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Garlic Mustard

Garlic mustard Invasive garlic mustard can take over forests, harming native understory species (Photo by NCC) No friend to our forests Garlic mustard , a highly invasive plant, has been spotted on Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) properties across Ontario. Brought to North America in the 1800s, this invasive alien plant is now spreading across the continent at a rate of 6,400 square kilometres per year — that's an area 10 times the size of Toronto! The success of garlic mustard is multi-faceted. Aside from having no natural enemies in North America, garlic mustard is an early riser. It takes advantage of the open canopy of springtime deciduous forests and the first rays of sunlight after the winter snow has melted, getting a head start on the native plants. Garlic mustard can change a forest's composition over time, creating a more favourable environment for itself, while driving other species out of the understory. This can even impact what trees grow in the forest, as garl...

The Manifesto of Tomorrow

Mission Statement: To help people share their abundance in order to ease suffering. Purposes of The Corporation:  1) The Robin's Nest Project; art therapy programs designed to heal the trauma of emotional dysfunction. Helping artists achieve self-sufficiency by accessing new markets. 2) Exit Strategies International; helping people escape from emotional dysfunction. 3) ZenRasta Farms; developing and promoting permaculture, hemp and affordable, modular hydroponic systems for holistic Canabis and herbal essence based therapies.   4) First Nations Financial; providing financial support to small business and infrastructure initiatives. 5) Bohemian Bungalows; innovative solutions to affordable housing.  6) Miami's Angel; holistic care for the economically challenged. To whom it may concern, I pray this message finds you well and I thank you for taking the time to read thus far. The Collective represents the culmination of nearly six years of insanity, quite literally, an ...