Lots of fruits and vegetables and cutting back on wheat will work, too.<<<
but, it is easier and quicker to take a pill.
For most eating a papaya and drinking common peppermint tea would do the trick on most stomach problems.
Weekly Gardening Thread – 2010 Vol. 17 May 28
Free Republic | 05-28-2010 | Red_Devil 232
Posted on Friday, May 28, 2010 5:08:51 AM by Red_Devil 232
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2522896/posts?page=2#2
Economic Collapse – Martial Law – 24 Experts Warn of 2010 Meltdown
Morning Liberty ^ | May 15, 2010
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2522599/posts?page=42
PARAGONIMIASIS - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: (MISSOURI)
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A ProMED-mail post
http://www.promedmail.org
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
http://www.isid.org
Date: Fri 28 May 2010
Source: Beforeitsnews.com [edited]
http://beforeitsnews.com/news/50/073/Don_t_eat_raw_crayfish_you_may_get_lung_worm.html
Paragonimus in Missouri, United States
“The infection, called paragonimiasis, is very rare, so it’s extremely
unusual to see this many cases in one medical center in a relatively
short period of time,” says Washington University infectious diseases
specialist Gary Weil, MD, professor of medicine and of molecular
microbiology, who treated some of the patients. “We are almost certain
there are other people out there with the infection who haven’t been
diagnosed. That’s why we want to get the word out.”
Paragonimiasis causes fever, cough, chest pain, shortness of breath
and extreme fatigue. The infection is generally not fatal, and it is
easily treated if properly diagnosed. But the illness is so unusual
that most doctors are not aware of it. The half-inch, oval-shaped
parasitic worms at the root of the infection primarily travel from the
intestine to the lungs. They also can migrate to the brain, causing
severe headaches or vision problems, or under the skin, appearing as
small, moving nodules.
The recent infections, which occurred in patients ages 10-32, have
prompted the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to
issue a health advisory alerting doctors across the state. The
department also printed posters warning people not to eat raw crayfish
and placed them in campgrounds and canoe rental businesses near
popular Missouri streams. Thoroughly cooking crayfish kills the
parasite and does not pose a health risk.
Paragonimiasis is far more common in East Asia, where many thousands
of cases are diagnosed annually in people who consume raw or
undercooked crab that contain _Paragonimus westermani_, a cousin to
the parasite in North American crayfish.
—
ProMED
promed@promedmail.org
[Several _Paragonimus_ species exist throughout the world. The most
common causing human infection, _Paragonimus westermani_, is also
called “the oriental lung fluke.” The 1st human case was described in
1979 by Manson in a patient living in Taiwan. It has later been
described throughout Southeast Asia, Central Africa and South America.
However, a recent review states that “Several species of lung flukes
in the genus _Paragonimus_ are local or imported FBT [food-borne
trematodes] in the USA.” The endemic cycle occurs in the USA with
various local snails and crustaceans serving as intermediate hosts
(Fried B, Abruzzi A.Food-borne trematode infections of humans in the
United States of America. Parasitol Res. 2010;106:1263-80. Epub 30 Mar
2010).
The present post refers to several cases over the past 3 years, and 3
of these cases have been published previously. The same paper
identified a total of 7 cases described in North America (Lane MA et
al. Human paragonimiasis in North America following ingestion of raw
crayfish. Clin Infect Dis. 2009;49:e55-61). - Mod.EP]
[The interactive HealthMap/ProMED map for Missouri is available at:
http://healthmap.org/r/00at
- CopyEd.EJP]
[_Paragonimus_ life cycle:
http://workforce.cup.edu/Buckelew/images/Ultrastructure/Paragonimus-westermani%20drawing.jpg
_Paragonimus_ flatworm. approx. 1 cm. long:
http://www.tropeduweb.ch/images/044094.jpg
- Mod.JW]
[see also:
2006
Intravenous Medications Manufactured by Claris: Recall due to contamination of products
Metronidazole, Ciprofloxacin and Ondansetron sold under the Claris, Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, and West-Ward Pharmaceuticals labels.
