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Great Basin Community Food Cooperative
Resurgence Slow Sundays
BAKE BREAD – FOR YOURSELF, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR NEIGHBOURS
The first Resurgence Slow Sunday celebrated baking bread and this theme was continued for our second Resurgence Slow Sunday. Here is the background to this Resurgence Slow Sunday action of baking bread as a rejection of mass-produced, factory-made bread.
WHY BAKE BREAD?
Mahatma Gandhi made spinning an act of defiance; the spinning wheel became the symbol of the independence movement in India. Similarly, good bread should become a symbol of environmentalism. Bread diversity is a symbol of cultural diversity. Regional varieties represent grain diversity as well as diversity of style. More...
Ecological Farming Newsletter Feb, 09
Discussion Forum
Nitrogen way out of balance in the desert 1 Reply
Nitrogen is evaporating from desert soils. As the ground continues to warm, there's less nutrition for native plants as shown in this Science News article, Nitrogen Loss Threatens Desert Plant Life,…
Started by Billy. Last reply by Billy Nov 11.
"The Future of Food" documentary 1 Reply
"The Future of Food" documentary is now available for viewing on hulu.com. DESCRIPTION: The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind engineered foods that hav…
Started by Dave Baker. Last reply by Chip Nov 9.
Winter Gardening
After a pretty good summer harvest, I'm trying to grow in a tarp covered hoop structure I built myself out of some PVC pipes. Has anybody done something similar & what were the results like? I do…
Tagged: house, hoop, garden, winter
Started by Chip Nov 9.
Round Foot Gardening 1 Reply
Round Foot Gardening While visitiing nurseries last week, I noticed a lot of those cute little square foot garden planters on display. Cute. I think they were each 9 or 12 or 16 square feet, with cu…
Tagged: recycling, radical, gardens
Started by Craig Bergland. Last reply by Craig Bergland Jun 11.
Plant Giveaway and Yard Share 4 Replies
Hey Greenos with an interest in gardening--I got carried away with planting seedlings in March and I've got some 6" high San Marzano tomatoes (a Roma variety good for sauce) and some eggplant (Black…
Tagged: yardshare
Started by Dave Baker. Last reply by Dave Baker May 14.
Dangers of using old railroad ties for garden/landscaping! 2 Replies
One of my addictions is surfing through Craigslist...for things I think I need and treasures I didn't know I needed until I see an ad for them (metal rooster art!) I was looking for leftover lumber,…
Tagged: chemicals, toxic, garden, landscaping
Started by Kathleen. Last reply by Billy Apr 8.
GARDENING 10 Replies
Tips, tricks and methods of growing food, flowers and trees in the Eastern Sierra meadows of Truckee Valley. RESOURCES: Master Gardners, UNR CoOp Extension Permaculture NoNev Garden Design Step…
Tagged: sustainable, Master Gardners, organic, permaculture, gardening
Started by Billy. Last reply by Billy Mar 22.
GM - Genetically Modified foods 7 Replies
Or GMOs, Genetically Modified Organisms. Seeds of Deception. Ecological Farming Assoc.
Tagged: Genetically Modified, GMO, GM
Started by Billy. Last reply by Craig Bergland Mar 9.
Going Veggie 4 Replies
I've been giving some thought to this for some time now, and I'm committed to eating vegetarian once the (limited) existing meat in our house is gone. My housemate Ali has agreed to join me in this.…
Started by David Sanders. Last reply by Billy Feb 24.
Food Safety 2 Replies
I've been eating organic wherever I've been able to get it since I joiined my first food CoOp in Santa Cruz (West Side Market a block from my home) in 1986. Here's one of many reasons why. Food safe…
Tagged: local, organic, food safety
Started by Billy. Last reply by Billy Feb 23.
International 1 Reply
UN unveils ambitious 'green' food programme Wed, 18.Feb.2009 NAIROBI (AFP) — The UN Environment Programme has unveiled an ambitious seven-point plan to feed the world without polluting it further by…
Tagged: sustainability, poverty, Food, UN
Started by Billy. Last reply by Billy Feb 19.
Dairy Alternatives. 2 Replies
Photo: Rice Plant with Grains Wikimedia Commons I do consume dairy in one form: organic, non-fat, yogurt from the Strauss dairy. They are a bit far away in Napa, but I love the stuff. Creamy as can b…
Tagged: rice milk, homemade, Local
Started by Billy. Last reply by Billy Feb 17.
Irradiation
See our earlier discussion, Spinach & Lettuce Irradiation News Feed
Tagged: irradiation, food
Started by Billy Feb 17.
Great Basin Community Food Coop.
I had a really good time today volunteering for a few hours at the CoOp. That way I can see all the foodstuff they have in minutae. I had ordered a 25# bag of organic sweet brown rice from Sacto to m…
Started by Billy Feb 10.
"Nevada’s organic certification program could be on the chopping block."
Stunted growth? Kat Kerlin Reno News & Review February 5, 2009 Original Article Nevada’s organic certification program could be on the chopping block. Photo: Farmer Rick Lattin sells his produc…
Started by Billy Feb 8.
Beyond GM. Scarier stuff on the horizon. 1 Reply
Lesson: Grow organically. Eat locally grown items. Buy locally harvested organic seeds like the kind I got at the CoOp the other day. Let's hope all these designer plants that may carry unknown alle…
Tagged: grown, locally, organic, gm, food
Started by Billy. Last reply by Craig Bergland Feb 7.
Permaculture Northern NV
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Comment by Dave Baker on May 6, 2009 at 8:28am - Hey Billy, I understand you have a bunch of horse poop in your driveway.
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Comment by Dave Baker on March 7, 2009 at 2:58pm
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Attendance at the Organic Vegetable Gardening @ Moana event looked like about 100 people. It was a combination of information and product promotion of the Dr. Earth line of organic gardening products.
At the end of the presentation, a raffle was held and I won a 45# bag of worm castings!
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Comment by Craig Bergland on March 5, 2009 at 6:49pm -
Hi kids,
Just want you all to know that I have a goodly supply of 'Laura' non-GMO soybeans on hand. I'd like to give you all a pound or so of them so that you might plant them in your garden (or indoor planter) this year for the purpose of multiplying seeds.
Perhaps our new 'master gardener' (Billy) can give us tips on how best to grow these things?
Soybeans often get a bad rap from some because of their lack of one of the amino-acids (forgot which one). And, especially when sprouted, they can rob the body of this chemical. But, as stated in the great book, "Diet for a Small Planet", soy can be combined with other grains to make complete proteins.
Soy is nearly equivalent to meat in protein, has ZERO cholesterol, and is chock full of other good stuff. It has kept millions of Chinese from starving over the milleniums. Hasn't seemed to have harmed them too much.Yes, yes, I know, too much estrogen (?), but when you're hungry, perhaps that is not of too much concern.
Additionally, beans are nitrogen-fixing and good for improving your soil as well a green manure for adding organic materials. (My soil is so poor, it needs all the material it can get)
The EROEI of soy in my experience is about 10 to 1. Certainly better than tar sands or corn ethanol. Grown in good healthy soil it's probably much better.
So let me know if you want me to package some seeds for you.
I also have smaller quantities of organic sprouting barley, and a bit of organic wheatberries.
I highly recommend that we grow these this year for the purpose of gathering seeds rather than eating the stuff now. Now we still have commercial grocery stores available with food, but the chain is so long and fragile, who knows.
If you have a good gardern area, let me also suggest that you consider growing some potatoes and other things like turnips. These grow easily and have been staples for many for a long time.
I'm hoping it doesn't all collapse before spring of 2010.
Thanks
Craig
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