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Brazil - Trying to save an ecological reserve
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At 3:40pm on December 17, 2008, Donald Reid said…
Gary, I always suggest the 'tourist thing' until you really locate somewhere that really interests you. Never leave a property unoccipied anywhere in the world. If you locate somewhere near us, we provide a service to care for or even rent a property in your absence. Christian, owner of the Bistro in Acari, has offered me an apartment in his pousada and as we are working in the ONG with the mandallas, this is perfect for me.

Donald
At 3:32pm on December 17, 2008, Gary Haworth said…
thanks for the invite, Cap.... I've enjoyed your groups for several years now... Was considering relocating to Brazil for part of each year, but have pretty much decided I'll just do the tourist thing after talking at length with a US friend who married a Brazilian girl and owns property there... Seems he's lucky to have family there, as he says many who own property near him and leave it unoccupied during their absence return to find "squatters" occupying their residence that are difficult, if not impossible, to remove... I do still plan to visit, though. Thanks again for welcoming me to the group!

Gary
At 9:35pm on December 1, 2008, Jeff said…
Hey, Don - Saw this on BBC and thought you might find it interesting
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7567778.stm
At 2:41pm on October 30, 2008, Donald Reid said…
Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
English is a stupid language.
There is no egg in the eggplant
No ham in the hamburger
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in England
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
Quicksand takes you down slowly
Boxing rings are square
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
If the plural of tooth is teeth
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
If the teacher taught,
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
Why do people recite at a play
Yet play at a recital?
Park on driveways and
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
Of a language where a house can burn up as
It burns down
And in which you fill in a form
By filling it out
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And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
When the stars are out they are visible
But when the lights are out they are invisible
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
It starts
But when I wind up this observation,
It ends.
At 9:02am on October 1, 2008, Donald Reid said…
I do have Skype ... Andetur, but the mike is not working right. I use it more like IM right now .. text messages. What is your Skype address ...? I will add you ...
Donald
At 8:59am on October 1, 2008, Jeff said…
I have to tell you, Don...I'm developing a real interest in Brazil. Sounds like some very interesting things going on down there. Would love to talk with you about them sometime. Do you Skype?
At 8:44am on October 1, 2008, Jeff said…
That's great, Don. Val seems like an interesting guy. I hope you'll keep us posted.

Jeff
At 7:50pm on September 17, 2008, Zig said…
Donald,

Welcome to Our World.
At 9:09am on September 17, 2008, Jeff said…
Looks like you got it!
At 8:33am on September 17, 2008, Jeff said…
Don - Thanks for accepting my invitation to OurWorld. We look forward to your participation and involvement.
Best regards,
Jeff

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Socially responsible investing, Socially responsible consumption, Starting a socially responsible business, Making your business socially responsible
About Me:
Capt. Donald Reid - Ande Turismo Ltda. (Andetur), and ONG ASSOCIAÇÂO ABTC-BRASIL, registered IBAMA – Ministério do Meio Ambiente – as Técnico Federal N° 235492 “Uso de Recursos Naturais / utilização do patrimônio natural; Turismo / complexos turísticos e de lazer, inclusive parques temáticos”

CONSULTOR DE VIAGENS
CENTRO DA RESERVAS - ACARI E SERIDÒ, RIO GRANDE DO NORTE
Tour Operator - EMBRATUR, SINDETUR, ABAV, IBAMA

Brazil Cell 55 (84) 9952-0658
USA PHONE/FAX 1 832 327-7299
Website:
http://www.andetur.org

Mandalla system in northeast Brazil

This system is a unique type of farming method to raise organic vegetables in the semi-arid regions of the sertão in northeast Brazil.

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Possible Club Investment - how a small investment can benefit both the NGO/ONG and the community farmers

This idea is being discussed by our directors .... we have a small area on the farm owned by Christian, where we could do this project with a very small investment. The resulting 'humus' produced by raising earthworms could provide benefits for our community farmers, and also produce income by selling it to nurseries, and gardeners in the cities nearby.
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Posted on October 24, 2009 at 10:51am — 2 Comments

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An example of how an non-profit can help family agriculture in a developing or poor country - Peirre Rabhi

We are working with Family Agriculture in the poor northeast of Brazil. Peirre Rabhi works in Africa, but the conditions are the same. Some 30 years ago I also worked with FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Peirre's story had become sort of a 'guideline' for our NGO/ONG (Christian, one of our directors is also French). Christian stated this morning that to do a project like this .. Family Agriculture .. one must love the land .. the earth can give us so much. One w… Continue

Posted on October 24, 2009 at 9:56am —

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PERMACULTURE (PERMACULTURA)

Our NGO/ONG in Brazil - ABTC-BRASIL - is broadening our approach to 'family agriculture' and in concentrating on developing our school to teach ecologically sustainable agriculture and the customs and language (Portuguese) in the country.



The word "Permaculture" was coined in 1978 by Bill Mollison, an Australian ecologist, and one of his students, David H… Continue

Posted on June 22, 2009 at 11:00am —

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System Mandalla

Today's agriculture and food systems are extraordinarly productive, but in the long run may not be sustainable. They have created tremendous pressure on natural resources and surrounding natural habitats, as well as compromising the economic health of rural communties, the food security of economically disadvantaged citizens, and the well-being of many of those who grow and harvest our food.
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Through our research, education, and outreach programs, the system works to create agriculture and food… Continue

Posted on March 31, 2009 at 11:37am —

Donald Reid

We are proud to introduce one of our supporters, the Focus Conservation Fund


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http://andetur.org/Focus_Conservation.htm
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Douglas Trent, President of the Focus Conservation Fund, has lived and or worked in Brazil for nearly 30 years, and has been operating and guiding natural history tours in Sou… Continue

Posted on February 26, 2009 at 9:28am —

 
 

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Donald Reid commented on Donald Reid's blog post 'Possible Club Investment - how a small investment can benefit both the NGO/ONG and the community farmers'
An alternative smaller worm raising system that can be used by individuals for their own use.
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Donald Reid commented on Donald Reid's blog post 'Possible Club Investment - how a small investment can benefit both the NGO/ONG and the community farmers'
This is what a small earthworm raising facility looks like. For less than US$ 3000, we can build a facility like this on Christian's farm that with approximately 8 hrs. work per week we could feasibly generate some $ 15,000 in products every 60 da...
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