RE: Droughts and rainmaking change to Dreaming of Preps/Compost/Refractometer/Cow/Chickens
Dear Merla, Where can I find The Compost Tea Digest 121? Thanks Zoran
RE: After Buy Nothing Day / Amazon Associates Program
Allan, do you know if this works with Amazon Canada or UK purchases? If you have an account with Amazon U.S., it's the same account name/password for the other countries, but I don't know if the purchase protocols carry over. By the way, what will you do with all the money? Are there BD farms in the Caymans? Nancy G. __ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
Re: 2002 500
Hey Gil, I am thinking that what this is, is a womb. The egg shape houses life in Nature. The Romans and Egyptians went through a lot of hassle to store their foods, wine, and water in urns, egg shaped vessels. They filled the bowels of ships with these fragile containers for commerce and food supplies. In pyramids archeologists have found seeds of wheat thousands of years old still viable while our modern seed companies store seeds in square envelopes in square boxes and they are dead in one or two years. Sometimes we must look back to see forwards. The idea came from reading some work about Schauberger. This will be the third year of making 500 in this manner...sstorch
Re: After Buy Nothing Day / Amazon Associates Program
In a message dated 11/29/02 8:31:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: maybe I'll get my deadened ass into gear and implement this promise. Great idea, bravo...sstorch
FW: [globalnews] A Thanksgiving Day Letter from Michael Moore
Title: FW: [globalnews] A Thanksgiving Day Letter from Michael Moore November 27, 2002 A Thanksgiving Day Letter from Michael Moore Dear Friends, It is Thanksgiving 2002 and it would seem that there is little to give thanks for this year. W. has scored an unbelievable hat trick and is now the first Republican since Eisenhower to control the House, the Senate and the White House. There is no getting around just how damned demoralizing and depressing this is. I wish there was a way to put a better face on what has transpired, but my well of optimism is just about dry. Bush has his mandate for war, his mandate for global frying, his mandate to turn our government into his own private corporation. Except... Only about 20% of the American people showed up three weeks ago to vote for a Republican. That's it. Just 20%. And about 19% voted for a Democrat (an amazing number considering how few fights the Democrats put up around the country). And 61% said, To hell with all of them! and refused to show up and vote. I am not surprised this happened. My greatest fear after the 2000 election was that the majority of Americans would just give up and say, Why bother? If there was one message to the average American from Bush's theft of the White House, it was this: Not only doesn't your vote count, but even if you do vote, we're not going to count it! I fear millions earlier this month saw the futility of exercising their right to govern when those who did the governing decided that the will of the people could be disposed of as easily as a drunk driving citation on a Kennebunkport back road. Even worse, African Americans, whose right to vote was the most egregiously violated (and who usually are the first to stand and fight injustice), seem to have given up. Betrayed, forgotten and taken for granted by the Democrats, black voters saw no reason to revolt in 2000-and little reason to show up in 2002. They got the message loud and clear: This is White America-we call the shots, we run this place, so shut the f*** up and stay home. The polls have closed for you. Of course, those in charge are thrilled that 61% of the country has given up. That's right where they want us-out of the way! And it is for that reason alone why we must not now throw in the towel. If we sink into a collective state of despair, disgust and disinterest, we are truly doomed. Bush Company (and this includes the Democrats) are all-too-happy to be left alone to run amok in the candy store. And, in the end, here is what we'll be left with: billions of impoverished people around the world hoping for a chance to kill you and me someday! Ok, so what do we do? Perhaps the silver lining in all this is that Bush will actually think he has a mandate and pull such a big, stinking whopper that his re-installation in 2004 will be rendered impossible. Or perhaps some prosecutor somewhere will have the guts to indict him for the insider trading he conducted while on the board of Harken Oil. Who knows. A lot can happen in 23 months. In the meantime, you, me, all of us, have to get together and come up with a plan that gets this country back in our hands. I have a few ideas. I'll bet you do, too. Why don't we have an online brainstorming session from now through the holidays? I'll set up a thread on my forum at http://www.michaelmoore.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=30 for you to post your comments and to generate a discussion about what we do for 2004. Or, if you want to send me your thoughts directly, email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've just learned the site is getting over 2 million hits a day. Right now, 2,000,000 heads certainly feel better than one. Pass the turkey. Yours, Michael Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.michaelmoore.com http://www.bowlingforcolumbine.com P.S. Thanks to all of you who continue to pack the theatres for Bowling for Columbine. It has now broken the all-time box office record for a documentary in America. I am not only grateful for this, but I am thrilled that it has ignited a national discussion about guns, violence, the NRA, racism, why the Canadians don't lock their doors, and the insane preparation for an expanded war in Iraq. I am now getting reports of people around the country trying to get stores in their towns to ban the sale of bullets. The NRA candidates lost the race for Governor in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Illinois (three hunting states). The film continues to set box office records in the UK, France and elsewhere. And, next week, Stupid White Men begins its 10th month on the best-seller list. Thank you all so much. Have a happy Thanksgiving. -- Be the change you want to see in the world. --Gandhi
