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H.R. 857: Globalists claim dominion over US food supply

2009-05-19T05:50:22Z

Originally posted in Genetically Modified Food Watch tribe by Sean

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United States Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) has proposed legislation, H.R. 875, which would literally prohibit Americans from raising food for themselves, their families, or even for their animals, without the uber alles national government's permission! Extreme statement? NOT! H.R. 875 makes Americans serfs on their own land! Read on; this one bill could wipe the United States, as a free nation, from the face of the Earth! We urgently need your help to kill this extremely dangerous bill!

H.R. 875, the so-called Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 (FSMA) sounds innocent enough at first blush, with language purporting to "protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes." In reality, the FSMA is an extensive and all-controlling abomination that must be stopped!

The FSMA mandates registration of every "food production facility," which the bill defines as "any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation;" and every "food establishment," which the bill defines as "a slaughterhouse..., factory, warehouse, or facility owned or operated by a person located in any State that processes food or a facility that holds, stores, or transports food or food ingredients."

H.R. 875 makes NAIS look tame. This bill will not just sweep up commercial food operations. The fine print of the FSMA will subject hobby gardeners, home canners, anyone with a few chickens, or anyone who "holds, stores, or transports food" - including mushrooms or wild berries gathered in the wild - to registration, extensive management, and inspection by a huge new bureaucracy, the Food Safety Administration (FSA)- even if the food items will only be consumed personally. And registration must be via "an electronic portal," which will be costly and difficult for those without computers.

H.R. 875 exponentially advances the "Foodborne Disease Surveillance Systems" required of member states of the World Health Organization (WHO), which includes the United States. "Food establishments" will be required to adopt preventive process controls, including implementing recordkeeping and labeling of all food and food ingredients to facilitate their identification and traceability, including instructions for handling and preparation for consumption. This might sound rather reasonable... until you remember the definition of a "food establishment" above.

Immensely telling of how seriously this bill does not take "food safety," though, is Section 204(2)(C), which promises the Administrator will identify the "5 most significant (food) contaminants", and "not later than 3 years after a contaminant is so identified, the Administrator shall promulgate a performance standard..." Gee whiz, what's the rush?

Perhaps the Administrator's promulgation timetable has little to do with acting quickly and decisively to protect U.S. citizens (or even "all people in the United States" as required by the FSMA) and much, much more to do with the World Health Organization's stated desire in its 2004 report entitled "FOODBORNE DISEASE MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS" that "the objectives and strategies (of food borne disease surveillance systems) established by each country should be acceptable to all member countries (www.fao.org/docrep/meeting...81e.htm)," which doubtless would take time.

Perhaps it is because "studies linking pathogens in food to the disease in humans would help quantify the risk of food borne diseases." In other words, no entity, not the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and not the WHO, can prove a significant problem exists in the United States.

The FSMA will not even quickly implement protections for Americans from contaminated foreign foodstuffs. The bill states, "(n)ot later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act" imported food products shall be certified safe "by the accredited foreign government (think CHINA!) or by an accredited certifying agent..." Again, what's the rush?

Maddeningly, the FSMA expects Congress to again approve a far-reaching bill without knowing the details. In this case, Congress will find out much later:

what federal resources would be dedicated to foodborne illness and food safety research;
what transfer of agencies, personnel, assets, obligations, and consolidation, reorganization, or streamlining of agencies will be involved; and
the details of regulations the new Food Czar (Administrator of the FSA) will promulgate after enactment of the Act.

Among the statutory foundations the FSMA claims for guidance and authority is the National Animal Identification System, which HAS NEVER BEEN ENACTED INTO LAW BY CONGRESS!

But beyond the mandated violations of our civil liberties in the FSMA - registration, traceability, inspections, seizures, etc. (all without court orders or search warrants), - the truly chilling language lays out civil and criminal penalties of up to $1 million per day, per infraction, and imprisonment of five or ten years, or both, depending how serious the violation(s).

Additionally, "(a)n order assessing a civil penalty against a person... shall be a final order unless the person-- (A) not later than 30 days after the effective date of the order, files a petition for judicial review of the order in the United States court of appeals... (and) (t)he findings of the Administrator relating to the order shall be set aside only if found to be unsupported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole." The FSMA is so over-the-top in its overreach that the bill's language states, "(t)he validity and appropriateness of the order of the Administrator assessing the civil penalty shall not be subject to judicial review."

And if you're by now thinking this is about as outrageous as this bill can be, you'd be very wrong. Section 406 clearly states, "(i)n any action to enforce the requirements of the food safety law, the connection with interstate commerce required for jurisdiction SHALL BE PRESUMED TO EXIST."

Now, for those who noticed, and questioned, why "foodborne" is spelled as if we reside "on the Continent," and why the United States government is attempting to implement a "solution" wanting for a "problem" - you guessed it - "Foodborne Disease Monitoring and Surveillance Systems" are a priority with the World Health Organization, to which our national government has committed US through its membership.

The 53rd World Health Assembly (a branch of the WHO) in the year 2000 adopted a resolution to recognize food safety as an essential public health function and called for the development of a Global Strategy for reduction of the burden of food borne diseases. The resolution (WHA 53.15) encouraged member states "to implement and keep national, and when appropriate, regional mechanisms for food borne diseases surveillance." All this, despite the WHO admission in a 2004 report (www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/006/j2381e.htm) that "(t)he true dimension of the burden of food borne diseases is still unknown..."

The FSMA is a "government solution" in seek of a problem! In the year 1900 at least some cases in two of the ten leading causes of death might have been food related (diarrhea/enteritis, liver disease). But the twin leading causes were pneumonia, followed closely by tuberculosis.

In 2002, WHO listed the leading cause of death in the U.S. (www.who.int/whosis/mort/pr.../mort_amro_usa_
unitedstatesofamerica.pdf) as ischaemic heart disease, killing ~ 514,000 people. The second greatest cause was cerebrovascular disease (stroke), killing ~ 163,000. None of the top ten causes bore any relation to foodborne illness.

