provides a cost-effective model for small-scale soap production businesses.
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The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
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This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
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population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
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'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
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like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
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1. Compassion for animals
– being vegan is the logical next step
Definition of veganism
Veganism represents a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and
practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, other animals for food, clothing or any other
purpose; and promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of
humans, other animals and the environment.
What it means in everyday life
In dietary terms veganism means doing away with all products derived wholly or partly from other
animals. It also means not wearing animal skins and fur (leather, feather, fur, wool and silk), or using
products that have been tested on animals. Unfortunately, all medicines have been tested on other
animals due to regulatory requirements, and it may be hard to avoid them at times or to find
alternatives for some medical treatments.
Language use
We use the words ‘other animals’ or ‘non-human animals’ in our language to acknowledge that humans
are animals too; a fact often ignored by those who benefit from exploiting other animals. We share
more with other animals than most of us realise or would admit.
How many?!
When we look at the sheer numbers of other animals raised, caught and killed for food, and the types
of suffering endured by them, we are right to prioritise the issue of farming other animals over other
issues, and to focus on vegan food. About 60 billion land animals and over a trillion (!) marine animals
are used and killed as commodities to satisfy human taste preferences. Needlessly, as plant-based food
and drink alternatives are available in many areas around the world.
All animals have a right to life
Poor welfare in captivity
Non-human animals are living beings seeking life and freedom, and avoiding harm and danger. In every
‘livestock system’, no matter how high the welfare standards are supposed to be, non-human animals
will suffer. The Five Freedoms, frequently used to measure welfare, will never be met completely.
They include the freedom:
• from hunger, thirst and malnutrition;
• from pain, injury and disease;
• from discomfort;
• from fear and distress;
• to express natural behaviour.
Individual animal welfare is never optimal in any husbandry system.
Free living other animals
Other animals living in their natural habitat may also experience one or more of the issues above,
however, they have developed coping mechanisms and adaptive behaviour to help them deal with
challenges. Non-human animals are usually less well equipped when coping in unnatural and
2. restricted husbandry environments or situations imposed on them by humans. Mental and physical
suffering can be severe in captivity. And we haven’t even discussed the many painful procedures
routinely carried out, frequently without pain relief.
Vegans believe killing is not justified
Ultimately, humans take away life. Other animals do not ‘give up their life’ as some people believe –
they have not given consent to be slaughtered. In over 95% of cases they are killed prematurely:
• Cows, for example, could live to well over 20 years of age, while on 'dairy' farms they are
usually shot between 3-4 years of age when milk production is no longer considered
'profitable'. Cows bred for 'beef' meat are killed sooner.
• Broiler chicks are just 6 weeks old and grown too rapidly to sustain their own weight and heart
when they are killed. Chickens could live to 10 years old.
• Pigs are slaughtered when they have reached a certain weight, which will be later in organic
systems than in intensive farms, but they are typically killed between 4-6 months of age, while
they could reach 15 years.
• Sheep can also live to 15 years but depending on whether they are slaughtered as lambs or
later, they are shot and bled between 3-10 months of age.
• Every week in the UK 3,000 male calves are killed shortly after birth, usually within days, and
over 40 million day-old chicks are killed each year, including those from organic farms. Males
do not secrete bodily fluids destined for offspring (cow's milk), or lay eggs like hens do. Calves
are either shot or exported alive to mainland European countries where they are kept in small
pens to produce veal flesh - deprived of their mothers and their natural food (milk).
How does organic or free range farming compare?
The Vegan Society agrees with organic principles being more in harmony with nature. However, the
intensity of human labour and other inputs makes organic products generally a less economically viable
option for a large proportion of the population. UK organic livestock numbers are a tiny fraction of
total number of livestock, ranging from 0.8% for pigs to 3.6% for sheep, and organic farming trends
have been declining for the past five years. The result is that about 98% of animal products sold in
shops and (fast food) restaurants comes from intensive farming systems. Over 15% of the meat sold
comes from animals who have not been stunned before slaughter (halal meat), which is often not
honestly labelled as such.
In organic ‘dairy farming’, for example, calves may stay with their mothers for months, but no system is
stress-proof. Separation may still occur at birth at some farms. Organic milk yield and disease
prevalence is usually lower than in intensive systems. There, cows are continuously artificially
inseminated; impregnated as many times as possible with only two to three months of non-pregnancy
periods in between pregnancies; being milked for months including during pregnancy, and separated
from her calf very soon after birth. Those systems cause stress, metabolic hunger, mastitis (udder
infections) and lameness on a large scale.
During life on any farm, handling, transport and slaughter, animals will suffer and die. Free range is not
the answer either; many lambs suffer from hypothermia in the field, for example, and many die. While
the EU has banned the use of gestation crates for sows for the entire duration of pregnancy, these sow
stalls are still allowed for some of the time. Pigs in organic systems have more space, but their lives are
still cut short, just so that people can enjoy eating their flesh.