Re: Droughts and rainmaking change to Dreaming of Preps/Compost/Refractometer/Cow/Chickens
Try [EMAIL PROTECTED] or go to Yahoo.com and choose groups, then join--choose a Yahoo ID and get a password. . There's an archive on the Compost Tea page. It's by individual email, not by Digest #s. Digest 121 is November 29. Hope this helps. Merla zoran wrote: Dear Merla, Where can I find The Compost Tea Digest 121? Thanks Zoran
Re: 2002 500
Hi Steve, You said urn. Do you mean an amphora that's rounded on the bottom but is a vase or is this really an egg-shaped vessel and the lid is just the top of the egg? Is yours out of Cone 06 Terra Cotta? I have a lot of red clay at Cone 6. It wouldn't be as porous. You want it unglazed and porous, right? What are the dimensions? I know you went through all of this before and I saved some of it, but bear with me. Thanks, Merla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Gil, I am thinking that what this is, is a womb. The egg shape houses life in Nature. The Romans and Egyptians went through a lot of hassle to store their foods, wine, and water in urns, egg shaped vessels. They filled the bowels of ships with these fragile containers for commerce and food supplies. In pyramids archeologists have found seeds of wheat thousands of years old still viable while our modern seed companies store seeds in square envelopes in square boxes and they are dead in one or two years. Sometimes we must look back to see forwards. The idea came from reading some work about Schauberger. This will be the third year of making 500 in this manner...sstorch
RE: After Buy Nothing Day / Amazon Associates Program
By the way, what will you do with all the money? Are there BD farms in the Caymans? It's Funny, Nancy. Having been doing this so long, my needs for financial support have been sort of a concise history of the development of desktop technology. We've moved from needing more diskettes, to begging for zip disks to just this morning installing a 60gb firewire disk (the better to capture Hugh with!) You realize, of course, that the Ballietts live in a subsistence fashion, with very little available cash. When tech stuff, like storage media is needed, that's when contributions or support is essential. (This time, however, it was a hog that made the sacrifice for us.) Doing work like this upcoming educational event with Hugh Lovel will be a draw on this very small reserve. (Again, as I'm sure you are aware, the Amazon process will generate the price of about one zip disk a year, but, why shouldn't it?) But the goals are beyond all of us and plenty of intentional suffering is in order and is not the least self-indulgent. I want to aknowledge the support that has made it possible for me to attend ACRES this year. So much good comes for so many when this group gets to network with teachers whose insights are tangential to those of this community. Mark Purdy became a friend of BD Now! through our meeting with him at ACRES last year, the same with Elaine Ingham. Who knows what will come from this year's trip? I've set up a paypal account for receiving donations to BD Now! The address is simple: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Used at http://www.paypal.com) You know, down time this season was supposed to be the first vacation in, what, 10 years. With the foot (that now glows in the dark!) and with new financial burdens, that's not happening. In fact, I guess, the grindstone has worked through the nose and is abrading the front teeth right now. Back to work! -Allan
Re: After Buy Nothing Day / Amazon Associates Program
In a message dated 11/29/02 8:31:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: maybe I'll get my deadened ass into gear and implement this promise. Great idea, bravo...sstorch The slow down has been out of deference to Hugh Courtney's strong support of the bio/anthro reader. I have been hesitant to upstage him, preferring to refer people to him, rather than sell directly. I appreciate your encouragement. -Allan
Brainstorming with Michael Moore was Re: FW: [globalnews] AThanksgiving Day Letter from Michael Moore
Drawn from Jane's recent post for emphasis AB In the meantime, you, me, all of us, have to get together and come up with a plan that gets this country back in our hands. I have a few ideas. I'll bet you do, too. Why don't we have an online brainstorming session from now through the holidays? I'll set up a thread on my forum at http://www.michaelmoore.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=30 for you to post your comments and to generate a discussion about what we do for 2004. Or, if you want to send me your thoughts directly, email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've just learned the site is getting over 2 million hits a day. Right now, 2,000,000 heads certainly feel better than one.
