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Zoobird is about community. Community gardening, organic meals, living in a sustainable environment. It's dangerously organic!

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Monica Carter

Newnan's Lake

Did you know Gainesville has a huge 6,800 acre lake abundant with wildlife, birds and flowers of all kinds? Located 5 minutes from the University of Florida? Let me introduce you to Newnan's Lake; a beautiful, ancient waterway that is vital to 80 nesting Bald Eagles, and solely feeds Paynes Prairie State Preserve. Gainesville's Best Kept Secret. . . . With 27 miles of shoreline you'll never run out of things to do! Newnan's Lake needs our help. . . . This lake is thousands of years old, and supp… Continue

Posted by Monica Carter on July 9, 2009 at 4:04pm

michael amish

Local Salvaged Materials From The 1870 McCredie House Of Micanopy For Sale

Owners Tom Smith and Edith Williams have hired local deconstruction artists The Bearded Brothers as well as Fro of Superior Woodwork...Click here for full post

Posted by michael amish on July 3, 2009 at 6:04pm

Michael Levin

Chi Gung is the Alphabet


Chi Gung is a form of exercise that I learned about here in Seaside, OR at the Seaside Hostel. Trung, the instructor, said Chi Gung is the alphabet, Tai Chi is the language. Nice!

Posted by Michael Levin on June 24, 2009 at 12:30pm

Sh'mal Ellenberg

ALONE

Bob Sh’mal Ellenberg
11319 8th Ave. NE #106
Seattle, Wa. 98125
shmal8@yahoo.com










ALONE








There was a time in my life when nothing stopped me from being with any woman who was willing to give herself to me. It was gratifying to be self-indulging. Something to do with, “As we have received, so shall we share.” I wanted to be as high on that feeling of giving as well as being on the receiving end. I tried to make it all fair.
I didn’t know I had this quality in me that women would en… Continue

Posted by Sh'mal Ellenberg on June 11, 2009 at 4:40pm — 2 Comments

pete korhonen

Pelago Bicycles - New bicycle brand / shop in Helsinki


Pelago Bicycles will be starting in early June in Helsinki.
Their idea is to bring simple and affordable - yet quality bicycles
to the streets.

Check them out at:

http://www.pelagobicycles.com/index.html

Posted by pete korhonen on May 29, 2009 at 4:59am — 1 Comment

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New Zoobird Features

There is a new feature for you here at Zoobird. Now, you can see who is online and chat using the chat tool. You can set preferences with chat so that you are visible or invisible to others. And, you can make your chats public or private. 

There is also some very beautiful, thought provoking music from Los Bros featuring my friend
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Created by Michael Levin Nov 17, 2008 at 10:46am. Last updated by Michael Levin Feb 9.

Learning your way around Zoobird

Zoobird is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of it as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Zoobird has room for all of your friends.


When you create a profile for yourself on Zoobird you get a personal page automatically. That's where you can be creative and d
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Created by Michael Levin Jun 7, 2008 at 7:12pm. Last updated by Michael Levin Jun. 25, 2008.

Zoobird Bumper Stickers


We just got some Zoobird bumper stickers. They were made by Phat Al's crew, by hand at T Shirts, Signs and More on 811 W. University Ave, just next to Recycled Bicycles right here in Gainesville, FL. 
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Created by Michael Levin Jun 15, 2008 at 4:51pm. Last updated by Michael Levin Jun. 20, 2008.

New Feature...Del.icio.us!

Just so you know! There's a new feature here in Zoobird. It's called the "Zoobird Reading List", and it's a del.icio.us link library. What's del.icio.us? Why, it's a place on the Web to store bookmarks of your favorite websites. And, Mind, Body and Spirit has its own del.icio.us site. It's Continue

Created by Michael Levin Jun 13, 2008 at 2:36pm. Last updated by Michael Levin Jun. 13, 2008.

Zoobird email addresses!

Would you like your very own Zoobird email address? It will be set up to forward to your existing email address, which might not be so easy to remember or so ... cool! Just let me know what you'd like your Zoobird email address to be and where you would like it to forward.


