Zen saying: Be the water, not the rock. Don't resist, fight or struggle. Just flow on through. That's not to say there aren't challenges, but to inspire a state of mind for approaching them.
Paco John Verin City Wide Coordinator - Philadelphia Green The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 100 North 20th Street, 5th floor Philadelphia, PA 19103-1495 Phone: 215-988-8885; Fax 215-988-8810 http://www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org <http://www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org/> -----Original Message----- From: Diane Dodge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cg] Re: community_garden digest, Vol 1 #1209 - 1 msg Reminds me of 30 years ago, when the food co-op movement started in Minnesota. The Minneapolis Health Department was there in a flash with their so-called regulations, their white gloves and an attitude. But loyal co-opers prevailed, not so much with civil disobedience as with a form of subversive "obedience", and the movement prevailed. So charge a nickel for "membership" and go ahead and have one hell of a potluck--someone could stand down the street with a pocketful of nickels. Go for it! Diane Dodge >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: community_garden digest, Vol 1 #1209 - 1 msg >Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 12:00:07 -0600 > > >Send community_garden mailing list submissions to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the web, visit > https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than >"Re: Contents of community_garden digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Great for potlucks, folks? (Steve Smoot) > >--__--__-- > >Message: 1 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 09:21:01 -0800 >From: Steve Smoot >Subject: [cg] Great for potlucks, folks? > >This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand >this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. > >----__JNP_000_1943.20e4.4f6a >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > >Hi Folks, > >Recently Spokane Tilth, a local sustainable food and agriculture >organization and a chapter of Washington State Tilth, sponsored an >"evening to honor our local farmers and gardeners and celebrate the >harvest season." > >The "Local Harvest Celebration & Potluck Dinner" was billed as a >fundraiser for the organization and folks were asked to donate a minimum >of $10 per family at the door. But, "no one will be turned away for lack >of funds, but please bring some prepared food to share." Participants >were encouraged to bring food that was grown or produced within a >100-mile radius of Spokane. The celebration was all about local food. > >The local health district must have decided that the participants were >"public enemy number 1." Their reaction is probably common across the >country these days. > >"Spokane Regional Health District is cracking down on potlucks. > >Last week, Spokane Tilth ran a small newspaper announcement that it was >holding a potluck meal during its harvest celebration. Spokane Tilth >promotes sustainable agriculture. Many members are organic farmers. Their >lives revolve about being conscientious about what they eat. > >But as soon as Health District officials saw the potluck ad in the >newspaper, they called Tilth and threatened prosecution if the group went >ahead with the potluck. Tilth went ahead with the event - sans food. > >According to Health Officer Dr. Kim Thorburn, churches and other >organizations can hold potlucks as long as they're for members only. But >if they invite the public, it's illegal. > >Tilth program coordinator Chris Ostrander is not happy with a law banning >a community practice that's thousands of years old. He plans a statewide >campaign to "decriminalize community potlucks." >http://www.thelocalplanet.com/Archives/Authors/Article.asp?ArticleID=3316 >: > >Steve Smoot > > > Message: 7 > > Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 05:54:08 -0500 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > From: Allan Balliett > > Subject: Fwd: Re: [cg] Slow Food > > > > BACK on the recent Slow Food 'conference' in NYC...did anyone on the > > > > list attend? > > > > The registration fee was around $300, If I remember correctly. This, > > > > of course, confirms the elitist accusations. I'm hoping, however, > > that someone will tell me that there were activist rates, also. > > > > Expanding on Adam's and other remarks, Slow Food Movement is one of > > > > the several attempts to preserve the 'local taste' that is being > > sacrificed worldwide to the worldview that spawned NAFTA, the view > > the believes everything will be better if everything is the same. > > The > > USDA Organic Certification is another step in this worldview, > > reducing organics to a list of approved inputs while ignoring the > > strong ecological and biological emphasis of grassroots organic > > farming and gardening. > > > > Robert Graves said that when the taste for local cuisine is lost, > > then everything is lost and people readily follow men on