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Sh'mal - the link didn't make it. Could you please repost. Thanks in advance. Best, Mike
Dear Friend,
Somehow a top official from CropLife -- the powerful chemical industry
trade group that went after Michelle Obama's organic garden -- has been
nominated to serve as America's chief agricultural negotiator for
international trade. If ...
Shmal, I enjoyed reading this ... twice! You have a talent for taking the reader into the world you are describing.
Well, lalita, good to read you being connected. Planted garlic chives right here in Seattle and purslane. There was some left in the garden, but I bought seeds and have been eating them for months now daily in salads. Love sh'mal
This group is all about the McRorie garden in particular. Wonder who to contact about bat guano? How about if you'd like to split your plot. This is the place!
THE AUSTIN WOMEN
Then “The Women” came. Some of us knew them from Austin. Not me, they weren’t my friends, but they were coming.
A collective of lesbians,
Came in pairs,
Small groups,
Left, came again.
We helped them look for their own land,
Botto...
Community gardens in Seattle are thriving, with a two year wait to get in one. But the City is now allowing residents to have curb side gardens between the street and the sidewalk. They were previously banned, except with a special permit, but now...
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Dear Friend,
Somehow a top official from CropLife -- the powerful chemical industry
trade group that went after Michelle Obama's organic garden -- has been
nominated to serve as America's chief agricultural negotiator for
international trade. If confirmed by the Senate, Isi Siddiqui, who has
spent the last several years of his career fighting various restrictions
and bans on environmentally hazardous pesticides, would bring that
inappropriately aggressive stance on broadening pesticide use to t… Continue
Somehow a top official from CropLife -- the powerful chemical industry
trade group that went after Michelle Obama's organic garden -- has been
nominated to serve as America's chief agricultural negotiator for
international trade. If confirmed by the Senate, Isi Siddiqui, who has
spent the last several years of his career fighting various restrictions
and bans on environmentally hazardous pesticides, would bring that
inappropriately aggressive stance on broadening pesticide use to t… Continue
Posted on December 3, 2009 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment
Teachings of the Sufi Masters
The Teachings of the Sufi Masters
There must be an acceleration of a shift in consciousness so humans have a greater understanding of each of their roles on this planet. On the material plane there are so many areas of concern that each of us must be aware of. They all can be dealt with if the shift in consciousness takes place along with each of us doing our share in spreading the material plane work along with the cosmic work.
Acknowledging that our breath is a universal breath, connected wit… Continue
There must be an acceleration of a shift in consciousness so humans have a greater understanding of each of their roles on this planet. On the material plane there are so many areas of concern that each of us must be aware of. They all can be dealt with if the shift in consciousness takes place along with each of us doing our share in spreading the material plane work along with the cosmic work.
Acknowledging that our breath is a universal breath, connected wit… Continue
Posted on November 6, 2009 at 7:29pm —
more on the Ganja Boogien Band
NEW MEXICO
A NEW BEGINNING
In the winter of 1970 a group of strangers migrated from cities to the Santa Fe Community School in Santa Fe, New Mexico where this odyssey began. If there can be a beginning for anything that happens in life, since now I know: Life is a smooth if sometimes irregular and uncertain ongoing creation story, from the big bang to this moment. We each brought with something with us that became a part of the whole.
Like a spark of spirit.
A simple spark inside that was being… Continue
A NEW BEGINNING
In the winter of 1970 a group of strangers migrated from cities to the Santa Fe Community School in Santa Fe, New Mexico where this odyssey began. If there can be a beginning for anything that happens in life, since now I know: Life is a smooth if sometimes irregular and uncertain ongoing creation story, from the big bang to this moment. We each brought with something with us that became a part of the whole.
Like a spark of spirit.
A simple spark inside that was being… Continue
Posted on November 6, 2009 at 7:26pm — 1 Comment
Ganja Boogie Band More stories
THE AUSTIN WOMEN
Then “The Women” came. Some of us knew them from Austin. Not me, they weren’t my friends, but they were coming.
A collective of lesbians,
Came in pairs,
Small groups,
Left, came again.
We helped them look for their own land,
Bottom land, down by a river, beautiful place,
With very difficult access. They bought it ─ I think,
Who can remember?
But never lived there.
In the meantime they were there,
With us,
But on their own.
Really there, living in the “monks cabin.”
An old log ca… Continue
Then “The Women” came. Some of us knew them from Austin. Not me, they weren’t my friends, but they were coming.
A collective of lesbians,
Came in pairs,
Small groups,
Left, came again.
We helped them look for their own land,
Bottom land, down by a river, beautiful place,
With very difficult access. They bought it ─ I think,
Who can remember?
But never lived there.
In the meantime they were there,
With us,
But on their own.
Really there, living in the “monks cabin.”
