sorry to hear it (in what area do you so toil, Gene?).
It really is huge around me--not just in big-town Philly (where I
understand the ML baseball park stocks great local beers from the Victory
brewery [Hop Devil--it's the best!] that some folks are continuing to enjoy
in October) but also out here where I live in the (hardly progressive)
Allentown-Bethlehem area.
It all starts with the restaurants; when they tout 'local' as gourmet,
its off like a brushfire on a dry and windy day!
Keep the faith baby!
---McG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Green Gene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mike McGrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<community_garden@list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Local is the new organic
Santa Cruz and about anywhere I can think of is better
at community gardening than the town I live in. People
in general are so far removed from the natural world
that they dont need or want to communicate with their
helpers in the natural world. So called cheap labor,
so called low-maintenance and so called gardeners come
in huge droves to throw away the vast majority of
leaves from over watered, over fed, over cut, non
harmonious plants. These non progressive droves, hired
by the unthinking. are helping to destroy the
unthinker's culture. The droves are branching out.
Much produce that is grown is taken this same non
progressive group which believes they are entitled.
Whats it gonna take maybe a recession will force a bit
more self reliance. But from my frustrated
perspective. THe rate of interest is pitiful. Ive been
struggling to change it since the mid seventies.
"Green" Gene
--- Mike McGrath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hang in there. I see the local food movement almost
surpassing 'organic'
here in PA.
Even if it hasn't, it has certainly had a lot of
action, thanks in part
to strong local orgs like the fabulous White Dog
restaurant (& foundation).
Chefs at good restaurants are embracing it (as White
Dog's Judy Wicks did a
decade or more ago).
So--hang in there and promote!
---McG
----- Original Message -----
From: "the john doe experience"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Community GardenNational"
<community_garden@list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 8:47 PM
Subject: [Community_garden] thanks mike! my reply to
questions
> thanks for holding yourself accountable mike, your
awesome! friends again,
>
> i wish all was well and fine, but my projects
arent going so great. i
> am involved with a group called food not lawns, as
well as community
> gardens. we had some success defending a long
standing community
> garden in santa cruz in a latino neighborhood
called 'the flats". we
> also assist our sister group food not bombs. i
can say that yes,
> people's interests are peaked, but it doesnt make
the opportunity for
> more community gardens necessarily more possible.
i organize on the
> west coast, and while some places like Portland,
or. is getting more
> savvy, other places like Santa Cruz,ca. are
loosing land to developers
> left and right. needless to say my stress levels
arent great (but im
> trying to make sure i exercise and get enough
b12). id like to see a
> national movement arise. with hope the elections
will change things
> some, and get the criminals out of the whitehouse,
but realistically
> its tough, and getting tougher. which is why i
cant get distracted by
> other things like competion.
>
> im wondering what it will take to get everyone
more focused on
> producing local food.
>
> p.s. aside from building greenhouses, you can
easily build a double or
> triple layer (w/3 to 6 ml plastic) cold storage
frame (i like to use
> pyramid shapes to be most efficient with
resources), also known as a
> "hot house", i have used these to start crops as
early as feb. in new
> york (including crops such as tomatoes and
squash), and keep them
> growing until november.
>
> lots of love,peace, and happy organizing!
>
> --
> feed two birds with one seed
>
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