Audience: Pharmacists, Hospital Risk Managers
FDA notified healthcare professionals not to use the intravenous medications, metronidazole, ciprofloxacin and ondansetron manufactured by Claris Lifesciences due to contamination. These products were all manufactured on the same manufacturing line and sold under the Claris, Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, and West-Ward Pharmaceuticals labels. The FDA received reports of floating matter in intravenous bags of metronidazole and ondansetron. Foreign matter should not be present in a sterile injectable product. Healthcare professionals should not use these products and should immediately remove them from their pharmacy inventories. Claris is initiating a recall of all lots of these products. FDA is further investigating the situation and will notify the public when new information becomes available. Please review the linked Public Health Alert for a list of the affected and recalled products.
Read the complete MedWatch 2010 Safety summary, including a link to the Public Health alert, at:
You are encouraged to report all serious adverse events and product quality problems to FDA MedWatch at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm
PediaCare Children’s Products [Blacksmith Brand]: Recall of four products
PediaCare Multi-Symptom Cold
PediaCare Long Acting Cough
PediaCare Decongestant
PediaCare Allergy and Cold
Audience: Consumers,, Pediatrics healthcare professionals
Blacksmith Brands and FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients about a nationwide recall of all lots of four PediaCare children’s products. These products are sold exclusively in the United States and were manufactured by McNeil Consumer Healthcare at McNeil’s Fort Washington, PA plant.
The four PediaCare items involved in the recall are:
PediaCare Multi-Symptom Cold 4oz. UPC # 3 0045-0556-05 9
PediaCare Long Acting Cough 4oz. UPC# 3 0045-0465-04 7
PediaCare Decongestant 4oz. UPC# 3 0045-0554-04 8
PediaCare Allergy and Cold 4oz. UPC# 3 0045-0552-04 4
Blacksmith Brands initiated the recall as a precautionary step because the products were manufactued at a McNeil plant in which a recent FDA inspection found serious problems in meeting FDA’s current good manufacturing practice requirements. The company advises consumers who have purchased these recalled products to discontinue use.
Read the complete MedWatch 2010 Safety summary, including a link to the firm press release, at:
You are encouraged to report all serious adverse events and product quality problems to FDA MedWatch at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2523723/posts?page=26#26
AZ Gov abruptly suspends state’s [Dem] attorney general from illegal immigration law defense
Los Angeles Times ^ | May 28, 2010 | Andrew Malcolm
Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2010 9:34:46 AM by My hearts in London - Everett
[Copy of Gov’s letter in post #26/
Bisquick Apple Crumble
5 to 6 cups sliced pared apples
1 1/4 cups Bisquick baking mix
2/3 cup sugar (or brown sugar)
1 egg
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease square 8x8x2 inch baking dish or rectangular 6 x 10 x 1 1/2 inch baking dish. Arrange apples in dish. Mix baking mix, sugar and egg until crumbly. Sprinkle over apples. Drizzle with margarine. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake until topping is golden brown and apples are tender, 30 to 35 minutes.
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My other groups: favoritefamilyrecipes@yahoogroups.com and moderator of BisquickRecipes@yahoogroups.com, and BakingMixes
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=== Google Blogs Alert for: Urban Chicken farmers ===
Backyard chicken coops could be new reality in Calgary
The Montgomery resident is one of Calgary’s backyard hen-raisers who could
soon go legit, with city officials proposing a year-long trial to see if
the idea of urban chickens will fly here. ... But he’s worried the strict
conditions of the program will scare away other would-be backyard farmers.
“A lot of people are feeling inclined to have chickens because they’re
concerned about nutrition and being closer to the food chain,” said
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By sesame
starting our own little urban farm. by sesame on May 28, 2010. in daily
life. but the only chicken we will have on our farm is the formerly angry
one named clover. fall is gone in 2 days…i am not ready for winter. the
leaves and colors ...
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Crockpot Hawaiian Pork
Posted by: “Julie & Miss Mercy”
* Exported from MasterCook *
Crockpot Hawaiian Pork
Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Crockpot
Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
———— —————— ————————————————
3 pounds Pork roast, boneless — rolled
6 Cloves
1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon Paprika
1/4 cup Catsup
2 tablespoons Orange juice
2 tablespoons Honey
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon Kitchen bouquet (opt)
Place the roast on a rack and broil 15-30 minutes or until brown (can be
done the night before) Stick the cloves randomly all over the roast.
