As Mer-folk we are even more
connected to the ebb and flow of the Earth Currents. Mer-Folk are sometimes
painfully aware of the tragic way people treat our Oceans. We swim in the water
that is polluted and putrefied; we understand the effect that it has on the
water, its creatures, and ourselves. Many members of the Mer-folk community,
volunteer, donate, and support. We do beach clean ups, support local rivers,
and work with conservation groups. But what about our everyday lives? We, after
all, are Land Locked Mer-folk and the Earth that we walk on is just as
important to protect as the waters we swim in.
In my home, we have a small Urban
Farm. I tend the 5 chickens, my Husband tends the 20,000 members of our Bee
Hive and together we tend a small garden. We recycle, compost our green waste,
and grow our food without pesticides or chemicals. Last Summer Mermaid Natalie,
The Mermaid of The Pacific and her Landsmen, came by to help extract the honey
from the comb. It was a night of sticky messy fun and just this week we
welcomed a new Hive of bees to our urban farm! Looks like I might have to
enlist the rest of the Pod to help with this year’s honey extraction! To see
what life is like with the Bees check out this video of my Landsmen and His
Bees:
For me, it’s all about the
chickens and the garden! With have 4 chickens that lay blue, tan, and dark
brown eggs and a wee little chicken that lays wee little tan eggs. They live in
a gated off chicken yard for them to frolic in, with an in-ground fountain made
from an old tire, and spacious three room coop. (I have seen LA apartments
smaller than the Chicken’s home!) In our garden we grow corn, tomatoes,
potatoes, turnips, peppers, beans, peas, herbs, lettuce, blueberries, onion and
carrots! We do not use pesticides, any food that we don’t eat goes to the
chickens (they love squishy tomatoes!), and the bees help to naturally
pollinate!
Every day we are conscious of how
we treat this planet and aware that we effect this planets ability to survive.
Mermaid Patti of Mermaid Minerals sees to it that nothing is over packaged for
shipping and nothing comes in packaged in a throw away box or bag except for
the Lashurious eye brow/lash treatment. Even their Eco-Bags are made from
recycled products! I keep my Eco-Bag in my Mermaid Travel Suitcase to carry my
Mermaid Medic supplies! Mermaid Minerals operates out of a shared space
warehouse, which means, several small companies in one warehouse. This cuts
back on overhead cost and cuts back on the damage big factories do to our
environment.
On Sunday, my best friend,
Emmalee and I built a mermaid scarecrow from old clothing and supplies. We put
her up in the garden and named her Compost Tea-na, the Eco-Mermaid! Check out
my Facebook page for all the hilarious pictures of Emmalee, Meridian and
Compost Tea-na! What do you do in your everyday life to help the environment?
<3, ☮,
& ><((((º>
Love, Peace, & Mermaids,
Meridian
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