In apparent support of all this brazen, strong-arm command and control attempt, the CDC reports its estimate that every year in the United States sees approximately 76 million cases of foodborne illness (www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/fro...oodborne.html), with 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths (which equates to one death out of every 15,200 who become ill). Admittedly those 5,000 deaths are significant, and devastating to all those involved, but this figure must be put in perspective. We must consider the larger picture long before we even consider such draconian measures as those mandated by the FSMA.

Perhaps too little is known of reports that "iatrogenic events" - medical errors - kill almost 800,000 in the U.S. each year (www.whale.to/a/null9.html#...enic_Events_). That's the equivalent of six jumbo jets falling out the sky each and every day. Those who track these events believe as few as 5% and no more than 20% of these deaths are ever reported.

Clearly deaths resulting from foodborne disease are exponentially lower than these other major causes, which begs an obvious question: If Congress is so very concerned about our health, why haven't they felt inclined to tackle the much more significant incidence of iatrogenic deaths in this nation? Hmmm?

One need only consider the "Healthy People 2010" goals (www.healthypeople.gov/About/goals.htm) to understand the true (A)genda behind this initiative.

ACTION TO TAKE

The FSMA is an extremely dangerous bill. We recommend a multi-prong attack, as the more salvos we throw at the FSMA the better chance we have of killing this abomination.

Contact House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, via phone: (202) 225-0100, or email: speaker.house.gov/contact/.

Contact the House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, via phone: 202.225.3130, or email: www.majorityleader.gov/email_an..._leader/.

Contact the House Republican Leader John Boehner, via phone: (202) 225-4000, fax: (202) 225-5117, or email: republicanleader.house.gov/Contact/.

On March 11th Congress will hold its first hearing in many years on the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), conducted by the Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Subcommittee. It is vitally important you contact all the committees below.

Contact the Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Subcommittee members listed below. If one of the Subcommittee members is from your state, call that member.

Mike Rogers (R-AL)
Phone: 202-225-3261
Fax: 202-226-8485

Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)
Phone: 202-225-6131
Fax: 202-225-0819

Jim Costa (D-CA)
Phone: 202-225-3341
Fax: 202-225-9308

Joe Baca (D-CA)
Phone: 202-225-6161
Fax: 202-225-8671

Betsy Markey (D-CO)
Phone: 202-225-4676
Fax: 202-225-5870

David Scott (Chair), (D-GA)
Phone: 202-225-2939
Fax: 202-225-4628

Leonard Boswell (D-IA)
Phone: 202-225-3806
Fax: 202-225-5608

Steve King (R-IA)
Phone: 202-225-4426
Fax: 202-225-3193

Walt Minnick (D-ID)
Phone: 202-225-6611
Fax: 202-225-3029

Frank Kratovil, Jr. (D-MD)
Phone: 202-225-5311
Fax: 202-225-0254

Adrian Smith (R-NE)
Phone: 202-225-6435
Fax: 202-225-0207

Tim Holden (D-PA)
Phone: 202-225-5546
Fax: 202-226-0996

David P. Roe (R-TN)
Phone: 202-225-6356
Fax: 202-225-5714

K. Michael Conaway (R-TX)
Phone: 202-225-3605 or 866-882-381
Fax: 202-225-1783

Randy Neugebauer, Ranking Minority Member (R-TX)
Phone: 202-225-4005 or 888-763-1611
Fax: 202-225-9615

Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
Phone: 202-225-5431
Fax: 202-225-9681

Steve Kagen (D-WI)
Phone: 202-225-5665
Fax: 202-225-5729
Contact your own Representative and ask him or her to approach the Subcommittee member to urge them to oppose NAIS.

If you're not sure who represents you, click here: www.congress.org/.

We strongly recommend that you make at least your initial contact by telephone.

Additionally, H.R. 875 has been assigned to the committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture.
Contact members of the Energy and Commerce Committee via phone: (202) 225-2927, or email: energycommerce.house.gov/index.php
content&task=view&id=1313&Itemid=1.
Contact members of the Agriculture Committee via phone: 202-225-2171, fax: 202-225-8510, or email: agriculture@mail.house.gov. Committee members are listed here: agriculture.house.gov/inside/...rs.html.

Make as many contacts as possible. Be polite, but firm.
Tell them Americans will not stand for this unwarranted and unconstitutional abrogation of our liberty!
Tell them THIS BILL NEEDS TO DIE IN COMMITTEE!!!
Visit the American Policy Center website

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Permaculture and Food Skills Workshop Series, Class 1: Beer Brewing

2009-05-18T20:10:33Z

May 24, 2009 10 am - 5pm Beer Brewing and Hop Growing for Beginners

This is the first workshop in our Permaculture and Food Skills workshop series. Check out www.lostvalley.org for more information. Learn to make your own beer and grow hops in this day long workshop. Home brewers around the country are learning to make their own signature brews for a fraction of the cost of you pay in the market.

Tobias Schock of Valley Vinter and Brew will lead this hands-on workshop teaching you all you need to know to get started brewing. We will also spend some time in the field learning how to grow your own hops. Organic, vegetarian lunch and home brew tastings included.
Cost: $25.00 includes organic vegetarian, lunch and beer tastings
Space is limited to 25 brewers so pre-registration is recommended.
Where: Lost Valley Educational Center, Dexter, Or, 97431
Call: 541 937-3351 x 112
Register: events@lostvalley.org

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Seed Exchange

2009-05-03T15:58:24Z

Saturday April 18th

http://www.uga.edu/ebl/ssl/activities/seedswap/

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The More We Grow, the Less You Mow

2009-04-08T14:31:34Z

An innovative CSA in Portland OR, http://www.citygardenfarms.com/

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The Obama Victory Garden

2009-04-02T06:14:09Z

Obamas to Plant White House Vegetable Garden
by Marian Burros, New York Times, March 19, 2009

WASHINGTON — On Friday, Michelle Obama will begin digging up a patch of White House lawn to plant a vegetable garden, the first since Eleanor Roosevelt’s victory garden in World War II. There will be no beets (the president doesn’t like them) but arugula will make the cut.