Place the roast into the crockpot on the meat rack. Mix together the
nutmeg and paprika, sprinkle over the roast. In a small bowl, stir
together the catsup, orange juice, honey, soy sauce, lemon juice and
kitchen bouquet, pour over roast. Cover and cook on LOW 10-12 hours or on
HIGH 4-6 hours. Remove the meat from crockpot and thicken juices by
mixing together 1 1/2 tbps cornstarch and 2 tbsp water, whisk into juices
and cook on HIGH until thickened.
From
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3. County Kerry Pork Roast
Posted by: “Julie & Miss Mercy”
* Exported from MasterCook *
County Kerry Pork Roast
Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Crockpot Vegetables
Stews
Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
———— —————— ————————————————
1 Fresh picnic ham or shoulder
1 large Onion — chopped
1 teaspoon Marjoram — crumbled
3/4 cup Barbecue sauce
3/4 cup Water
1. Trim excess fat from pork place in slow cooker, sprinkle with onion
and marjoram; pour mixture of barbecue sauce and water over; cover. 2.
Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 5 hours, or until pork is tender
when pierced with a fork. 3. Slice hot.
From
www.recipesource.com
—
________________________________________________________________________
4a. Crockpot Pork Roast
Posted by: “Julie & Miss Mercy”
* Exported from MasterCook *
Crockpot Pork Roast
Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Crockpot
Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
———— —————— ————————————————
1 3 lb Pork Roast — (3 to 4)
6 Potatoes — Halved
8 Carrots — Cut in pieces
1/2 package Lipton Onion Soup Mix or
1 Onion — Quartered
1 cup Water
Prepare your vegetables. Place in the following order: carrots then
potatos and then your Pork Roast. Mix water and onion soup mix. Pour
over roast. Slow-cook on slow for about 10 hours. You can substitute a
beef roast.
From
www.recipesource.com
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This is just a weekly reminder to check out their site and get whatever you can, when your prepping, you can’t beat free~
http://walmart.triaddigital.com/Free-Samples.aspx
Been listen to this on audio book and so far it has been scary and seems well researched. I figured other preppers would like to know about this book.
Ric
http://www.onesecondafter.com/
From:
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Hummingbird Nectar
1 part cane sugar / 4 parts water ( no chlorine or fluoride). Measure
and add sugar, at the rate of 1/4 cup of sugar to 1 cup of water. Let
cool and store excess in refrigerator until ready to use.
Fill 1/3 of the container and be sure to change the mixture twice a
week. You will need to clean your feeder every few days, with hot water
and a mild (10%) bleach solution to inhibit bacteria / mold. Rinse
thoroughly before refilling with water syrup.
Darlene
Earlier this year we were talking about hummingbirds in another group I belong to. Here’s a recipe for food for you:
...........Please note that it is Highly Suggested to NOT use food coloring in the hummingbird mixture, the feeder should be red, not the sugar-water.
http://www.thegardenhelper.com/hummingbird.html
T............he best color for a feeder is bright red to attract the birds from a distance. Never fill your feeders with anything but sugar-water mix of 1 part sugar to 4 parts water. Do not use food coloring of any kind, and never, never use honey. (Honey can develop a fungus which can be fatal to hummingbirds)...............
And here’s a couple of pretty cool links for baby hummingbirds:
..........A Pictorial all the way from the egg to leaving the nest. It was 24 days from birth to flight (be sure to click on NEXT PAGE at the bottom of each page).
Pics from 2005 Nest: http://community.webtv.net/Velpics/HUM
Pics from 2003 Nest: http://community-2.webtv.net/hotmail.com/verle33/HummingBirdNest/
Hope this helps. Chris Z
Terri, what comes to mind when i read your description is Chow Chow. It’s an Amish/Pennsylvania Dutch pickle that used up the end of the garden vegetables. They also call it mixed pickle.
Maybe this is what you meant?
This recipe is from Betty Groff, a mennonite woman who turned her farmhouse into a restaurant back in the 60’s.
It is in Mt. Joy Pa., in the Lancaster area. I believe her son took it over, not sure. James Beard gave her an award for excellence.
She has a few cookbooks out, one of which is Good Earth and Country Cooking.
Anyways...this is her recipe:
CHOW CHOW
2 cups great northern beans, drained
2 cups kidney beans, drained
2 cups fresh or frozen lima beans
2 cups fresh or frozen grean beans, 1” pieces
2 cups fresh or frozen yellow beans, 1” pieces
2 cups fresh or frozen cauliflower buds
2 cups chopped celery
2 cups chopped red pepper
2 cups chopped green pepper
2 cups sliced carrots
2 cups fresh or frozen corn
2 cups tiny white onions, or chopped yellow onion
2 cups coarsly chopped cabbage
2 cups sliced or chopped sweet pickle (opt)
Cook each fresh vegetable separately just til tender. Dont’ cook canned or frozen vegetables.
