Category: Environment

According to britannica.com Astrology is defined as a, type of divination that involves the forecasting of earthly and human events through the observation and interpretation of the fixed stars, the Sun, the Moon, and the planets. Devotees believe that an understanding of the influence of the planets and stars on earthly affairs allows them to both predict and affect the destinies of individuals, groups, and nations. On this episode we talk to an amazing artist and friend of the show Charlotte Ghiorse, a painter, video and performance artist, and a mom of three, who has vision and a sense of depth which gives purpose to her art and life. Charlotte is the founder of Sexy Astrology and has a show on YouTube which gives astrological advice and forecasting, as well as horoscopes.

 What does it mean that the conjunction of Venus and Mars is in Capricorn? Pluto is in Capricorn Neptune and Jupiter in Pisces…and north node and Uranus in Taurus. How does this affect the environment? What does Scorpio have to do with the war in Ukraine? Tune in to find out how the planets and stars align, which affects life on Earth. Find Sexy Astrology on YouTube and check out houseofchoclet.com on the web. Tweet us @tmshadesofgreen. Subscribe to our podcast on Apple, iHeart, Google, Spreaker, Spotify and more. Check out hudsonriverradio.com and malcolmpresents.com. #RaiseYourEcoConsciousness #BEEGREEN

Digestive issues resulting from High FODMAP foods can result in abdominal pain, gas, bloating, diarrhea and constipation which can be irritating, inconvenient and embarrassing. By following a Low FODMAP diet, it can help decrease these symptoms and you can avoid some uncomfortable digestive problems. Courtney gives us information today on the FODMAP diet, IBS, gut health and more. Check out Courtney on her FaceBook page, Instagram @clgwellness, her website courtneygravenese.com. Tweet us @tmshadesofgreen, check out past shows on malcompresents.com.

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Music is the message, and can be very powerful in times of upheaval and times of joy. The 60’s brought this to light as musicians took to the studio and stage to protest the war and civil unrest. Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Crosby, Stills Nash and Young and many more gave us music that is even more relevant in todays troubling and difficult world events. Our guests on this episode are Judi Jaeger and Bob Reid, who are two wonderful musicians with a social conscience, who strongly believe that music plays a strong role in getting out messages of social and environmental justice. Listen to a beautiful version of From Way Up Here, written by Pete Seeger and Malvina Reynolds, and Judi and Bob do a live acapella version of Bill Staines ‘Bridges’. They believe that music is a conduit of change. Here is a wonderful quote about their music:

“Jaeger & Reid fill the air with amazing energy, unique harmonies and insightful original songs that are both meaningful and memorable. Their musical synergy is truly infectious!”- Neil Scott – iHeart Radio

Here is some info on an upcoming Jaeger & Reid show:

https://www.reverbnation.com/show/25655872?utm_campaign=HTML5_ShowSchedule_Widget_Details&utm_content=show_details_link&utm_medium=widget

For more information go to jaegerreidmusic.com. Subscribe to The Many Shades of Green Podcast, and tweet us @tmshadesofgreen Check out hudsonriverradio.com and malcolmpresents.com for past shows. #BEEGREEN

Some words of wisdom from the late Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh taken from his book How To Eat:

Eating our feelings

“We human beings have many feelings, both positive and negative. Some people tend to eat more when they’re joyful, while others tend to eat less. Some people eat when they are sad or upset as a way of eating their feelings, hoping the feelings will go away. Food becomes a craving to them, rather than a source of nourishment. If we do not attempt to look deeply to understand our craving, it will grow. When we take the time to take care of our emotions with mindfulness and compassion, then we can just eat. We can enjoy our food without craving and develop a healthy and positive relationship to eating.”

So with those wonderful words of Thich That Hanh, on this episode we delve into the topic of mindful eating and mood foods. Courtney gives us great information on how to eat mindfully and what foods affect our mood. For more info visit Courtney on her Facebook page Courtney on Health and follow her on Instagram @clgwellness. Also go to malcolmpresents.com for past shows. Tweet us @tmshadesofgreen.

