Hier eine Auflistung und Beschreibung der Kew Royal Botanic Gardens zu Pflanzen, die von uns als Nahrung, Medizin, Fasern, Treibstoff, Baumaterialen und anderem genutzt werden.
http://www.kew.org/science-conservation ... ngi/useful
Dazu gibt es auch eine Radiosendung der BBC in Sachen Botanik:
Botanical Medicine
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04cfvg3
vielleicht findet der ein oder andere noch etwas interessantes für sich:
Plants: From Roots To Riches
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b048s3m ... des/player
Nützliche Pflanzen und Fungi
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Seed: The Untold Story
(falls das Laden des Vimeo Videos fehlschlägt, Trailer auf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNE4h5Xi9g)
http://www.growrareseeds.com/
Plant Diversity & Symbiotic Relationships
Joseph Simcox, the 'botanical explorer', travels the world finding rare and even new plants. He believes that plants are our future, and passionately teaches universities, children and adults the importance of symbiotic relationships between us and plants for us to live well on this planet.
Joseph Simcox, 'The Botanical Explorer' is a seasoned ethnobotanist who has an intrinsic fascination with inherent wonders in nature. One of the keynote speeches Joseph has given, entitled; 'Cavemen, Kings and Cannibals' highlights some of the ways in which civilizations before us held reverence for food, speaking not only of the nutritional components of food, but also to the multitude of other historical relationships of humans to food, including food as power, food as a status symbol, food used as a tool for influencing others, as well as the roles food play in extravagance, spirituality, ritual sacrifice and survival. One could spend hours listening to Joseph’s stories of adventure and world travel. He speaks candidly of his trials in tracking down rare seeds, and they were not limited to linguistic barriers!
Searching and asking questions is second nature for Joe. He grew up in an ambiance where his parents fostered his inquisitive disposition from a very early age. Joseph was no ordinary child. His early life was immersed in science, exploration, and books. Rather than play with toys he found greater solace exploring the world around him. He grew plants, searched for stones, cataloged seashells and insects. His passion for insects intensified his love of plants as he realized the mutualism between the two. A budding botanist by the age of 12, he took pride in his impressive anthology of orchids, begonias and African violets. He lived vicariously through his specimens imagining the astounding places they must have come from resolving to one day see them in their native lands. Unbeknownst to him at the time, these collections would later define the very essence of his life’s work… to ultimately increase awareness and appreciation of biodiversity of the plant kingdom by traveling the globe to identify, collect, grow and distribute seed from some of the rarest species known to man.
Joseph lives in gratitude of and has an overwhelming passion for the natural world and the symbiotic relationships that thrive in nature. His insatiable quest for tracking down plants and promoting languishing species keeps him searching by way of land, sea and sky. The great majority of plants are fascinating to him, but some shout out louder than others. All plants deserve respect he says, and some more viscerally than others. Joe has been humbled by the sheer deadliness of some - he has been poisoned, blistered and scarred by their toxicities.
When he is not travelling, he continues to study. Joseph is enchanted by the myriad of untold secrets veiled within nature and in awe of the delicate beauty and intricacies within the anatomy of plants. Joseph contends that plants are our future. That we must learn how to create symbiotic relationships with them in order to live well on this planet. He invites us all to strengthen our affinity toward plants, to take part in repopulating dwindling species, to plant native species to attract pollinators, to grow and save seeds from rare fruits and vegetables to reduce our reliance on large corporate farms, and to spread the word to others on a daily basis.
His fearless dedication to ecological preservation fuels his unwavering ambition. Joseph is a steward of our earth in its truest sense. He dedicates his existence to bring awareness of the marvels of the plant world to as many people as possible. He hopes that by communicating his message he can incite a paradigm shift that changes the way we see and live with plants. Joseph holds onto the notion that, “The world is a lot more resilient than we believe it to be.” He believes that plants hold the keys to so many unanswered questions and that if we look to nature for solution based models to follow suit, the world hunger issues would be few and far between. There are endless examples from his expeditions ranging from food producing plants that grow in barren sandy soil in hot deserts to frigid rocky mountain tops. The biodiversity at our disposal for eventual food production is so immense, they obliterate the arguments touted by corporate industrialized agriculture for feeding the world.
