World Bank demands poverty action
World Bank head Robert Zoellick warns of a "human catastrophe" unless more is done to tackle the global economic crisis.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/business/8019942.stm
4/27/2009
Plant Sale, SCC, May 1, 2
SCC Plant Sale - 1 pm - 4 pm, Huette Hall, Sandhills Community College. Landscape gardening students annual plant sale. Event continues Saturday, May 2, 9 am - 12 pm. Pre-orders are encouraged. Information, 695-3882.
Recycle, May 2, Sou. Pines
Mixed Paper Recycling Drive - Keep Moore County Beautiful, Inc. is sponsoring a Mixed Paper Recycling Drive 9:00am - 3:00pm, at the Kangaroo Station in the Fresh Market Shopping Center, Southern Pines. Acceptable items include anything that is paper: Paper grocery bags, flattened boxes, telephone books, junk mail, magazines, catalogs, flattened corrugated cardboard, office paper, and newspapers. Household Batteries and Inkjet Cartridges and Cell Phones included. Contact Joan Neal, Executive Director, Keep Moore County Beautiful, Inc. at 947-3478
Plant Sale, Weymouth, April 28
WEYMOUTH CENTER PLANT SALE
THE ANNUAL SPRING PLANT SALE AT THE WEYMOUTH CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES in Southern Pines will take place on Tuesday, April 28, from 9 a.m. until noon. Perennials (including daylilies), shrubs, and herbs will be available. For more information, call 692-6261 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
THE ANNUAL SPRING PLANT SALE AT THE WEYMOUTH CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES in Southern Pines will take place on Tuesday, April 28, from 9 a.m. until noon. Perennials (including daylilies), shrubs, and herbs will be available. For more information, call 692-6261 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
4/26/2009
Wild Food, Fermentations Workshop, Asheville, August
http://main.nc.us/calendar/events/1238691409.html
Wild food and fermentations workshop, Aug. 5, 6. Ashevillage. Sandor Katz, instructor, author of Wild Fermentation and The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved.
Wild food and fermentations workshop, Aug. 5, 6. Ashevillage. Sandor Katz, instructor, author of Wild Fermentation and The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved.
Important from DemocracyNow.org
Flashback: A Look Back at the Church Committee's Investigation into CIA, FBI Misuse of Power
We take a look at one of the most famous special Senate investigations of government misconduct. In the mid-1970s, a US Senate committee chaired by Democratic Senator Frank Church of Idaho conducted a massive investigation of the CIA and FBI's misuse of power at home and abroad. The multi-year investigation examined domestic spying, the CIA's attempts to assassinate foreign leaders, the FBI and CIA's efforts to infiltrate and disrupt leftist organizations, and more. We speak with Sen. Frank Church's widow, Bethine Church, and Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., who served as chief counsel to the Church Committee. http://www.democracynow.org/2009/4/24/flashback_a_look_back_at_the
Rise of Right-Wing Extremism Linked to Recession
The Department of Homeland Security released a report last week that warned right-wing extremist groups are gaining new recruits by exploiting fears about the economy and the election of the nation's first black president. We speak with Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/4/24/rise_of_right_wing_extremism_linked
We take a look at one of the most famous special Senate investigations of government misconduct. In the mid-1970s, a US Senate committee chaired by Democratic Senator Frank Church of Idaho conducted a massive investigation of the CIA and FBI's misuse of power at home and abroad. The multi-year investigation examined domestic spying, the CIA's attempts to assassinate foreign leaders, the FBI and CIA's efforts to infiltrate and disrupt leftist organizations, and more. We speak with Sen. Frank Church's widow, Bethine Church, and Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., who served as chief counsel to the Church Committee. http://www.democracynow.org/2009/4/24/flashback_a_look_back_at_the
Rise of Right-Wing Extremism Linked to Recession
The Department of Homeland Security released a report last week that warned right-wing extremist groups are gaining new recruits by exploiting fears about the economy and the election of the nation's first black president. We speak with Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/4/24/rise_of_right_wing_extremism_linked
NC Coast in Climate Change, May 19, Chapel Hill
Join us for a conversation about the future of our NC coast in the age of climate change.
Tuesday, May 19
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Chapel Hill, NC
Hear from former Secretaries of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources as to what North Carolina needs to do to create a vision for responsible coastal management in the age of climate change.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Stan Riggs, Distinguished Research Professor, East Carolina University
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Audubon NC, Conservation Council of NC, Environmental Defense Fund, NC Coastal Federation, NC Conservation Network, the Sierra Club-NC Chapter and Southern Environmental Law Center
The event is free; registration is required as the number of participants is limited.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Carrie Clark
Executive Director
Conservation Council of North Carolina
PO Box 12671
Raleigh, NC 27605
www.conservationcouncilnc.org
(919) 839-0006
fax: (919) 839-0767
Tuesday, May 19
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Chapel Hill, NC
Hear from former Secretaries of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources as to what North Carolina needs to do to create a vision for responsible coastal management in the age of climate change.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Stan Riggs, Distinguished Research Professor, East Carolina University
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Audubon NC, Conservation Council of NC, Environmental Defense Fund, NC Coastal Federation, NC Conservation Network, the Sierra Club-NC Chapter and Southern Environmental Law Center
The event is free; registration is required as the number of participants is limited.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Carrie Clark
Executive Director
Conservation Council of North Carolina
PO Box 12671
Raleigh, NC 27605
www.conservationcouncilnc.org
(919) 839-0006
fax: (919) 839-0767
4/25/2009
The Food Revolution
Michael Pollan | A Food Revolution in the Making From Victory Gardens to White House Lawn
truthout.org/042309EA
Michael Pollan, OnEarth: "Last month, First Lady Michelle Obama broke ground for a new vegetable garden on the South Lawn of the White House. It's the first time food will be grown at the president's residence since Eleanor Roosevelt planted her Victory Garden during World War II. Back then, as part of the war effort, the government rationed many foods and the shortage of labor and transportation fuel made it difficult for farmers to harvest and deliver fruits and vegetables to market. The First Lady's Victory Garden set an example for the entire nation: they too could produce their own fruits and vegetables. Nearly 20 million Americans answered the call. They planted gardens in backyards, empty lots, and even on city rooftops. Neighbors pooled their resources, planted different types of produce, and formed cooperatives - all in the name of patriotism."
truthout.org/042309EA
Michael Pollan, OnEarth: "Last month, First Lady Michelle Obama broke ground for a new vegetable garden on the South Lawn of the White House. It's the first time food will be grown at the president's residence since Eleanor Roosevelt planted her Victory Garden during World War II. Back then, as part of the war effort, the government rationed many foods and the shortage of labor and transportation fuel made it difficult for farmers to harvest and deliver fruits and vegetables to market. The First Lady's Victory Garden set an example for the entire nation: they too could produce their own fruits and vegetables. Nearly 20 million Americans answered the call. They planted gardens in backyards, empty lots, and even on city rooftops. Neighbors pooled their resources, planted different types of produce, and formed cooperatives - all in the name of patriotism."
4/23/2009
Industrialized Chickens in Trouble?
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-chickens13-2009apr13,0,2407745.story
Tomato Song
Plant 'em in the spring, eat 'em in the summer
All winter without 'em's a culinary bummer
I forget all about all the seedin' and the diggin'
Every time I go out and pick me a big 'un.
Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes.
What'd life be without homegrown tomatoes?
Only two things that money can't buy:
That's true love and homegrown tomatoes.
[See you at the Farmers' Market!]
All winter without 'em's a culinary bummer
I forget all about all the seedin' and the diggin'
Every time I go out and pick me a big 'un.
Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes.
What'd life be without homegrown tomatoes?
Only two things that money can't buy:
That's true love and homegrown tomatoes.
[See you at the Farmers' Market!]
4/22/2009
What Is Hugelkulture? (It Works!)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090422/COMMUNITIES/904220341/1107/NEWS
[Hugelkulture is how I've killed lots of weeds, especially liriope! and used cut brush from the yard. Maureen]
[Hugelkulture is how I've killed lots of weeds, especially liriope! and used cut brush from the yard. Maureen]
Scotch Riflemen to Attend MCHA Event, May 8, 9
To attend “The Oldest Living Confederate Widow: Her Confession”
The Shaw House, Southern Pines, May 8, 9
Members of The Scotch Riflemen 2001, Sons of Confederate Veterans, will attend the event sponsored by Moore County Historical Association, proceeds to assist with maintenance of the Britt Sanders Cabin on the Shaw House property.