While the organic garden will provide food for the first family’s meals and formal dinners, its most important role, Mrs. Obama said, will be to educate children about healthful, locally grown fruit and vegetables at time when obesity has become a national concern.

In an interview in her office, Mrs. Obama said, “My hope is that through children, they will begin to educate their families and that will, in turn, begin to educate our communities.”

More at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/dining/19garden-web.html?_r=1&hp

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Dirt First

2009-02-23T20:38:57Z

community garden, capistrano beach, california.
dirtfirst.wordpress.com

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Dandelions!! Great food, great wine, not a weed.

2009-02-23T01:03:40Z

Up here in Montreal we just had our first blooms of dandelions, I want to point out that they are great salad greens with their best flavor now in the spring. Dandelions can also be made into wine, although I do not know how.

The dandelions I pulled made great "mulch" when stacked thick between rows to suppress weed growth there.

It is a sign of our backwards thinking that we spray deadly chemicals to kill the food while watering grass(not to feed animals) only to cut it down with a gas powered blade. FOOD NOT LAWNS!!!

Thanks

Madmark sow and save good seed

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Anyone in Phoenix/Maricopa county ?

2009-02-16T03:41:49Z

Hye just moved her and looking to see if there's anyone
on this tribe in or around Phx ?

Be in touch
drum-core@live.com

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potatoes?

2008-12-30T22:33:29Z

so,

I bought a potato of both the sweet variety and a yam. I'm waiting for them to sprout just put them in a brown paper back in a warm space outside that doesn't get direct sunlight). But... what's the best way to get these to sprout? should i cube them and then put them in a cup of water? I've had them in my pantry for 2 weeks, but they aren't showing any growths yet. I did buy organic potatoes, so they shouldn't've been sprayed for growth.

any suggestions? is buying seed potatoes worth it?

also, I'm in oregon, so I'm just kind of doing this on a whim for the winter; I figure if I do some soil heating, it won't be too cold. But does anyone have any experience with this?

many thanks for any comments,

nadia

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New International Network site www.foodnotlawns.net

2008-12-23T03:06:42Z

Check it out!!!

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What's happening in LA ???

2008-11-19T04:04:50Z

Hello,

Just wondering what FNL stuff is happening in LA or does anyone want to meet up. form a group ??

linda

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city $itation

2008-09-28T19:00:44Z

Got clocked from the property maintenance divi$ion, made it go away with dr. note apologetic tone and (expletive deleted) buzz cut, but looking for ammo for upcoming letter to city council members begging for consideration of change in policy. Recent change btw from 9" to 6" grass.

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F N L website

2008-08-05T23:51:08Z

Looks like http://www.foodnotlawns.com/contemporary_ethnobotany.html
needs to be updated.

Just thought I would let you know. (I'm sure you are super busy)

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"Turf War" by Elizabeth Kolbert in The New Yorker. July 21, 2008, pp. 82-86

2008-07-20T16:15:22Z

There is a terrific article on the anti-lawn movement in this week's (Obama cover) New Yorker, including a mention of Heather's book "Food Not Lawns." Yay, Heather!

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Portland Plant People. -Action required

2008-07-18T01:22:42Z

there is a vacant lot on NE 20th and Alberta.

some inspired person or persons have recently erected an alter there.
some other inspired person or persons are doing some guerilla gardening there as well. There are many lovely figs to be harvested soon.

If you are in the area and have left over starts that need a home, I would like to suggest that you drop them in the dirt at this lot. Some people who walk past that lot daily will probably help tend to them.

feed the people.

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Ancient Futures: Learning From Ladakh (now on Google videos)

2008-07-16T01:00:28Z

Ancient Futures: Learning From Ladakh (now on Google videos)

So you are sick of the Saviour Kings that cheap Soda Pop Democracy claims will save us. You know no government on the federal, state or even county or city level will save us. You know nearly seven billion people surviving on cheap oil for fertilizers, farming machines, transportation and plastics ould die off tomorrow if it all came to a head. You know your future has been mortgaged, indebted and spent by the wealthy elite. You know universal healthcare and universal higher education was a human rights issues. But you do not know what to do? Watch "Ancient Futures." Call the neighbors over for a picnic and share food. Grow food. Talk. THe only way to survive this one Girls and Boys is by creating small communities of sharing. Time for that picnic with the neighbor and to grow food on the window sill to share. Lets call it a "Cascadian Picnic" and its way overdue.

This is a MUST watch by all Cascadians. I would suggest crowd around the computer monitor with family, friends, lovers, cats, dogs, goldfish, bigffot and neighbors and watch this film (in 3 parts):

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Ancient+Futures&hl=en&sitesearch=#q=Ancient%20Futures%20Ladakh&hl=en&sitesearch=

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Ancient+Futures&hl=en&sitesearch=#q=Ancient%20Futures%20Ladakh&hl=en&sitesearch=

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Ancient+Futures&hl=en&sitesearch=#q=Ancient%20Futures%20Ladakh&hl=en&sitesearch=

and join
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cascadian_Bioregionalism/
http://cascadians.tribe.net/
http://republic-of-cascadia.tripod.com/

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what a dream

2008-07-13T01:48:56Z

I've been thinking of just this idea ever since I returned to Canada. We lived in Tokyo for six years. I saw so many people growing (not food) in so many containers, since no one has any 'land' to use. When I came back to North America all I could see was the disrespectful waist of land. What are we doing as a culture growing this grass stuff? At the time the food crisis was already looking for me. I've been waiting for it so happen since I was in university.
Now all I can think of is the Victory Gardens during the war and looking at what others are doing.

I am walking my talk and almost the entire lot which my rental house is on is being used to grow food or healing flowers. Since it is a rental and we moved in in April we have not used up every inch. But we sure worked hard at making it productive. Its amazing. Thank goodness for the Japanese self-sustainable farmer who took us under his wings.

Now I have to learn to get this message across.

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Denver peoples

2008-07-01T23:44:14Z

What is happening? Any one near? I am Located in Boulder County, and want to start a FNL chapter for the region.

Who is with me?

Love

A

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Anyone need raspberry plants?

2008-06-05T16:17:38Z

I am about to thin ours out. They transplant really well.

