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My roommate and I will be there. We don't have bikes so we'll have to bomb but foot, if that's ok.
Boston Dirt Day Seedbombing bike tour at Boston and surrounding cities and neighborhoods
April 17, 2009 at 6pm to April 19, 2009 at 7pm
It is only appropriate that we celebrate Earth Day in Boston in a HOMEGROWN way. Friday night we'll assemble the seedballs and we bomb on bikes all weekend.
Routes and targets to be determined. Anyone wants to help plan this: please give me a shout…
oh and ground cherries
Katie said:I just ordered seeds for cucumbers, summer squash, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, broccoli and I plan on planting some herbs once space clears up on my windowsills. I live in an apartment building so I am growing the…
I just ordered seeds for cucumbers, summer squash, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, broccoli and I plan on planting some herbs once space clears up on my windowsills. I live in an apartment building so I am growing them all in 5 gallon pails in the back…
Can anyone recommend which seeds would work best for a little seed bombing bicycle escapade I may be planning? What works best in crappy soil, traffic medians, vacant lots, etc.?
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- What Kind of HOMEGROWN are You?
- Dirt Under My Fingernails City Slicker
- A bit about me:
- Hopefully going back to school for food policy.
- Latest greatest meal cooked at home:
- Stew with local, organic potatoes, carrots, turnips and onions.
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- Middlesex and Diet for a Small planet
- Currently listening to:
- Grace Potter and the Nocuturnals, Ray LaMontange and Leona Ness
- My latest DIY project:
- Crocheted a blanket my my brother's new baby.
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- http://www.localharvest.org
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Weekly Wrap-Up of Farm & Food News
All week long, we post updates on what's happening at Farm Aid and in the world of farms and food on Twitter. In case you missed some of those links, below are some notable stories we shared over since our last update:- The "Crop Mob" trend. Volunteers visit family farms to help do work—I'm sure a lot of farmers would welcome this!
- A new website is available to help you learn "Where is my milk from?"
- "Last Clucks: The Death of a Chicken" by an author who spent last year on a farm. "To appreciate your white meat and where it came from, all you need is a bird and a straight razor."
- Black farmers look forward to USDA settlement — where they will get paid for years of discrimination in getting turned down for loans.
- A Missouri town banded together to keep a new factory farm from being built, but the battle is now going statewide and local laws may be overturned to allow these farms in.
- A Boston Globe article about the rising popularity of ordering grass-fed & other meat directly from farmers online.
- "Speak Your Piece: Guess Who's Missing From Antitrust Hearing?" (Spoiler alert: It's farmers!)
- And finally, does your 6-year old know what a tomato looks like? These kids don't...
What news did you see out there? Please share in the comments.
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