https://preview.ibb.co/nn9opx/9e8e840a_o.jpg *Me and the Girls ;)* Hello friends! **This is my Sustainability Curation Digest for the week of 02/04/18 - 08/04/18 on behalf of the Minnow Support Project!** The Minnow Support Project has multiple curators on various subjects. Each week we pick five undervalued posts and the authors behind them to highlight through minnowsupport-curation. This way MSP and PAL (Peace, Abundance, Liberty) can help promote new promising writers and content creators on Steemit, and in effect reward them for doing a superior job. Every week I will be making a list of my favorite post from the week on the subject of sustainability, eco-friendly solutions, permaculture, recycling, alternative energy, recycling, homesteading...or anything else that might help us all live in a more sustainable, eco-friendly world. Unfortunately this week my curation will be a bit short, as I don't have as much time as I had before due to the birth of my lovely daughter. As some of you can imagine, parenthood can take quite a bit from you, especially to a newborn baby.... So please forgive me, but there are no fancy intro's this time ... ;) I hope I will be able to get back to my writing shape sooner then later...although you know... the rumor says I might not have free time again in the next 18 years...so one can never know ;) ### Lets jump right in, here are my sustainability curation picks for this week: *(these posts are shown in random order; I liked all of them!)* --- ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPbnJB6RUq5aPSMPgDSHYhxLKnpuaYHT5LgKdZvbwkxHP/DFBDFF88-ADCD-47B1-AC87-DAB4B002D6EE.jpeg) _{from [Use plenty of bedding material in your worm farm](https://steemit.com/vermicomposting/@quochuy/use-plenty-of-bedding-material-in-your-worm-farm) by [quochuy](https://steemit.com/@quochuy)} --- [Use plenty of bedding material in your worm farm](https://steemit.com/vermicomposting/@quochuy/use-plenty-of-bedding-material-in-your-worm-farm) by [quochuy](https://steemit.com/@quochuy) In this informative post @quochuy talks about the importance of bedding material in your vermicomposting system and how it can make the difference between success and failure for all of us that just learning about this awesome composting technique. In the post the author tells us all about the importance of the bedding material, but also leaves us with practical tips and a list of suitable materials that can be used to start your own Worm composting system. Thanks @quochuy for such a useful and enriching post! --- ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmegJ3ZETwEPR9nS4sxtPxGDR2zyYEzPPAF5LA23tiqQyZ/IMG_1111.JPG) _{from [Compost Grows Bigger, A Battle Against Clay Soil, And Shiitake Spawn Takeover The Sawdust - April 5th 2018](https://steemit.com/homesteading/@biffybirdcam/compost-grows-bigger-a-battle-against-clay-soil-and-shiitake-spawn-takeover-the-sawdust-april-5th-2018) by [biffybirdcam](https://steemit.com/@biffybirdcam)} --- The next one up is [Compost Grows Bigger, A Battle Against Clay Soil, And Shiitake Spawn Takeover The Sawdust - April 5th 2018](https://steemit.com/homesteading/@biffybirdcam/compost-grows-bigger-a-battle-against-clay-soil-and-shiitake-spawn-takeover-the-sawdust-april-5th-2018), a post by [biffybirdcam](https://steemit.com/@biffybirdcam) Taking care of a garden or even a small patch of vegetables van often be a challenge, there is so much to consider and often we some of the elements are not at our side. In this post @biffybirdcam shares with us his challenges with transplanting new vegetables to his garden, while coming to possible conclusions of how to solve his problems . In the same post the author also show us his new project, a shiitaki spawn growing in sawdust, I hope soon he will also share with us his progress with growing those delicious mushrooms, but perhaps that is for another post. If you also struggling with your garden, make sure to check out his post and perhaps some of his mistakes and conclusions might be helpful for you. Thanks @biffybirdcam for sharing with us your passion. --- ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXGUqXQEEg4mFAa9CyxF52Yv92G5zLG6EWU6qXRnDiBfj/pedicularis3.jpg) _{from [Wild Medicine: Pedicularis densiflora](https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@sagescrub/wild-medicine-pedicularis-densiflora) by [sagescrub](https://steemit.com/@sagescrub)} --- [Wild Medicine: Pedicularis densiflora](https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@sagescrub/wild-medicine-pedicularis-densiflora) by [sagescrub](https://steemit.com/@sagescrub) The next post is a bit on a different subject. The author talks about the medicinal benefits of the "Elephant's Head" flower (Pedicularis densiflora), a common flower that can be found in woodland and mountainous areas in north america. @sagescrub shares with us the common medicinal uses for this wonderful flower such as helping reduce tension and anxiety, stomach ulcers, rheumatism and urinary problems. If you interested in naturopathy, make sure to check out his post and perhaps you can learn something new, as did I. Thank you @sagescrub fow