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Food Not Lawns SF

2008-05-29T16:25:08Z

I just found out about this event, and didn't see it posted here, so I thought I'd share it.

FOOD NOT LAWNS!
How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden And Your Neighborhood into a
Community
Date: Sunday, June 1st | 10AM – 3:30PM
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San
Francisco. Cost: $15 - $30 Sliding Scale
Join Heather Flores, author of Food Not Lawns, at Garden for the
Environment for an all-day workshop of permaculture instruction and
community food gardening conversation. The morning focuses on the
basics of permaculture ethics and principles, as applied in the
small-scale urban garden. The afternoon focuses on multilevel garden
design, and closing resource loops in areas such as water, waste,
labor, and community interaction. Using classic permaculture
principles such as relative location, stacking functions, and
recycling, we will identify and address recurrent design challenges.
Please bring a vegetarian dish to share for a potluck lunch at noon.
The book Food Not Lawns will be available for purchase at the
workshop.
To Pre-Register, please call (415) 731-5627 or email
info@gardenfortheen vironment. org.

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Permaculture video

2008-05-29T05:13:39Z

http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=495ntje2mt

Hope you enjoy, or someone you know does :)

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Alt containers

2008-05-24T15:53:38Z

Hello all,

I live in Florida,..west coast.
In the back of my house I have 5 large Oleanders. They grow like weeds here,...
I'm getting ready to cut them back and am considering
using the clippings to make baskets.
Well,..not really used as baskets but as planters,.. lined with Spanish moss.
To use them for small palms and croats shouldn't be a problem,...but
anyone have thoughts on using with edibles?

T-

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Pineapples

2008-05-12T04:54:48Z

Hi everyone!
I want to begin planting pineapple trees in my yard in st. pete, florida.
I am in a perfect location for them and I have access to tons of pineapple tops on a regular basis.
I plan to start them in pots then move to the yard.
I want to know how long to let them dry and heel over before potting them. Some people say a day some say at least 7 days.
I have one in a pot and it does not look very good, its been about a week.
I have 3 more tops, with about 1 inch of core and the rest of the fruit trimmed away, I plucked the bottom leaves and now I've been letting them rest, out of the sun in my kitchen for about a day.
I don't want them to over dry, and I don't want them too moist, (one person told me to get them into water right away)
Thanks much.
peace

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food not driveways

2008-05-11T02:43:56Z

http://depave.org/index.php/2007/12/17/check-out-our-map-of-depaved-sites/

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DIY Rainwater Collection System

2008-04-27T03:19:16Z

Hey everybody!
I found this today and thought I'd share. I like this article a lot. It has really clear directions and addresses the mosquito issue that always has me wondering if the water collection is such a good idea.

www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Ra...tion-System

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Milk crates in the garden???

2008-04-23T15:38:01Z

Alright, so I'm renting this house, and it has about 12 milk crates that the owners were using for various things.

I have a bunch of vegetables started, and im starting more this saturday. (And others will be planted directly to soil when ground is finally workable... im in cold winnipeg, canada)

Anyways, so I'm going to turn as much of the backyard and front yard into edible producing goodness (herbs/vegetables/melons etc.),

I'm thinking of doing containers for what I won't be able to put in the ground, and I have all these milk crates. Do you guys think it's a good idea to use these? Or maybe some ways I could modiify them.. possibly lined with some sort of mesh lining to allow draining and aeration.. but keep the roots in the crate.

<3 hope to hear something inspiring.. ill continue to google!

oh i found this too.. which seems kinda what im dreaming bout: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf20107463.tip.html

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Use of Public Land

2008-04-22T20:01:34Z

My friends and I are planning to ask the county for permission to use public space for seed saving, sharing and instruction. Does anyone here have any experience writing this type of proposal?

Thanks,

DJ

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Paradise Gardening

2008-04-20T22:33:21Z

I am starting a garden on May 1st, when I arrive to my new place on Salt Spring Island. I have recently read Food not Lawns... and well, it was wonderful. We are all ready putting a bunch of her ideas to task. Anyway... What I really need is some guidance through this: We are hoping to build a shower outside utilyzing rain water then we want to use that gray water to water the garden. We are on a hill, so I guess I need to learn about diverting water. What is the best way to do this. In the book, she discribes using a river and lake system through the garden, but what should one use to pool the water? how do you move it around in rivers? Should we be worried about Mosquitos?

Thanks for your advice

Bryan

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Cheap Easy Raised Beds?

2008-04-18T04:51:50Z

I'm trying to turn my LA back yard lawn into a non-standard vegetable garden (low water usage, beds of several food plants in clumps rather than neat rows, etc.)

First step was letting my lawn die! It's nice and dead now (makes kind of a thick straw mat ... the kitties love it!)

I've gardened before, many times, but I've never used raised beds, and I think they might work well in the space.

Any tips on getting started with raised beds, assuming they're even a good idea here. BTW, for reasons I don't even entirely understand, I'm really sick of right angles and squares, so I think I'd like to make circular or elliptical beds. What are pros and cons of raised beds? I suspect, in this low-water situation, I may face some unique challenges. If anything, slightly *depressed* beds might work better to catch and retain more moisture. I wonder how the Anasazi used to manage it?

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Bio Filters

2008-04-17T21:01:43Z

Longtime listener... first time caller...

I have seen a few Plant Walls around. Usually, they are in universities or corporate lobbies. I am in the process of building one for an art gallery. Have any of you ever built a plant wall? Specifially, I am having trouble figuring out the substrate that the plant seeds grow in to. From there the roots should shoot out and hook into the other vertical substrate.

Any ideas..?

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Everything is sprouting and I still have more to plant!!!

2008-03-15T17:37:39Z

I m so excited about my container garden this spring. I already have tomato plants getting their second leaves. I have three kinds of radishes, a couple buckets of carrots coming up, cukes, green onions, spinach, lettuces, broccoli, sweet peas, red runner beans, and a bunch of herbs. I still have to have watermelon, bird house gourds, sunflowers and bog onions to plant. Out of control. My balcony runneth over. Phew, there, I feel better, i just had to share that with y'all. Back to potting starts.