The play is based upon Allan Gurganus’ best-selling novel and stars Jane Holding in a non-stop, 90-minute performance.
The Riflemen often work in tandem with the United Daughters of the Confederacy, John Blue Chapter, in Aberdeen. Members must show proof of having at least one ancestor who served honorably during the War Between the States, often referred to as The War for Southern Independence, ‘The Civil War’ being a misnomer.
The Riflemen take their name from the NC State Troops for Moore County under Captain Vander Blue. The group is formed in order to draw attention and honor to the region’s Southern heritage, especially to its distinctly Scottish flavor in this area of the South.
The Confederacy used at least five different flags during the war, but the most recognized is the one based upon the national flag of Scotland, the St. Andrews Cross, given that most of the troops in the Confederacy were of Scottish origin.
The Riflemen, arriving in uniform, will set up a tent on the Shaw House grounds for the weekend of the May 8th and 9th Oldest Living Confederate Widow performances, book-signings and wine receptions and are available to answer questions pertaining to Moore County’s cultural heritage.
The Shaw House, Southern Pines, May 8, 9
Members of The Scotch Riflemen 2001, Sons of Confederate Veterans, will attend the event sponsored by Moore County Historical Association, proceeds to assist with maintenance of the Britt Sanders Cabin on the Shaw House property.
The play is based upon Allan Gurganus’ best-selling novel and stars Jane Holding in a non-stop, 90-minute performance.
The Riflemen often work in tandem with the United Daughters of the Confederacy, John Blue Chapter, in Aberdeen. Members must show proof of having at least one ancestor who served honorably during the War Between the States, often referred to as The War for Southern Independence, ‘The Civil War’ being a misnomer.
The Riflemen take their name from the NC State Troops for Moore County under Captain Vander Blue. The group is formed in order to draw attention and honor to the region’s Southern heritage, especially to its distinctly Scottish flavor in this area of the South.
The Confederacy used at least five different flags during the war, but the most recognized is the one based upon the national flag of Scotland, the St. Andrews Cross, given that most of the troops in the Confederacy were of Scottish origin.
The Riflemen, arriving in uniform, will set up a tent on the Shaw House grounds for the weekend of the May 8th and 9th Oldest Living Confederate Widow performances, book-signings and wine receptions and are available to answer questions pertaining to Moore County’s cultural heritage.
Green Goods Discount Today, Sou. Pines
Happy Earth Day! If you have made the change of reducing your carbon footprint, Good for you! If not, it's never too late to get started.
To celebrate Earth Day, on April 22, Green Goods will give you 15% off your total purchase when you BRING or purchase a reusable shopping bag. As always, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!
Green Goods, downtown Sou. Pines, Broad St. across from train station
To celebrate Earth Day, on April 22, Green Goods will give you 15% off your total purchase when you BRING or purchase a reusable shopping bag. As always, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!
Green Goods, downtown Sou. Pines, Broad St. across from train station
4/21/2009
Save Our Sandhills, Apr 30, 7 pm
The next regular meeting of Save Our Sandhills (SOS) will be on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 7:00PM at the Southern Pines Civic Club, corner of Ashe Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
This meeting will feature a presentation by guest lecturer Rob Evans, who will speak on the topic, "Conserving Imperiled Plants in the Sandhills and Beyond." Mr. Evans is an expert in the field of native rare plants and rare plant communities, and is responsible for the North Carolina Plant Conservation Program. He has worked with NatureServe, The Nature Conservancy, and the U.S. Forest Service. Mr. Evans has an MS in Plant Ecology from Stephan F. Austin University. He has co-authored the U.S. National Vegetation Classification System, and has co-authored a number of scientific articles.
This meeting will feature a presentation by guest lecturer Rob Evans, who will speak on the topic, "Conserving Imperiled Plants in the Sandhills and Beyond." Mr. Evans is an expert in the field of native rare plants and rare plant communities, and is responsible for the North Carolina Plant Conservation Program. He has worked with NatureServe, The Nature Conservancy, and the U.S. Forest Service. Mr. Evans has an MS in Plant Ecology from Stephan F. Austin University. He has co-authored the U.S. National Vegetation Classification System, and has co-authored a number of scientific articles.
Good Ole Girls on UNC-TV
Tomorrow night on UNC-TV they're doing "Good Ole Girls," adapted by Paul Ferguson from Lee Smith's and Jill McCorkle's works. A real riot of corny comedy and toe-tapping music. If it comes off as well on tv as on the stage, you'll have a great time watching. (Think of Dolly Parton with a troupe.)
4/19/2009
Torture Exemption 'Illegal'
CIA torture exemption 'illegal' *President Obama's decision not to prosecute CIA agents who used torture breaks international law, a UN expert says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/8006597.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/8006597.stm
4/16/2009
Sou. Pines Long-Range Planning Meetings
The next workshop for the SP Long-Range Plan will consider preferred growth strategies within the Town’s ETJ (extra-territorial jurisdiction). This includes horse country. Post card notices are not being sent, instead a flyer was included in town water bills. So folks living in the ETJ may not be aware that important decisions might be made that will impact their property.
“Plan Options” workshop, scheduled in repeating format for three times: Wednesday, April 22nd from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Southern Pines Recreation Center, 160 Memorial Park Court, and twice on Thursday, April 23rd - from 11:30 to 1:30 pm at the Douglass Center, 1185 W. Pennsylvania Avenue, and from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Southern Pines Recreation Center.
“Plan Options” workshop, scheduled in repeating format for three times: Wednesday, April 22nd from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Southern Pines Recreation Center, 160 Memorial Park Court, and twice on Thursday, April 23rd - from 11:30 to 1:30 pm at the Douglass Center, 1185 W. Pennsylvania Avenue, and from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Southern Pines Recreation Center.
4/15/2009
4/13/2009
4/10/2009
e-Blast from Sustainable Sandhills
Volume Three | April 10, 2009
Alma Easom Primary School Goes Green
Alma Easom, a K-1 primary school in Cumberland County, is going green with the help of the PTA and Sustainable Sandhills. Alma Easom's efforts started in 2006 when Connie Graham, Alma Easom Principal, encouraged staff to conserve by turning off lights in unoccupied rooms. Alma Easom won the Cumberland County Schools Energy Incentive Program and was awarded a voucher for $5,569. Read more!
What Would We Do Without Oil?
The next free film in our Sustainable Film Series is the inspiring and award-winning documentary, The Power of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. The film documents the struggle of the Cuban people after they became the first country to face the peak oil crisis. When you realize how much of our lifestyle relies on oil, you begin to understand the massive changes that took place, almost overnight, in Cuba. In addition to transportation and power outages, the most immediate problem became food scarcity. As hunger spread, people were left with no other choice than to grow food wherever they could, leading to widespread urban farming. Read more!
Operation Inasmuch "Operates" on Fayetteville
Sustainable Sandhills partnered with Operation Inasmuch and more than 1200 volunteers on Saturday, April 4 to transform 30 homes in a daylong home improvement "blitz" in Fayetteville. Over a year's time, the energy and water-saving measures provided on April 4 will conserve thousands of gallons of water and kilowatt-hours, saving these homeowners a significant amount of their hard-earned income. Read more!
Upcoming Calendar of Events
April 11: Sustainable Sandhills Urban Farm Tour - Find out more!
April 14: Moore County Sustainable Film Series, The Power of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Sandhills Community College, Dempsey Student Center, Clement Dining Room. 3395 Airport Rd., Pinehurst. Read more!
April 18: Earth Day Celebration at The Apple Crate (Sustainable Sandhills Certified Green Business) 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Fayetteville. Find out more!
April 21 & 22: The Green Summit, Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Rd., Pinehurst. Visit sandhills.edu for more information.
April 22: EARTH DAY
April 23: Lee County Community Action Team KICKOFF, 6:30-8:00 p.m., McSwain Cooperative Extension Service Center, 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford.