sharing with us your experience with this plant. --- ![](https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmUZY8zR6pszzHxzWqASVp5TbER8L9F3w1XdbtFWTpQpRC) _{from [Living Healthy With Turmeric](https://steemit.com/life/@fherdz/living-healthy-with-turmeric) by [fherdz](https://steemit.com/@fherdz)} --- [Living Healthy With Turmeric](https://steemit.com/life/@fherdz/living-healthy-with-turmeric) by [fherdz](https://steemit.com/@fherdz) Staying on the subject of naturopaty, I want to share with you this post by @fherdz. As a big fan of healthy eating and natural medicine, I want to share with you this post that talks possibly about one of the most effective nutritional supplements in existence. Quite a few studies around the world show that it has major benefits for your body and brain. So to learn about all the benefits of this amazing root, check out this post, where the author shares with us all the known medicinal benefits of Turmeric and gives us a few tips on how we too can start enjoying and benefiting from it right away. --- ![](https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://img.esteem.ws/2fniw5o0v1.jpg) _{from [THE FOOD FOREST IS STARTING TO HAVE SOME ACTION](https://steemit.com/homesteading/@hopfarmnc/the-food-forest-is-starting-to-have-some-action-ebac09464df79) by [hopfarmnc](https://steemit.com/@hopfarmnc)} --- [THE FOOD FOREST IS STARTING TO HAVE SOME ACTION](https://steemit.com/homesteading/@hopfarmnc/the-food-forest-is-starting-to-have-some-action-ebac09464df79) by [hopfarmnc](https://steemit.com/@hopfarmnc) I want to finish up this weekly post with some amazing images of a "Food Forest" of hopfarmnc. I must admit all that variety of fresh strawberries, blueberries, apple trees and so much more, makes me a bit jealous :), as a city dweller myself I often miss having such wide spaces to grow all those tasty varieties of fruits. Hope you enjoy his Food Forest as much as I did. Thanks hopfarmnc, make sure to share with us your harvest once you get there, just don't forget to put an apple or two aside, for your fellow steemians ;) --- ![](https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://s17.postimg.org/hhvcsithb/P1020963.jpg) _{from [Birch Water. A Gift From Nature- How To Tutorial!]
(https://steemit.com/homesteading/@movingman/birch-water-a-gift-from-nature-how-to-tutorial) by [movingman](https://steemit.com/@movingman)} --- **Honorable Mentions** Below are a few interesting articles and exceptional posts I found that either do not fit in to a category or did not get first pick, yet I wanted to mention. Please check them out and give them some love where needed. [Birch Water. A Gift From Nature- How To Tutorial!] (https://steemit.com/homesteading/@movingman/birch-water-a-gift-from-nature-how-to-tutorial) by [movingman](https://steemit.com/@movingman) [The Honey Harvest](https://steemit.com/homesteading/@beesteem/the-honey-harvest) by [beesteem](https://steemit.com/@beesteem) [Flowering Bush Apple Plant (Atama) At My Mum's Backyard](https://steemit.com/homesteading/@misterakpan/atama-chicks-and-eggs-quite-the-weekend) by [misterakpan](https://steemit.com/@misterakpan) [An Overgrown Garden](https://steemit.com/homesteading/@mariannewest/an-overgrown-garden) by [@mariannewest](https://steemit.com/@mariannewest) [Forgotten Plants | 6 Perennial Vegetables Bought With Steem Planted!](https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@mountainjewel/forgotten-plants-or-6-perennial-vegetables-bought-with-steem-planted) by [@mountainjewel](https://steemit.com/@mountainjewel) --- ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZ4tatxCYvSyzJDzfackC7Nz4Yc9KAMg3jcMvSWfYHtXi/4FE73FCB-0C26-4362-B9B1-DC1C0E21023E.jpeg) _{from [Forgotten Plants | 6 Perennial Vegetables Bought With Steem Planted!](https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@mountainjewel/forgotten-plants-or-6-perennial-vegetables-bought-with-steem-planted) by [mountainjewel ](https://steemit.com/@mountainjewel)} --- That's it for this week, I hope you enjoyed the posts picked for my first curation digest. If you did like it, make sure to give us your vote, follow and perhaps even a resteem. Hope to see you next week. Till then I leave you with this quote :) > ““The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.” **– Abraham Lincoln** If you never heard about Minnow Support Project, I encourage you to visit our [Discord Channel](https://discord.gg/qCxseQx). We are always looking for new steemit writers to curate and support, and I promise you will meet some awesome fellow steemians there. If you have any feedback or suggestions for this weekly Sustainability Digest, make sure to write up your ideas in the comments. Also, if you would like to be considered for next weeks curation, drop a link for your post in the PAL-sustainability channel, or in the comments of this post. Hopefully you will feel some of the authors or posts mentioned here are worth an upvote and follow. Thanks for reading!! See you next week. --- https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://image.ibb.co/j61vD7/footer.gif hr2

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