Comments for Kale Force

Comment on Produce ranking by concentration of pesticides by David

David — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:03:25 +0000

Eat your vegetables! Dammit.

Comment on Produce ranking by concentration of pesticides by unclevinny

unclevinny — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:45:33 +0000

Hm… I wonder about frozen organic soybeans. Interesting to see pineapple so low on the list, too. Oh who am I kidding, I’m doing well when I eat vegetables at all, pesticides or no!

Comment on My response to Cernetig by David

David — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:28:45 +0000

Thanks, Vinny!

I did not know you had a blog. I have subscribed, so now I will get all the wit ‘n’ wisdom I need, and more.

Comment on My response to Cernetig by unclevinny

unclevinny — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:56:12 +0000

You tell ‘em, kid! Maybe they’ll print the article, and link to your blog…

Comment on Kale Force meeting of March 12, 2008 by David

David — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:10:46 +0000

Julie Bellian has asked me to pass this info along:

“I think the social and eating parts of Kale Force are good, and it’s true you probably could have left everyone talking informally and eating for longer. It’s an especially good way for newer people to get connected and it is an entirely different group from all other farm/food groups I hang around.

Then the go-around was good -we get to hear who everyone is. I’m sure people will be getting together outside the group as a result.

I think this is good. As spring & summer approach we could move outside, or even meet at people’s gardens for an hour of collective work and then eating. Long summer evenings would allow this, but those of us who don’t want to ‘go to town’ on those perfect gardening (and farming!) evenings could still get some work done, and help others in rotation. It would be pleasant and productive -and we could also learn each other’s methods.

Car pooling would be a must. Then everyone will go home at a decent hour (Unlike Val & I last night!)

I volunteer my place - and I also suggest Patches NIHM because I already suggested we visit in a group. Individual visits to farm do take a lot of time away from the farmer’s day -so a group ‘tour’ is better.”

Comment on Blog for Urban Growing Pains by David

David — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:30:13 +0000

Somehow we need to compile a list of all the bylaws standing between us & local food security… anyone want the job?

Comment on Welcome to the Kale Force blog! by sharon

sharon — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:15:55 +0000

I have just gotten hold of a book called “Small-Scale Grain Raising” by Gene Logsdon, if anyone wants to borrow it. You can get in touch with me at Kingfisher Books (under the bowling alley).

Comment on Welcome to the Kale Force blog! by Gian

Gian — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:02:47 +0000

hi-
a few things: Lyn Adamson said that she is looking for someone to take over the organization of the local 50-mile (100 mile?) challenge and that there is talk of making it a sunshine coast-wide (long?) phenomenon.
Here’s a good link for a peek at what is going on in the US on this issue: Locavore Nation:
http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/locavore_nation/

and a NEW very good episode of C-Realm podcast (#77) on agriculture — some great new ideas, including the idea of….people getting together and buying land to be reserved for alternative farming!! see: http://c-realmpodcast.podOmatic.com/rss2.xml

Comment on Welcome to the Kale Force blog! by Gian

Gian — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:53:38 +0000

I can just envision the logging roads (’quadding roads’ lined with millions of sunflowers and … kale! Let’s buy a mountain of seeds!

Comment on Kale Force meeting of Feb. 13, 2008 by Lyra

Lyra — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:19:11 +0000

Wonderful! I look forward to brainstorming seed balls with you. And thank you for talking about my site! I might be interested in doing a cooking workshop, it would be fun to do! I just need to get over that whole ‘public shyness’ thing.

Blessings,
~L