April 25: "Win With Air Quality - Recycling and Alternative Transportation' Poster Contest Awards at the Partnership for Children's KidStuff Stage at the Dogwood Festival, Fayetteville.
Support Sustainable Sandhills
Our continued growth and success depends in large part on your support.
Alma Easom Primary School Goes Green
Alma Easom, a K-1 primary school in Cumberland County, is going green with the help of the PTA and Sustainable Sandhills. Alma Easom's efforts started in 2006 when Connie Graham, Alma Easom Principal, encouraged staff to conserve by turning off lights in unoccupied rooms. Alma Easom won the Cumberland County Schools Energy Incentive Program and was awarded a voucher for $5,569. Read more!
What Would We Do Without Oil?
The next free film in our Sustainable Film Series is the inspiring and award-winning documentary, The Power of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. The film documents the struggle of the Cuban people after they became the first country to face the peak oil crisis. When you realize how much of our lifestyle relies on oil, you begin to understand the massive changes that took place, almost overnight, in Cuba. In addition to transportation and power outages, the most immediate problem became food scarcity. As hunger spread, people were left with no other choice than to grow food wherever they could, leading to widespread urban farming. Read more!
Operation Inasmuch "Operates" on Fayetteville
Sustainable Sandhills partnered with Operation Inasmuch and more than 1200 volunteers on Saturday, April 4 to transform 30 homes in a daylong home improvement "blitz" in Fayetteville. Over a year's time, the energy and water-saving measures provided on April 4 will conserve thousands of gallons of water and kilowatt-hours, saving these homeowners a significant amount of their hard-earned income. Read more!
Upcoming Calendar of Events
April 11: Sustainable Sandhills Urban Farm Tour - Find out more!
April 14: Moore County Sustainable Film Series, The Power of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Sandhills Community College, Dempsey Student Center, Clement Dining Room. 3395 Airport Rd., Pinehurst. Read more!
April 18: Earth Day Celebration at The Apple Crate (Sustainable Sandhills Certified Green Business) 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Fayetteville. Find out more!
April 21 & 22: The Green Summit, Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Rd., Pinehurst. Visit sandhills.edu for more information.
April 22: EARTH DAY
April 23: Lee County Community Action Team KICKOFF, 6:30-8:00 p.m., McSwain Cooperative Extension Service Center, 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford.
April 25: "Win With Air Quality - Recycling and Alternative Transportation' Poster Contest Awards at the Partnership for Children's KidStuff Stage at the Dogwood Festival, Fayetteville.
Support Sustainable Sandhills
Our continued growth and success depends in large part on your support.
Urban Farm Tour Sponsored by Sustainable Sandhills, April 11. Be here!
Sustainable Sandhills Urban Farm Tour
Saturday, April 11th, 2009
One last reminder to be sure to check out the Sustainable Sandhills Urban Farm Tour tomorrow! With over 20 sites in two counties, there’s sure to be something for everyone. You’ll see folks farming in small raised beds, full frontal gardening, chickens, bees, vermicomposting, straw bale gardening, shade gardens…the list goes on and on.
Come out and see how these “Urban Farmers” have easily woven edibles into their existing landscapes. You’ll be amazed! Each of them have a wealth of knowledge to share to make your urban farming journey a success.
Check in at headquarters (Cumberland – Cape Fear Botanical Gardens, Moore – Aberdeen Elementary School) to get a program and be one your way for this FREE event. You can follow this link also to get more information on the tour and urban farming.
We look forward to seeing you there!!!
Heather N. Brown
Business Development Specialist
Sustainable Sandhills, CTC Staff
(910) 639-7024 mobile
www.sustainablesandhills.org
brownh@ctc.com
Don’t Miss the Sustainable Sandhills Urban Farm Tour on April 11, 2009! This fun event is your chance to see what local people are growing in their own front and backyards – and learn what you can do at home to secure a healthier and more sustainable future! This self-guided tour includes bee-keeping, edible landscapes, chicken coops and more! For more information, please visit http://sustainablesandhills.org/LocalFoodCulture-2009UrbanFarmTour.html.
Saturday, April 11th, 2009
One last reminder to be sure to check out the Sustainable Sandhills Urban Farm Tour tomorrow! With over 20 sites in two counties, there’s sure to be something for everyone. You’ll see folks farming in small raised beds, full frontal gardening, chickens, bees, vermicomposting, straw bale gardening, shade gardens…the list goes on and on.
Come out and see how these “Urban Farmers” have easily woven edibles into their existing landscapes. You’ll be amazed! Each of them have a wealth of knowledge to share to make your urban farming journey a success.
Check in at headquarters (Cumberland – Cape Fear Botanical Gardens, Moore – Aberdeen Elementary School) to get a program and be one your way for this FREE event. You can follow this link also to get more information on the tour and urban farming.
We look forward to seeing you there!!!
Heather N. Brown
Business Development Specialist
Sustainable Sandhills, CTC Staff
(910) 639-7024 mobile
www.sustainablesandhills.org
brownh@ctc.com
Don’t Miss the Sustainable Sandhills Urban Farm Tour on April 11, 2009! This fun event is your chance to see what local people are growing in their own front and backyards – and learn what you can do at home to secure a healthier and more sustainable future! This self-guided tour includes bee-keeping, edible landscapes, chicken coops and more! For more information, please visit http://sustainablesandhills.org/LocalFoodCulture-2009UrbanFarmTour.html.
Beekeepers' Meet, April 14, Carthage
The April meeting of the Moore County Beekeepers Association will be held on April 14th at 7pm in the Moore County Agricultural Center in Carthage. Ellis Hardison, NC Master Beekeeper, will discuss "Tasmania/Apimondia". During our business meeting, Rick McAuley will discuss options available if we wish to have a club website.
Farm Up on the Urban Farm Tour, April 11
What you can see (below) at my Farm Up the Street, 345 North Page St. I also have hand-outs about sheet-mulching, mycilia, worm castings/tea, and the ever-important herb, comfrey. Hope to see you tomorrow! Maureen
Fruit trees and shrubs, pecans
Sheet-mulch/earthworms
Cut flower beds
Herbs/companion plantings
Three-season Carolina room
Laying hens
Guinea fowl
Worm bin/worm tea operation
Mushroom grow room
Comfrey/elderberry/rhubarb bed
Compost heap/compost hole
Beginning food forest
Bat and wren houses
Cover cropping for bio-mass
Pond/frog, toad, fish nursery
Rain barrel catchments
Chemical-free honey bees/top-bar hive
Drip-line irrigation
East-side raised beds for greens
For sale: fig, forsythia, rosa rugosa, Jerusalem artichoke, flag iris, Siberian iris, yarrow, blueberry, heirloom tomato, rose campion, mint (some of these must be dug; take my Farm Up card and leave your contact info so that I can get plants to you later)
Fruit trees and shrubs, pecans
Sheet-mulch/earthworms
Cut flower beds
Herbs/companion plantings
Three-season Carolina room
Laying hens
Guinea fowl
Worm bin/worm tea operation
Mushroom grow room
Comfrey/elderberry/rhubarb bed
Compost heap/compost hole
Beginning food forest
Bat and wren houses
Cover cropping for bio-mass
Pond/frog, toad, fish nursery
Rain barrel catchments
Chemical-free honey bees/top-bar hive
Drip-line irrigation
East-side raised beds for greens
For sale: fig, forsythia, rosa rugosa, Jerusalem artichoke, flag iris, Siberian iris, yarrow, blueberry, heirloom tomato, rose campion, mint (some of these must be dug; take my Farm Up card and leave your contact info so that I can get plants to you later)
4/08/2009
SS Film, How Cuba Survived Peak Oil, Apr. 14, SCC
Moore County Sustainable Film SeriesTuesday, April 14th, 6:30-8pm | Sandhills Community College, Dempsey Student Center, Clement Dining Room
Our Next Film: “The Power of Community- How Cuba Survived Peak Oil”
Sustainable Sandhills will be showing the second film in our Film Series focused on sustainability-related topics. The desire of Sustainable Sandhills is to heighten public awareness of pressing sustainability issues and to encourage community dialogue following each film.
