The Copake Meeting was for Agric. Section Members, not even just members of the Anthr. Soc. or BD Soc. Invite was by leter, Michael
----- Original Message ----- From: Allan Balliett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 11:03 AM Subject: Re: future of the bd remedies > Steve - > > This might sound like a flame, but it isn't meant to be... > > Finger pointing at 'us'? How nice to have a 'made' man on the list! > > Why was there never a formal invitation to this "important" meeting > posted to BD Now!? It's so very easy to reach all of we 'dissidents' > that way Otherwise, If this wasn't intended to be an 'insiders' > event, it sure looked like an insiders event. Why not invite everyone > if everyone was invited? > > Why didn't you yourself invite listmembers of BD Now! to this event > in a manner in which they felt welcomed before the event rather than > after? > > How cum a BDA board member put my name in for a 'formal invitation' > to this meeting but I never received this 'formal invitation'? You > know, I don't only moderate this list, I spend hours a week > consulting with new growers about BD, I farm, I host interns, and, > goddam if I don't fund and host one of the largest biodynamic > conferences in this country, how come I find out about it, literally, > when someone wants me to donate money to support an activity there? > > What is it? I didn't make enough effort to find out about this > event? You're probably right: I keep working and working, but I ain't > clairvoyant yet. This reminds me very much about how the blame for > the closing of Shanti Yoga has been pushed off onto Victor instead of > being borne by the same group/individuals who, if rushed to > consciousness, could avert this sort of trajedy from occuring yet > again. > > How about walking your talk and sharing with we 'isolationists' what > transpired at this event, how the future of JPI looks, what new and > effective prep remedies came up, and what-not? > > Thanks for posting what you did, Steve!! If we don't learn to share > with one another soon, we're going to have hell to pay, aren't we? > > -Allan > > > > > >In a message dated 2/17/02 4:11:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > ><< So yes in the US its a dead word and Gils comment stands, elswhere it is > >what we the practioners make it and the Associations are just monuments > >to certain individuals egos and near on irrelevant except to a fanatical > >few. > >Im for holding the vision of BD as wholistic and continuing on. When in > >the US I guess I will have to use Quantum Ag or some such term. hummmmm > >bummer. > >Glen >> > > > >Glen, those who choose to call bd dead in the US have isolated themselves > >from the people of the movement. They are depriving themselves of open > >communication with many creative and hardworking folks that will continue > >with or without ''their'' approval. For instance, I just spent this past > >weekend at a ''Future of the Preparations'' meeting where regionalization by > >existing groups was strengthened and will continue to be developed in a very > >highly positive manner. About sixty folks came to Camphill Copake and > >discussed the possibilities for the future. This will happen. There was > >nothing dead about the meeting. What was dead was the input of those who say > >bd is dead, ergo they must be the dead ones. Just wanted to update you from > >the positive aspects of the bd reality. > >By the way the remedy you inspired me to make, bc with 500-508 is absolutely > >wonderful. Hope to meet you next time you are in the USA...peace, SStorch > >