Our resident wildlife and garden specialist, Victoria Alzapiedi joins us for this episode to talk about what we can do to get our landscapes ready for Spring. If you have landscapers speak to them and tell them what you want them to do. Give them your input on native plantings, pesticides, leaf blowers, length of grass etc. (Grow your own National Park). Here are some tips to follow as the hills come alive with birds, insects, trees and plants:

Here’s what birds will be looking for: habitat, shelter, nesting, food, etc.

Here’s what butterflies and moths are looking for: host plants, habitat.

Here’s what bees are looking for: generalist/specialist pollen plants – including trees and shrubs, not just perennials, bare soil spots for nests, leave the dandelions.  

Overwintering insects – don’t prune.

Identify invasive plants – consider replacing them with native plants.

Garden mapping–Plant where you can see and enjoy them – and also give privacy to wildlife and plant for pollinators. Don’t over water soil and don’t use harmful chemicals.

For more info follow New Castle Healthy Yards on FaceBook. Want to help save a forest? Go to preservebuttonhook.org … Subscribe to TMSOG podcast, tweet us @tmshadesofgreen. Check out past shows on hudsonriverradio.com and malcolmpresents.com. A shout out to The Green Divas!

Our guest on this episode is Tyler A. Chase an award winning, independent filmmaker/photographer who fights for causes that look deep into human nature. We delve into what leads people to behave in ways that create division, and what propels others to work to create better things. She founded L’ORAGE Productions and works with producer, Lisette Cevallos. They created the award winning short films, Animal Crackers, Pentimenti, Sweet Soul in Exile and the feature documentary, A Castle in Brooklyn, King Arthur which was narrated by Golden Globe Award winner, Brian Cox. We talk about the importance of documentaries in telling untold stories, which help educate the public about injustices and the need to fight for those who are often overlooked. Tyler is working on a new project ‘Always Here’ which should be completed next year. Check out Tyler’s website https://www.lorage.com where you can find out more about the production company L’ORAGE, fiscally sponsored through Fractured Atlas (fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/l-orage).

Also check out hudsonriverradio.com and malcolmpresents.com for past shows. Subscribe to The Many Shades of Green podcast on all major podcast apps. Help preserve the Buttonhook Forest by going to preservebuttonhook.org #RaiseYourEcoConsciousness. A shout out to The Green Divas!!

According to Dr. Sheila Sahni, interventional cardiology fellow at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the UCLA Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Health Program (newsroom.ucla.edu),“Making heart-healthy lifestyle choices and taking control of your cardiovascular risk factors can help prevent or slow the progression of heart disease. Everyday decisions are important to cardiovascular health, she added, and so give yourself the gift of lifestyle changes that will benefit you through the year. Courtney gives us some important tips to manage your diet and exercise to maintain a healthy heart. Follow Courtney on Instagram @clgwellness and on her FaceBook page. For more shows go to malcolmpresents.com. Listen to the podcast on your favorite podcast app.

There is a connection between art and the environment. We need to pay attention to what is going on around us, as we are harming the water, land and air which gives us life. Many artists use natural surroundings in their work to capture emotions, which is essential to what they create. Nature can be a simple add on to a painting to convey a sense of depth, or perspective. We talk to our guest, artist Charlotte Ghiorse, a painter, video and performance artist, and a mom of three, about her vision, which gives purpose to her art and life. She is the creator of the House of ChoCLeT, and Sexy Astrology. We chat about her work as it relates to the storm culture, how the car culture affects the populace, especially during pandemic times and 4 ways to help reduce our carbon footprint and save energy. For more info go to houseofchoclet.com and Sexy Astrology on YouTube. Check out malcolmpresents.com and hudsonriverradio.com, and tweet us @tmshadesofgreen #RaiseYourEcoConsciousness