The next film in our sustainable film series is the inspiring and award winning documentary, “The Power of Community-How Cuba Survived Peak Oil” by the Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions. The film documents the struggle of the Cuban people after they became the first country faced with the peak oil crisis. With oil supplies drastically reduced and hunger spreading, people were left with no other choice and resorted to growing food wherever they could, which led to widespread urban gardening. As a follow-up to our upcoming Urban Farm Tour, “The Power of community” will take a look at local food as a necessity.
It will be shown Tuesday, April 14th, at Sandhills Community College's Dempsey Student Center, upstairs in the Clement Dining Room from 6:30-8:00 PM. The Film Series is held on a bi-monthly schedule, alternating with the Sustainable Sandhills Moore County Community Action Team Meetings. Each film will be aired from 6:30-8:00 PM at the same location, and the remaining 2009 revised schedule is as follows: June 18th, August 20th, October 22nd, and December 10th.
Bring the family! All ages are invited to attend and it’s FREE!!! We look forward to seeing you there!
Don’t Forget these upcoming events:
April 11th Urban Farm Tour.
April 21st & 22nd Sandhills Community College, Green Summit
Please contact Amanda with any questions regarding the Film Series at amandab@sustainablesandhills.org
Our Next Film: “The Power of Community- How Cuba Survived Peak Oil”
Sustainable Sandhills will be showing the second film in our Film Series focused on sustainability-related topics. The desire of Sustainable Sandhills is to heighten public awareness of pressing sustainability issues and to encourage community dialogue following each film.
The next film in our sustainable film series is the inspiring and award winning documentary, “The Power of Community-How Cuba Survived Peak Oil” by the Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions. The film documents the struggle of the Cuban people after they became the first country faced with the peak oil crisis. With oil supplies drastically reduced and hunger spreading, people were left with no other choice and resorted to growing food wherever they could, which led to widespread urban gardening. As a follow-up to our upcoming Urban Farm Tour, “The Power of community” will take a look at local food as a necessity.
It will be shown Tuesday, April 14th, at Sandhills Community College's Dempsey Student Center, upstairs in the Clement Dining Room from 6:30-8:00 PM. The Film Series is held on a bi-monthly schedule, alternating with the Sustainable Sandhills Moore County Community Action Team Meetings. Each film will be aired from 6:30-8:00 PM at the same location, and the remaining 2009 revised schedule is as follows: June 18th, August 20th, October 22nd, and December 10th.
Bring the family! All ages are invited to attend and it’s FREE!!! We look forward to seeing you there!
Don’t Forget these upcoming events:
April 11th Urban Farm Tour.
April 21st & 22nd Sandhills Community College, Green Summit
Please contact Amanda with any questions regarding the Film Series at amandab@sustainablesandhills.org
4/07/2009
Confederate Memorial Day, Aberdeen, May 9
Saturday, May 9 is Confederate Memorial Day, a ceremony at Old Bethesda Church at 10 AM.
There are 31 Confederate soldiers and 3 Union soldiers buried there.
They will be honored by placing appropriate flags on each grave, a color guard to raise the flag, a speaker and a wonderful outdoor buffet provided by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, John Blue chapter of Aberdeen. The food is always great!
There are 31 Confederate soldiers and 3 Union soldiers buried there.
They will be honored by placing appropriate flags on each grave, a color guard to raise the flag, a speaker and a wonderful outdoor buffet provided by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, John Blue chapter of Aberdeen. The food is always great!
4/03/2009
Cotton, World's Dirtiest Crop
Cotton is "the world's dirtiest crop": The Deadly Chemicals in Cotton, a joint report by Pesticide Action Network UK and the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), notes that $2 billion worth of chemicals are used on the world's cotton fields every year and "cotton is responsible for the release of 16% of global insecticides."
The World Health Organization classifies the cotton pesticide aldicarb as "extremely hazardous" while the joint report calls the organochlorine pesticide endosulfan "the most important source of fatal poisoning among cotton farmers in West Africa." Cotton chemicals also pose a major health risk to workers and children in Uzbekistan, India and other high-production countries. EJF's "White Gold- The True Cost of Cotton" about cotton's impacts in Uzbekistan won the Environmental Activism & Social Justice Award at the 9th Annual Earth Vision International Environmental Film Festival in Santa Cruz, CA this month.
The World Health Organization classifies the cotton pesticide aldicarb as "extremely hazardous" while the joint report calls the organochlorine pesticide endosulfan "the most important source of fatal poisoning among cotton farmers in West Africa." Cotton chemicals also pose a major health risk to workers and children in Uzbekistan, India and other high-production countries. EJF's "White Gold- The True Cost of Cotton" about cotton's impacts in Uzbekistan won the Environmental Activism & Social Justice Award at the 9th Annual Earth Vision International Environmental Film Festival in Santa Cruz, CA this month.
3/31/2009
Woman Behind the New Deal
"The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience" * The current financial crisis is widely described as the nation's worst since the Great Depression. With the comparisons to the 1930s has come a renewed focus on the New Deal, the government initiative of social programs and public service jobs launched by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. A new book argues that no voice in the FDR administration was more influential in shaping the New Deal than Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first-ever woman cabinet member in the United States. The book is called The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience. We speak with author Kirstin Downey.
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/3/31/the_woman_behind_the_new_deal
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/3/31/the_woman_behind_the_new_deal
Workshop, On-Farm Poultry Processing
Animal Welfare Approved and Wild Turkey Farms invite area farmers to participate in a training and education session for anyone interested in on-farm poultry processing Poultry Processing Workshop Friday May 8, 2009Wild Turkey Farms in Salisbury, NC9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Funded by a grant from Animal Welfare Approved and built by Wild Turkey Farms, this mobile processing unit (MPU) will give area farmers the ability to process poultry on-farm, avoiding transport stress and providing an economical alternative to custom slaughter. The unit will be available to Animal Welfare Approved farmers as well as other area farmers, subject to availability.
Techniques on humane slaughter and safe handling will be addressed as well as composting processing waste. We will also talk about the legal and food safety aspects of processing under the 1,000-bird exemption. Workshop leaders include Andrew Gunther, Animal Welfare Approved Program Director, Lee Menius of Wild Turkey Farms, Brian Rosa of the NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and a representative from the NCDA&CS Meat and Poultry Division.
To register for the free workshop, please email Emily Lancaster at Emily@animalwelfareapproved.org. Deadline for registration is April 30, 2009. Directions and workshop details will follow registration confirmation.
Funded by a grant from Animal Welfare Approved and built by Wild Turkey Farms, this mobile processing unit (MPU) will give area farmers the ability to process poultry on-farm, avoiding transport stress and providing an economical alternative to custom slaughter. The unit will be available to Animal Welfare Approved farmers as well as other area farmers, subject to availability.
Techniques on humane slaughter and safe handling will be addressed as well as composting processing waste. We will also talk about the legal and food safety aspects of processing under the 1,000-bird exemption. Workshop leaders include Andrew Gunther, Animal Welfare Approved Program Director, Lee Menius of Wild Turkey Farms, Brian Rosa of the NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and a representative from the NCDA&CS Meat and Poultry Division.
To register for the free workshop, please email Emily Lancaster at Emily@animalwelfareapproved.org. Deadline for registration is April 30, 2009. Directions and workshop details will follow registration confirmation.
3/29/2009
Edible Garden at CA State Capital
http://www.cityfarmer.info/californias-state-capitol-to-get-edible-garden-says-wife-of-governor-arnold-schwarzenegger/#more-1272
We Don't Eat Grass
http://mail.live.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0
What Michelle and the kids and the crew did the other day was to drive a shovel right into the heart of that American icon: the lawn. They literally took the most pampered lawn in America, dumped it in the wheel barrel, and carted it away. All that was missing was a chorus of "This lawn is your lawn."
Is it possible that along with local, organic food, the First Garden can promote the thoroughly subversive idea that this symbol has seen its day?
. . .The low grassy surface has its roots in the English aristocracy, among folks who had so much food and land they didn't have to farm it, they only had to display it.
Today, lawns cover 40 million acres, making them the largest agricultural sector in America. They consume 270 billion gallons of water a week, or enough for 81 million acres of organic vegetables. They suck up $40 billion a year on seed, sod, and chemicals, leading one historian to compare them to "a nationwide chemical experiment with homeowners as the guinea pigs."