An old log ca… Continue
Posted on September 28, 2009 at 10:28pm —
The Ganga Boogie Band
GANJA BOOGIE BAND
I was driving my VW van, my seven year old son, Miguel, in the back, as our small, slow moving caravan of school bus, VW beetle and truck, labored up the dusty, dirt, Brown Mountain road to Nogo, Arkansas after a circuitous route, from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Austin, where others joined us to commence our adventure. This was the early contingent of sixteen hippies going to live on 40 acres on the edge of the national forest.
I remember questioning, wondering, my uncertainty a… Continue
I was driving my VW van, my seven year old son, Miguel, in the back, as our small, slow moving caravan of school bus, VW beetle and truck, labored up the dusty, dirt, Brown Mountain road to Nogo, Arkansas after a circuitous route, from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Austin, where others joined us to commence our adventure. This was the early contingent of sixteen hippies going to live on 40 acres on the edge of the national forest.
I remember questioning, wondering, my uncertainty a… Continue
Posted on August 18, 2009 at 11:00pm —
Comment Wall (10 comments)
- At 9:30am on August 12, 2009,
Michael Levin said…
- Hi Sh'mal,
Could you please post your reading list? I've enjoyed the books and magazines you gave me so much. Sojourners, The Sun, etc... It's a new world to me, these deep, moving, thoughtful publications oriented toward spirituality, helping others and creative writing. Activism, too - and social work. I love it, and I've finally worked my way through the magazines and books. I think everyone here at Zoobird would like to read a Reading List from Sh'mal - maybe here on your home page.
In fact, I think I'll include a new profile question for everyone asking what their Reading List is.
Chow for now, Mike
- At 2:56pm on April 25, 2009,
Lois Hudson said… - Dear Sh'mal,
Have you seen The Soloist, or read it? I saw the movie yesterday, and had to get the book. I think we both can relate to Steve and his friend, Nathanial. Julliard and music hold strongly in my heart, but even stronger the needs of the mentally ill and neglected.
Sh'mal, I've enjoyed reading about your experiences as a Social Worker.
I relate......Lois Hudson
- At 9:17pm on December 30, 2008,
Ron Chandler said… - Dear Sh'mal:
Thank you for writing, and I am glad that you have enjoyed the posts from Thailand and India. I will post more images when I get to another location. I hope that this email finds you well, and enjoying the beautiful Northwest. Seattle is lucky to have you!
Best to you,
Ron
- At 7:08pm on December 21, 2008,
Ellen Bush said… - Hi again, You'll need to go to page two of the groups and click on Environmental Zoo to join. I'll check, I think there's a place for me to invite you which might make it easier for you. Blessings.
- At 7:03pm on December 21, 2008,
Ellen Bush said…
- Hi, Good for you! I'm glad your main interest with the elders and perhaps others is spirituality. Life is all about that! Thanks for coming on board.
- At 3:21pm on December 21, 2008,
Ellen Bush said…
- Hi Sh'mal, You sound like a very interesting person to get to know. I'd like to invite you to be my friend on this site and also to join my new group, Environmental Zoo, where you may share your concerns, solutions, ideas, or anything else you'd like to share. There is also a discussion going. See you there?
- At 4:49am on October 5, 2008,
Michael Levin said…
- Did I read correctly (in your comment on Dave Beasley's page) that you landed an organic garden patch in Seattle?
I went to the Fall Harvest Fest at Indigo, led by Abundant Edible Landscapes, yesterday. It was very informative. I took lots of pictures and plan to write it up in my blog and Elephant Journal later today. Meanwhile, I took lots of pictures and put them in an album called "Fall Harvest Fest".
I want to hear all about your Seattle gardening adventures!
Talk to you soon,
Michael
- At 7:59pm on August 25, 2008,
Lois Hudson said…
- Hi Sh'mal,
Nice hearing from you and such nice things about my son. He just recently became interested and excited about community gardening. I've been outside, in humid ,sizzling Houston, watching from a distance the birds and squirrels eating the food I put down for them. They seem grateful. Lois
- At 11:32pm on June 22, 2008,
Michael Levin said…
- We miss ya here in the Swamp...where you at?
- At 10:58pm on June 5, 2008,
Michael Levin said…
- Welcome, Sh'mal! We're so glad you dropped by...
Now, we need some wisdom from the McRorie benefactor. Feel free to create content wherever you like. A discussion or blog post. In fact, you might want to use this blog at Zoobird as a starting point for your writing.
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Hundreds of private e-mail messages and documents hacked from a computer server at a British university are causing a stir among global warming skeptics, who say they show that climate scientists conspired to overstate the case for a human influence on climate change.Blue Zones
When people think of living longer, they think about their body.They think about exercise, diet and nutrition. But research shows that state of ones mind is as important, if not more, than the state of ones body.http://yosan.edu/pdf/august2009.pdf
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