By Craig Macaskill Posted 2017-05-23 In Blog If it is not the major challenge facing planet Earth today, it is certainly one of the top three: inequality. Various reasons are advanced for it, which we won’t go into here (it will be a chapter on its own on this website soon). We came across another, complementary perspective […]
Introduction An oil is “essential” in the sense that it carries a distinctive scent, or essence, of the plant. Essential oils do not, as a group, need to have any specific chemical properties in common, beyond conveying characteristic aromas. They are extracted from flowers, grasses, stems, seeds, leaves, roots, bark, fruit, moss and tree secretions […]
Introduction The leather industry has been around for thousands of years – ever since humankind began hunting animals. Hides and skins are a by-product of the meat industry, so supply does not react to demand for leather, but for meat. Leather is used in the automotive, footwear, furniture, clothing, leather goods and exotic leathers (e.g. […]
Introduction Canning and preserving fruit and vegetables holds numerous advantages for human beings and food security. Food is placed in the airtight container and cooked during the canning process, which safeguards the food from decay. No preservatives are needed. The transport and storage of food is easier. Food can be stored for long periods of […]