What Michelle and the kids and the crew did the other day was to drive a shovel right into the heart of that American icon: the lawn. They literally took the most pampered lawn in America, dumped it in the wheel barrel, and carted it away. All that was missing was a chorus of "This lawn is your lawn."
Is it possible that along with local, organic food, the First Garden can promote the thoroughly subversive idea that this symbol has seen its day?
. . .The low grassy surface has its roots in the English aristocracy, among folks who had so much food and land they didn't have to farm it, they only had to display it.
Today, lawns cover 40 million acres, making them the largest agricultural sector in America. They consume 270 billion gallons of water a week, or enough for 81 million acres of organic vegetables. They suck up $40 billion a year on seed, sod, and chemicals, leading one historian to compare them to "a nationwide chemical experiment with homeowners as the guinea pigs."
3/26/2009
Uh, Duh. . .
Clinton admits US blame on drugs
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says huge demand for illegal drugs in the US is partly to blame for gang violence in Mexico.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/7963292.stm
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says huge demand for illegal drugs in the US is partly to blame for gang violence in Mexico.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/7963292.stm
3/25/2009
Value the Neighborhood Honey Bees
http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/value-your-neighborhood-bees-and-fight-colony-collapse-disorder/
Cancun Moves Toward Sustainability
http://www.examiner.com/x-3068-Seattle-International-Travel-Examiner~y2009m3d24-Cancun-tourism-industry-takes-baby-steps-toward-sustainability
The Future Is Now--Oil Transition
http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/oil-has-peaked-now-begins-the-transition/
Farm Show and Tell, Mar. 30, Pittsboro
Monday, March 30, 2009
5:30-7:00-ish pm
CCCC Land Lab Farm “Show and Tell”
Pittsboro, NC
Rain or shine - please dress appropriately.
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension has organized a “show and tell” at the Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) Land Lab Farm from 5:30 pm until 7:00 pm or so for Monday, March 30. This farm visit is for farmers of all levels and also eaters interested in learning more about our local farms.
The Land Lab is the outdoor classroom for students enrolled in the Sustainable Farming Program at CCCC. Students can take classes in a wide range of topics, including organic vegetable production, livestock management, marketing, and much more. Students can enroll in continuing education classes or work towards an associate degree in sustainable agriculture. Learn more at http://www.cccc.edu/curriculum/majors/sustainableagriculture/
Next Monday we will see the spring production in full swing at the Land Lab: peas, carrots, kale, green onions, and potatoes have all been planted. Over-wintered cover crops will be looking full and beautiful and overwintered garlic and hoophouse crops will still be in the field. Laying hens are part of the crop rotation so we will see how chickens can provide nutrients and pest management as well as additional income! Students in the organic crop production class have their own production beds with a variety of spring crops.
We hope you will be able to join us! You do not need to register for this free event; the program will begin promptly at 5:30 pm. Please arrive a few minutes early so we can start on time.
The address is 764 West St., Pittsboro, NC 27312.
From the downtown traffic circle in Pittsboro, take 64 west.
Go about ½ a mile to the intersection of 64 and 87/902 at the light at Al’s Diner (on your left). Continue straight through the intersection to stay on 64. From the light, go 0.2 miles and turn right past the NAPA Auto Parts Store into the CCCC entrance. The Land Lab farm will be on your left as you approach the brick buildings. It is surrounded by an 8 foot high deer fence and hard to miss!
For more information on sustainable agriculture, visit Cooperative Extension’s Growing Small Farms website at http://www.growingsmallfarms.org.
Debbie Roos
Agricultural Extension Agent
Chatham County Center
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
919.542.8202
debbie_roos@ncsu.edu
www.growingsmallfarms.org
5:30-7:00-ish pm
CCCC Land Lab Farm “Show and Tell”
Pittsboro, NC
Rain or shine - please dress appropriately.
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension has organized a “show and tell” at the Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) Land Lab Farm from 5:30 pm until 7:00 pm or so for Monday, March 30. This farm visit is for farmers of all levels and also eaters interested in learning more about our local farms.
The Land Lab is the outdoor classroom for students enrolled in the Sustainable Farming Program at CCCC. Students can take classes in a wide range of topics, including organic vegetable production, livestock management, marketing, and much more. Students can enroll in continuing education classes or work towards an associate degree in sustainable agriculture. Learn more at http://www.cccc.edu/curriculum/majors/sustainableagriculture/
Next Monday we will see the spring production in full swing at the Land Lab: peas, carrots, kale, green onions, and potatoes have all been planted. Over-wintered cover crops will be looking full and beautiful and overwintered garlic and hoophouse crops will still be in the field. Laying hens are part of the crop rotation so we will see how chickens can provide nutrients and pest management as well as additional income! Students in the organic crop production class have their own production beds with a variety of spring crops.
We hope you will be able to join us! You do not need to register for this free event; the program will begin promptly at 5:30 pm. Please arrive a few minutes early so we can start on time.
The address is 764 West St., Pittsboro, NC 27312.
From the downtown traffic circle in Pittsboro, take 64 west.
Go about ½ a mile to the intersection of 64 and 87/902 at the light at Al’s Diner (on your left). Continue straight through the intersection to stay on 64. From the light, go 0.2 miles and turn right past the NAPA Auto Parts Store into the CCCC entrance. The Land Lab farm will be on your left as you approach the brick buildings. It is surrounded by an 8 foot high deer fence and hard to miss!
For more information on sustainable agriculture, visit Cooperative Extension’s Growing Small Farms website at http://www.growingsmallfarms.org.
Debbie Roos
Agricultural Extension Agent
Chatham County Center
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
919.542.8202
debbie_roos@ncsu.edu
www.growingsmallfarms.org
3/24/2009
Call Ahead for Grass-fed, Local Beef, Carthage, Mar. 26
Tim Emmert, 502 McReynolds Street in Carthage, Thursday, March 26th from 5-6pm. Bill & Dianna Osmolski from Green Acres Farm will have some of their grass-fed beef for sale either on the front porch or in the living room (depending on weather.) Patty and I have purchased from them for a little over a year and have been delighted by the quality of the beef.
The beef is raised on the Green Acres Ranch, processed at the USDA facility in Robbins, and then frozen. You'll be buying the beef frozen so you may want a cooler (or at least a plastic bag.) Price list is below.
Please let us know whether you will visit on Thursday, we'd like to give Bill & Dianna a rough estimate of how many coolers to bring. Thanks, hope this is of interest to some of you.
Tim
MARCH 2009 PRICE LIST
Stew Beef ($3.50/lb)
Shoulder Roast ($3.99/lb)
Cube Steaks ($4.25/lb)
Ground Beef ($4.50/lb)
London Broil ($4.99/lb)
Sirloin Steaks ($5.99/lb)
Sirloin Tip Steaks - Boneless ($6.99/lb)
T-Bone Steaks ($7.99/lb)
Rib Eye Steaks ($8.99/lb)
The beef is raised on the Green Acres Ranch, processed at the USDA facility in Robbins, and then frozen. You'll be buying the beef frozen so you may want a cooler (or at least a plastic bag.) Price list is below.
Please let us know whether you will visit on Thursday, we'd like to give Bill & Dianna a rough estimate of how many coolers to bring. Thanks, hope this is of interest to some of you.
Tim
MARCH 2009 PRICE LIST
Stew Beef ($3.50/lb)
Shoulder Roast ($3.99/lb)
Cube Steaks ($4.25/lb)
Ground Beef ($4.50/lb)
London Broil ($4.99/lb)
Sirloin Steaks ($5.99/lb)
Sirloin Tip Steaks - Boneless ($6.99/lb)
T-Bone Steaks ($7.99/lb)
Rib Eye Steaks ($8.99/lb)
Save Our Sandhills, Mar. 26, Sou. Pines
What Makes Our Sandhills Unique?
Save Our Sandhills, Thursday, March 26 presents PowerPoint presentation, “An Ode to Longleaf.”
“An Ode to Longleaf” will discuss what was and is our Sandhills, an area with a rich history because of the Longleaf pine. Early explorers described “a vast forest of the most stately pine trees." 98% of this forest is now gone.
In order for the longleaf ecosystem to flourish, fire takes an important place in rejuvenation. The Sandhills has an exceptional biodiversity adapted to and dependent upon fire, utilizing rescribed burns. In an area under pressure from development, there are many things each of us can do to save our Sandhills. Please come and discuss a variety of ideas.