I mean, there is no point in sittin’ around and crying over spilt milk. Gotta move on.  Ted Turner (founder of CNN) 

So when you cry over spilt milk, what kind of milk is it? It could be almond milk, or soy or oat milk, but are these really milk? They are after all plant based, and not from a cow or goat or a yak. With so many options to choose from, it becomes confusing in terms of what will give us the most health benefits. In this episode, Courtney clarifies some of the confusion about the various milk alternatives on the market, so that we can make healthy choices. So moooove over cows, plant milk has arrived! Follow Courtney on Instagram @clgwellmess and on FB. Visit her website courtneygravenese.com, as well as malcolmpresents.com for past shows. A special shout out to Simba for his on camera antics with the milk cartons. He gave us a perrrrrfect performance! #MEOW and #BEWELL

There is something bigger than us, there is something that moves the spirit to right the wrongs, and take the higher road. Corporations and individuals must be held accountable for their actions when they disregard life, and poison the land. We must pull together to protect Mother Earth. There is no Planet B.

The following quote brings that obligation to light. “Extractive corporations, and the banks that finance them, are demanding government bailouts and the dismantling of environmental protections in the middle of a global pandemic and economic collapse. The idea that precious funds should bail out the world’s wealthiest corporations, not the people whose lives are at stake, is hard to fathom. This injustice is wrong”.  That quote is by Reverend Fletcher Harper, who is our guest in this episode.  Rev. Harper is GreenFaith’s Executive Director. We know that governments and financial institutions aren’t doing enough about climate change, and GreenFaith is moving to get the interfaith communities to be proactive in educating their congregations to be more sustainable, and lower their carbon footprint. For more info go to GreenFaith.org. Please subscribe to our podcast on all major platforms, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter @tmshadesofgreen. Also check out hudsonriverradio.com and malcolmpresents.com #RaiseYour EcoConsciousness

Listen to “Rev. Fletcher Harper, Exec. Director of GreenFaith” on Spreaker.

The world needs people who explore and catalog nature. We as individuals must take time to explore the beauty around us and be more aware of our surroundings. We need to learn about who was on the land before us, and how they lived as keepers and guardians of the earth.  Our guest this week is Nohham R. Cachat-Schilling, who cares deeply for the earth, the trees, and all its creatures, and works to educate the citizenry about previous keepers of the land. He is a Medicine Elder, Bridge-in-the-Sky Medicine Circle, Opitemakaning Mawhihtit; as well as the Chair of the Massachusetts Ethical Archaeology Society. His keen awareness of nature and his vast knowledge of the contributions of those who were here before us, especially Native Indigenous People of the First Nations, gives us insight into the history of our predecessors, whom we often take for granted. We talk about the importance of balance and leaving the land clean and green for the Seven Generations to come. We also talk about preserving the Buttonhook Forest in the Town of New Castle, NY. For more information go to ethicarch.org and check out Bridge in the Sky Medicine Circle on FaceBook and [email protected] Also check out preservebuttonhook.org for more info on how you can help save this habitat, natural carbon sink and the Native American Ceremonial Sacred Stones. Tweet us @tmshadesofgreen #RaiseYourEcoConsciousness

How do you spread the message about the benefits of healthy plant-based eating and why do people choose to eat plant-based? How do you obtain balanced nutrition, and how can you make the transition to more healthy eating and still satisfy your appetite? What’s in a plant based diet, and is  Beyond Meat a viable option? While we want to encourage people to eat more plant based foods, it has to be done with eyes wide open. Many of the newer trendy products have a lot of filler vs protein, and because of the way they are processed, some of these products have questionable impacts on the environment. Courtney gives us some good insight into plant based foods, the good, the bad, the ugly and the nutritious. For more information follow Courtney on Facebook, follow her on Instagram @clgwellness. For more shows go to malcolmpresents.com. Podcasts are available on Apple and Spotify.