What’s Your 1K Worth Today? My 1K Is Worth Love In Communication For Village Development In The 21st Century (CoViD21)!

Today, Friday, 02 Sept 2022, I post this essay as the 1000^th in this blog “CoViD21” – short for “Communication for Village Development in the 21st Century.” Blogging since 2000, I have decided to dedicate myself unrelentingly to village development – an area much neglected.

Actually, the 999 essays published before this one appeared in my blog “Towards A New Eden” but which I have come to the conclusion that building a New Eden is too much of a promise, and developing villages is a dream within one’s reach in a lifetime.

The development of villages I have in mind is via Regenerative Agriculture (RA). Rodale Instituteintroduced the term “Regenerative Organic Agriculture” in 1989 “to distinguish a kind of farming that goes beyond sustainable” (undated, Rodale Institute, rodaleinstitute.org). So, I now believe that “Sustainable Development” is inadequate! We must go after “Regenerative Development,” especially via Agriculture.

At this point, I must say that the application of organic fertilizer is not the only approach to Regenerative Agriculture. Thus, “Biodiversity for a Livable Climate” lists several RA practices (“Solutions – What You Can Do,” bio4climate.org) such as composting, greening your neighborhood (not only your roof), leaving no bare soils, and reviving dead & dying lawns.

How does Regenerative Agriculture result in village development? Slowly, in these manners: (1) restores natural soil fertility, (2) returns habitat diversity, (3) grows healthy crops, (4) feeds healthy eaters, and (5) combats Climate Change – contributes zero greenhouse gases (GHGs) that warms up Planet Earth.

Back to the number: “Angel Number 1000 is telling you to gather strength to achieve miracles in life” (Angel Numbers, angelnumbersmeaning.com). Thanks for the encouragement!

There is a project called “1000 Girls, 1000 Futures,” “a groundbreaking initiative designed to engage young women interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and advance their pursuit of STEM careers through mentoring and 21st-century skills development” (The New York Academy of Sciences, nyas.org).

There is “The International ‘4There ISI “The International ‘4 Per 1000’ Initiative” of the Soils For Food Security & Climate (4p1000.org), aiming “to demonstrate that agriculture, and in particular agricultural soils, can play a crucial role in food security and climate change.” Excellent!

And to change the subject without changing the subject, here is something about mothers and babies: “The First 1,000 Days” (Pregnancybirth&baby, pregnancybirthbaby.org.au):

The first 1,000 days refers to a child's life from the moment [one is] conceived until [one has] reached 2 years of age (24 months). This is a time when [the child’s] brain, body and immune system grows and develops significantly.

On the PH 1000-peso bank notereleased by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, this is the only banknote that became controversial because BSP said it was unacceptable if folded – as if it was only for display, not spending!

And my old 1000 essays blogged in the last 3 years now contained in this new “CoViD21”? Promises, promises! We owe them to ourselves. Not only I but We must pursue them to deliver those promises to ourselves!@517