Refreshments will follow. All are welcome to stay to discuss upcoming organizational events.
Thursday March 26 at 7 PM in the Southern Pines Civic Center at the corner of Ashe Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Save Our Sandhills, Thursday, March 26 presents PowerPoint presentation, “An Ode to Longleaf.”
“An Ode to Longleaf” will discuss what was and is our Sandhills, an area with a rich history because of the Longleaf pine. Early explorers described “a vast forest of the most stately pine trees." 98% of this forest is now gone.
In order for the longleaf ecosystem to flourish, fire takes an important place in rejuvenation. The Sandhills has an exceptional biodiversity adapted to and dependent upon fire, utilizing rescribed burns. In an area under pressure from development, there are many things each of us can do to save our Sandhills. Please come and discuss a variety of ideas.
Refreshments will follow. All are welcome to stay to discuss upcoming organizational events.
Thursday March 26 at 7 PM in the Southern Pines Civic Center at the corner of Ashe Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
See Interview About Urban Farm Tour
http://www.faypwc.com/PWC_Connections_TV.htm [featuring Heather Brown of Sustainble Sandhills]
SS Dates to Save
SAVE THESE DATES!
Saturday, April 11, 2009 | Urban Farm Tour 10 - 3 pm
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | Sustainable Film Series "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" 6:30 pm
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | Community Action Team Meeting, SCC, 6:30
I look forward to seeing each of you on May 19th for our next CAT meeting. The meeting will again be held at Sandhills Community College in the Dempsey Student Center Clement Dining Room from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
What can you do make the team more successful?
SPREAD THE WORD! Tell your friends, neighbors and coworkers about the meeting. VOLUNTEER! We need volunteers in order to meet our goal and to take on new projects. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Amanda Blue. We are currently looking for volunteers to help with:
Urban Farm Tour, April 11, 2009, Moore and Cumberland Counties – We need help recruiting sponsors and volunteers, doing administrative tasks and serving as site docents. Film Series – We need volunteers to help guests sign in and answer general questions. Would you be interested in bringing snacks to share with the group? Community Action Team Meetings – We need volunteers to serve as champions for projects in your community. MEETING LOCATION! Do you know of a great place for us to host a CAT meeting? If so, please contact Amanda Blue. (amandab@sustainablesandhills.org)
Amanda Blue, Community Action Team Coordinator
Sustainable Sandhills
PO Box 144, Fayetteville, NC 28302 (on-site)
709 Seven Lakes North, West End, NC 27376 (off-site)
(910) 484-9098 office
Saturday, April 11, 2009 | Urban Farm Tour 10 - 3 pm
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | Sustainable Film Series "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" 6:30 pm
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | Community Action Team Meeting, SCC, 6:30
I look forward to seeing each of you on May 19th for our next CAT meeting. The meeting will again be held at Sandhills Community College in the Dempsey Student Center Clement Dining Room from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
What can you do make the team more successful?
SPREAD THE WORD! Tell your friends, neighbors and coworkers about the meeting. VOLUNTEER! We need volunteers in order to meet our goal and to take on new projects. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Amanda Blue. We are currently looking for volunteers to help with:
Urban Farm Tour, April 11, 2009, Moore and Cumberland Counties – We need help recruiting sponsors and volunteers, doing administrative tasks and serving as site docents. Film Series – We need volunteers to help guests sign in and answer general questions. Would you be interested in bringing snacks to share with the group? Community Action Team Meetings – We need volunteers to serve as champions for projects in your community. MEETING LOCATION! Do you know of a great place for us to host a CAT meeting? If so, please contact Amanda Blue. (amandab@sustainablesandhills.org)
Amanda Blue, Community Action Team Coordinator
Sustainable Sandhills
PO Box 144, Fayetteville, NC 28302 (on-site)
709 Seven Lakes North, West End, NC 27376 (off-site)
(910) 484-9098 office
How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
Sustainable Sandhills' next film in our Sustainable Film Series will be "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" on April 14th at Sandhills Community College. Join us for this inspiring documentary and bring a friend, it is free!!!
3/23/2009
Food Not Lawns
http://www.examiner.com/x-3746-Boston-Green-Living-Examiner~y2009m3d20-Food-not-lawns-the-underground-food-revolution-that-promotes-suburban-sustainability
Washing, Drying Efficiently
http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/dont-be-an-energy-glutton-how-to-wash-and-dry-your-clothes-efficiently/
3/20/2009
Church-based Community Ag
http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/18/gods-garden-church-based-community-agriculture/
Land Use for Indigenous Rights
Land boost for Brazilian Indians
Brazil's top court approves a large reservation for the sole use of Amazonian Indians, in a boost to indigenous rights.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/7954121.stm
Brazil's top court approves a large reservation for the sole use of Amazonian Indians, in a boost to indigenous rights.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/7954121.stm
It's Happening!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/dining/19garden-web.html?_r=1
[Obamas putting in garden at White House]
[Obamas putting in garden at White House]
3/19/2009
Carcinogens In Baby Products
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/03/childrens_bath_products_tainte.html
Need Your Small Plastic Flower Pots
Dear Friends, please save your smaller plastic flower pots, even as small as the four- or six pack. I'm potting up seedlings for sharing and market. I also need your used 16 oz. water bottles and egg cartons (doz). Let's keep prices low and recycle our junk! (You can just sort of throw the stuff out your car door at 345 North Page Street.)
Thanks! Maureen
Thanks! Maureen
How to Enjoy Your Sprouts
http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/simple-and-tasty-recipes-you-can-make-using-your-homegrown-sprouts/
Please Don't Kill My Bees
http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/value-your-neighborhood-bees-and-fight-colony-collapse-disorder/
Lawyers Urge Bush Be Arrested
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/3/17/lawyers_group_urges_bush_be_arrested
3/18/2009
Earth Hour, Mar. 28, 8:30
Have you registered your campus, local government,
or other to participate in Earth Hour?
Turn out. Take action. Be part of this historic event.
March 28, 2009, 8:30 pm local time
The World Wildlife Fund is asking individuals, businesses, governments
and organizations around the world to turn off their lights for one hour
- Earth Hour - to make a global statement of concern about climate
change and to demonstrate commitment to finding solutions.
So far, 850 cities in the US have signed up to participate but as of
today, only the cities of Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Lincolnton from
North Carolina are registered participants.
We need other NC organizations to step up! It's easy and all you have to
do is go to www.earthhourus.org and register.
Have you registered your campus, local government, or other to participate in Earth Hour?
Turn out. Take action. Be part of this historic event.
March 28, 2009, 8:30 pm local time
The World Wildlife Fund is asking individuals, businesses, governments
and organizations around the world to turn off their lights for one hour
- Earth Hour - to make a global statement of concern about climate
change and to demonstrate commitment to finding solutions.
So far, 850 cities in the US have signed up to participate but as of
today, only the cities of Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Lincolnton from
North Carolina are registered participants.
We need other NC organizations to step up! It's easy and all you have to
do is go to www.earthhourus.org and register.
Let's fill up that map on the Earth Hour website!
or other to participate in Earth Hour?
Turn out. Take action. Be part of this historic event.
March 28, 2009, 8:30 pm local time
The World Wildlife Fund is asking individuals, businesses, governments
and organizations around the world to turn off their lights for one hour
- Earth Hour - to make a global statement of concern about climate
change and to demonstrate commitment to finding solutions.
So far, 850 cities in the US have signed up to participate but as of
today, only the cities of Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Lincolnton from
North Carolina are registered participants.
We need other NC organizations to step up! It's easy and all you have to
do is go to www.earthhourus.org and register.
Have you registered your campus, local government, or other to participate in Earth Hour?
Turn out. Take action. Be part of this historic event.
March 28, 2009, 8:30 pm local time
The World Wildlife Fund is asking individuals, businesses, governments
and organizations around the world to turn off their lights for one hour
- Earth Hour - to make a global statement of concern about climate
change and to demonstrate commitment to finding solutions.
So far, 850 cities in the US have signed up to participate but as of
today, only the cities of Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Lincolnton from
North Carolina are registered participants.
