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Simon Mitchell Dipl.HE., B.A.(Hons), Cert.E.FE., is a writer and artist living in Cornwall UK. He publishes articles, books and ebooks on a green theme. His particular interests are: wild food and recipes, nature and energy, creativity, education, ecology

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Sciences > Psychology Introduction to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs: 3 of 10

Abraham Maslow's model of human needs, showing a motivating hierarchy' has been a strong influence in several sectors of our culture since the 1950's. It is used in advertising to predict and manipulate needs and motivations, in health and social services as a sort of scale of personal well-being and in cultural and business...
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness The hazards of carcinogens: 2 of 6

Rachel Carson wrote a book in the 1960's called Silent Spring', describing how the use of pesticides in our food production was not only destroying wild bird populations but was also a root cause for a whole host of human malaise, including cancer. Today we are told that our diet should contain at least five sorts of fresh f...
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Best ways to go green: 24 of 57

In reality I view my values as a green person as relatively meaningless in the scheme of things. I know that at a global level for everyone of me, a person who makes careful choices about what they consume and tries to limit consumption, there are probably 100,000 people who don't, many of them because they are simply unable...
Food & Drink > Cuisine & Food (Other) A look at hazelnuts: 1 of 2

It felt like the first touch of autumn today and my mind turned to getting in some wood for the winter. On the way up the hill I noticed there were many windfall hazel nuts on the ground and picked up a few to take home for later as my teeth aren't up to cracking them any more. In fact I crammed so many into my elasticated t...
Home & Garden > Vegetables, Herbs & Fruits How to grow potatoes: 8 of 14

It was in April 07 that I read in the Sunday Times about the fantastically tasty potatoes on the Ile de Batz, near Roscoff on the coast of Brittany. The article described how the islanders grow potatoes in seaweed. I have been aware for some time of seaweed as a healthy source of nutrition with important trace elements and h...
Health & Fitness > Medical Issues (Other) Helicobacter pylori: Diagnosis and treatment: 4 of 5

There is a tiny bacterium residing in the gut lining of about two-thirds of all adults on the planet, called Helicobacter Pylori. Research strongly suggests that this bacterium may be central to the cause of 80% of all stomach cancers yet this dangerous invader is mostly left untreated until it creates serious problems. One ...