From lists at rhomestead.com Wed Aug 12 15:14:44 2015 From: lists at rhomestead.com (Beth Spaugh) Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:14:44 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] pricing for picklers Message-ID: <55CB9B24.40305@rhomestead.com> Pricing for Kirby/pickling cukes by the quart or pound? Some are small (less than 4"), others from that size up to 7 x 2. Am selling regular cukes for $1 each, 3/4 to a pound. At a farmstand without a scale. Thank you. -- Beth Spaugh Rehoboth Homestead, Peru NY http://rhomestead.com http://www.facebook.com/rhomestead "How we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." - Wendell Berry "Without power over our food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore Lappe It's not that nice guys finish last. They have a whole different notion where the finish line is. - unknown From clearviewfarm at bluefrog.com Thu Aug 13 21:45:32 2015 From: clearviewfarm at bluefrog.com (clearviewfarm at bluefrog.com) Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 18:45:32 -0700 Subject: [Market-farming] pricing for picklers Message-ID: <20150813184532.19AAD175@m0005298.ppops.net> I've been getting $3/pint at farmers markets. If I had more, the price would drop. You need to get a feel for the supply and demand. Sorry I'm not more defined in my answer. Kurt Forman Clearview Farm Palmyra, NY 14522 Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. --- lists at rhomestead.com wrote: From: Beth Spaugh To: Market Farming Subject: [Market-farming] pricing for picklers Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:14:44 -0400 Pricing for Kirby/pickling cukes by the quart or pound? Some are small (less than 4"), others from that size up to 7 x 2. Am selling regular cukes for $1 each, 3/4 to a pound. At a farmstand without a scale. Thank you. -- Beth Spaugh Rehoboth Homestead, Peru NY http://rhomestead.com http://www.facebook.com/rhomestead "How we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." - Wendell Berry "Without power over our food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore Lappe It's not that nice guys finish last. They have a whole different notion where the finish line is. - unknown _______________________________________________ Market-farming mailing list Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming Market Farming List Archives may be found here: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email address and password): http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming _____________________________________________________________ This message was delivered by BlueFrog.com. 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I have little familiarity with coolers and don?t know what?s available or where to look. Any ideas are appreciated. > > Thanks, Marty > Niles Home for Children > > > Marty Kraft > Please respond to global warming in your own way. Let care of nature become second nature. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > > Market Farming List Archives may be found here: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ > Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email > address and password): > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From etienne at lejardinduvillage.ca Wed Aug 19 13:49:44 2015 From: etienne at lejardinduvillage.ca (Etienne Goyer) Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 13:49:44 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] Outdoor Cooler In-Reply-To: <60C92678-43A4-47BA-AF57-68E757D33549@zoomtown.com> References: <60C92678-43A4-47BA-AF57-68E757D33549@zoomtown.com> Message-ID: <55D4C1B8.5040203@lejardinduvillage.ca> An old refrigerated truck or a reefer trailer are two other possibilities for an outdoor cooler. Around here, second hand reefer trailer can be had for about 5k$. Add a 2" layer of foam and rig it with a Coolbot, and you can have a fairly big cooler for less than 10k$. On 15-08-19 01:05 PM, Richard Stewart wrote: > Can you fit a 20' cargo container? > > Richard Stewart > Carriage House Farm > North Bend, Ohio > > An Ohio Century Farm Est. 1855 > > (513) 967-1106 > http://www.carriagehousefarmllc.com > rstewart at zoomtown.com > > You can follow us on Facebook or on Twitter @CarriageHsFm > > */P/*lease consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > > > > > On Aug 19, 2015, at 9:56 AM, Kraft Marty > wrote: > >> We could use a cooler for our produce but we don?t have space inside >> our building. We?re in an urban setting where buildings are vulnerable >> to people stripping copper and fixtures out to sell. We are >> considering a metal cooler of some kind or putting a cooler inside a >> shed. I have little familiarity with coolers and don?t know what?s >> available or where to look. Any ideas are appreciated. >> >> Thanks, Marty >> Niles Home for Children >> >> >> Marty Kraft >> /Please respond to global warming in your own way. Let care of nature >> become second nature. / >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Market-farming mailing list >> Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming >> >> Market Farming List Archives may be found here: >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ >> Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email >> address and password): >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming > > > > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > > Market Farming List Archives may be found here: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ > Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email > address and password): > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming > -- Etienne Goyer - Le Jardin du Village http://lejardinduvillage.wordpress.com "Changer le monde, une betterave ? la fois" From karen at rootsfarm.info Tue Aug 25 09:05:14 2015 From: karen at rootsfarm.info (Roots Farm) Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 09:05:14 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] Organic