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George Yacus wrote:
Vinnie Cappitani wrote:
If anyone is looking to pick up a course on Udemy, the best time would probabaly be around black friday/cyber Monday time. This is also a good time to pick up most kinds of software, as they are typically deeply discounted.
Just checked. It's currently $13.99 for 54.5 hours of video and "19 articles + resources." That price ends in a day. Usually is $119.99, apparently.
https://www.udemy.com/course/permaculture-design-course/
More importantly, if you go and look at the freebie "Course Preview" video, you can see what Geoff Lawton used to look like with short hair and a moustache but no beard. Woah. I'm still feeling knowledge saturated, otherwise I'd bite at that price.
paul wheaton wrote:
Joylynn Hardesty wrote:US$ 140,191
Streatch goal reached!
Joylynn,
Which of my movies would you like placed, for free, in the PIE-only forum for 24 hours?
Beau Davidson wrote:
Vinnie Cappitani wrote:What general time will the webinar be at? Will it be available to watch for voters for a certain amount of time/forever? I think at least a week is reasonable and this would give me the opportunity to watch.
Which webinar?
Heather Sharpe wrote:Cats and many other animals possess zoopharmacognosy. That's just a fancy word meaning that they can sense what plants have medicinal benefits for them. It sure is fun to say. I have watched my own cat do this many times. She has had problems with asthma and when she did, chose to eat hackberry leaves and ragweed, both of which are good for respiratory health and allergies. My dog does this too. She's been going around my yard eating goldenrod and hackberry, again, for her allergies. She even ate white vervain, which is intensely bitter tasting and also a nervine, which is interesting, since she has anxiety. There are tons of other instances of animals doing this if you observe animals with access to plants or if you read about it.
I wonder if cats and dogs eating grass is them trying to exercise their zoopharmacognosy, but because most often, people have monocultures of grass and/or tend to keep their animals away from any unknown plants, they just settle for grass? Most people aren't growing lots of wild or medicinal plants in their yard, so most cats and dogs probably don't have other options.
You can give your cat the chance to practice this inside by laying out some fresh or dried cat safe herbs for them on a towel or blanket with some space between each herb, that way they can investigate and choose what they like. Here's a website with a little more information and lists of cat safe herbs to offer: https://drjudymorgan.com/blogs/blog/supporting-your-cats-healing-through-self-selection-principles
I'm sure something similar could be done for dogs. Or of course, if you have a garden full of medicinal plants and you know what is safe for your pet, you can just walk around with them and see what they choose. I think we can learn a lot about our animal companions and plants this way!
Heather Sharpe wrote:Cats and many other animals possess zoopharmacognosy. That's just a fancy word meaning that they can sense what plants have medicinal benefits for them. It sure is fun to say. I have watched my own cat do this many times. She has had problems with asthma and when she did, chose to eat hackberry leaves and ragweed, both of which are good for respiratory health and allergies. My dog does this too. She's been going around my yard eating goldenrod and hackberry, again, for her allergies. She even ate white vervain, which is intensely bitter tasting and also a nervine, which is interesting, since she has anxiety. There are tons of other instances of animals doing this if you observe animals with access to plants or if you read about it.
I wonder if cats and dogs eating grass is them trying to exercise their zoopharmacognosy, but because most often, people have monocultures of grass and/or tend to keep their animals away from any unknown plants, they just settle for grass? Most people aren't growing lots of wild or medicinal plants in their yard, so most cats and dogs probably don't have other options.
You can give your cat the chance to practice this inside by laying out some fresh or dried cat safe herbs for them on a towel or blanket with some space between each herb, that way they can investigate and choose what they like. Here's a website with a little more information and lists of cat safe herbs to offer: https://drjudymorgan.com/blogs/blog/supporting-your-cats-healing-through-self-selection-principles
I'm sure something similar could be done for dogs. Or of course, if you have a garden full of medicinal plants and you know what is safe for your pet, you can just walk around with them and see what they choose. I think we can learn a lot about our animal companions and plants this way!
Denise Kersting wrote:
Vinnie Cappitani wrote:
Now I'm thinking about buying a cat grass for my cats to eat
You can just use regular wheat berries to sprout and grow if you happen to grind your own grain. My kitty loves fresh wheatgrass, my yard grass, and especially lemongrass. I bring a pot of lemongrass inside in the winter because it lasts longer than the wheat or cat grass varieties inside. Make sure whatever you plant in is sturdy/heavy enough to resist being knocked over by an exuberant furball