tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post4224817153261103138..comments2023-07-26T08:12:40.144-04:00Comments on Flatbush Gardener: It's too late, but it's not too late, is it?Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-32544753342028092312008-01-22T07:47:00.000-05:002008-01-22T07:47:00.000-05:00anne: Well, you know I'm all about the trees! amar...<B>anne</B>: Well, you know I'm all about the trees! <BR/><BR/><B>amarilla</B>: For better or worse, it's becoming harder to lose sight of this. As prices for basic commodities continue to leap higher here in the city, we'll have to do more to increase food security locally.Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-4124244233171415782008-01-20T21:20:00.000-05:002008-01-20T21:20:00.000-05:00Thanks for the reminder about the effects of diet ...Thanks for the reminder about the effects of diet on the environment, this is not something I hear very often, and when I do forget about it all too quickly.amarillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145474039245058818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-3359108888106467782008-01-16T14:47:00.000-05:002008-01-16T14:47:00.000-05:00for a dose of optimism (much needed in these times...for a dose of optimism (much needed in these times), check out the book francis moore lappe wrote with her daughter anna, called "hope's edge" (aka "the next diet for a small planet"). <BR/><BR/>they travel to locations from brazil to pakistan to wisconsin and meet with local activists changing their immediate environments through micro-enterprises. two of the activists profiled, wangari maathai (founder of kenya's green belt movement) and muhammad yunus of grameen bank, have won the nobel peace prize since this book was published. <BR/><BR/>not to sound like a shill, but the stories in this book definitely help me keep going and remember the importance of working for change right where i am. a story like wangari maathai's shows that something as simple as planting trees can affect huge positive change in many realms.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02950575269494902408noreply@blogger.com