For example, if your email address is emma108976@sw.767.netflogbusiness.net, you'd probably love having emma@zoobird.com.

Yeah? Yeah!

Right now, the
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Created by Michael Levin Jun 3, 2008 at 1:37pm. Last updated by Michael Levin Jun. 3, 2008.

Welcome to Zoobird...

Zoobird is a place for people who love organic living to congregate. Continue

Created by Michael Levin May 28, 2008 at 12:41pm. Last updated by Michael Levin Jun. 1, 2008.

This is an experiment...

Let's see how this social network works. Please feel at home here. You can create a profile, add content, customize the page you see when you log in. The blog we set up is still there, linked to this page just below this Notes area  and at http://zoobird.wordpress.com 


Please feel free to send me a message and let me know what you like (and don't like!) about this website. I'm Mike Levin. 
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Created by Michael Levin May 28, 2008 at 1:29pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May. 28, 2008.

The organic farming revolution...


"People will tell you the organic farming revolution that's taking place is about food safety or ecolgical concerns, but I think if you dig down deep, you'll find that the revolution is really about what people are missing in their lives: good food and a connection to the land, both of which puts us in touch with basic spiritual values."

from The Sun Magazine: "Earthly Delights, Cultivating a new Agricultural Revolution: An Interview with Michael Abelman", by Arnie Cooper, June 2003

The Zoobird Wordpress Blog

How we see things…

We don’t see things as they are. We see them as we are. The Talmud

Michael

Michael has an affinity for lambsquarters. He agreed that lambsquarters and dahl may be a solution to world hunger. Plus, they taste good.

Frank and Irena

Frank and Irena have it all under control on this splendid day at the McRorie Community Garden.

Self Reliance and Sharing

McRorie Garden self reliance and sharing making tasty meals —Zoobird

Zen

The Zen philosopher Bashar once wrote… “A flute with no holes is not a flute, and a donut with no hole is a danish”

Music

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Gardening - Seasons

You can talk about gardening in all its glory here. Anything and everything is welcome.

5 discussions

Juice

For some food lovers, the whole world revolves around juicing. Others go for whole foods. If you're somewhere to the right of whole foods, this is the spot!

2 discussions

Travel

Hostels are my thing. Next to Westies and tents, the three are my favorites. But. there's a time and place for Luxury you can Afford, as Bonnie Raitt said. All things in between go here.

2 discussions

Health

We try to take care of ourselves, but we need to be careful that our efforts to be healthy aren't misguided.

2 discussions

Gardening - Fertilizers and Insecticides

Want to feed those little sprouts? Protect them from bugs? Wonder what BT is? This is the place to talk about it.

1 discussions

Life

In all its glory... This is about your day to day. This is why we work. Or, do we live to work? You decide. Here.

2 discussions

Gardening - Your First Organic Garden

You've got to start somewhere. How deep do you plant those seeds? How often do you water? When's the best time to plant? Got a tip? Wonder about an urban legend?

3 discussions

Gardening - Flowers

What's a butterfly garden? How do you prepare sunflower seeds for snack food? What flowers need the least attention?

0 discussions

Gardening - Herbs

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme...

0 discussions

Gardening - Composting

How do you create the ideal compost heap? What can you put in it? What's not recommended? Ask and answer those questions about composting here.

