Bornfamous

I can’t be in Washington on June 26th to stand up for our rights, but maybe you can:
On June 26, 2007, join us in Washington, D.C. as we call on Congress to restore habeas corpus, fix the Military Commissions Act, and restore our constitutional rights. Rally with us outside the Capitol, then help deliver our [...]

Cindy Sheehan quits, and I don’t blame her.
This is my resignation letter as the “face” of the American anti-war movement. This is not my “Checkers” moment, because I will never give up trying to help people in the world who are harmed by the empire of the good old US of A, but I [...]

I’m a list-making fool tonight. For one thing, I’ve narrowed down the veggies I want to grow on the balcony — the list needs more pruning. [Pruning! Get it? Me so funny.]

GROW LIST:

beets
sweet potatoes
potatoes
carrots
beans
tomatoes
onions
arugula

lettuce
dandelions
sunflowers
collard greens
chard
kale
spinach
winter squash
melons
berries

Then I decided I’d better write down all these goals and dreams that have been swimming around in my head, [...]

Plant a Row for the Hungry
Approximately 25 million people, including 9.9 million children, have substandard diets or must resort to seeking emergency food because they cannot always afford the food they need. In the past year, the demand for hunger assistance has increased by 40%, and research shows that hundreds of hungry children and [...]

I went to the farmer’s market and impulsively bought my first herb plants: rosemary, chives, and cilantro. They smell so good!

In case you need another reason to start eating local: As Imports Increase, a Tense Dependence on China
China has become the leading supplier of many food ingredients, such as apple juice, a primary sweetener in many foods; garlic and garlic powder, a major flavor agent; sausage casings and cocoa butter.
China now supplies 80 percent of [...]

Seeing Red: Eating Locally and Debunking the Red-Blue Divide by Barbara Kingsolver
Eaters must understand, how we eat determines how the world is used.
Update: sorry I forgot to thank anna banana for the link. :o]

Have you heard about Blackwater? Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill:
Meet BLACKWATER USA, the world’s most secretive and powerful mercenary firm. Based in the wilderness of North Carolina, it is the fastest-growing private army on the planet with forces capable of carrying out regime change throughout the [...]

I know — I could grow sunflowers on my balcony, for the flowers, the seeds AND the shade. Plus my grungy balcony would look pretty for a change. I love it. Facts about Sunflowers

The nice thing about living in San Diego is that it’s never too late to start a garden. It’s just a matter of what to plant and when to plant it. Oh, and where. Kind of like the five w’s we learned in journalism class [who, what, where, when and um, how -- I know, [...]

Freedom is growing your own food. That’s the philosophy of Jules Dervaes and his three grown children. They are supporting themselves by farming almost every inch of their 1/10th-acre yard in Pasadena, California — complete with chickens, ducks and goats. Their amazing urban farm, which yields three TONS of yummy organic food per year, [...]

I need to get organized, and I’m not talking about sorting papers and decluttering my home, though I need to do that too — oy, do I! No, I’m talking about mental organization.
In the past month or so — since Earth Day, really — I’ve been obsessively reading everything I can about how to [...]

Greenpa lives without a refrigerator and has for 3 decades. He says if you live in a city- you do not need a refrigerator. AT ALL. And there are people who are trying it. Wow. I’ve just experienced a mind shift.

So I’ve decided what the hell, I’m going to join the 90% reduction challenge and, over the next year, try to cut our household emissions/consumption to BY 90% of the average American use. Since we already use less than most families, it shouldn’t be as painful for us. I hope.
I just checked our electric bill [...]