A personal and insightful description of the movement from "gardening with pretty plants for human enjoyment" to gardening in support of ecosystem health, including all beings in our definition of community and using our own backyards to support all local life while still enjoying the beauty of plants. This little book begins to address the question: what is our (human) role and responsibility in supporting life on planet earth?

Liquid Sculpey is a new medium with endless possibilities, and these two recognized experts have developed a considerable following for their handcrafted jewellery and accessories. Now they share their original sculpting techniques, so everyone can explore the exciting crafting opportunities offered by liquid polymer clay.Each chapter provides information on the development of the techniques and the medium or art application that inspired it. Twenty-two projects teach crafters how ...

"Kill two birds with one stone" or "Feed two birds with one hand"?Though it may not always be obvious, our choice of language impacts - and is impacted by - the world. Idioms are common phrases that we often use without much thought, but when we pay attention, we can see how they are intertwined with systems of normalized violence. And with some awareness and adjustments, we can adapt these idioms to be more inclusive and peaceful. Evolving our language choice isn'...

We Know is a collection of stories that explores how we experience the normalization of violence growing up in our culture, especially with food choices. It invites people of all ages to explore how they learned about our use of animals, and to consider how children in their life are learning about these things. To consider how those children might be feeling and give them an opportunity to explore those feelings rather than simply indoctrinating them into the wor...

Love is the most powerful emotion on earth only second to hate. Theres a thin line between the two emotions that seem to cause so much turbulence. Like good & evil it all has purpose. Dare to explore what F Love really means to you. The worst that can happen is the truth will set you free. Live, Love, Laugh, Pray, & Hope for the best inspite of the worst

What has been the impact of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases on the lives of young people? Youth, AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases provides a comprehensive overview of research and policy in this increasingly important area.The book describes the world-wide incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents and examines how their sexual behaviour has changed as a result of the threat of AIDS. It also looks at young people's knowledge and...

I Knew When I Was Five is an illustrated story that reveals how violence is normalized in our culture, and specifically in our food choices. It supports parents-and adults in general-to see and nurture children's compassion and empathy and reject our cultural reliance on violence, and it empowers people who have felt this tension between their own compassion and what our society expects from them.

Life offers no luxuries to Florine Bruce.Born into the harsh realities of poverty in 1930s rural Trinidad, Florine's upbringing within the walls of a convent denied her any connection to the wealth of her father's Le Noireau family. A fate enforced by the court of local opinion.Astral Le Noireau flourishes in the lavish opulence of her family's wealth; the Chateau, overlooking the Bocas, and the bountiful estate that comprise the Le Noireau family's grandeur. Florine remain...

How do you stitch yourself back together after trauma, loss, grief, heartbreak? By inviting what is broken to become what is breathtaking. THE BODY is a collection of poems and short stories written in lyrical prose during the hardest moments of the author's life. This collection explores themes of love, loss, grief, seduction, creativity, consciousness, female empowerment, post-traumatic expansion, and the collective human experience. Because when words are not enough, art is the containe...

What if everything you believed about who you were was built on a secret?For twins Renee and Rhys Le Noireau, the past is nothing more than a distant place they have never known.Raised in post-war Britain, they believe they are British and white. They know nothing of the Caribbean family whose blood runs through their veins, the world they were born into, or the secrets surrounding their true identity.But some legacies refuse to dis...

To avoid panic, world leaders lied about destroying an Earth bound Astroid. "The End" is a story of how three ex-Marines on a cross-country motorcycle trip, a group of Los Angeles young people hiding out, an Atlanta bank manager on the run, a truck-stop hooker, and a gay male interracial couple from New York on a romantic getaway, come together. This group of random people must team up to survive the catastrophic destruction of the asteroid contained toxic dust that turned people into cann...

A forty-year journey of revenge comes to an explosive end.Every move Lucien Bouisguard made to destroy the Le Noireau family has been thwarted by fate and time.How is it possible that one family can steal his ancestral land, ruin his good name, be implicated in the disappearance of his beloved wife, Florine, and not face any consequences?Police Commissioner or not, he will have his revenge.Astral Le Noireau is home in her Chateau, in the sleepy seaside villa...