Terra Nuova Magazine October 2024

In the spotlight: "Outlaw" supplements: botanical species targeted by the European Union. The first bans limiting access to natural remedies – Raw second courses. Three tasty and balanced recipes – Visual meditation: training the mind for clearer vision – Somatic Experiencing, a way to heal from trauma. The method created by Peter Levine – Tratturi, the green routes of the South. Three proposals for walking the ancient routes of transhumance in autumn – No-Till agriculture: a completely different way of farming. Minimizing processing and increasing profitability – Land: recovering fertility with syntropic agriculture. An innovative method tested throughout the world – Winter school trips: fun, educational and sustainable – Nuclear, the government continues on. The final text of the Pniec has been sent to the European Commission.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – “Illegal” supplements: botanical species targeted by the European Union
In a context of growing regulatory restrictions, the European Commission has already imposed the first bans, and is preparing others, on the use of some botanical species present in food supplements, raising doubts and criticisms from experts and producers in the sector. A "black list" of plants could soon further limit access to widely used natural remedies.

RECIPES – Raw second courses
Three tried and tested recipes for tasty, balanced and complete second courses. Plus a raw and recycled preparation for a flavoured salt that will surprise you! Recommended reading: Everything raw in the kitchen.

HEALTH – Visual Meditation: Train Your Mind for Sharper Vision
It is in the mind that we activate the perception and understanding of what passes through the eyes, as Giorgio Ferrario, creator of visual meditation, explains. Glasses? "By forcibly correcting the difficulty of vision, they fix it and prevent any improvement." Recommended reading: See without effort.

WELLBEING – Somatic Experiencing, a way to heal from trauma
The method created by Peter Levine is followed in Italy by numerous operators. It starts from the assumption that the stressful event is imprinted in the body as a "memory" and that, to overcome it, it is necessary to release the energies that have remained blocked in the nervous system by overwriting positive experiences that strengthen the self.

ECOTOURISM – Tratturi, the greenways of the South
On foot, by bike, on horseback: there are many options for following the ancient transhumance routes, once crossed by shepherds and sheep, today a naturalistic and cultural heritage of inestimable value and beauty. Here are three perfect suggestions for autumn.

PERMACULTURE – No-Till Agriculture: A Whole New Way of Farming
Without plow or spade, more and more agricultural realities are adopting the method of "gentle working" of the soil, reducing tillage to a minimum and increasing agricultural profitability thanks to bio-intensive gardens. Recommended reading: No-Till Farming.

ECOVILLAGGI.IT – News and insights from the Italian Eco Village Network

NEW PARADIGMS – Land: Recovering Fertility with Syntropic Agriculture
An innovative method tested all over the world, starting from the territories degraded by monocultures. Agriculture and forestry go hand in hand for a new relationship with nature and food production. For Dayana and Felipe, Brazilian farmers and researchers, the new challenge is Salento devastated by Xylella and climate change. Recommended reading: Living in syntropy.

SCHOOL – Winter School Trips: Fun, Educational and Sustainable
They are called sustainable "white" trips: they are those that do not use ski lifts and ski slopes with artificial snow, but allow kids to experience new ways of experiencing the mountains: snowshoeing, trekking, ski mountaineering and much more!

ENERGY – Nuclear, the government continues to push ahead
On nuclear energy, the Italian government is going ahead: on 1 July it sent the final text of the Pniec to the European Commission.

POINTS OF VIEW – Realizing the mystery
When we wish to speak of the eternal One/All, which includes everything, and try to give it a name, we find that we cannot do so because, in that case, we are trying to distinguish the thing that is everything from everything else. Recommended reading: In harmony with the Tao.