TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019 06 07 Celebrating Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary How to live off the land... in a major US city TDT, Agencies AFP | Orlando my pharmacy,” explains the at a bar,” Greenfield tells AFP. per, explaining: “This is softer by Americans. possibilities of sustainable liv- ore than 30 million environmental activist, whose “I want to inspire people to than anything you can buy at After that, he decided to start ing. Sikhs around the ob Greenfield needs a one-year challenge to eat only question their food and then to the store.” his experiment in urban forag- He lives off public speak - Mworld today mark lift. He often does, as he what he can find himself ends change their diets, to start to During the interview, he feasts ing, to cast a spotlight on the ing fees and proceeds from his the birth anniversary of Guru Rdoesn’t own a car. on November 10. grow their own food, to support on a bowl of venison, sauerkraut, books, though he usually offers Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, Ride sharing is one of the Greenfield launched the pro- local farmers and eat in a way green papaya, turmeric, red pep- talks for free. This year so far, he with Guru Nanak Jayanti or Gur- many ways in which he tries ject in Orlando, the theme park that is better for the Earth, our per, coriander, garlic, dill and sea He first has earned just $9,760. In 2018, purab. to reduce his carbon footprint capital of the world in central communities and ourselves.” salt, cooked in coconut milk. the total was $8,000. Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrat- -- but the other is more extreme. Florida. The greater metropol- His breakfast is capped with earned public Both are well below the pov- ed on the full moon day of Kartik For the past year, he hasn’t spent itan area is home to about 2.5 Backyard cuisine some moringa leaves, which had erty level of about $13,000 for an month is of huge significance for a cent on food. million. He’s been living in a tiny home numerous medicinal uses. attention in individual living alone. the global Sikh community. He only eats what he can grow It seems like an unusual place in someone else’s backyard -- the Greenfield found the dead “For me, this is about deeply On the occasion, Prime Min- in his own garden or nearby gar- to hunt and gather, but the sub- owners said he could squat there deer on a road in his native 2016, when exploring my food and under- ister Narendra Modi has called dens, what he can fish for -- or tropical climate has helped him for the purposes of the project. Wisconsin, where he spent his standing it and at the same time for upholding his teachings and what he can peel off the high- offset the urban setting. He’s usually barefoot and summer vacation. he walked taking people along on this jour- values. He was participating way. “For the last year, I’ve been wears the clothes he’s often seen And the salt? “I go to the ocean ney,” Greenfield says. in a special event organised at Yes, roadkill is an option for growing and foraging 100 per- in on YouTube, where’s he docu- and I collect the saltwater from through New He says he donates most of Dera Baba Nanak on the occa- the 33-year-old Greenfield. He’s cent of my food -- no grocery mented his year of foraging. the ocean. I just fill up a jar or York wearing what he earns to non-profit or- sion of the inauguration of the Gurdwara Bangla Sahib seen illuminated on the occasion of the 550th birth an urban forager. stores, no restaurants, no beer “I think that the human body a jug and then I put that onto a ganizations -- despite a fair bit Integrated Check Post ( ICP) anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji, in New Delhi “Nature has been my gar- developed really well over tens stove to boil it down. That makes all of the of media coverage of his story, and the Kartarpur Corridor. PM den, has been my of thousands of years and I don’t good sea salt.” he says he wants to avoid getting also released commemorative A display of ‘Jalao’ (Sikh symbolic items), inside the Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) on the occasion of the 550th pantry and it’s believe that Nike has got it all garbage he rich from his projects. coin celebrating 550th Birth birthday anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh faith, in Amritsar been figured out in the last blink of The simple life “It’s about the message, and I Anniversary of Guru Nanak the eye of the human experi- Greenfield says that he