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and introduction with a catch

2008-03-05T02:58:54Z

My name's John, I go by whatever you call Johns.

Not but two months ago I moved from a home belonging to my father, into an apartment. Eating vegan and being generally distrustfull (true to libertarian form) I opt to grow produce. However, after a nice harvest pf broccoli raab, carrots, and lettuce in the fall, I've found myself without time to make even bi-weekly visit for my spring patch. Between school and work I tend only three times every two weeks.

I live on the west coast of central florida in a town called Bradenton, nearer Sarasota than Tampa. Climate here is odd. Soil is poor, but I've been treating and digging with organic compost for three seasons, and it's showing signs of evolution.

I miss having the time to walk out back and dig, weed, and generally pamper my garden, but reality is what it is. What would you grow this season?

I've already cast seeds for numberous greens along side green & red onions. They've had a week to sprout and aren't looking as strong as they should. I'll update with pictures next time I'm out that way.

What's your crop of choice for the sandy humate world?
What do you speculate would do well?

and
hi
I love you.

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portland style food revolution

2008-02-25T14:41:58Z

http://wweek.com/editorial/3415/10403/

Kollibri Sonnenblume digs up his neighbors’ yards. And they thank him for it.

this guy is my new hero.

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2008 Communities Conference at Twin Oaks Community

2008-02-19T18:07:03Z

My name is Suede and I live at Twin Oaks Community in Louisa, VA. This year I'm co-organizing the Communities Conference at Twin Oaks for my 2nd year, though the conference has been happening for many years now. Thought I'd post some basic info on the conference for those interested in learning about community, expanding knowledge or just meeting new people. Feel free to contact me with any questions about Twin Oaks or our conferences.

In Community,
Suede Machete

Here's the info:

The Communities Conference is a networking and learning opportunity for anyone interested or involved in co-operative or communal lifestyles. Join us for a weekend of sharing and celebration!

Friday August 15 through
Sunday August 17, 2008
$85 (sliding scale) includes
meals and camping

With workshops and events focused on
~ Intentional relationships
~ Group process
~Collective child raising
~ Creating culture
~ Forming communities
~ Sustainability
~ Appropriate technology
~ Community economics

Music
Dancing
Slide shows
Campfires
Swimming
Magic
More!

Respond to:
Twin Oaks Communities Conference
138 Twin Oaks Road, Louisa, Virginia 23093
540-894-5126

conference@twinoaks.org

For More Information, check out our website:

www.communitiesconference.org

Twin Oaks also hosts a Women's Gathering! Check that out at :

www.twinoaks.org/community...index.html

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saving seeds from store bought veggies?

2008-01-31T15:11:17Z

Hello all! I'm new to this tribe and was wondering if anyone has saved seeds from store bought vegetables, and had them grow into succesful vegetable bearing plants?

I saved all the seeds from 1 red bell pepper, and one yellow spaghetti squash last night. Going to rinse them, and lay them flat to dry as soon as I get home.

Basicly, just wondering if this is a viable way to get some seeds together to start new plants? I'm interested in turning most of the backyard into vegetable/herb/edible.. and thought it'd be neat to try and grow the seeds from the food i buy

Any information would be greatly appreciated! :)

<3 Ness

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an article I wrote about food not lawns!

2008-01-30T20:31:33Z

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/474037/food_not_lawns_the_underground_food.html

I would love to write more on this topic if anyone has ideas for articles you would want to read please lmk and I'll write it! :)

~April

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permaculture design ideas with goats? (zone 8 high desert)

2008-01-30T20:24:04Z

I am in S. Az. and am trying to cultivate some shade for my goats this summer. I also
need ideas for groundcover (for them to eat and to ammend my soil) I would
love to rotate where they graze, but right now they are just backyard
goats. (They have eaten everything except rosemary- they won't touch it
for some odd reason)

any ideas?

I am planning to plant fruit trees on the outside of the
fence.(not until next year though) last year I had grapes on the actual
fence but don't think that will work now, the grapes fried btw, ( also
I didn't have the goats when i had the grapes, but they did eat the remains of the grapes.lol.)

any ideas? I am thinking clover. but am seeking more ideas. it needs to be heat tolerant (we get plenty of rain in the summer months)My yard is barren though save some weeds and I feel like I'm wasting space!

TIA for any ideas!

~April

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Food Not Lawns Arizona!

2008-01-30T03:10:32Z

Hi everyone!

I have been lurking here for awhile. I also started a Food Not Lawns group for those living a ( and growing food) in AZ!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/food_not_lawns_az/

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Cool new book - Edible Estates

2008-01-24T21:29:22Z

Link & reviews:

http://fritzhaeg.com/edible-estates-book.html

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PDX group - what's a happenin'? moving 'post, acquiring food-bearing plants...

2008-01-23T05:25:53Z

I haven't seen any activity on PDX FNL in so long... is it 'cause I have a new email address, or 'cause it's winter, or 'cause we all hate the internet?
Here at my house we have a compost problem. I think I'm about to dig a hole in the yard to dump the contents of the earth machine into... to make room in the earth machine for the next year's batch of raw post... any tips much appreciated.

I would like to learn a lot more about seed saving, sharing, and seriously want to learn which seed-bearing and nut-bearing trees I should focus on planting for long-term sustainability. Guerilla style or otherwise. Anybody want to collaborate in any way on this? The only thing the local nursery seems to have for sale is Filbert trees. When I was a kid we used to take baby pine trees from the edge of the meadow at grandma's house, and plant them around the various places we moved to (we moved a lot - and some of them edward scissor-hands-style sprawling developments). I often think of poaching local food-bearing plants and planting them to help them propagate near where we live...
again,... any tips much appreciated.