Joseph’s response to Monsanto’s claim to feed the world is; “These institutions manifest a scenario that benefits the corporate and economic systems they helped create… that has very little to do with real and legitimate strategies for creating a food secure world.”
Joseph speaks at conferences all over the world. His talks range from the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Corporation in Shanshua, Taiwan to the Central Tuber Research Center in Bhubaneswar, India, to the California Rare Fruit Growers Annual Festival of Fruit Conference to the ECHO conference in Fort Myers, Florida. He is a guest lecturer at universities, with this year’s itinerary including the likes of Trinity College, Harvard and the University of Hartford.
Joseph is also a leader of botanical expeditions that span the globe. His work represents history in the making as he changes the way the world perceives botanical diversity and how we stand to feed humanity in the not so distant future. Joseph’s lively and exuberant presence captivates audiences wherever he goes. His passion is infectious. He speaks to people and conveys equally well to children and professors. His passion is heartfelt and contagious.
He and his brother Patrick, also a botanical explorer have been fortuitous enough to discover several species of plants new to science…they are still waiting to be named! The brothers maintain a personal photo archive of almost 200,000 photos of edible plants from their travels, one which must rank among the largest self-acquired of its kind in the world.
Joseph is co-founder of The Rare Vegetable Seed Consortium, which has a collection of rare species of food producing plants that is one of the largest private collections in the world numbering now over 15,000 accessions. According to Simcox, “The Rare Vegetable Seed Consortium works to actively promote season to season cultivation, seed saving and sharing of its holdings of rare, non GMO, heirloom genetic material”.
Joseph is also the founder of the Gardens Across America Project which works with gardeners in North America to promote seed preservation and encourage special seed grow-outs. In this project, individuals or organizations can apply to be a host site for a few varieties of rare seeds in which they would grow, harvest, save the seed and return half of the saved seeds to Joseph and his team for further promotion.
On Joseph’s team is his strategist Irina Stoenescu, brother Patrick (botanical explorer), daughter Alicia (botanical explorer), brother-in-law Jason Piper (logistics), sister Susan (growrareseeds.com), photographer and videographer Anthony Rodriguez and Chief of Staff, Christine Chiu.
His latest expedition to the Amazon was in search of rare fruits and vegetables native to the Peruvian rainforest. Filmed by Anthony, it will be edited and condensed into several short films and a 45-60 minute documentary narrative about food plant diversity in the Amazon.
Joseph’s work will be featured in Seed: The Untold Story, to be released in late 2015.
http://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/ ... ationships
(falls das Laden des Vimeo Videos fehlschlägt, Trailer auf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNE4h5Xi9g)
http://www.growrareseeds.com/
Plant Diversity & Symbiotic Relationships
Joseph Simcox, the 'botanical explorer', travels the world finding rare and even new plants. He believes that plants are our future, and passionately teaches universities, children and adults the importance of symbiotic relationships between us and plants for us to live well on this planet.
Joseph Simcox, 'The Botanical Explorer' is a seasoned ethnobotanist who has an intrinsic fascination with inherent wonders in nature. One of the keynote speeches Joseph has given, entitled; 'Cavemen, Kings and Cannibals' highlights some of the ways in which civilizations before us held reverence for food, speaking not only of the nutritional components of food, but also to the multitude of other historical relationships of humans to food, including food as power, food as a status symbol, food used as a tool for influencing others, as well as the roles food play in extravagance, spirituality, ritual sacrifice and survival. One could spend hours listening to Joseph’s stories of adventure and world travel. He speaks candidly of his trials in tracking down rare seeds, and they were not limited to linguistic barriers!
Searching and asking questions is second nature for Joe. He grew up in an ambiance where his parents fostered his inquisitive disposition from a very early age. Joseph was no ordinary child. His early life was immersed in science, exploration, and books. Rather than play with toys he found greater solace exploring the world around him. He grew plants, searched for stones, cataloged seashells and insects. His passion for insects intensified his love of plants as he realized the mutualism between the two. A budding botanist by the age of 12, he took pride in his impressive anthology of orchids, begonias and African violets. He lived vicariously through his specimens imagining the astounding places they must have come from resolving to one day see them in their native lands. Unbeknownst to him at the time, these collections would later define the very essence of his life’s work… to ultimately increase awareness and appreciation of biodiversity of the plant kingdom by traveling the globe to identify, collect, grow and distribute seed from some of the rarest species known to man.