Re: Brainstorming with Michael Moore was Re: FW: [globalnews] A Thanksgiving ...
Dear Jane Sherry, Greetings and thank you for sending this to BDNow. Where did it originate from? Jane Parker
FW: [globalnews] UN: Soil's Tiniest Organisms Could Solve HugeProblems
Title: FW: [globalnews] UN: Soil's Tiniest Organisms Could Solve Huge Problems Environment News Service Soil's Tiniest Organisms Could Solve Huge Problems NAIROBI, Kenya, November 29, 2002 (ENS) - There is a wealth of new species under our feet awaiting discovery, especially in the still unknown portions of the tropics, which represents a huge new genetic resource, the top United Nations environmental agency said today. Amoebas, protozoa, netatodes, mites, termits, ants, earthworms. Life forms that inhabit the soil are the least known of all life forms on Earth, and scientists are discovering that they can profoundly affect planetary patterns. Calling it the largest source of untapped life left on Earth, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced a new $26 million project to understand and utilize the life forms underground. It is one of the more unusual, curious but absolutely vital projects UNEP has undertaken, said the agency's executive director Klaus Toepfer as he announced the project today. In the hope that this genetic treasure trove will yield new drugs, antibiotics, and industrial products, the project will initially target below ground biodiversity in seven tropical countries - Brazil, Mexico, Cote d'Ivoire, Uganda, Kenya, Indonesia and India. These countries were chosen for study are those thought to have the richest below ground biodiversity. Backed with $9 million funding from the World Bank Group's Global Environment Facility (GEF) and support from other donors such as the Rockefeller Foundation, the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Below-Ground Biodiversity project will catalog and classify the life forms below ground said Ahmed Djoghlaf, head of the UNEP/GEF Division, based at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi. One gram of tropical forest soil may contain up to 40,000 individual bacterial species, the agency said today, many of which have never been described. These miniscule life forms can be as tiny as one-tenth of a millimetre (100 micron). The smallest amoebas are even less than 10 micron in size. There is an urgent need to assess, classify and record the life forms below ground, Djoghlaf said. Just as increasing intensification of agriculture and clearing of forests for farmland have taken their toll on wild animals and plants, they place the microscopic world of underground bacteria and fungi at risk of extinction and decline in the abundance and numbers of species. UNEP Executive Director Klaus Toepfer said, The life forms living just below our feet are the most understudied organisms on the planet. When people think of where new species might be found, they tend to think of the rainforests, mangrove swamps or place like mountain peaks, not millimetres below their toes. Toepfer said researchers are now realizing that the world's soils, especially topical soils, are teeming with life. They harbor more undescribed species than dwell on the Earth's surface, he said. Expressing delight at UNEP's involvement in this pioneering work. Toepfer said, Harvesting the secrets of this understudied realm promises huge benefits and improved knowledge towards the goal of delivering sustainable development, towards eradicating poverty. Bacteria and fungi in the soil can clean drinking water sources. They help eliminate pollutants and germs from groundwater as it percolates through the soil to reservoirs, boreholes and other freshwaters sources. Organisms living in the soil also play a key role in the release of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases from the land into the atmosphere, scientists associated with the project said as part of the UNEP statement today. Understanding and unraveling the role of these microscopic creatures in the carbon cycle may help the land absorb more greenhouse gases to help cool the planet. Soil-dwelling beneficial life forms may also play a role in reducing crop, livestock and human diseases, UNEP said today, as they attack and neutralize plant, animal and human pests and pathogens. Earthworms, termites and other soil burrowing organisms influence the amount of rainwater soils can absorb. Soils depleted in such organisms are more prone to drought and run-off, which in turn increases the risk of flooding and erosion with consequences for river water and coral reefs. We may be losing many important and useful species from the world's soils without even knowing it, warned Djoghlaf. The project is coordinated by Mike Swift, director of the Nairobi based Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), one of the research centers in the CGIAR agricultural network. The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), an association of public and private members supporting a system of 16 Future Harvest Centers, works in more than 100 countries, mobilizing the cutting-edge science that CGIAR says aims to reduce hunger and poverty, improve human