horseback. > > A > > local taste can be lost forwever in one generation, particularly > > since the senses of taste and smell are so difficult to chronicle. I > > > > feel that the obligation to preserve these local flavors have fallen > > > > on we who are sensitive to realize their preciousness. > > > > A person can internalize these values and occasionally cook meals of > > > > AUTHENTIC INGREDIENTS, from FRESH, LOCAL, ECOLOGICALLY GROWN sources > > > > and still feel part of this movement. > > > > Great for potlucks, folks. What are you doing this Sunday? ;-) > > > > -Allan Balliett > > BD Now! The Biodynamic Food and Farming Discussion Group > > Shepherdstown, WV >----__JNP_000_1943.20e4.4f6a >Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > >>Type> > > > > > Hi Folks, > > Recently Spokane Tilth, a local sustainable = >food=20 >and agriculture organization and a chapter of Washington State Tilth, = >sponsored=20 >an "evening to honor our local farmers and gardeners and celebrate the = >harvest=20 >season." > > The "Local Harvest Celebration & Potluck = >Dinner" was=20 >billed as a fundraiser for the organization and folks were asked to donate = >a=20 >minimum of $10 per family at the door. But, "no one will be turned away for= > lack=20 >of funds, but please bring some prepared food to share." Participants were= >=20 >encouraged to bring food that was grown or produced within a 100-mile = >radius of=20 >Spokane. The celebration was all about local food. > > The local health district must have decided that = >the=20 >participants were "public enemy number 1." Their reaction is = >probably=20 >common across the country these days. > "Spokane Regional Health District is cracking= > down=20 >on potlucks. Last week, Spokane Tilth ran a small newspaper = >announcement=20 >that it was holding a potluck meal during its harvest celebration. Spokane = >Tilth=20 >promotes sustainable agriculture. Many members are organic farmers. Their = >lives=20 >revolve about being conscientious about what they eat. But as soon = >as=20 >Health District officials saw the potluck ad in the newspaper, they called = >Tilth=20 >and threatened prosecution if the group went ahead with the potluck. Tilth = >went=20 >ahead with the event =97 sans food. According to Health Officer Dr. = >Kim=20 >Thorburn, churches and other organizations can hold potlucks as long as = >they=92re=20 >for members only. But if they invite the public, it=92s illegal. = >Tilth=20 >program coordinator Chris Ostrander is not happy with a law banning a = >community=20 >practice that=92s thousands of years old. He plans a statewide campaign to= >=20 >=93decriminalize community potlucks.=94 > >href=3D"http://www.thelocalplanet.com/Archives/Authors/Article.asp?= >ArticleID=3D3316">>face=3Dverdana>http://www.thelocalplanet.com/Archives/Authors/Article.asp?= > >ArticleID=3D3316>face=3Dverdana>: > > Steve Smoot > Message: 7 > Date: = >Tue, 5=20 >Nov 2002 05:54:08 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > = >From:=20 >Allan Balliett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Fwd: Re: [cg] Slow=20 >Food > > BACK on the recent Slow Food 'conference' in NYC...= >did=20 >anyone on the > > list attend? > > The = >registration=20 >fee was around $300, If I remember correctly. This, > > of = >course,=20 >confirms the elitist accusations. I'm hoping, however, > that = >someone=20 >will tell me that there were activist rates, also. > > = >Expanding on=20 >Adam's and other remarks, Slow Food Movement is one of > > = >the=20 >several attempts to preserve the 'local taste' that is being > = >sacrificed=20 >worldwide to the worldview that spawned NAFTA, the view > the = >believes=20 >everything will be better if everything is the same. > The > = >USDA=20 >Organic Certification is another step in this worldview, > reducing= >=20 >organics to a list of approved inputs while ignoring the > strong=20 >ecological and biological emphasis of grassroots organic > farming = >and=20 >gardening. > > Robert Graves said that when the taste for = >local=20 >cuisine is lost, > then everything is lost and people readily follow= > men=20 >on horseback. > A > local taste can be lost forwever in one=20 >generation, particularly > since the senses of taste and smell are = >so=20 >difficult to chronicle. I > > feel that the obligation to = >preserve=20 >these local flavors have fallen > > on we who are sensitive = >to=20 >realize their preciousness. > > A person can internalize these= >=20 >values and occasionally cook meals of > > AUTHENTIC = >INGREDIENTS,=20 >from FRESH, LOCAL, ECOLOGICALLY GROWN sources > > and still = >feel=20 >part of this movement. > > Great for potlucks, folks. What are= > you=20 >doing this Sunday? ;-) > > -Allan Balliett > BD Now! The= >=20 >Biodynamic Food and Farming Discussion Group > Shepherdstown,=20 >WV > > >----__JNP_000_1943.20e4.4f6a-- > > > > >--__--__-- > >______________________________________________________ >The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's >services to community gardeners. 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