February 2012 Blog Posts (21)

Bob Sh’mal Ellenberg

34 Zaun Trail

Palm Coast, Fl. 32164

352-256-9279

word count 3795

This story: I probably worked on more than any other. I wrote it orignally ten years ago. I'm not great with grammer and really need a…

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have ~~ Unknown (via Samantha Prema Moksha ::: http://scrapsofthesoul.blogspot.com) 

I took this photo at Lake Island Park in Orlando,…

There's a new tool on Zoobird that lets you translate the entire site to different languages. Give it a try! You will see it on the righthand column. Hope this helps all you non-English as a first language people. All the best,…

Mycol Stevens walks the trails at Pisgah Forest, outside Asheville, NC. Mycol is a degreed engineer specializing in habitat restoration with Florida Wildlife Commission. He's got a WWOOFer farm, teaches mycology and earth skills. More info about Finca Mycol, his off the grid haven in North Florida is at…

Just having a little fun with the birds in Florida. Notice the Great Blue Heron in the background!

Frank Cook discusses a concept he calls flow, which is the interrelatedness of all things in the world. Frank's work has influenced many of the people here on Zoobird, particularly Mycol Stevens, Marc Williams and the folks at the Hostel in the Forest. You'll hear people at many of the botany related festivals and gatherings mention Frank Cook…

In Rajasthan, India, an extraordinary school teaches rural women and men -- many of them illiterate -- to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It's called the Barefoot College, and its founder, Bunker Roy, explains how it works.



Sanjit “Bunker” Roy is the founder of Barefoot College, which helps rural communities becomes…

Hello all!

I just wanted to thank you all for the wonderful content you've contributed to Zoobird! Please keep it up and invite some friends.

All the best,

Michael Levin

Founder,…

Who will be Zoobird's 500th member?

IIt's exciting to see Zoobird visitors from around the world. Please - update your profile. Add a profile photo and update your interests. Please invite a friend to join Zoobird. And, most of all, please write something in your Zoobird blog. Add a discussion to one of the groups. Upload…

Can you imagine a more beautiful sight? I conclude that art imitates life. Smile.

Some of the best graffiti ever. 

No apologies. Zoobird is all about culture, not politics. But we have to mention this.

"A French court on Monday declared U.S. biotech giant Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning of a French farmer, a judgment that could lend weight to other health claims against pesticides.



In the first such case heard in court in France, grain grower Paul…

Playing for Change is an organization I love because they work for good through music. I want to share with you their latest video release. You'll find others in Zoobird's videos section. 

This is the message…

I was walking in the garden the other day and I found a little booklet in the grass. It's called "Steps Toward Inner Peace", by Peace Pilgrim. I found several aspects of the booklet interesting. For one thing, it's written by a contemporary woman who says making money was easy for her. She chose to give up a conventional material pursuit in favor of a life spent trying to be happy and…

Here's a message from Joey and the Church of Holy Colors:

"Hey Michael. We are trying to raise money to get our art across the country via veggie oil bus this summer. Check out the video on this …

The 2012 Florida Earthskills Gathering is now behind us and still in our hearts, so I ask you all that attended (I couldn't make it) to please add your thoughts, impressions, hopes and desires for the future and anything else that you want to this Zoobird blog post. That includes photos (links are best),…

Of all Leonardo Da Vinci’s great ideas, one of my favorites is one of his simplest. No diagrams, no assembly required, just a simple re-purposing of an everyday item—the canoe paddle. He suggested if we put its blade into water and then pressed our ear against its shaft, we could hear the sounds of aquatic life. Once again, Leonardo was way ahead of it’s time. Not only did this idea pre-date sonar, it predated the belief that the sea was worth listening to.

In a…