Dairy in Dominica Welcomes Volunteer Help Message-ID: Posting for a friend. Please respond directly to charlesa472001 at yahoo.com , not to me. Volunteer positions available starting immediately or later with only organic dairy in Dominica (gorgeous Caribbean island between Guadeloupe and Martinique). Housing and farm-grown foods provided. Details from Andre at charlesa472001 at yahoo.com . Please share ad. Best wishes to all, Karen Roots Farm Organic Produce Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs Cochrane, DOMINICA 767-449-3038 (before 7 P.M.) karen at rootsfarm.info -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karen at rootsfarm.info Sun Aug 30 10:50:25 2015 From: karen at rootsfarm.info (Roots Farm) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 10:50:25 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] Dominica devastation by Erika Message-ID: <4540C94A-84E2-48FA-86C3-934ED05387C0@rootsfarm.info> Utter devastation around this little island. Pictures galore on Internet. 20 human lives snuffed out; other lives not yet counted. Houses, bridges, roads, vehicles swept away or buried in torrents of mud and raging waters. Our farm badly hurt by major landslide ? huge amount of soil gone, down to bare rock and with it close to a dozen mature fruit and coconut trees, large plantings pf yam and cush cush, so much more. But farm next to us, almost totally destroyed ? again, soil GONE ? not just short-term loss, How many more farms so damaged unknown, but likely many/most as most of Dominica is mountainous. Survival of farm families willbe problematic and food will be an island-wide problem. Communications still down in much of island and so many roads still blocked by landslides/flood debris, including that of our little village. Soils that stayed in place are super-saturated and potentially hazardous. And another storm on the way?? Disasters like this a good values/priorities reminder. I?m dying for a shower and water, but around the corner folks are just dying and we?re really basically OK. Rate of regeneration in tropics astounding, as is resilience and spirit of people. It will be OK but certainly very hard for a long while for a lot of folks. Meanwhile, if anyone wants to help Dominica recover, looks like best conduit for donated aid may be Dominica Red Cross. Address to send emergency items and relief to the Red Cross Dominica: MRS KATHLEEN PINARD-BYRNE DIRECTOR GENERAL DOMINICA RED CROSS FEDERATION DRIVE, GOODWILL. COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA PHONES.. 767-448-8280 767-440-2483 767-615-8414 EMAIL?. directorgeneral at redcross.dm There is also a crowd-funding site started that may be an easier vehicle: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dominica-erika-disaster-relief#/story with love, wonder, terror, heartache and gratitude, Karen Roots Farm Organic Produce Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs Cochrane, DOMINICA 767-449-3038 (before 7 P.M.) karen at rootsfarm.info -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Our farm badly hurt by major landslide ? huge amount of soil gone, down to bare rock and with it close to a dozen mature fruit and coconut trees, large plantings pf yam and cush cush, so much more. But farm next to us, almost totally destroyed ? again, soil GONE ? not just short-term loss, How many more farms so damaged unknown, but likely many/most as most of Dominica is mountainous. Survival of farm families willbe problematic and food will be an island-wide problem. Communications still down in much of island and so many roads still blocked by landslides/flood debris, including that of our little village. Soils that stayed in place are super-saturated and potentially hazardous. And another storm on the way?? > > Disasters like this a good values/priorities reminder. I?m dying for a shower and water, but around the corner folks are just dying and we?re really basically OK. Rate of regeneration in tropics astounding, as is resilience and spirit of people. It will be OK but certainly very hard for a long while for a lot of folks. > > Meanwhile, if anyone wants to help Dominica recover, looks like best conduit for donated aid may be Dominica Red Cross. > > Address to send emergency items and relief to the Red Cross Dominica: > MRS KATHLEEN PINARD-BYRNE > DIRECTOR GENERAL > DOMINICA RED CROSS > FEDERATION DRIVE, > GOODWILL. > COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA > PHONES.. 767-448-8280 > 767-440-2483 > 767-615-8414 > EMAIL?. directorgeneral at redcross.dm > > There is also a crowd-funding site started that may be an easier vehicle: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dominica-erika-disaster-relief#/story > > with love, wonder, terror, heartache and gratitude, > > Karen > > Roots Farm Organic Produce > Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs > Cochrane, DOMINICA > 767-449-3038 (before 7 P.M.) > karen at rootsfarm.info > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Houses, bridges, roads, vehicles swept away or buried in torrents of mud and raging waters. Our farm badly hurt by major landslide ? huge amount of soil gone, down to bare rock and with it close to a dozen mature fruit and coconut trees, large plantings pf yam and cush cush, so much more. But farm next to us, almost totally destroyed ? again, soil GONE ? not just short-term loss, How many more farms so damaged unknown, but likely many/most as most of Dominica is mountainous. Survival of farm families willbe problematic and food will be an island-wide problem. Communications still down in much of island and so many roads still blocked by landslides/flood debris, including that of our little village. Soils that stayed in place are super-saturated and potentially hazardous. And another storm on the way?? > > Disasters like this a good values/priorities reminder. I?m dying for a shower and water, but around the corner folks are just dying and we?re really basically OK. Rate of regeneration in tropics astounding, as is resilience and spirit of people. It will be OK but certainly very hard for a long while for a lot of folks. > > Meanwhile, if anyone wants to help Dominica recover, looks like best conduit for donated aid may be Dominica Red Cross. > > Address to send emergency items and relief to the Red Cross Dominica: > MRS KATHLEEN PINARD-BYRNE > DIRECTOR GENERAL > DOMINICA RED CROSS > FEDERATION DRIVE, > GOODWILL. > COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA > PHONES.. 