Mix all in a large tub or bowl very gently.
Pour off all liquid.
Spoon into sterilized jars with 1” headspace.
Pour syrup in to cover and process 12 minutes after water comes back to boil.
SYRUP:
5 cups sugar
2 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups water
2 TBSP mustard seed
1 TBSP celery seed
1 TSP turmeric (gives it a nice yellow color)
Combine and heat to boiling in large saucepan. Pour over veggies in jars to within 1” of top of jar.
Makes 6 Qts or 12 pints
Linda B
Onion Crustless Quiche Recipe
Posted by: “mirthfullady”
Adapted from The Frugal Gourmet, by Jeff Smith
Serves 8-10
1/4 pound butter, melted
10 eggs
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 pound large-curd cottage cheese
1 pound jack cheese, shredded
Whip the eggs until fluffy, then add half the jack cheese, and all the other ingredients above.
3 large yellow onions, peeled and sliced
3 Tbs butter or oil
(optional) 1 Tbs whole caraway seeds
Saute onions in oil until barely browned, but tender. Add onions and caraway seeds to egg mixture.
Put egg mix in a greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Top with remaining jack cheese. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Then reduce temperature to 350, and continue to bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until top is lightly browned.
Cool. Cut in squares. Serve.
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Of Lawns and God
GOD: St. Francis, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there in the USA? What happened to the dandelions, violets, thistle and stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect, no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand drought and multiply with abandon. The nectar from the long lasting blossoms attracts butterflies, honeybees and seeds for songbirds.
I expected to see a vast garden of colors by now. But all I see are these green rectangles.
ST. FRANCIS: It’s the tribes that settled there, Lord. The Suburbanites. They started calling your flowers “weeds” and went to great lengths to kill them and replace them with grass.
GOD: Grass? But it’s so boring. It’s not colorful. It doesn’t attract butterflies, birds and bees, only grubs and sod worms. It’s temperamental with temperatures. Do these Suburbanites really want all that grass growing there?
ST. FRANCIS: Apparently so, Lord. They go to great pains to grow it and keep it green. They begin each spring by fertilizing grass and poisoning any other plant that crops up in the lawn.
GOD: The spring rains and warm weather probably make grass grow really fast. That must make the Suburbanites happy.
ST. FRANCIS: Apparently not, Lord. As soon as it grows a little, they cut
it, sometimes twice a week.
GOD: They cut it? Do they then bale it like hay?
ST. FRANCIS: Not exactly Lord. Most of them rake it up and put it in bags.
GOD: They bag it? Why? Is it a cash crop? Do they sell it?
ST. FRANCIS: No, sir — just the opposite. They pay to throw it away.
GOD: Now, let me get this straight. They fertilize grass so it will grow.
And when it does grow, they cut it off and pay to throw it away?
ST. FRANCIS: Yes, sir.
GOD: These Suburbanites must be relieved in the summer when we cut back on the rain and turn up the heat. That surely slows the growth and saves them a lot of work.
ST. FRANCIS: You aren’t going to believe this, Lord. When the grass stops growing so fast, they drag out hoses and pay more money to water it so they can continue to mow it and pay to get rid of it.
GOD: What nonsense. At least they kept some of the trees. That was a sheer stoke of genius, if I do say so myself. The trees grow leaves in the spring to provide beauty and shade in the summer. In the autumn they
fall to the ground and form a natural blanket to keep moisture in the soil and protect the trees and bushes. Plus, as they rot, the leaves form compost to enhance the soil. It’s a natural circle of life.!
ST. FRANCIS: You’d better sit down, Lord. The Suburbanites have drawn a new circle. As soon as the leaves fall, they rake them into great piles and pay to have them hauled away.
GOD: No. What do they do to protect the shrub and tree roots in the winter and to keep the soil moist and loose?
ST. FRANCIS: After throwing away the leaves, they go out and buy something which they call mulch. They haul it home and spread it around in place of the leaves.
GOD: And where do they get this mulch?
ST. FRANCIS: They cut down trees and grind them up to make the mulch.