first produced -- don’t think I should get wealthy Dev Ji. occasion of the 550th Birth An- deal between the two countries Manmohan Singh, who told Pa- ence,” he says. made the decision to live more off of the message of helping Prime Minister described niversary of Guru Nanak Dev separated by the 1947 partition kistani state media that it was a Greenfield has trans- “simply” in 2011. an effort to others,” he says. Guru Nanak Dev as an inspira- Ji, several programmes are of the subcontinent. “big moment”. formed the yard into an Up until then, he was living “I’ve created a system to help tion not only to India but also being held across the coun - The shrine to Sikhism’s found- The opening has even inspired urban farm -- papayas, banan- what he called a “pretty typical call attention myself not ever lose those good the whole world. try and the world through er Guru Nanak lies in Kartarpur, a singular message of gratitude as, sweet potatoes, eggplant, American life.” His goal: “To be a intentions. I believe in living The Sikh faith began in the Embassies. a small town just four kilometres from Indian Prime Minister cucumbers and peppers are millionaire by the time I was 30.” to the huge humbly and I don’t think it 15th century in Punjab, a region Meanwhile, Hundreds of In- (two miles) over the Pakistan Narendra Modi to his Pakistani all thriving. In 2014, he dissolved his mar- would be easy to live humbly including Kartarpur which is dian Sikhs made a historic pil- side of the border where he is counterpart Imran Khan for He put together an open- keting company. amount with a lot of money.” split today between India and grimage to Pakistan on Saturday believed to have died. “respecting the sentiments of air kitchen of sorts, where he He first earned public atten- Once he’s finished on Sun - Pakistan, when Guru Nanak crossing through a white gate Among the first pilgrims India”. Sikh devotees participate in a religious procession during the 550th birth keeps his provisions and the tion in 2016, when he walked of waste day, Greenfield is not sure what began teaching a faith that to reach one of their religion’s to pass through the gate was The deal allows for up to 5,000 celebrations of their founder guru, Guru Nanak Dev, in Patna honey he produces himself through New York wearing all comes next -- for now, he’s preached equality. holiest sites, after a landmark former Indian Prime Minister pilgrims a day to cross. from four honeycombs. of the garbage he produced -- generated by planning on traveling around Founder of Sikhism and a He’s also built a toilet al fresco an effort to call attention to the Americans. the world. preacher of peace and servicing, -- and uses leaves for toilet pa- huge amount of waste generated Guru Nanak was born in a village named Rai Bhoi di Talwandi. It is presently popular as Nan- kana Sahib, near Lahore, Paki- stan. He set up various spiritual, social and political platforms, which were constituted on the principles of quality, goodness, and virtue. His teachings are preserved in the holy texts of the Guru Granth Sahib. Sikh pilgrims visit the shrine of their spiritual leader Guru Nanak Dev, at Prime Minister said, on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi releasing a commemorative coin celebrating 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan Something fishy: Fish with a “human face’ spotted in a pond! the video also went on to cre- The extraordinary ate a stir on other social media • platforms. animal was discovered One Weibo user wrote: “This by a visitor in a tourist is scary”. destination in the city “Who dares to eat it?” wrote of Kunming, China another. Not the first time! TDT, agencies This, however, is not the first time a creepy creature like this woman visiting a village has surprised netizens. Ain China got the shock of In 2016, a “humanoid carp”, her life when she spotted a hu- considered lucky in Chinese cul- man-faced fish swimming and ture, caused a stir online after Cyclone death toll splashing around in a pond. it was captured by a primary She also shared a footage of school teacher in Wugang City Vietnam deer rediscovered after nearly 30 years rises to 24 the creature on Chinese mi - in the Hunan province, central Khulna Bangladesh croblogging site Weibo, which China. near Nha Trang, about 450 kilo- than 30 motion-activated cam- soon also started doing rounds Qiu Xiaohua, who caught the With no confirmed metres (280 miles) northeast of eras in nearby forested habitats. he death toll from a cy- on other social media platforms