What is the relationship/connection between mental health and music?

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ubuntuvillageusa.org/2022/05/07/how-music-can-impact-your-mental-health/

While nursing home residents can experience loneliness and loss of independence, they can benefit greatly from regular visits by groups like quilting clubs, knitting groups, and scrapbooking clubs. These visiting groups bring something that’s often missing from nursing home residents’ lives – interaction with people their own age and interests. Visiting groups give nursing home residents the chance to get out of their rooms and socialize with others, which helps with keeping their minds sharp and gives them a positive outlook on life.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ubuntuvillageusa.org/2022/05/04/how-visiting-groups-and-program-creation-can-bring-positive-stimulation-to-nursing-home-residents/

The idea of extinction may seem new, but in reality, the threat has always been there. Since we started living on our planet, thousands of species have become extinct – and there’s no reason to believe that this will stop happening anytime soon. The question isn’t whether or not it will happen, but rather how we can prevent the extinction of these species and preserve them for future generations to enjoy.

As permaculture designers, we find ourselves having to answer two questions very frequently: how can we have impact? And, how can we make permaculture guarantee successful harvests? I will explore these questions by exploring one of humanity’s oldest activities: agriculture. Agriculture is essential for human survival and well-being. As permaculturists our work is inherently about soil stewardship; what better place to start than with soil itself? Agriculture based on appropriate technology – principally, farmers know about seeds, soils and water – has been around for millennia. It is not my intent to provide an exhaustive history here but rather focus on current practices of growing crops in soils and draw lessons from them to understand ways that permaculture design principles could be integrated into farming practices to increase sustainability.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ubuntuvillageusa.org/2022/03/02/the-power-of-a-seed-in-fertile-ground/

Why is it that some people lose their native accents and some don't?

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ubuntuvillageusa.org/2022/02/21/what-are-the-factors-that-determine-why-some-people-lose-their-native-accents-and-some-dont/

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ubuntuvillageusa.org/2022/02/16/can-chinas-growth-strategy-save-africa/

Maybe we should limit sugar intake.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ubuntuvillageusa.org/2022/02/11/2-5-times-more-likely-to-abuse-alcohol-later-in-life-is-sugar-the-new-gateway-drug/

Coltan--the conflict metal.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ubuntuvillageusa.org/2022/02/08/who-is-mining-coltan-and-what-does-it-have-to-do-with-you/

The nutritional advantages of eating wild and wayside plants.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ubuntuvillageusa.org/2022/02/02/wild-and-wayside-plants-the-nutritional-advantages/