We need other NC organizations to step up! It's easy and all you have to
do is go to www.earthhourus.org and register.
Let's fill up that map on the Earth Hour website!
Food, Farming Lectures, UNC and Duke
no. 5 in a six part series on food and farming....every other Wed at UNC or Duke... great speakers, see below
The Institute for the Environment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, in partnership with the student organizations Farmhand (Duke) and FLO Food (UNC-CH), announce a six-part seminar series discussing food systems. The seminars are supported by the Robertson Collaboration Fund, and organized by Dr. Elizabeth Shay (UNC-CH) and Dr. Deborah Rigling Gallagher (Duke).
The seminars showcase the theory and practice of sustainable agriculture and food production and supply – key elements for sustainable community development and the rapidly evolving sector of sustainable enterprise.
Presentations will be made by leaders in the movement for food systems that are secure, efficient, just, and health-promoting. They will share
The facts about the operations and products of their enterprises
Their motivation for pursuing sustainable models
The barriers they face
Their views on how their industries fit into the local and regional food systems and how they are evolving.
Seminar locations and speakers are subject to change; the conference organizers ask that you please RSVP to ensure you are notified of any changes. Please email foodseminar@gmail.com
Schedule
Education & Outreach
March 18, 2009, 7 pm
Duke University, Von Canon A in the Bryan Center
Disseminating knowledge and building a network committed to constructing more sustainable food systems through education and outreach. Speakers include Robin Kohanowich (Central Carolina Community College’s Sustainable Agriculture program), Dr. Nancy Creamer (NC State University’s Center for Environmental Farming Systems), and Dr. Alice Ammerman (UNC-CH’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention).
Campus Concerns
April 1, 2009, 7 pm
UNC-Chapel Hill, Murphey Hall 116
Bringing socially responsible food production to university campuses and providing healthy food options for students. Speakers include representatives from Bon Appetit vendor, and from UNC-CH and Duke dining services.
The Institute for the Environment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, in partnership with the student organizations Farmhand (Duke) and FLO Food (UNC-CH), announce a six-part seminar series discussing food systems. The seminars are supported by the Robertson Collaboration Fund, and organized by Dr. Elizabeth Shay (UNC-CH) and Dr. Deborah Rigling Gallagher (Duke).
The seminars showcase the theory and practice of sustainable agriculture and food production and supply – key elements for sustainable community development and the rapidly evolving sector of sustainable enterprise.
Presentations will be made by leaders in the movement for food systems that are secure, efficient, just, and health-promoting. They will share
The facts about the operations and products of their enterprises
Their motivation for pursuing sustainable models
The barriers they face
Their views on how their industries fit into the local and regional food systems and how they are evolving.
Seminar locations and speakers are subject to change; the conference organizers ask that you please RSVP to ensure you are notified of any changes. Please email foodseminar@gmail.com
Schedule
Education & Outreach
March 18, 2009, 7 pm
Duke University, Von Canon A in the Bryan Center
Disseminating knowledge and building a network committed to constructing more sustainable food systems through education and outreach. Speakers include Robin Kohanowich (Central Carolina Community College’s Sustainable Agriculture program), Dr. Nancy Creamer (NC State University’s Center for Environmental Farming Systems), and Dr. Alice Ammerman (UNC-CH’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention).
Campus Concerns
April 1, 2009, 7 pm
UNC-Chapel Hill, Murphey Hall 116
Bringing socially responsible food production to university campuses and providing healthy food options for students. Speakers include representatives from Bon Appetit vendor, and from UNC-CH and Duke dining services.
Ground-source Heat Pumps
http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/the-3-things-you-need-to-know-about-ground-source-heat-pumps/
Sand-filtered Drinking Water
http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/project-harvest-rainwater-with-sand-filters/ [one thing we have here is SAND]
Easy Compost Bin
http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/build-your-own-compost-bin-from-reused-shipping-pallets/ [or just pile it up and cover with straw or old blanket]
Biodiversity in Pinehurst, Mar. 21
Coping with Critters......Coexisting with Wildlife in Your Yard
Presented by the Pinehurst Conservation Commission, Greenway Wildlife Habitat Committee
Sat., March 21 10:30 AM - Noon
Pinehurst Village Hall, 395 Magnolia Road
This is the second of the GWHC spring backyard habitat workshops to guide homeowners in their efforts to manage pests in their gardens
Paul Tillman, Wildlife Animal Control Agent, will give local homeowners guidance on understanding wild animals and using "best practices" management of unwanted wildlife in their gardens.
Open to the public at no charge. For information call 295-1900.
Presented by the Pinehurst Conservation Commission, Greenway Wildlife Habitat Committee
Sat., March 21 10:30 AM - Noon
Pinehurst Village Hall, 395 Magnolia Road
This is the second of the GWHC spring backyard habitat workshops to guide homeowners in their efforts to manage pests in their gardens
Paul Tillman, Wildlife Animal Control Agent, will give local homeowners guidance on understanding wild animals and using "best practices" management of unwanted wildlife in their gardens.
Open to the public at no charge. For information call 295-1900.
3/17/2009
Obama Outraged, AIG Bonuses
Obama 'outraged' at AIG bonuses
An angry Barack Obama calls for a block on $165m of bonus payouts to executives of ailing US insurance giant AIG.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/business/7945774.stm
An angry Barack Obama calls for a block on $165m of bonus payouts to executives of ailing US insurance giant AIG.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/business/7945774.stm
3/16/2009
No Idling, Please
http://www.utne.com/Environment/Idling-Engines-Are-the-Devils-Workshop.aspx?utm_medium=email&utm_source=iPost
School Lunches Fall Prey, Lobbyists
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Healthy-People-Healthy-Planet/School-Lunches-and-Lobbyists.aspx?utm_medium=email&utm_source=iPost
Factory Farms, Illness
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Natural-Health/Meat-Poultry-Health-Risk.aspx?utm_medium=email&utm_source=iPost
3/15/2009
Cow Flop to Flower Pot
http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/from-cow-flop-to-flowerpot-using-excess-manure-naturally/
3/14/2009
Fermentation Revival
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/fermenting-culture/15215863
Where DOES our food come from?
Where DOES our food come from?
3/11/2009
Acidic Seas, Extinction
Acidic seas fuel extinction fears
Increasing levels of acidity in oceans could trigger a mass extinction of sea life, a leading scientist warns.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/science/nature/7936137.stm
Increasing levels of acidity in oceans could trigger a mass extinction of sea life, a leading scientist warns.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/science/nature/7936137.stm
Interview with Permaculture Co-Founder Mollison
http://www.seedsofchange.com/cutting_edge/interview.asp?UID=2009031102561554
3/10/2009
3/08/2009
Moore County Beekeepers, Mar. 10
The March meeting of the Moore County Beekeepers Association will be held on March 10th at 7pm in the Moore County Agricultural Center in Carthage. Don Hopkins, state apiary inspector supervisor, will discuss "Spring Inspections". Refreshments. All visitors welcome!
3/07/2009
Jon Stewart video re: CNBC
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/05/jon-stewart-eviscerates-c_n_172057.html
3/06/2009
Open House Celebrity Dairy, Mar 7, 8
Come on out and see our baby goats, llamas, pigs, guineas, chickens, and
one peacock this weekend March 7th and 8th from 12-5pm
We will be selling lunch, beverages, free range eggs, and our
award-winning goat cheese.
Check out our website theinn@celebritydairy.com for directions or give us a call at 919-742-5176.
We look forward to seeing you there!!
The Inn at Celebrity Dairy
Phone: 919-742-5176
Email: theinn@celebritydairy.com
Web: www.celebritydairy.com
Directions: www.celebritydairy.com/inn/inn_directions.htm
Photo Album: http://tinyurl.com/4e64n
one peacock this weekend March 7th and 8th from 12-5pm
We will be selling lunch, beverages, free range eggs, and our
award-winning goat cheese.
Check out our website theinn@celebritydairy.com for directions or give us a call at 919-742-5176.
We look forward to seeing you there!!
