Hi, another Seattleite chiming inI personally take coffee grounds...and
dump our own, straight into the compost bin or worm bin and occasionally garden
beds. Coffee grounds straight are ~ 3% Nitrogen...which is pretty good.
The con: Coffee is acidic, and in our rainy climate, we already
In using the coffee grounds from Starbucks keep in mind that they do not use
organically/shade- grown coffee exclusively and I do not believe that they
purchase from fair trade organizations. Then, there is always the issue of
allowing corporate giants to create an aura of goodness by giving them
dood, what yougotta do is KNOCK on the window of that SUV and ask her if she
realizes the hyprocrisy...mk
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Yes yes! Silence = Death applies to more than AIDS.
Be the Lorax!
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dood,
Friends,
I think Shelly meant to send this to the list, so here is her mail and my
reply. It occures to me that the sin free cast the first stone rule may
apply here.
Peace,
John Herndon
Buffalo Rome Farm
Village Green Community Garden
Norman, Oklahoma
Hello,
This is interesting about the
John,
Lookit. On weekends I sometimes fill in behind the bar of a restaurant where
I work with these great wide-backed Mexican and Central American guys. You
go into any restaurant kitchen in NYC (Italian, Chinese or haut Francais)
and you'll find these guys who, because of where they have been
John Adam I appreciate both of your remarks. We who live on the golden
mountain have much to be
thankful for.
We in the community gardening movement can all be a little smug self
satisfied when we compare our efforts to those who do less than we. We can
all strive to do more to end
Ole, Ole ole ola, Lula Lula.´´
At this weekend´s World Social Forum, that was the frequently heard chant and
tribute to the newly elected and widely loved Lula, the new Workers Party
president of Brazil. Held in Porto Alegre, a prosperous city of 1.3 million
in southern Brazil, the World
Sunflower
Hello Everyone,
I just completed the book Fateful Harvest (2001) by Duff Wilson, an
investigative reporter from the Seattle Times.
I reveals an unbelievable story. According to Wilson, toxic waste from
industrial operations have been recycled and added to chemical fertilizers
Dear Sir or Madam:
I am an intern at the Massachusetts Avenue Project in Buffalo, NY. I
am doing research on Youth Garden Art programs. The center that I am
interning with would like to start a program like this for children ages 5 to
11. I am not aware if this type of program has
Did you know that non fat powdered milk is the by product of an industrial
process according to a friend of mine. The real stuff, whole milk that is
dried and packaged in cans is not sold in supermarkets in the USA. The only
place I ever saw it in 25 to 50 lb bags was at the now defunct Walnut
With respect, I find this difficult to believe. Does your friend have any particular reason for espousing this?
Pamela
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Did you know
I'm not responding the the issue of `industrial process', but in fact,
powdered milk is heavily processed. It's partially condensed under a
vacuum, flash pasteurized, (175 F for 20-30 seconds), and then sprayed or
atomized into 400 F air to remove the remaining liquid. After this,
additives are
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