GOD: Enough! I don’t want to think about this anymore. St. Catherine, you’re in charge of the arts. What movie have you scheduled for us tonight?
ST. CATHERINE: “Dumb and Dumber,” Lord. It’s a real stupid movie about ...
GOD: Never mind, I think I just heard the whole story from St. Francis.
“ Author unknown-
STEAK TERIYAKI I tried this recipe the other night, and it was excellent! You might want to give it a try the next time you are grilling out!
1 ½ lb flank steak
¾ C vegetable oil
1/3 C soy sauce
2 T Worcestershire sauce
1 T mustard
1 ¼ t salt
½ t black pepper
¼ C vinegar
¾ t dried parsley flakes
¼ t garlic powder
¼ C lemon juice
¼ C chopped onion
¼ C ketchup
1 tbsp sugar
Combine all ingredients except meat in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring continuously. Let cool. While it is cooling, score the meat (cut lightly in a crisscross pattern at about 1 inch intervals) and place in a shallow baking pan (or large zip-lock bag). After marinade has cooled, pour over meat and refrigerate for at least 4, but 24 hours is optimum, turning once. Pre-heat broiler or grill. Put steak on broiler pan or grill. Broiler should be about 3-4 inches from the heat. One inch steak should broil for 8 minutes on each side for rare and 10 minutes on each side for medium. When steak is done, slice it across the grain at oblique angles to the grain into ½ inch slices. Add pan drippings to marinade (if using broiler) and heat to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes or until hot. Serve as gravy over rice. Note: I added only 2 T oil, the rest of the ¾ cup of water. I didn’t want to add that much oil. It seemed just as good to me.
Keeping it Simple,
Sheryl
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.
— Hans Hofmann
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Three-Ingredient Banana, Honey, and Peanut Butter Ice Cream
- serves 1 -
Adapted from The Kitchen.
Ingredients
1 large, slightly over-ripe banana
1 teaspoon peanut butter
1 teaspoon honey
Procedure
Peel banana. Slice it into about ten chunks. Freeze the chunks. Once
frozen, put them in a food processor with peanut butter and honey. Puree
until creamy, like soft serve ice cream, stopping the processor to scrape
the sides when necessary.
OR
Forget to peel banana. Freeze it. Wrestle futilely with now-frozen banana
peel. Give up and let it sit for 30 minutes to thaw. Peel banana like a
two-year-old. Break it into three or four pieces. Add pieces to food
processor with peanut butter and honey. Puree until creamy, like soft serve
ice cream, stopping the processor to scrape the sides when necessary.
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Will Allen and term ‘Urban Farm’ make Time Magazine’s list of TOP 100 in 2010
At one time, the term urban farm sounded like an oxymoron. No longer. (My red ink.
Mike) A new movement is sprouting up in America’s low-income neighborhoods. Some
urban residents, sick of fast food and the scarcity of grocery stores, have decided
to grow good food for themselves.
One of the movement’s (literally) towering icons is Will Allen, 62, of Milwaukee’s
Growing Power Inc. His main 2-acre Community Food Center is no larger than a small
supermarket. But it houses 20,000 plants and vegetables, thousands of fish, plus
chickens, goats, ducks, rabbits and bees.
Urban farmers stake claim on parkade rooftop
The city’s first rooftop urban farm atop a parkade on East Georgia Street could
become a model for similar projects across Vancouver, says Seann Dory, manager of
sustainability for United We Can.
“This will be a fully functioning farm that will create and support a social enterprise
and increase job creation,” Dory said.
Teaching children to garden has benefits that last beyond harvest
But involving children in gardening can be more of a challenge, says Karen Gentry,
education coordinator and horticulture educator at Hidden Lake Gardens in Tipton,
Mich. Part of her mission is to get kids less focused on technology and more tuned
to nature. The benefits can extend beyond better nutrition and exercise, she says,
as they often grow up to be good stewards of the land.
Brooklyn Grange will be a 1 acre rooftop farm
Brooklyn Grange will be a 1 acre rooftop farm situated in New York City. Such a
commercially-viable rooftop farm has yet to be realized in this country. We will
use simple green roof infrastructure to install over 1 million pounds of soil on
the roof of an industrial building on which we will grow vegetables nine months
of the year. Being in the country’s largest city, the farm will create a new system
of providing local communities with access to fresh, seasonal produce.
