Re: [cg] Rice for Peace

2003-03-03 Thread Alan Mason
Re: [cg] Rice for PeaceSome thoughts: Bulky packages get sent all the time. They are just pulled aside for hand processing, or at least they used to be. The modern equipment may handle the smaller ones these days. Probably EVERY letter that gets sent to the White House these days gets screened

[cg] garden & irrigation

2003-03-03 Thread LTanenb50
The city of Chicago installed water lines in our 102 plot cg. There are 6 primary lines. Each primary also runs a secondary line of pipe across two head to head garden paths to another aisleso there are 3 water lines on each of 3 aisles. Each water line also has two long, heavy duty hoses. Ga

Re: [cg] Garden Paths & Irrigation

2003-03-03 Thread Adam36055
Connie, Jim's suggestions are all very useful and valid. My only additions are: 1) You should also look at the ACGA website for technical issues: http://www.communitygarden.org/";>American Community Gardening Association and in specific http://www.communitygarden.org/links/index.html#seniors

Re: [cg] garden & irrigation

2003-03-03 Thread Alliums
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While soaker hoses water better and conserve H20 - they also take hours to really soak a bed and I don't know how you would coordinate watering without a very strict schedule or many many water connects. There are many good books on drip irrigation. Timers are worth

[cg] Garden Paths & Irrigation & ACGA Membership

2003-03-03 Thread Adam36055
Addendum before I put on coat and tie to be part of the team "wordsmithing" a corporate annual report: The Chicago Botanic Garden Enabling garden link has changed: Please cut and paste this link in your browser http://www.chicagobotanic.org/explore/GardenEnable.html Please budget a membersh

[cg] On Topic - Community Gardening in Tough Times

2003-03-03 Thread Adam36055
Lookit, We are trying to get more people engaged in community gardening on this listserve. Many of us came to community gardening from the left, feminist, anti-war, or faith based movements of the '60s. Other community gardeners, who are centrist, right wing or from other faith based moveme

[cg] Re: community_garden digest, Vol 1 #1345 - 9 msgs

2003-03-03 Thread Drew Cannon
This is an open message to the list administrator and all its members. I've been reading the recent ongoing discussion about the appropriateness of non-community gardening related topics in this forum. Other lists have effectively dealt with this issue by opening another forum specifically fo

[cg] Re: community_garden list organization

2003-03-03 Thread Michael Yount
On 03 Mar 09:49, Drew Cannon wrote: > Other lists have effectively dealt with this issue by opening another forum > specifically for off-topic subjects. I believe that this option offers a > respectful solution to the entire membership. What do you think? > Should the new list be called "not_

[cg] URGENT ACTION NEED TO SUPPORT THE CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM (CSP)

2003-03-03 Thread Laura Berman
Hi ACGA folks, I'm passing this on, so please don't respond to me--I'm in Canada! Thanks, Laura --- Laura Berman Community Agriculture Coordinator FoodShare Toronto Alert from the National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture concerning the Conservation Security Program (CSP), th

[cg] Community Garden Coordinator Position Available

2003-03-03 Thread Megan Ruf
Position Available: COMMUNITY GARDENING COORDINATOR Isles Inc. and non-profit community development and environmental organization located in Trenton, New Jersey seeks a full time Community Garden Coordinator. Responsibilities include assisting Program Manager in all aspects of implementing commun

Re: [cg] Re: community_garden list organization

2003-03-03 Thread Grow19
The proliferation of lists gets tedious. I'd rather follow threads that interest me on a list and skip some others, knowing that overall the list is helpful. There are already enough (more than) lists. This does require that everyone be careful about the subject headings so that we know what

Re: [cg] Re: community_garden digest, Vol 1 #1345 - 9 msgs

2003-03-03 Thread LTanenb50
I propose that we simply be "watchful" that a "non-community gardening" topic does not end up replacing community gardening. There are so many topics that come up here, so many pieces that lead to interesting strands - even if its only for a few at the time. I have no need of another listserve

[cg] alternate forum

2003-03-03 Thread Appelhans
Good idea, Drew. Kristi Idaho Falls Community Garden Association P.O.Box 2700 Idaho Falls, ID 83403 (208) 522-3244 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.srv.net/~klack/com_gard.htm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 11:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROT

[cg] Re:anothe list, but more than this, we're makin woopie

2003-03-03 Thread JSBMH2
Now I'm just a bear of very little brain and I live in the woods in Oklahoma. I enjoy this forum for its insight, I know how to grow a garden. Lets not go off rambunctious, this too shall pass. John Herndon Village Green Community Garden Norman, Oklahoma