Please write back soon, folks.
Just think, winter in Oregon is like spring in New York.

love
heather and justice

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New tribe: Fallen Fruit

2008-01-23T05:24:12Z

A tribe dedicated to mapping the public fruit trees in the community, and gathering to go out fruit foraging :)

Link:

http://tribes.tribe.net/fallenfruit

Hope to see you there :)

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vegetable gardening in containers

2008-01-17T18:01:13Z

I have found it surprising that I can grow some of my own vegetables in containers right on a sunny porch. This plus watching butterflies and bees feeding on the nectar from the flowers makes me appreciate the simpler things of life. Since I am still learning about growing vegetables in containers, any suggestions on how to do this or books would be appreciated.

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Long Keeper Tomatoes

2008-01-06T22:50:12Z

Does anyone here have experience with a variety of tomato called "Long Keeper?" A non-gardener friend of mine said that he had heard good things about them and I poked around online to find a little bit which seems to support what he said. The main trait about this variety was that it can be picked before first frost and then will not ripen for several weeks, effectively extending raw fruit tomatoes into February or longer.

Some details online at http://www.southernexposure.com/productlist/prods/49125.html and http://www.burpee.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=2215&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=243&iSubCat=1871&iProductID=2215&iSubSubCat=1871

They look remarkably like supermarket tomatoes and I am wondering if they are not just a repurposed commercial variety. Anyone have first-hand knowledge of these?

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California Native Plants

2007-12-29T02:17:26Z

Sorry if this is a little off topic. I thought you all might be interested in my plant identification blog.
http://wildfloraca.blog.co.uk

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Mini-Urban Garden

2007-12-28T12:45:06Z

Hello everyone!

I have started an edible garden at my apartment. I am blessed to have some earth to grow in... please enjoy the documentation of it in a blog I am creating:

http://la-urban-garden.blogspot.com/

stay tuned as I will add consistently...

Sunblessed,

Michael

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3 movies on Post Cheap Petroleum Cuba

2007-11-07T16:19:53Z

3 movies on Post Cheap Petroleum Cuba

The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=4981871524314644822&q=peak+oil
Cuba The Accidental Revolution PT-1
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=5350731284170267256
Cuba The Accidental Revolution PT-2
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-3045843288423571289

The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
thescarface1989
52 min 46 sec - 30-Sep-07
for Video iPod/Sony PSP

In 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba experienced an 'energy famine.' Transportation and agriculture virtually came to a stop due to lack of diesel fuel and fertilizer shortages. This film explores what changes were put in place. The makers of the film "The End Of Suburbia" went to Cuba to explore it as a test case for what the conditions after Peak Oil would look like. This is that story.

This documentary takes you through various aspects of life in Cuba - Economy, transportation, health-care, agriculture, education - and explores how they dealt with the dramatic reduction of fossil fuels to a mere fraction of their pre 1990 levels. It was nice to meet the people, see the sights, and hear the sounds. The overall feeling was that the Cubans had improved the quality of their life (after a difficult "Special Period"). Their health was better, greater sense of community, better food and healthier land. I was left with the question: Why should we wait until we run out of oil? Let's do it now. The part that I did not expect was how it challenged my understanding of the difference between a Communist country and Capitalism. Did you know that a greater percentage of Cubans own their own home than in America? More farmers now own their own land? Sort of turns the notion of what a "Free-Market" is on its head! Check it out

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=4981871524314644822&q=peak+oil

Cuba The Accidental Revolution PT-1
thescarface1989
45 min 37 sec - 17-Oct-07
for Video iPod/Sony PSP

Cuba: The Accidental Revolution are two one-hour documentaries celebrating the country’s success in providing for itself in the face of a massive economic crisis, and how it’s latest revolutions, an agricultural revolution and a revolution in science and medicine are having repercussions around the world.

Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Part 1), airing Sunday, July 30 at 7 P.M. on CBC Television, examines Cuba’s response to the food crisis created by the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in 1989. At one time Cuba’s agrarian culture was as conventional as the rest of the world. It experienced its first “Green Revolution” when Russia was supplying Cuba with chemical and mechanical “inputs.” However, the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 ended all of that, and almost overnight threw Cuba’s whole economic system into crisis. Factories closed, food supplies plummeted. Within a year the country had lost over 80% of its foreign trade. With the loss of their export markets and the foreign exchange to pay for imports, Cuba was unable to feed its population and the country was thrown into a crisis. The average daily caloric intake of Cubans dropped by a third.

Without fertilizer and pesticides, Cubans turned to organic methods. Without fuel and machinery parts, Cubans turned to oxen. Without fuel to transport food, Cubans started to grow food in the cities where it is consumed. Urban gardens were established in vacant lots, school playgrounds, patios and back yards. As a result Cuba created the largest program in sustainable agriculture ever undertaken. By 1999 Cuba’s agricultural production had recovered and in some cases reached historic levels.

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=5350731284170267256

Cuba The Accidental Revolution PT-2
thescarface1989
45 min 37 sec - 17-Oct-07
for Video iPod/Sony PSP
In Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Part 2), airing Sunday, August 6 at 7 P.M. on CBC Television, we learn that the country has been blockaded since 1961, but today Cuba has the highest quality of life in the region, the highest life expectancy, and one of the highest literacy rates in all of Latin America.

With the collapse of the Soviet Bloc, Cuba lost the foreign exchange needed to pay for expensive drugs and medicines. As a result, much of Cuba’s medicine today is based on medicinal plants. These are grown on farms, processed in small labs and made available to patients through an extensive network of medical clinics. Today Cuba’s advances in alternative medicine could have important consequences for other countries around the world.

Cuba boasts other firsts as well: The Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Havana is regarded as the flagship biosciences lab in the developing world. Cuban scientists are working on an HIV vaccine, a meningitis vaccine, a Hepatitis C vaccine, and other pharmaceuticals.

Cuba has also embarked on a program of medical internationalism. There are 25,000 Cuba doctors serving in 68 poor countries around the world. The Latin American School of Medical Science has 10,000 students from developing countries primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean. They are educated for free with the understanding they will return to their home countries to practice.