The EU has also banned intensive battery cages; however, ‘enriched’ cages cause just about as much
suffering to laying hens as battery cages used to. In free range systems, many problems with
aggressive behaviour, injurious pecking, leg problems (e.g. broken bones) persist. Dairy and eggs are
products of non-human animals who are caught up in systems causing cruelty and death to millions of
3. other animals, just as eating meat is responsible for billions of lives lost. This is needless, as products
derived from animals are unnecessary for humans to maintain health.
Farming Stock-free makes for a smarter economy
The Vegan Society believes in a world in which humans do not exploit other animals, and would like to
see farmers thrive without raising and killing non-human animals. We would like to see efforts, skills,
knowledge and funds redirected into plant-based agriculture. Without subsidy the ‘dairy’, 'pork', lamb
and 'beef' industries would already have collapsed. If subsidies are to be continued, they would be
better invested in stock-free horticulture.
Stock-free farmers (arable farmers who don’t use manures or other products from farmed animals)
avoid the reliance on the livestock industry to produce manure. They are unaffected by fluctuating
costs of animal feed and can function well without subsidies. In the UK stock-free farming offers an
alternative to the tight margins and low farmer confidence currently placing many ‘dairy farmers’ in a
precarious situation. Stock-free organic farms are already well established in many countries. In the UK,
Ian Tolhurst has been a pioneer in this field.
Being vegan protects other animals used and killed for human purposes
Veganism is about so much more than the food on our plate. Veganism means respect for all life.
Millions of other animals are kept in captive environments such as fur farms, zoos, safari parks, aviaries,
breeding programmes, circuses and other ‘entertainment’, in private homes and ‘collections’, and in
laboratories.
The majority of mammals and bird species do not ‘thrive’ in captivity. They may ‘survive’ but all living
beings have remarkable instincts and coping mechanisms to stay alive - there are many human
examples too of horrific survival situations. That doesn’t mean quality of life is necessarily acceptable,
let alone good.
Take flight
Have you ever sat in awe listening to the amazing calls of different birds in a garden, park or nature
reserve, watching them find food or enjoying them take flight?
Did you know that many birds in zoos, aviaries and falconries might never fly or be released in the wild
again? Many birds in captivity had their wings clipped (called pinioning). One of the birds' most basic
needs will never be fulfilled anymore. Mammals and fish who roam or swim thousands of miles are
locked up in small enclosures for life.
Positive behaviour
Studies by behaviour experts of animals living in-situ (that means, where they belong, as opposed to
ex-situ, which is in captivity such as zoos, parks or labs) have demonstrated that other animals have a
wide range of behaviours and experience emotional states that were previously thought to be
exclusively human. We now know that not only do most animals feel pain, distress and discomfort,
many also feel joy, seek company, like to play, use tools and engage in pleasurable activities, more so
than people once thought.
Learning about the lives of other animals is so fascinating! But unfortunately the lives in captivity are
not representative of those living in their natural habitat.
4. Take action
There is no educational value in watching other animals in captivity, where they cannot display their
natural behaviour. Whether animals are taken from their natural habitat or bred in captivity, stress is
inevitable. What you can do:
• Watch kingfishers dive into a stream, birds of prey hover in the air and massive flocks of starling
sweep in the sky – isn’t that literally awesome?
• Watch nature documentaries or search for information and videos about other species online
• Learn more about successful reintroduction programmes such as sea eagles in Scotland, the
Mauritius pink pigeon, and other successful conservation programmes
• Visit a natural history museum
• Read a good book about animal behaviour
Non-human animals used in research and testing
Vegans do not wish to support cosmetics companies that have commissioned or conducted tests on
other animal in the past. The vegan sunflower trademark only registers products that have not been
tested on other animals. An EU ban on the use of other animals for cosmetics testing was finally fully
enforced in March 2013, but many companies have been involved in tests until recently, and may
continue doing so when selling products outside the EU.
Over a hundred million non-human animals are used in research, testing, and education worldwide
each year. The effectiveness of this research and testing is questionable, as many systematic cost-
benefit reviews have demonstrated. Research on other animals is also expensive, and can cause severe
disease, pain and discomfort, as pain relief is frequently not applied. To acknowledge these facts,
toxicological research now increasingly uses in vitro methods (using other animal or human cells or
tissues), computer simulations and methods not reliant upon other animals.
More and more humane medical research methods are being developed. Certain charities fund
research and testing on other animals, so make sure to check that organisations only support humane
methods when considering making a donation.
Conscientious objection in education
Students in some schools, colleges and universities may conscientiously object to taking part in harmful
animal use laboratory classes. The Vegan Society would like to see this become commonplace. No
student should be forced to act against their beliefs for so-called 'education' purposes. The same
learning objectives can equally be achieved through non-animal methods, and in several cases learning
outcomes are superior due to the advantages offered by the use of alternative education methods.
In short - Veganism is the answer for a compassionate life
The Vegan Society is not a single-issue organisation; we address problems and solutions holistically.
The rights of other animals, people and the planet are deeply interconnected, and the solution is
simple: going vegan means being compassionate, taking action for animals, and helping them the best
way possible. To learn more, see the 30 min film Making the Connection : http://bit.ly/tvsmtc