[vodpod id=Video.3844170&w=425&h=350&fv=offsite%3Dtrue%26amp%3Blang%3Den-us%26amp%3Bpage_show_url%3D%252Fphotos%252Fglobalmosaics%252Fsets%252F72157624283357168%252Fshow%252F%26amp%3Bpage_show_back_url%3D%252Fphotos%252Fglobalmosaics%252Fsets%252F72157624283357168%252F%26amp%3Bset_id%3D72157624283357168%26amp%3Bjump_to%3D] Odunde is the creation of its South Philadelphia founder, Lois Fernandez, who launched the festival after visiting similar celebrations in Africa. The concept originates from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa, and celebrates the coming of another year for African-Americans and Africanized people around the world. The annual Odunde Street Festival, held…
World Cup: Shame on the Game
[soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/creamy-ewok-baggends/shame-on-the-game-ewok-mp3″] Shame on The Game – EWOK – mp3 by Creamy Ewok Baggends The Khulumani Support group is currently undertaking the prosecution of 5 major corporations complicit in supporting the Apartheid Government of South Africa during the struggle. These same companies are current investors in the FIFA World Cup. This track is part of…
Purify Your Tap Water
During the D.C. Environmental Film Festival I saw a documentary called Poisoned Waters that talked about the quality of D.C. tap water. Not to my surprise, it’s terrible! I was not very happy with the way the pitcher and faucet filters were working either. I decided to look for an alternative because I didn’t want…
Easy to Grow – Edible Leaves, Beautiful Vine
Some time ago I saw a beautiful flowering vine growing up a trellis and wondered what it was? Here’s a photo, can you take a guess? Sweet potato! It’s easy to grow in a hanging basket if you have limited space. You can also cook up the leaves. Sweet potato greens with garlic and soy…
Alice Walker >> Degadgetize
Alice Walker spoke to a full house at Busboys & Poets with a crowd standing outside listening to her as she read from her new book Overcoming Speechlessness. She said that we need to “degadgetize.”
Bag It!
I saw this film at the D.C. Environmental Film Festival. It’s still under production. Can’t wait to see the final version! [vimeo http://vimeo.com/5645718]
Peek Into the World of Capoeira
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Free For All – Dandelions Everywhere
They are everywhere! Cropping up in lawns, weeds to be eliminated RIGHT? Well, actually you can cook up the leaves, eat the flowers and even use the roots…They are quite nutritious. Dandelions are a great dietary source of calcium, vitamins A and K, plus the antioxidant lutein, which is important for healthy vision. Dandelions are…
Botany of Desire >> Plants Shaping Us
Botany of Desire is a very interesting book by Michael Pollan that delves into how plants use human beings to shape their destiny, and the danger that lies in monoculture–growing a lot of the same plant, instead of growing different varieties–in order to satisfy our desires. For example farmers growing only russet potatoes to sell…
Skip the Candy, Gum >> Enjoy the Real Thing
Gummy bears, nerds, jolly ranchers, double mint gum…only a few candies that some of us enjoyed as kids and some of us still enjoy! Well, time to change how both kids and adults think about candies…These candies have artificial colors, flavors and plenty sugar to cause cavities! Mother Nature has given us so many treats…