3 discussions

Latest Activity

Hi Bert! Welcome to Zoobird. I hope to read more of your writing here. Here's a welcome - an urban mandala from the McRorie Community Garden in Gainesville.
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Bert Woodall and Monica Carter joined Zoobird
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Hi Michael, glad you like Gainesville Farm Fresh. There's much to do, but in just 3 weeks we have reached 3900 hits so I know there is interest. Love the garden at McRorie and have taken some good photos. Look forward to a good dialogue.
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James Steele is now friends with Michael Levin and Monica Carter
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Monica Carter added a blog post
Did you know Gainesville has a huge 6,800 acre lake abundant with wildlife, birds and flowers of all kinds? Located 5 minutes from the University of Florida? Let me introduce you to Newnan's Lake; a beautiful, ancient waterway that is vital to 80 ...
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James, welcome to Zoobird. Hope you find interesting groups and discussions here. I'm looking forward to reading your posts. Here's a welcome photo from my patch at the McRorie Community Garden here in Gainesville. Love Gainesville Farm Fresh! Bes...
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James Steele updated their profile
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Water is essential to life. Did you know sprinklers waste lots of water due to evaporation? Learn and discuss water here.
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Hello Michael, I really like your site; I stumbled upon it on Craig's List and was astonished at all you offer :) Then I saw Kate's Fish Camp links on all the pages and was blown away. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. And you joined Friends of New...
yesterday
Hi Monica and welcome to Zoobird! I just joined the Newnan's Lake Meetup Group. I read about the happenings at Katie's Fish Camp, too. It all looks good! Also, I have heard from reliable sources that Newnan's Lake is beautiful. Can't wait to visit...
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Then it was the other side of the world. Now, troubles on many sides of the world, including homebase. I guess that wasn't in hopscotch. There are thoughts and prayer though that today can make it all different if we put our collective mind to the...
yesterday
Marty Harrelson updated their profile photo
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Hi Marty and welcome to Zoobird! I'll look forward to reading about solar energy on your blog. All the best, Mike
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Marty Harrelson is now a member of Zoobird
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Somewhere in the 40's when time rushed by As we played hopscotch after school or went To the RKO on Saturdays Somewhere in the 40's the other side of the world Destruction and chaos.. They could not find themselves or wonder why
on Tuesday
Hi Mycol - I just found Finca Mycol, your off the grid home, on the WWOOF website here: http://www.wwoofusa.org/farms/1568 Nice!
on Tuesday
Hi Larry and welcome to Zoobird! All the best, Mike
on Monday
Larry Warm is now a member of Zoobird
on Monday
Michael Levin added a discussion to the group Bike Zoo
If you've thought about building a bike up from a bare frame, this video and music should psych you up to do it. I loved watching it. It also reminds you of the details involved in building a bike. I know some of you have built bikes from frames....
on Monday
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Welcome to Gainesville Farm Fresh, Gainesville's online community resource for sustainable local food.

Gainesville Farm Fresh is a community resource to bring together all aspects of local food resurces in the greater Gainesville area.

S H I F T to bikes!

Portland, Oregons biking organization that co-mingles sustainability, permaculture and two wheels in a irresistible way you won't want to miss.

YouTube - Doug Fattic Bicycle Framebuilding Promo

Build your own alternative transport - bike frames! Doug Fattic teaches framebuilding. Build that frame. Ride to the garden. Grow your own. This is one of the few framebuilding courses offered.

Shogun - by Levi Borreson

Custom bike restored and fitted with hand made wooden fenders by Levi Borreson. You could see this cruising to the garden, couldn't you?

Yellow Bike, by Levi Borreson

A custom bike by Levi Borreson with hand made fenders. You'd love to ride this to the garden, wouldn't you?

The Independent Florida Alligator: News - UF researchers work on coffee alternative

Researchers at UF are developing a new caffeinated beverage that serves as a pick-me-up and an antioxidant.

Kayak Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida

Complete with satellite photos - a bad day fishing is better than most anything!

WWOOF-USA

Finca Mycol is a 20-acre permaculture homestead that has been steadily transforming its landscape since 2002 to live in an ecocentric balance with nature and the hue-mans. Located at the end of a dirt road 17 miles north of downtown Gainesville,

2009 Photo Contest » Florida State Parks

Admire nature here with Florida State Park winning photos! Beautiful... You'll want to go for a hike!

My 1993 Bridgestone XO-1

A cool XO-1 that would be great for trips to the garden. Just needs a basket to hold veggies!

Kate's Fish Camp

Kate's Fish Camp is an Old-time Fish camp. Kate’s is located at the intersection of Prairie creek and Hawthorne road.

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Hell in earth

One man's view of gardening - funny describing it as Hell on earth.

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