Fidel Castro has survived many perils and at 78, he is rumoured to suffer from a number of afflictions. As his health declines the world wonders: what will become of Cuba’s Green Revolution after he is gone? Even now Castro presides over a political system, which although socialist, has an economy where bartering and quasi-entrepreneurial practice seemingly influence many trades and professions, including the “green” sector. There is also ever-increasing pressure from Canada and European nations for the U.S. to come to terms with Cuba’s political dissent

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-3045843288423571289

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speaking of books

2007-11-02T03:39:21Z

What books or periodicals would your recommend for the noob? I've got this front lawn, and it really needs to be more useful. I'm hoping for the edible cottage garden look, instead of rows of veggies.

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An ironic event in Ohio

2007-10-31T18:17:10Z

As some of you might recall, I have fought court battles a few times now over the idiotic weed laws in Ohio which seek to prevent people from having natural lawns such as were common in the US in the early 20th century before the rise of cheap gasoline and mowers.

I am sure we all know that the scientific and health basis for such laws has long been proven false, and in fact there are numerous sources that prove the complete opposite.

Well, in the course of the last few years battles, there was one person in particular who abused his position as deputy sheriff and mayor to harass people into making their lawn look like it was astroturf.

The irony here is that this person was called out on a vandalism call and misused the opportunity to harass myself, and a few neighbors who are of a similar mind, about our lawns and the plants he called weeds because he couldn't tell pennyroyal from poison ivy.

According to reports, this same person then went to his home to mow his own overly manicured lawn, mowed for a while, got off his riding mower and promptly keeled over dead, with no prior history of heart trouble.

Gaia's revenge perhaps?

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Hola from the East coast

2007-10-15T19:59:42Z

Any Seedgeeks on the East Coast?

~Aesa

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Slightly OT: New Freegan Tribe Forming

2007-09-25T04:45:55Z

http://tribes.tribe.net/ef0f2448-2f81-4704-a66a-fda79c08384f

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want to get a monthly thing going - backyard / urban harvesting - LA

2007-04-19T00:48:51Z

FallenFruit.org seems to be in hibernation right now, and I'd also like to see some backyard harvesting going on, such as this organization does:

http://www.villageharvest.org/

Anyone want to start making monthly walks to set up fruit maps, especially around west LA / Venice / Santa Monica, and / or do some backyard harvesting?

get in touch!

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Chee Savish and Dancing Hawk Native Lifeways

2007-04-16T13:23:10Z

Chee Savish and Dancing Hawk Native Lifeways

The following are two groups that I think are very very valubale:

http://www.cheesiwash.net/

This is so so SKOOKUM (cool), I just stumbled across this site and its
exactly what I would like Cascadians to return to be. Take a look at
their recipes and basic ideas.

Chee Siwash
Portland Aboriginal Lifeways
http://www.cheesiwash.net/

The word "chee" is Chinook Wawa for "new" and "siwash" is Chinook Wawa
for "Indiginous Person" (meaning "American Indian") derrived from the
French word for "savage". Ok Chinook Jargon is not up to modern
Cascadian English political correctness standards, but I believe if we
can re-incorporate Chinook Wawa into our daily language we will end up
with a new synthesis of Chee Chinook or a very very distinct Cascadian
English.

__________

http://www.dancinghawk.com/

This is another site that seems to be connected with "Chee Siwash"

Dancing Hawk Native Lifeways
http://www.dancinghawk.com/

about the school

Dancing Hawk School of Simple Living is a school dedicated to
helping people learn to capture happiness, and live in tune with the
world around them. We are in the process of becoming a 501c(3) non-
profit institution.

Our primary focus is running native living programs and classes. We
have several different types of classes, from workshops a few hours
long to longer-term primitive projects.

Dancing Hawk also likes to bring the joy and wisdom found in the
wilderness to the greater community. We do outreach talks and events
both formal and festive.

Last, but not least, be sure to see the photos in our gallery.
Nothing tells the story of experience like our photos do.

Your wild guides, past and present: Kiliii Yu & Troy Julian
kiliii@dancinghawk. com

Kiliii has taught primitive skills and indigenous cultural teachings
at the Rabbitstick and Wintercount Rendezvous, the Falling Leaves
Rendezvous and Oberlin University. He has also spent time among the
Haida of the Northwest Coast, Aborigines of Central Australia, and
several indigenous peoples of Ecuador's highlands and rainforest. He
considers his mentors: Lynx Vilden, Jon Young, David Jagamarra, and
Margaret Matthewson.

Troy has been a longtime field instructor at the Outback (formerly
Walkabout) program in Salt Lake City as well as Outward Bound in
North Carolina. He has also taught at the Rabbitstick Rendezvous.

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Some suggestions for ethical gift giving and supporting something positive.

2006-12-15T05:25:48Z

Hello all,

At this time of year it is often tough to find what you want or feel good about giving. Many of us prefer to give gifts that do some good in the world and I would like to offer a suggestion.

The link and search box below will place orders through amazon.com and will let you find most things that you are interested in, including products and sponsorships directly in support of The Realms of Legend, such as our sponsor a tree program.

The Realms of Legend is the project to build a historical and environmental education facility in the style of a themed entertainment venue which will showcase concepts for simpler living, eco friendly living and solutions for many of the problems our society faces in the coming years, all in a format of fun and engaging experiences.

Ordering via the search box at the link below will give the project a small commission and help us pursue the goal of educating a large number of people about the options we have for building a more healthy and sustainable future for all.

If you are looking for a gift that you can be sure will get there on time and allow the recipient to choose what suits them best you might consider one of the gift certificates. The E-Card form is instant and you don't have to waste paper or wait for postal services or you can choose a more traditional hard copy version.

So if you are considering giving some form of gifts during the holiday season or even in the future, please consider using the search box below. Your support will be greatly appreciated.

I hope you all have a very fulfilling holiday season.

http://www.geocities.com/crusader_magnus/index.html?1166117680670

Cheers!

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Affordable workshops

2006-11-29T02:01:03Z

I've become interested in permaculture but all the workshops I've seen offered in the SF Bay Area have been way more than this member of the working poor can afford. I found your site via stumbleupon.com and just wanted to drop by to congratulate you guys on offering such affordable classes. I wish we had that down here.

