Archive for May, 2008
Food banks face high costs but feeding more people “The way it’s going, we’re going to have a food disaster pretty soon,” said Phyllis Legg, interim executive director of the Merced Food Bank, which serves 43 food pantries throughout foreclosure-ravaged Merced County. Food banks across the country are in similar straits: While demand is up, [...]
Guest blogger: No Impact Man
In: Blog
24 May 2008Colin Beavan, aka NoImpactMan, has a special request that I’m happy to pass along. -LaVonne I really, really need support from all of you today (and I’m unashamedly bribing you with the offer of free Reverend Billy DVDs). But first I have to give you some background. Just read the bits in bold if you’re [...]
Not. happy.
In: Food
20 May 2008Sometimes going back to basics kind of sucks. I just spent 45 minutes stirring a quart of milk as it heated and cooled for homemade yogurt–no big deal, except standing that long kills my back, but it’s worth a little pain to have my favorite treat whenever I want it. And then I spilled the [...]
Civilization's last chance
In: Noteworthy
17 May 2008Civilization’s last chance. Time is running out. Are you scared enough yet — to make real changes in your life? Don’t just change a light bulb, plant a garden. Take a bus. Ride a bike. Turn off that air conditioner. Stop coming up with reasons you CAN’T do something and start thinking about ways you [...]
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- How I Went Vegan — The Complete Flake: [...] of months, that’s all it takes. If you want to store food for several years, there’ [...]
- LaVonne Ellis: Smart! Half a dozen or more of those abandoned websites are mine, lol. This one almost became one of [...]
- Mike Korner: Twitter is definitely unique LaVonne. Like all tools, it is valuable/powerful in the right hands and [...]
- LaVonne Ellis: Thanks, Mike. You make some excellent points. I've been going back and forth about sending this [...]
- Mike Korner: Hang in there LaVonne! Your nephew sounds like the kind of person who will find a way to succeed -- [...]