Joseph lives in gratitude of and has an overwhelming passion for the natural world and the symbiotic relationships that thrive in nature. His insatiable quest for tracking down plants and promoting languishing species keeps him searching by way of land, sea and sky. The great majority of plants are fascinating to him, but some shout out louder than others. All plants deserve respect he says, and some more viscerally than others. Joe has been humbled by the sheer deadliness of some - he has been poisoned, blistered and scarred by their toxicities.
When he is not travelling, he continues to study. Joseph is enchanted by the myriad of untold secrets veiled within nature and in awe of the delicate beauty and intricacies within the anatomy of plants. Joseph contends that plants are our future. That we must learn how to create symbiotic relationships with them in order to live well on this planet. He invites us all to strengthen our affinity toward plants, to take part in repopulating dwindling species, to plant native species to attract pollinators, to grow and save seeds from rare fruits and vegetables to reduce our reliance on large corporate farms, and to spread the word to others on a daily basis.
His fearless dedication to ecological preservation fuels his unwavering ambition. Joseph is a steward of our earth in its truest sense. He dedicates his existence to bring awareness of the marvels of the plant world to as many people as possible. He hopes that by communicating his message he can incite a paradigm shift that changes the way we see and live with plants. Joseph holds onto the notion that, “The world is a lot more resilient than we believe it to be.” He believes that plants hold the keys to so many unanswered questions and that if we look to nature for solution based models to follow suit, the world hunger issues would be few and far between. There are endless examples from his expeditions ranging from food producing plants that grow in barren sandy soil in hot deserts to frigid rocky mountain tops. The biodiversity at our disposal for eventual food production is so immense, they obliterate the arguments touted by corporate industrialized agriculture for feeding the world.
Joseph’s response to Monsanto’s claim to feed the world is; “These institutions manifest a scenario that benefits the corporate and economic systems they helped create… that has very little to do with real and legitimate strategies for creating a food secure world.”
Joseph speaks at conferences all over the world. His talks range from the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Corporation in Shanshua, Taiwan to the Central Tuber Research Center in Bhubaneswar, India, to the California Rare Fruit Growers Annual Festival of Fruit Conference to the ECHO conference in Fort Myers, Florida. He is a guest lecturer at universities, with this year’s itinerary including the likes of Trinity College, Harvard and the University of Hartford.
Joseph is also a leader of botanical expeditions that span the globe. His work represents history in the making as he changes the way the world perceives botanical diversity and how we stand to feed humanity in the not so distant future. Joseph’s lively and exuberant presence captivates audiences wherever he goes. His passion is infectious. He speaks to people and conveys equally well to children and professors. His passion is heartfelt and contagious.
He and his brother Patrick, also a botanical explorer have been fortuitous enough to discover several species of plants new to science…they are still waiting to be named! The brothers maintain a personal photo archive of almost 200,000 photos of edible plants from their travels, one which must rank among the largest self-acquired of its kind in the world.
Joseph is co-founder of The Rare Vegetable Seed Consortium, which has a collection of rare species of food producing plants that is one of the largest private collections in the world numbering now over 15,000 accessions. According to Simcox, “The Rare Vegetable Seed Consortium works to actively promote season to season cultivation, seed saving and sharing of its holdings of rare, non GMO, heirloom genetic material”.
Joseph is also the founder of the Gardens Across America Project which works with gardeners in North America to promote seed preservation and encourage special seed grow-outs. In this project, individuals or organizations can apply to be a host site for a few varieties of rare seeds in which they would grow, harvest, save the seed and return half of the saved seeds to Joseph and his team for further promotion.
On Joseph’s team is his strategist Irina Stoenescu, brother Patrick (botanical explorer), daughter Alicia (botanical explorer), brother-in-law Jason Piper (logistics), sister Susan (growrareseeds.com), photographer and videographer Anthony Rodriguez and Chief of Staff, Christine Chiu.
His latest expedition to the Amazon was in search of rare fruits and vegetables native to the Peruvian rainforest. Filmed by Anthony, it will be edited and condensed into several short films and a 45-60 minute documentary narrative about food plant diversity in the Amazon.
Joseph’s work will be featured in Seed: The Untold Story, to be released in late 2015.
http://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/ ... ationships
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Zebra hat geschrieben:Nicht ganz ernst zu betrachtende Drogenwerbung:
Bf5TgVRGND4
"Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen / Die da träumen fort und fort / Und die Welt hebt an zu singen / Triffst du nur das Zauberwort."
