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GREAT content this week - here are some of the gems, eco-green wisdom & insight shared under the #ecotrain tag this week on the steem blockchain. Even if you don't have VP or RC to upvote, a meaningful comment is usually upvoted by a smart author, so please go and lavish your appreciation and engagement on this great content.
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#togetherwecan
The driving force for eco-community is our connection to Gaia - Mother Earth - and to one another. 
Homesteading- What a Way to Go! From Back Woods to Back Yard, It's a Ball
The commitment of time to one place is at the heart of eco-community and eco-village, and captured so well in this lovely post. We see the nut trees - ten years ago and now - and get to see the journey of WALNUTS after they have been saved from the squirrels. 
Misidentified Mulberries & Giant Weeds
The white mulberries that weren't! Before you invest the ten years into your trees and food forest, be SURE of what you're planting is the lesson 
A Really Scrap Wood Table A First For Us
What's at the heart of every abundant eco-community? A big table! For celebrating, sharing meals, brain-storming, preparing the year's planting schedule and for shared art projects. 
The Freedom That Comes From Unschooling
Freedom of expression isn't just for the adults in eco-community, and yup, that means some wild and loud children running around as they learn to express, feel and relate. 
Will your eco-village or eco-community have-need its own bus to move people and goods to the local organic markets? Will you be bussing people in for festivals, teaching and celebration? If that's a yes on the bus, we hope it's as cool as these buses 
Antibiotic Resistance In Food Animals Nearly Tripled Since 2000
Need more motivation for organic, vegetarian or the importance of eco-community? 
Mother Earth & Space News: Earthquake, Storm Alert, Comet, Baby Planets or News Oct 17 2019
It's easy to forget that "eco" doesn't stop with planet Earth, and that soooo much of our weather, energy and moods are affected by space weather, not to mention the influences on tides and earthqakes. 
Thought For The Day: Real Equality
Spirituality MUST be the basis for sustainable eco-community.
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There is NO BETTER way to grow steem than encouraging others through juicy upvotes and encouraging new curators by letting them feel that nice feeling of flinging around more than 0.001. Kudos and gratitude to 
And the Winner of 2000 Steem Power Delegation For a Month Is...?
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