Little City Gardens makes a go of urban agriculture in San Francisco
Can two people earn a living wage growing and selling produce within the city of
San Francisco? This is the question that Brooke Budner and Caitlyn Galloway set
out to answer when they launched Little City Gardens in the Mission District of
San Francisco. Armed with a commitment to urban gardening, a business plan and
high hopes, but free of any pretensions that the answer to their question would
be a resounding “yes,”
Girls Inc of NYC on Rooftop Farm
Girls Inc. of NYC members from the Urban Assembly Institute answered the President’s
call to service by volunteering at Rooftop Farms in Brooklyn, NY. The girls helped
clean, plant and compost, and learned that they can help the environment by growing
and eating local produce...even in New York City.
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All stories here.
City Farmer News [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103352983645&s=1304&e=001gS7uOvP-8HqKxqgrZ1FAVx2IorLDcCRE_Jl2mCisHq23e1hl348-6ccvbo_H_WLZ4fELKPnceKHCjwPFrkT2WAoQUeaivAzQHI32E-suLUlJ0ZfL50qhUA==]
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Michael Levenston
City Farmer - Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture
1978-2010
[I love the Logo poster..granny]
http://www.thedailymail.net/articles/2010/05/29/news/doc4c009ce52c676736522181.txt
Meet me in market square: Farmers moving downtown
The new logo for the new Main Street Farmers Market, created by author and illustrator Hudson Talbott.
More than a dozen food producers and artisans expected to sell their wares
By Susan Campriello
Hudson-Catskill Newspapers
Published: Saturday, May 29, 2010 2:14 AM EDT
CATSKILL — Organizers of the Catskill Region Farmers & Artisans Market have nearly finalized their plans for this summer’s market, the first to take place on Catskill’s Main Street.
Organizers said more than a dozen area food producers and artisans have signed up to sell their produce, dairy products, wine, meats, eggs, baked goods, plants and crafts on Main Street in Catskill. Some products will be certified as organic, they said.
Vendors will set up tables and tents on the roadway between its intersections with Thomspon Street and the municipal parking lot at Willard Alley, organizers said; that portion of Main Street will be closed between about 9:30 a.m. until at 1:30 p.m. while the market is open.
continues, has good ideas.....
Re: Raised Beds & containers
Posted by: “Michael Riversong Education”
Date: Sun May 30, 2010 7:08 am ((PDT))
Approximately 125 years ago statistical studies began in Germany, France, and Switzerland. It was found that in homes associated with underground flowing water streams, cancer rates were much higher than normal. At that time it was also found that people living in concrete buildings with unprotected interiors were highly susceptible to lung problems.
This led to several other lines of research. By the 1950s much of this information had been organized into a coherent discipline known in German-speaking countries as “Bau-Biologie” — the biology of buildings. By the late 70s many independent practitioners were working throughout Europe and a few schools were operating.
An attempt to spread this movement to the USA was made in the 1980s. Helmut Ziehe obtained permission from a major school in Germany to translate their materials into English. He started the Institute for Bau-Biologie and Ecology in Clearwater Florida and offered correspondence courses along with live seminars. In 1993, i obtained certification from this school in yet another desperate attempt to get a career going. Between 1990 and 1999, did many surveys on buildings and lands, including businesses, farms, shops, and homes. Some description of my practice has been provided at:
http://www.designecology.biblicalbards.org
This Institute is still going, and is a highly recommended resource for what could definitely be called “Permaculture Building.”
http://buildingbiology.net/
So you know, i wrote a book on this subject, called “Design Ecology”, published by Borderlands Science Research Foundation in 1996. This was the first integration of Chinese, German, and American environmental techniques. That happens to be one of the reasons why i’m on this list, as a potential resource person. (For now that book is available as a .PDF on a CD-ROM that i provide through Tesla Academy.)
At this time, it seems better to simply respond to questions as they arise. Therefore, i don’t do a whole lot of preaching on this list. There will be a few events coming up that may be of interest, and they will be announced in their turns. Meanwhile, please do check out the Tesla Academy web site which has recently been extensively updated, with a number of new illustrations in each of the 9 research areas covered. And please ask any question that comes to mind.http://www.teslaacademy.info
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From: firekeeper38
Sent: May 27, 2010 3:25 PM
To: Urban-Permaculture@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Urban-Permaculture] Re: Raised Beds & containers
Permaculture buildings are certainly a legit topic of discussion to me, however seldom we urbanits have the opportunity. (as I look around in dismay at my typical, developer-built HOA home) I’m hoping to take one of my next classes in Permie architecture and community building.