The Inn at Celebrity Dairy
Phone: 919-742-5176
Email: theinn@celebritydairy.com
Web: www.celebritydairy.com
Directions: www.celebritydairy.com/inn/inn_directions.htm
Photo Album: http://tinyurl.com/4e64n
3/05/2009
3/04/2009
Lobbying Money Trail
"Sold Out": New Report Follows Lobbying Money Trail Behind Deregulation that Helped Cause Financial Crisis
In a new report, Robert Weissman of Multinational Monitor points to twelve deregulatory steps that led to the financial meltdown. It also does an analysis of the amount of money Wall Street poured into Washington in campaign contributions and lobbying over the last ten years. Their answer? A staggering $5.1 billion over the past decade.
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/3/4/sold_out_new_report_follows_lobbying
In a new report, Robert Weissman of Multinational Monitor points to twelve deregulatory steps that led to the financial meltdown. It also does an analysis of the amount of money Wall Street poured into Washington in campaign contributions and lobbying over the last ten years. Their answer? A staggering $5.1 billion over the past decade.
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/3/4/sold_out_new_report_follows_lobbying
3/03/2009
War, What Is It Good For
New York Times
March 3, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
Wars, Endless Wars
By BOB HERBERT
The singer Edwin Starr, who died in 2003, had a big hit in 1970 called “War” in which he asked again and again: “War, what is it good for?”
The U.S. economy is in free fall, the banking system is in a state of complete collapse and Americans all across the country are downsizing their standards of living. The nation as we’ve known it is fading before our very eyes, but we’re still pouring billions of dollars into wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with missions we are still unable to define.
Even as the U.S. begins plans to reduce troop commitments in Iraq, it is sending thousands of additional troops into Afghanistan. The strategic purpose of this escalation, as Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged, is not at all clear.
In response to a question on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Mr. Gates said:
“We’re talking to the Europeans, to our allies; we’re bringing in an awful lot of people to get different points of view as we go through this review of what our strategy ought to be. And I often get asked, ‘Well, how long will those 17,000 [additional troops] be there? Will more go in?’ All that depends on the outcome of this strategy review that I hope will be done in a few weeks.”
We invaded Afghanistan more than seven years ago. We have not broken the back of Al Qaeda or the Taliban. We have not captured or killed Osama bin Laden. We don’t even have an escalation strategy, much less an exit strategy. An honest assessment of the situation, taking into account the woefully corrupt and ineffective Afghan government led by the hapless Hamid Karzai, would lead inexorably to such terms as fiasco and quagmire.
Instead of cutting our losses, we appear to be doubling down.
As for Iraq, President Obama announced last week that substantial troop withdrawals will take place over the next year and a half and that U.S. combat operations would cease by the end of August 2010. But, he said, a large contingent of American troops, perhaps as many as 50,000, would still remain in Iraq for a “period of transition.”
That’s a large number of troops, and the cost of keeping them there will be huge. Moreover, I was struck by the following comment from the president: “There will surely be difficult periods and tactical adjustments, but our enemies should be left with no doubt. This plan gives our military the forces and flexibility they need to support our Iraqi partners and to succeed.”
In short, we’re committed to these two conflicts for a good while yet, and there is nothing like an etched-in-stone plan for concluding them. I can easily imagine a scenario in which Afghanistan and Iraq both heat up and the U.S., caught in an extended economic disaster at home, undermines its fragile recovery efforts in the same way that societies have undermined themselves since the dawn of time — with endless warfare.
We’ve already paid a fearful price for these wars. In addition to the many thousands of service members who have been killed or suffered obvious disabling injuries, a study by the RAND Corporation found that some 300,000 are currently suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or depression, and that 320,000 have most likely experienced a traumatic brain injury.
Time magazine has reported that “for the first time in history, a sizable and growing number of U.S. combat troops are taking daily doses of antidepressants to calm nerves strained by repeated and lengthy tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
Suicides among soldiers rose in 2008 for the fourth consecutive year, largely because of the stress of combat deployments. It’s believed that 128 soldiers took their own lives last year.
Much of the country can work itself up to a high pitch of outrage because a banker or an automobile executive flies on a private jet. But we’ll send young men and women by the thousands off to repeated excursions through the hell of combat — three tours, four tours or more — without raising so much as a peep of protest.
Lyndon Johnson, despite a booming economy, lost his Great Society to the Vietnam War. He knew what he was risking. He would later tell Doris Kearns Goodwin, “If I left the woman I really loved — the Great Society — in order to get involved with that bitch of a war on the other side of the world, then I would lose everything at home. All my programs... All my dreams...”
The United States is on its knees economically. As President Obama fights for his myriad domestic programs and his dream of an economic recovery, he might benefit from a look over his shoulder at the link between Vietnam and the still-smoldering ruins of Johnson’s presidency.
March 3, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
Wars, Endless Wars
By BOB HERBERT
The singer Edwin Starr, who died in 2003, had a big hit in 1970 called “War” in which he asked again and again: “War, what is it good for?”
The U.S. economy is in free fall, the banking system is in a state of complete collapse and Americans all across the country are downsizing their standards of living. The nation as we’ve known it is fading before our very eyes, but we’re still pouring billions of dollars into wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with missions we are still unable to define.
Even as the U.S. begins plans to reduce troop commitments in Iraq, it is sending thousands of additional troops into Afghanistan. The strategic purpose of this escalation, as Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged, is not at all clear.
In response to a question on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Mr. Gates said:
“We’re talking to the Europeans, to our allies; we’re bringing in an awful lot of people to get different points of view as we go through this review of what our strategy ought to be. And I often get asked, ‘Well, how long will those 17,000 [additional troops] be there? Will more go in?’ All that depends on the outcome of this strategy review that I hope will be done in a few weeks.”
We invaded Afghanistan more than seven years ago. We have not broken the back of Al Qaeda or the Taliban. We have not captured or killed Osama bin Laden. We don’t even have an escalation strategy, much less an exit strategy. An honest assessment of the situation, taking into account the woefully corrupt and ineffective Afghan government led by the hapless Hamid Karzai, would lead inexorably to such terms as fiasco and quagmire.
Instead of cutting our losses, we appear to be doubling down.
As for Iraq, President Obama announced last week that substantial troop withdrawals will take place over the next year and a half and that U.S. combat operations would cease by the end of August 2010. But, he said, a large contingent of American troops, perhaps as many as 50,000, would still remain in Iraq for a “period of transition.”
That’s a large number of troops, and the cost of keeping them there will be huge. Moreover, I was struck by the following comment from the president: “There will surely be difficult periods and tactical adjustments, but our enemies should be left with no doubt. This plan gives our military the forces and flexibility they need to support our Iraqi partners and to succeed.”
In short, we’re committed to these two conflicts for a good while yet, and there is nothing like an etched-in-stone plan for concluding them. I can easily imagine a scenario in which Afghanistan and Iraq both heat up and the U.S., caught in an extended economic disaster at home, undermines its fragile recovery efforts in the same way that societies have undermined themselves since the dawn of time — with endless warfare.
We’ve already paid a fearful price for these wars. In addition to the many thousands of service members who have been killed or suffered obvious disabling injuries, a study by the RAND Corporation found that some 300,000 are currently suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or depression, and that 320,000 have most likely experienced a traumatic brain injury.
Time magazine has reported that “for the first time in history, a sizable and growing number of U.S. combat troops are taking daily doses of antidepressants to calm nerves strained by repeated and lengthy tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
Suicides among soldiers rose in 2008 for the fourth consecutive year, largely because of the stress of combat deployments. It’s believed that 128 soldiers took their own lives last year.
Much of the country can work itself up to a high pitch of outrage because a banker or an automobile executive flies on a private jet. But we’ll send young men and women by the thousands off to repeated excursions through the hell of combat — three tours, four tours or more — without raising so much as a peep of protest.
Lyndon Johnson, despite a booming economy, lost his Great Society to the Vietnam War. He knew what he was risking. He would later tell Doris Kearns Goodwin, “If I left the woman I really loved — the Great Society — in order to get involved with that bitch of a war on the other side of the world, then I would lose everything at home. All my programs... All my dreams...”
The United States is on its knees economically. As President Obama fights for his myriad domestic programs and his dream of an economic recovery, he might benefit from a look over his shoulder at the link between Vietnam and the still-smoldering ruins of Johnson’s presidency.
3/01/2009
Cow Disaster
http://animalrights.change.org/blog/view/researchers_even_organically_raised_cows_are_a_climate_bomb
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