good times being had in this town. many many good folks, a gracious host in antonia, and a community that is more progressive in the sustainable direction than most any i have seen otherwise.
still a ways to go. but yet last weekend i spoke to someone about the lack of reality of peak oil, climate change and that the systems are not in fact closed but open and infinite and that all is produced within if that is the reality we chose to live in. in essense it is all about which reality we chose to live in.
i wonder if the mohicans chose their reality, or the redwoods that once line the yokayo and napa valleys. perhaps they figured their time had come and it was better to leave earth. not sure about that.
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on another note- it is still interesting to me how a culture that pushes the use of plant medicine in virtually every form to the fringes and even makes many illegal thinks they can reach the deeper levels of understanding without the aid of our plant ally friends. are we that capable as humans, with all the influences of the world- media, tv, electromagnetism, a capitalistic culture, many brainwashed people blindly following, food and all the chemicals in it, in the water, in the air, to find and follow the path with clarity without some aid, be it plants, music, fasting, chanting, singing, dancing, or communing in love with another person.
i, personally, am grateful for the guidence given by nature and her gifts.
8/14/10
7/28/10
not so simple living fair
http://nsslf.wordpress.com/
Thirty some years ago in Anderson Valley the Simple Living Fair made its debut at the Boonville Fairgrounds. The driving force then was a group of back-to-the-land refugees from urban venues who had the desire and hope to make this agricultural work relevant; cooperating with and respecting nature; and moving a lot of dirt. This summer at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville on July 31st and August 1st the Anderson Valley Foodshed has organized a retrospective and brand new version called the NOT So Simple Living Fair.
Throughout the weekend we will have simultaneous displays and demonstrations, Conversation Café, Barter Blanket area, Tool Show and Tell, and Marketplace. Displays and demonstrations will cover the topics of:
* Animal Husbandry
* Herbs and Health
* Sustainable Practical Skills
* Greywater and Rainwater Harvesting
* Farming and Gardening
* Food Storage and Preservation
* Alternative Energy
* Kitchen Skills
* Tool Show and Tell
* Beekeeping
* Seedsaving
* Shelter
* Fermentation and Dairy Culturing
* Hunting and Gathering
Our Mission:
The Anderson Valley Foodshed Group works toward a vibrant, healthy local food system for our community. We celebrate our local foods, farmers and gardeners. We aim to increase our capacity to grow a diverse, year-long supply of food for all who live here. We work toward these goals through education, connecting people to each other, and creating new opportunities to grow, process and enjoy locally grown food.
Thirty some years ago in Anderson Valley the Simple Living Fair made its debut at the Boonville Fairgrounds. The driving force then was a group of back-to-the-land refugees from urban venues who had the desire and hope to make this agricultural work relevant; cooperating with and respecting nature; and moving a lot of dirt. This summer at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville on July 31st and August 1st the Anderson Valley Foodshed has organized a retrospective and brand new version called the NOT So Simple Living Fair.
Throughout the weekend we will have simultaneous displays and demonstrations, Conversation Café, Barter Blanket area, Tool Show and Tell, and Marketplace. Displays and demonstrations will cover the topics of:
* Animal Husbandry
* Herbs and Health
* Sustainable Practical Skills
* Greywater and Rainwater Harvesting
* Farming and Gardening
* Food Storage and Preservation
* Alternative Energy
* Kitchen Skills
* Tool Show and Tell
* Beekeeping
* Seedsaving
* Shelter
* Fermentation and Dairy Culturing
* Hunting and Gathering
Our Mission:
The Anderson Valley Foodshed Group works toward a vibrant, healthy local food system for our community. We celebrate our local foods, farmers and gardeners. We aim to increase our capacity to grow a diverse, year-long supply of food for all who live here. We work toward these goals through education, connecting people to each other, and creating new opportunities to grow, process and enjoy locally grown food.
7/19/10
nature by numbers
introduced by a friend of mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPdVhjXHdfE
nature is pretty cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPdVhjXHdfE
nature is pretty cool
7/16/10
one reason I like mendocino
the war on the cannabis plant must end. i have found few places that are actively moving forward with community discussions. oakland leads the pack for sure, but mendo is not too far behind.
Medical Marijuana Community
Strategy Meeting
Sat July 17 2010 1-6pm
Saturday Afternoon Club, 107 South Oak, Ukiah
Participants will include:
Joy Greenfield--1st Approved Applicant in the County's 99 plant exemption Permit process,
raided by the DEA with COMMET support, will tell her story.
Jim Hill-- Local medical grower raided by DEA with COMMET support last fall will tell of his experiences
Mark Wuerfel-- Creator of Mendocino Pride collective, raided by DEA with COMMET support will tell about his three raids
Also: Plaintiffs from Nuisance Ordinance Lawsuits;
Asset Forfeiture; Sheriff's Gardensite Guidelines;
Collectives as Legal Closed-Loop Membership
Associations; Third Party Verifier; Organic, Local
Sustainable Value-Added Economy; CBD Science;
Legalization / Regulation / Future Proposal.
Emerald Triangle Coalition (ETC) Information.
Mendocino Medical Marijuana Advisory Board
PO Box 2555
Mendocino, CA 95460
707-964-9377
7/14/10
back on left coast
been a few since the last update. now in willits doing some organic farm work on a homestead and at the elementary school- brookside elem.
1/16/10
further west- to the far east
hi- left california in november and have been travelling through thailand and a bit of laos since then. it's been great. lots to share but ned more time to type.
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