Yuri Smirnov's Blog (97)

A few days ago Facebook asked me to go through confirmity check, I sent my picture as required and a couple of days later got this note: Your account has been disabled.

Luckily I has been expecting something like that and a few years ago registered a spare account with Facebook with all the information posted simultaneously with the main account.

So please, to keep in informed join my another Facebook account here:…

What is Russia's Far East Hectare program?

Russia offers free land to foreigners, is it true?

Is free land giveaway really extended all across Russia?

Find the answers to these and some other questions in my new article: https://ecominded.net/news/land-giveaway-in-russia.html…

Dear friends, I am happy to share great news from Russia: a new Federal Law that entered into force on August 4th, 2018 firmly states that all Russian citizens can build a house on their land BY NOTIFICATION only. From now on we do not need to get any permissions from local authorities. The only thing we have to do is to NOTIFY the authorities that we are about to build a house. The owners of the land are allowed to build a house for personal needs and living the way they want using any…

Dear friends,

I am sharing my personal experience on how to make fermented willowherb tea (Ivan-Chai) by hands, simple step-by-step instruction with photos:

http://ecominded.net/articles/how-to-make-ivan-chai.html

If you find it useful please leave your feedback and share it with your friends! )))…

From Vedic Russia with Love - the new documentary about Russian kins domains (family homesteads) by my friend Mike Keegan from Ireland is ready - it took us 2 years to complete all the work. ))) Please enjoy: https://ausnzguru.wistia.com/medias/twjyfhli8z…

Hey folks, how would you like to get your home fully off-the-water-grid after a few fun weekend DIY projects OR learn how to build an Off - Grid eco home that harvests, stores and filters rain whilst reusing all of it's own waste water 7X over ?

Alosha just opened doors to his online Living Eco Home training.

With his step-by-step video tutorials you will be able to build an off grid eco home or take your current home off the water grid.

There is ZERO RISK TO YOU ! You…

Dear friends,

Celebrate massive Summer Sale with Eco-Minded Club (http://ecominded.net): get 20% discount for all 680+ eco friendly products, when you enter code: Summer-20 at checkout. The offer valid till June 30th.…

Wow, what a brilliant gift! My friend just released an online training combining 6 (!) eco workshops.

* Alosha teaches simple DIY projects to harvest, store, filter rain and how to treat waste and pool water.

* He will also show you how you can build an innovative off - grid eco home.

* It's worth checking out - https://clck.ru/DZDkG

As a precursor to the training Alosha is running a complimentary webinar on:

* How to build a…

Dear friends,

We are introducing a collection of custom-made hemp shoes, clothing and handbags. Hemp fiber is the strongest natural textile fiber. It is super comfortable, breathable, and lightweight. Hemp wicks 4x more moisture than cotton. It is also antimicrobial, antiseptic and hypoallergenic. Hemp is a great choice for ecofriendly vegan fashionistas.

Please check the hemp section here:…

They say: "Food must be your medication, otherwise medication becomes your food". Keeping this in mind we, at Eco-Minded Club are happy to introduce Foodcoin/1000EcoFarms platform - a blockchain ecosystem, designed to create a global marketplace for eco-farmers, farm product processors, eco-food manufacturers, eco-cafes and restaurants as well as for eco-minded people all over the world who wish to buy fresh eco-food. FoodCoin Ecosystem is based on the Ethereum technology.

This short…

Dear friends,

Recently there has been a quiet revolution effected the whole World's economy that most of us hardly noticed. I am talking about blockchain and decentralized cryptocurrencies.

Just one fact: at the International Economic Forum in St.Petersburg (June 2017) president Vladimir Putin had a brief conversation with Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum to discuss the future of blockchain technologies and perspectives of its development in Russia.

For me it is…

Eco-minded greetings, my friends!

1. We are happy to introduce Birch bark crafts among novelties of Eco-Minded Club: http://ecominded.net/handcrafts/wooden-crafts/birch-bark.html

Birch bark crafts came to us from the depths of centuries from our ancestors. In ancient times, boxes for food and drink storage were made of birch bark. Now they are not so much in use in everyday life, but they have not lost their…

Dear friends,

We are happy to announce Eco-Minded Spring Mega Sale 50% discount for the following products:

1. All heirloom organic seeds (http://ecominded.net/heirloom-seeds.html) from Russian family homesteads (Kins domains) - get more than 200 varieties for as little as 50 cents per seed pack!

2. Amur Cork-tree (…

Hello my friends,

Greeting you in the year 2018, which I hope will bring you love, joy and happiness! :)

And here, at Eco-Minded Club we have just celebrated the beginning of our 3rd year of sharing eco-minded news and articles as well as the best organic products from Russian Family Homesteads (Kins domains).

To date, we have 563 different units of the goods classified in 12 categories - for better consideration.

Please click on the links below to learn more about…

Hi Folks, What do we mean by "connecting"? - presenting a new post by my dear friend Dr. Regina Jensen in her Connected Living blog and a new video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YbUW1gmPak

Please enjoy and feel free to comment and share!…

Dear friends,

We present you back issue collection (13 issues) of Space of Love magazine (SOL magazine), published in 2008 - 2012 as a source of news and views, a space of inspiration and a guide in co-creating a Global Space of Love.

It was inspired by the incredible wisdom and vision of the young, beautiful recluse living in the wild of the Siberian Taiga, Anastasia, introduced by Vladimir Megre in the Ringing Cedars of Russia book series:…

Since ancient times, our ancestors have mastered the method of manufacturing a healing, lovely flavored drink from fermented Willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium) named "Ivan-Chai" or just, Russian tea.

The Russian name "Ivan-Chai" was supposedly coined by foreigners following its export to England and other European countries: "Ivan" is a traditional Russian name, while "Chai" means tea, a word of Indian origin. There was a time when Ivan-Chai was the second most-exported Russian…

Dolmen of Russia... These ancient stones spread on the wide territory along the Black sea are said to be Keepers of Feelings and Wisdom of our Pristine Origins. Some people come to dolmens as sacred places for pilgrimage. Making a conscious pilgrimage can cause profound changes in yourself and fill you with energy to reach a new…

How to connect with our Higher Self:

Please read next blog post by my friend Regina Jensen: …

My dear friends,

In a couple of days my Russian friend, Alosha Lynov, we will be starting his complimentary Natural Building and Intentional Community webinar. 

Alosha will cover the following topics, when it comes to living in harmony with Natural law and each other.

* Integrate Solar Passive Design so you can warm and cool your home using sun and wind.

* How to avoid harmful earth and man made…