Re: (was Brainstorming with Michael Moore) GlobalNews Sub Info)
Title: Re: (was Brainstorming with Michael Moore) GlobalNews Sub Info) Jane, You are new to the list, so forgive me the others who have now seen this post a half dozen times. My husband, Curtis Lang runs a mailing list. I often forward posts from his GlobalNews list to this list. You have the option of receiving emails or subscribing via the web. Heres the sub info: Description Category: Other GlobalNews is a private mailing list devoted to discussion of the issues, news and events that are creating tomorrow's news today. Geo-politics, global financial markets, electronic commerce, the Internet, environmental concerns and spiritual transformation at the Millennium. Members only, with messages distributed directly to the group. This means the host Curtis Lang is not pre-screening messages, although that may change as the needs of the group change over time. For now, let's treat this as a chat in Curtis' living room and maintain decorum suitable for that milieu. Curtis will send interesting and thought provoking material from various sources for discussion. It is hoped that other members of the group will also send information they feel is of importance and generally ignored by the mainstream news media. To subscribe, send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Group Moderator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Be the change you want to see in the world. --Gandhi From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 09:53:09 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Brainstorming with Michael Moore was Re: FW: [globalnews] A Thanksgiving ... Dear Jane Sherry, Greetings and thank you for sending this to BDNow. Where did it originate from? Jane Parker
Re: (was Brainstorming with Michael Moore) GlobalNews Sub Info)
Title: Re: (was Brainstorming with Michael Moore) GlobalNews Sub Info) Jane, I am new to this list. Thank you for posting this subscribing information! Dee
Re: FW: [globalnews] UN: Soil's Tiniest Organisms Could SolveHuge Problems
Calling it the largest source of untapped life left on Earth, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced a new $26 million project to understand and utilize the life forms underground. Another example of Rome building a church on the site of one of our temples? To learn about the soil foodweb and how ecological farmers benefit by working with it, check out Elaine Ingham's work at http://www.soilfoodweb.com. This, as I understand it, is also Elaine's work, and is well worth checking out: ** The Soil Biology Primer edited by by A.J. Tugel, and A.M. Lewandowski the ** source of the photos in this article, is online at: ** http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/soil_biology_primer.htm
Re: chickens
Tony: Our rule here is no chooks in the veggie patch ever. Sorry to confuse - I meant that chickens are a useful stage in preparing new ground or working over beds which have already been harvested. I once fantasised about offering a garden makeover service using a succession of animals - maybe goats first, then sheep, followed by pigs and finally chickens; I reckoned that you'd finish up with a patch free of any undesirable living thing (admittedly, also some desirables!) and well broken up, needing only a final rake-over. (OK, Steve, I hear you) Tony N-S. _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
100 Great Ag Books as rated by New Farm
Source info below. In the meantime, how many of these have you read?? The Next Green Revolution: Essential Steps to a Healthy, Sustainable Agriculture by James E. Horne and Maura McDermott, Food Products Press, ISBN: 1560228865, 2002 * Agroecology; the Scientific Basis of Alternative Agriculture by Miguel Altieri, Westview Press, ASIN: 0813372844, 1983 1987 (2nd edition) * Making Your Small Farm Profitable by Ron Macher, Howard W. Jr. Kerr, Storey Books, ISBN: 1580171613, 1999 * Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making by Allan Savory, Jody Butterfield, Island Press; ISBN:155963488X, 1998 (2nd. Ed.) * Bio-Dynamic Gardening and Farming by Ehrenfried Pfeiffer, ASIN: 0936132566, Mercury Pr, 1983 * Four-Season Harvest by Eliot Coleman, ISBN: 1890132276, Chelsea Green Pub Co, 1999 * The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener by Eliot Coleman, ISBN: 093003175X, Chelsea Green Pub Co, 1995 * How to Grow More Vegetables: And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine by John Jeavons, ISBN: 1580082335, Ten Speed Press, 2002 * Organic Agriculture: Economic and Ecological Comparisons With Conventional Methods by Robert C. Oelhaf, John Wiley Sons; ASIN: 0470264276, 978 * Basic Book of Organic Gardening Robert Rodale (Ed) S605.5 B37 * Toward a More Sustainable Agriculture by Ray P. Poincelat