One note that you may want to consider is that Portland cement, itself, can last and be made with reasonable “sustainability” but not concrete as it is *currently* made.
— Michael Riversong
Tesla Academy
Cheyenne, Wyoming
www.teslaacademy.info
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm214039.htm
Better Made Snack Foods Issues an Allergy Alert on Undeclared Dairy in the 3-Ounce Better Made Special Original Potato Sticks
Contact:
Tel: 800-409-9427
www.bettermadesnackfoods.com1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 30, 2010 - Detroit, MI — Better Made Snack Foods of Detroit, Michigan is issuing a voluntary recall only of their Better Made 3-ounce Original Potato Sticks because it may contain undeclared dairy. People who have allergies to dairy run the risk of an allergic reaction.
This product is distributed in Michigan to local stores.
The product comes in a 3-ounce package with a UPC# 0-41633-01203-9, with an expiration date of July 23rd on the front with a time stamp that has the first seven digits that read 0706112.
No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.
The recall was initiated after it was discovered the product containing dairy was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of dairy.
Consumers who have purchased 3-ounce packages of Better Made Original Potato Sticks are asked to call the Better Made Hotline for a refund at 800/409-9427.
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Radioactive Fished Pulled From Conneticut River
E Canada Now
Fish that have been recently taken from the Conneticut River have tested
for radioactive material. The fish were taken near the Vermont Yankee
Nuclear Power ...
http://www.ecanadanow.com/curiosity/2010/06/01/radioactive-fished-pulled-from-conneticut-river/
See all stories on this topic:
http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.ecanadanow.com/curiosity/2010/06/01/radioactive-fished-pulled-from-conneticut-river/&hl=en
201006014190 | Flint findings in Kent reveal new era of prehistory
Virtually everything on earth is subject to low levels of radiation from
naturally occurring radioactive materials. In crystalline material, this
radiation produces tiny electrical charges in the form of free electrons.
...
http://www.archaeologydaily.com/news/201006014190/Flint-findings-in-Kent-reveal-new-era-of-prehistory.html
Archaeology Daily News
http://www.archaeologydaily.com/news/
New TV Show - Urban gay couple move from NY rooftop garden to farm
In June, the Discovery channel’s Planet Green is introducing a new series based
on a urbanite gay couple in New York who ‘accidentally’ became farmers. Trying to
build a sustainable farm while managing a relationship makes for some funny and
emotional episodes. Author Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge, a doctor and former
executive with Martha Stewart, run the Beekman Farm.
Farm dreams - In urban Miami-Dade, students learn to care for large animals
Twenty years ago, before urban farming became a bohemian buzzword, Parton was commissioned
to nurture students at Turner Tech who had no agricultural background.
The trick, he has found, is to offer them a vision of taking control of their lives
and their surroundings. He tells them the truth - that the Bureau of Labor Statistics
ranks agricultural jobs as some of the fastest growing in the nation and that the
government gives out scholarships to minorities interested in the field. Then it
grows bigger than a hobby. More like an addiction.
Urban Farmers Upset About How a Garden Will No Longer Grow
In one garden plot, a little girl and her younger brother spent their childhoods
among the strawberries, poppies and sweet peas tended by their mother, a Russian
immigrant who learned to farm in Siberia. In another plot, a Turkish woman grew
eggplants that she took home and stuffed with meat and mint that she added to yogurt
and cucumbers for her family.
The First Certified Organic Rooftop Garden in the U.S. - Excellent video
Chicago, IL, 2009 - What began as an innovative idea hatched from a passion for
sustainability has grown to become a 2500 square foot certified organic rooftop
farm, rising 30 feet above Devon Avenue on the north side of Chicago.
Urban farming: It’s not sharecropping anymore
Collie Graddick says the time is now for neighborhoods all over the Twin Cities
to set up urban farms. “A community food system, in my opinion, is a way to hopefully
bring economic opportunities to inner-city communities,” explains Graddick, a Minnesota
Department of Agriculture consultant, of his “neighborhood-level sustainable food
system.”
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Stories here:
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Michael Levenston
City Farmer - Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture