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Diese Werbung sollte man manchen Kindern von heute wirklich mal zeigen.. Die sitzen ja alle nur noch im Kreis und gucken auf ihre Smartphones.. Wenn sie sich überhaupt real treffen!
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The Creeping Garden
A real life science fiction movie exploring a world creeping right beneath our feet, where time and space are magnified and intelligence redefined.
The Creeping Garden is a multi-award winning and critically acclaimed feature length documentary exploring the work of fringe scientists, mycologists and artists, and their relationship with the extraordinary plasmodial slime mould.
The slime mould is being used to explore biological-inspired design, emergence theory, unconventional computing and robot controllers, much of which borders on the world of science fiction.
But as well as exploring the slime mould in the lab, the film also travels out into the wild, hunting for the organisms in their natural habitat.
http://www.creepinggarden.com/
A real life science fiction movie exploring a world creeping right beneath our feet, where time and space are magnified and intelligence redefined.
The Creeping Garden is a multi-award winning and critically acclaimed feature length documentary exploring the work of fringe scientists, mycologists and artists, and their relationship with the extraordinary plasmodial slime mould.
The slime mould is being used to explore biological-inspired design, emergence theory, unconventional computing and robot controllers, much of which borders on the world of science fiction.
But as well as exploring the slime mould in the lab, the film also travels out into the wild, hunting for the organisms in their natural habitat.
http://www.creepinggarden.com/
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Also dieser Beitrag muß damals komplett an mir vorbei gegangen sein....
Danke dafür und für's "wiederausgraben"!!
Danke dafür und für's "wiederausgraben"!!
~~~~~Back to reality - don't turn back~~~~~
Matthäus 5:3
Unwanted person
Matthäus 5:3
Unwanted person
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Beyond the Gardens
The Beyond the Gardens series, commissioned from filmmakers Lonely Leap, goes behind the scenes at Kew and out into the field, to meet the people doing this important work. From the cold rooms of the Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst Place to the tropical forests of Ethiopia, the videos explore how plant science and conservation affects our everyday lives, including the air we breathe and the food we eat.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... geTHZhkgTX
The Beyond the Gardens series, commissioned from filmmakers Lonely Leap, goes behind the scenes at Kew and out into the field, to meet the people doing this important work. From the cold rooms of the Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst Place to the tropical forests of Ethiopia, the videos explore how plant science and conservation affects our everyday lives, including the air we breathe and the food we eat.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... geTHZhkgTX
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Peter McCoy on Fungi and the Birth of the Modern Psyche, Part 1
Today we welcome back Peter McCoy, who speaks on behalf of the fungi, the most overlooked and misrepresented organisms in the web of life. Peter leads us through the earliest evidence of the fungal “queendom” in the development of culture and human intelligence, and shows how understanding fungal biology and mycelial webs can steer our social experiments. Peter is an original founder of Radical Mycology, a grassroots organization and movement that teaches the skills needed to work with mushrooms and other fungi for personal, societal, and ecological resilience. Peter is the lead cultivation expert for the Amazon Mycorenewal Project and Open Source Ecology and the primary author behind Radical Mycology, a nearly 700-page book on accessible mycology and mushroom cultivation. Apart from his work with fungi, he is also a community organizer, street medic, zinester, artist, musician, lecturer, and teacher.
http://www.unlearnandrewild.org/listen/ ... che-part-1
Today we welcome back Peter McCoy, who speaks on behalf of the fungi, the most overlooked and misrepresented organisms in the web of life. Peter leads us through the earliest evidence of the fungal “queendom” in the development of culture and human intelligence, and shows how understanding fungal biology and mycelial webs can steer our social experiments. Peter is an original founder of Radical Mycology, a grassroots organization and movement that teaches the skills needed to work with mushrooms and other fungi for personal, societal, and ecological resilience. Peter is the lead cultivation expert for the Amazon Mycorenewal Project and Open Source Ecology and the primary author behind Radical Mycology, a nearly 700-page book on accessible mycology and mushroom cultivation. Apart from his work with fungi, he is also a community organizer, street medic, zinester, artist, musician, lecturer, and teacher.
http://www.unlearnandrewild.org/listen/ ... che-part-1