S604.6 P65 * Gardening for the Future of the Earth by Howard-Yana Shapiro and John Harrisson, ISBN: 0553375334, Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub (Trd Pap), 2000 * The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming by Masanobu Fukuoka, ASIN: 0878572201, Rodale Press, 1978 * An ACRES U.S.A. Primer by Walters, Charles, Jr. and C. J. Fenzau, Acres USA; ASIN: 0911311505, 1979, 1996 (2nd. Ed.) * Introduction to Permaculture by B. C. Mollison, ISBN: 0908228082, Tagari Publications, 1997 * Permaculture: A Designers' Manual by B. C. Mollison, ISBN: 0908228015, Tagari Publications, 1997 Production techniques * You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start Succeed in a Farming Enterprise by Joel Salatin (Intro.), Allan Nation, Polyface Inc; ISBN: 0963810928, 1998 * Chicken Tractor: The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil by Andy Lee and Pat Foreman, ISBN: 0962464864, Good Earth Pub, 1998 * Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and All Climates by Robert Kourik, ISBN: 0961584823, Metamorphic Press, 1993 * American Horticultural Society Pruning Training by Christopher Brickell and David Joyce, ISBN: 1564583317, DK Publishing, 1996 * Creative Propagation: A Grower's Guide by Peter Thompson, ISBN: 088192251X, Timber Press, 1989, 1999 * Grass Productivity by Andre Voisin, ISBN: 0933280645, Island Press, 1993 * Greener Pasture on Your Side of the Fence: Better Farming Voisin Management-Intensive Grazing by Bill Murphy Arriba Pub, ISBN: 0961780738, May 1999 (4th ed.) * Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them by Rolfe Cobleigh, ISBN: 1558214321, The Lyons Press; 1909, 1996 * Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance by M. John Storey, ISBN: 1580172024, Storey Books, 1999 * Steel in the Field: A Farmer's Guide to Weed Management Tools by Greg Bowman, ISBN: 188862602X, Sustainable Agriculture Network, 1997 * The Stockman's Handbook. M. E. Ensminger, Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0813428955, 1991, (7th Ed.) * Managing Cover Crops Profitably by the Sustainable Agriculture Network, ISBN: 1888626046, Sanabria Inc, 1998 * Methodologies for Screening Soil-Improving Legumes by Marianne Sarrantonio, ISBN: 0878579893, Rodale Press, 1991 * Handbook of Legumes of World Economic Importance by James A. Duke, Plenum Pub Corp., ISBN: 0306404060, 1981 Production, crops specific * Growing Great Garlic: The Definitive Guide for Organic Gardeners and Small Farmers by Ron L. Engeland, ISBN 0963085018, Filaree Productions, 1995 * The Apple Grower: A Guide for the Organic Orchardist by Michael Phillips, ISBN: 1890132047, Chelsea Green Pub Co, 1998 * Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers by Donald N. Maynard, George J. Hochmuth, John Wiley Sons ISBN: 04711311512, 1997 (4th ed.) * The Bio-Dynamic Treatment of Fruit Trees, Berries, and Shrubs by Ehrenfried Pfeiffer, ISBN: 0938250116, Bio-Dynamic Farming Garden Assn, 1957, 1976 * Peppers: The Domesticated Capsicums by Jean Andrews, ISBN: 0292704674, Univ of Texas Pr, 1995 * The Flower Farmer: An Organic Grower's Guide to Raising and Selling Cut Flowers by Lynn Byczynski, ISBN: 0930031946, Chelsea Green Pub Co, 1997 * Field Grown Cut Flowers: A Practical Guide and Sourcebook: Commercial Field Grown Fresh and Dried Cut Flower Production by Alan B. Stevens, ISBN: 096530650X , Avatar's World, 1997 * Small-Scale Livestock Farming: A Grass-Based Approach for Health, Sustainability, and Profit by Carol Ekarius, ISBN: 1580171621, Storey Books, 1999 * Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens by Gail
Re: Droughts and rainmaking change to Dreaming of Preps/Compost/Refractometer/Cow/Chickens
on 30/11/02 6:23 AM, Merla Barberie at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just need to start from square one and learn how to douse. Those of us who are neophytes need to start at square one to understand what Gil and Hugh and many others know by experience. There are so many things to learn. Go for it Merla, I did yesterday and today I feel a very different person. Dowsing with Alanna Moore was amazing. I found the pendulum to aid my focus, and when that was in place I could feel the energies change through me before the pendulum changed direction. Focus, intent and trust of self are what I feel are elements to dowsing. James Hedley showed me some interesting things which broadened my understanding of previous discussions on this link. Upon returning home I sat with an awe-like feeling of the energies I'd experienced. Looking forward to becoming more in tune with energies. LL Liz
back now
I thought I'd just come back to lurk n learn. But alas, I have to let ya'll know I'm back.(Thanks, Allan, by the way for resubbing me.) A LOT has gone on in the year or so I've been away. Heart surgery for one thing, (why didn't they do this 20 years ago???) I feel about 20 years younger/better, anyhow!! Looking forward to a few more years with you guys. martha wells, flylo farms