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Portland wholesale order for edible plants

2006-11-22T02:14:23Z

Hello all-

I'm coordinating a wholesale order from the local nursery One Green World, which specializes in fruit & berry trees, shrubs, and vines. Wholesale prices for those who join in on the order are about half the retail cost. For details on how the order works, to see prices and available plants, and to order, visit:

"http://discountpermaculture.com"

One Green World orders will be delivered to my house in NE Portland in January or February, and people will come here to pick up their individual orders. I'll email everyone who's ordered as soon as I have the exact delivery date (last year we found out about 2 weeks in advance.) This order is open to anyone who can pick up their order from me in January/February, so please spread the word. The more people who order, the more likely we'll meet the minimums to get the items we want!

I'm hoping to order most of the species One Green World sells retail. For plants like apples, pears, plums, etc for which One Green World carries multiple varieties, I've picked 2 to 4 varieties to order, since we need a minimum of 5 of each variety to include in the wholesale order. It's possible that we won't reach 5 for everything and will have to drop the item from the order, and it's possible that One Green World will be out of stock of an item we want. When placing an order, please mention whether variety substitutions are OK.

If you have any questions, please email me at scrub@corrupt.net

Thanks!
Norris Thomlinson

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Saying hi

2006-09-18T14:54:54Z

Just found this tribe after seeing it in a friends profile and thought I would say hello.

Many of you probably know me already from some of the other green oriented tribes though.

For those that haven't seen my profile, please feel free to take a look. I am somewhat radical about fixing the problems of the world but politically I am neither right or left. I only care about fixing the problems.

Take a look and at our project for how to build an eco-city and get people to come see what can be done. One example is that it uses edible and herbal landscaping instead of lawns and useless ornamentals.

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Walden by Henry David Thoreau free online

2006-09-03T11:02:53Z

Walden by Henry David Thoreau free online

I have been reading (while listening to) Walden by Henry David Thoreau again. I have tried to read this many many years ago (back in my high school years (in the late 70s and earler 80s). I think Walden by Henry David Thoreau is more relavent today in the era of Corporatism, debt slavery and resourse wars; a period of bioregional thinking; an age of needed action (such as civil disobience); a time for a return to the simple, local and the organic (Mother Nature)

free online audio reading:
http://librivox.org/walden-by-henry-david-thoreau

free online text:
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/WALDEN/walden.html

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Outreach to communities in Portland

2006-07-06T05:07:22Z

I just wrote my President's message in my n'hood newsletter and slathered it with praise for Food not Lawns :) I am excited to learn more about this concept and change my community to move forward on this front. Together.

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Intentional Community Search

2006-06-14T16:36:35Z

I'm looking to be living in an intentional community starting this fall. I would like to be on my way not later than Oct 1, and possibly earlier. I am particularly interested in participating in/learning how to build structures to live in, and am most moved by rounded organic structures that seem to flow up from the ground, such as earthships, ecodomes. I have been veg since I was 5 -- only one in my family, have practiced yoga for over a decade, am moving toward veg and raw, studying nutrition a lot these days (independently). I am in the process of writing a book (fiction) and so will be occupied that way wherever I am. I hope to be able to contribute to my community with building (I'm mechanically inclined if not experienced in home building), food preparation (raw, vegan, mono, simple, radiant in color and variety, perhaps some raw goat milk if there are any goats around who are not too put out by sharing, but not nec.), and perhaps also in my capacity as editor -- which work I've done most of my adult life.

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greenways and wetlands

2006-04-11T03:06:52Z

in my thoughts, I see the water of light, with particles that dance with the rhythm of life. I wish so that we can intend a transformation of loving water working with us to heal, educate, activate and recreate our communities. Imagine that we can work it from south to north, west to east. Connecting on a walk, the greenways and wetlands from where ever we are in the valley, forest, urban and flat. Keep on truckin' in the garden. The workload, the imagination. The group sessions that keep us movin. Peace. Natural Time. Discovery.

Greetings everyone, we are HEAR
Earth Catalyst Action Network

It is the earth and its communities of urban and rural abode
that we sting. We travel to those that are interested in hearing what it is all about, involving all those who have a stake in peace, health and well being.

We take the Time to listen, work together, organize and deliver.

Our purpose is to bridge the communities of a region, and to spread loose the seeds of change,
always for the better of our human and ecological family. We vote with our future in mind, our past in the behind, and now so that we all make a difference.

We welcome all to volunteer in the garden of life. One Love!

HEARINk.tribe.net

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The Permaculture Army

2006-04-03T01:19:29Z

A not-for-profit organization made of progressive, enthusiastic, motivated, and commited individuals, striving to make this world a greener and more sustainable place.
We combine military principles such as team work, discipline, commiment, and motivation with study and work in the field of permaculture.
We are on the deck at seven am Monday thru Friday to do our regular drills that blend bike riding, yoga, chi-gung and good ol' fashioned pushups and crunches. We emphasize teamwork in doing chores, leadership, cottage industry development, working as volunteers in existing community gardens and community projects. We are planning to create many more gardens.
We offer diverse community housed in a green barracks, with a full organic fridge, clean sinks, spotless bathroom, and quiet nights. We will provide you with a strong background in Permaculture which will help to get you started in the field. We combine military efficiency, a good cause, and a motivated crew so that peace, love, and social cohesion can thrive and prosper.
call us at 510-486-8141 or 510-290-6043

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urban agriculture workshop in PDX January 15

2006-01-17T18:50:29Z

Hi folks

Please forward and post:

Cascadia Food Not Lawns presents

a free workshop

Sustainable Urban Agriculture

led by Heather Coburn, author of "Food Not Lawns: How to Turn your Yard into a Garden and your Neighborhood into a Community."

Topic covered will include:

Ecological ethics in the urban lifestyle
Finding land and resources to grow food
Building neighborhood networks
Permaculture and Garden design

The workshop will occur on Sunday, January 15, from 1-5 pm, in SE portland. Tuition will be free, with donation graciously accepted. This workshop will be an introductory version of a separate, four-week course on urban permaculture, to occur in February, with the goal of launching a local chapter of Food Not Lawns. Details will follow. Check back here or contact me.

www.foodnotlawns.com

See you there
Heather

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