Monday, March 14, 2011

If not now then when

it's 11:38 pm, I just finished a powerpoint on the sustainable business guru Gary Hirshberg and I am tres fatigue. lets make this short and sweet

I have not posted in over a week. I have been doing stuff.
This is a list of things I've done/ am doing.  will articulate upon latter.

  • Met with a new member of Energy Independent Caroline about starting a school/community garden, I've  written the budget and there is a lot of hype about making it happen.( The new principal at Caroline somehow knows my name.) I have partnered with an old, recently retired, 5th grade teacher in her efforts to get kids out of the classroom into the real world. what a concept
  • Reading Omnivores Dilemma, have a lot to say. Why in the world do we think we can out do nature; you can't take a cyclic system, make it linear and not expect extreme consequences
  • Reading Fast Food nation. externalizing costs is the beauty of economics.
  • have watched half of The Future of Food. Did you know if a seed of Monsanto's bt corn lands in your field from say a bird, or a passing truck, you can be taken to court. they will win. It's insane
  • have felt exceptionally guilty around Miss G, because of my procrastination. (I am busy these days like I wasn't before)
  • Read my new 2nd favorite poem by Robert Frost Two Tramps in Mud Time http://www.etymonline.com/poems/tramps.htm 
  • Attended a CSA farm festival. Farmers are amazing people. CSAs are brilliant
  • Crashed my dads computer because I had too much footage... Fingers crossed I get a laptop soon
later gater,
my disgustingly drool covered pillow has become my sanctuary....

1 comment:

  1. Mentor meeting: Plans for the next week:

    Finish Omnivore's Dilemma and FastFood Nation
    (read Mark Bittman article about organic vs. Sustainable farming)

    Who needs to know this information? How to convey it? To whom--how to convert "non-believers" not just preach to the choir?

    Marketing, psychology, behavioral change?
    Make a weekly plan.


    Here's my hubby's e-mail address: (His name is Tim.)

    timlo@cityofithaca

    Tom Knipe: bike guy. I'll get you his info later.

    You're doing important work. Do more. Keep loving it.

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