fish said he had never seen any- • Ho Chi Minh City. “The results were amazing. I Tclone that barrelled into leaving netizens awestruck. thing like it in 20 years of fishing. sightings since 1990, With no confirmed sightings was overjoyed when we checked the coasts of Bangladesh The 14-second-long footage, He had been planning to eat experts assumed the since 1990, experts assumed the the camera traps and saw pho- and India has risen to 24, which equal parts bizarre and the fish, but instead opted to species must have been species must have been pushed tographs of a chevrotain with authorities said yesterday, creepy, shows a carp sporting a keep it in his home, a report said. pushed to the brink of to the brink of extinction by silver flanks,” said Nguyen. as the two nations assess man’s mouth, nose and eyes on Similar sighting were also re- extinction by hunting hunting. Tilker cautioned in a blog the scale of devastation its head swimming in a water ported in Taiwan and the UK. The carp, with its face marking resembling a human, was found by a visitor to Miao Village in China However Vietnamese biol- post however that “just because wreaked by the powerful body in a Chinese village. In 2010, a 44 year-old butcher ogist An Nguyen, who works we found this species relative- storm. In the footage, the animal, from Essex reportedly found a Forests in with Global Wildlife Concer- ly easily doesn’t mean it is not Cyclone Bulbul, packing with two black spots on its head similar “humanoid” carp, which southeast• Asia are vation and is a PhD student at threatened”. winds of up to 120 kilo - resembling eyes and two stripes was later valued at £40,000, said under tremendous the Leibnitze Institute for Zoo Forests in southeast Asia metres per hour (75 mph) looking like a nose and a mouth, another report. and Wildlife Research, had been are under tremendous pres - when it hit late Saturday, poking its head above the water “It was astonishing. I could pressure from growing wondering for years whether sure from growing popula - killed 12 people in Bangla- at the edge of the lake. easily make out from the mark- populations the Silver-backed Chevrotain tions and development “so desh -- 11 from falling trees A voice in the footage, upload- ings two eyes, a nose and a might still be holding on some- we need to get ahead of the -- and 12 in India’s West ed on Weibo, China’s equivalent mouth. I thought I was suffering Paris where. curve” on conservation, Tilker Bengal and Odisha states. to Twitter, can be heard say - from sunstroke,” the fish’s owner Working with colleagues Bar- added. Bangladesh’s junior min- ing: “This fish had turned into Brendan O’Sullivan of Dagen- very rare species of small, A still from a remote camera shows the Silver-backed Chevrotain -- long ney Long and Andrew Tilker, In May, a United Nations body ister for disaster manage- a fairy.” ham, Essex told Daily Mail. Adeer-like animal thought considered to be near-extinct -- in a forest in central Vietnam the experts got together with of biodiversity experts, known ment Enamur Rahman said Soon, it went viral, leaving Residents in northeastern Tai- to be on the verge of extinction local villagers to sift through as IPBES, issued a landmark Bulbul left a trail of destruc- several Weibo users surprised, wan’s Yilan Country also report- has been spotted in the north- Chevrotain or Mouse deer, a Nature Ecology and Evolution. reported sightings. report warning that up to one tion, damaging some 10,000 with one saying it made them ed sighting a black-and-white In 2010, a 44-year-old former butcher in Britain discovered that a fish he had A side view of the British man’s carp shows it looking a lot more fish-like. The western jungle of Vietnam for specimen was last recorded in The species, Tragulus versi- Some were consistent enough million species face the risk of mud, tin and bamboo homes “feel creepy”. carp with features resembling a bought five months earlier (pictured) started to develop facial features similar to fish, owned by Brendan O’Sullivan of Dagenham in Essex, was said to be worth an the first time in nearly 30 years. 1990, according to a study pub- color, was first described in 1910 with the Silver-backed Chevro- extinction due to humanity’s and 200,000 hectares Shot in Miao Village in China, human face. those of a human Daily Mail) estimated £40,000 (Daily Mail) Known as the Silver-backed lished Monday in the journal based on several animals found tain to justify putting up more impact on the planet. (494,000 acres) of crops.