767-448-8280 > 767-440-2483 > 767-615-8414 > EMAIL?. directorgeneral at redcross.dm > > There is also a crowd-funding site started that may be an easier vehicle: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dominica-erika-disaster-relief#/story > > with love, wonder, terror, heartache and gratitude, > > Karen > > Roots Farm Organic Produce > Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs > Cochrane, DOMINICA > 767-449-3038 (before 7 P.M.) > karen at rootsfarm.info > > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > > Market Farming List Archives may be found here: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ > Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email > address and password): > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mikerock at mhtc.net Sun Aug 30 14:17:49 2015 From: mikerock at mhtc.net (mikerock) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 13:17:49 -0500 Subject: [Market-farming] Dominica devastation by Erika In-Reply-To: <4540C94A-84E2-48FA-86C3-934ED05387C0@rootsfarm.info> References: <4540C94A-84E2-48FA-86C3-934ED05387C0@rootsfarm.info> Message-ID: <55E348CD.6020506@mhtc.net> Karen, Worried here too. Saw the hurricane damage and was concerned for you and the farm.......and the neighbours. Thank goodness you are still shiney side up. God bless. Mike From mdbrabo at att.net Sun Aug 30 16:07:30 2015 From: mdbrabo at att.net (Mike Brabo) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:07:30 -0500 Subject: [Market-farming] Abnormal tomato plant development In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9FCF92EE-9DAF-418D-927B-3F62161DF4C7@att.net> Pam Similar results with our Roma type Grenadero tomatoes. Regards, Mike Vesterbrook Farm 573-560-0871 > On Aug 30, 2015, at 10:42 AM, Pam Twin Oaks wrote: > > Millie, > > Our Roma paste tomatoes had a near-drowning this spring. At first I thought it was maybe the deadly bacterial blight. I blogged about it here: http://www.sustainablemarketfarming.com/2015/07/14/bacterial-wilt-plants-drowning-onion-maggots-oh-my/ > Our plants recovered, but then succumbed to fungal diseases. We got a reasonable yield but an early end. Rather than lasting till the frost as usual (mid-October) we are looking at having none after the end of August. We are looking on the bright side, at the extra time it will give us to look after other crops. > > Pam Dawling, central Virginia > > -- > Pam Dawling > > Author of Sustainable Market Farming, Intensive Vegetable Production on a Few Acres > sustainablemarketfarming.com > facebook.com/SustainableMarketFarming > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > > Market Farming List Archives may be found here: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ > Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email > address and password): > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karen at rootsfarm.info Sun Aug 30 19:18:33 2015 From: karen at rootsfarm.info (Roots Farm) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 19:18:33 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] Dominica devastation by Erika In-Reply-To: References: <4540C94A-84E2-48FA-86C3-934ED05387C0@rootsfarm.info> Message-ID: <739D6FBD-E3DD-4E99-AC88-71FBF4664CAA@rootsfarm.info> Thanks, Rivka. Humans pretty amazing animals ? for good or bad ? but crisis does bring out good. Response almost as amazing as the devastation. Now if we can only concentrate on turning crisis into opportunity in accordance with deep values??. All best wishes, Karen (By the way, my Hebrew name is Sora Rivka). Roots Farm Organic Produce Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs Cochrane, DOMINICA 767-449-3038 (before 7 P.M.) karen at rootsfarm.info On Aug 30, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Road's End Farm wrote: Karen, very glad you posted, was worrying about you. (Your post is of course still worrying; but at least you're able to post.) -- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 6A now I think Fresh-market organic produce, small scale On Aug 30, 2015, at 10:50 AM, Roots Farm wrote: > Utter devastation around this little island. Pictures galore on Internet. 20 human lives snuffed out; other lives not yet counted. Houses, bridges, roads, vehicles swept away or buried in torrents of mud and raging waters. Our farm badly hurt by major landslide ? huge amount of soil gone, down to bare rock and with it close to a dozen mature fruit and coconut trees, large plantings pf yam and cush cush, so much more. But farm next to us, almost totally destroyed ? again, soil GONE ? not just short-term loss, How many more farms so damaged unknown, but likely many/most as most of Dominica is mountainous. Survival of farm families willbe problematic and food will be an island-wide problem. Communications still down in much of island and so many roads still blocked by landslides/flood debris, including that of our little village. Soils that stayed in place are super-saturated and potentially hazardous. And another storm on the way?? > > Disasters like this a good values/priorities reminder. I?m dying for a shower and water, but around the corner folks are just dying and we?re really basically OK. Rate of regeneration in tropics astounding, as is resilience and spirit of people. It will be OK but certainly very hard for a long while for a lot of folks. > > Meanwhile, if anyone wants to help Dominica recover, looks like best conduit for donated aid may be Dominica Red Cross. > > Address to send emergency items and relief to the Red Cross Dominica: > MRS KATHLEEN PINARD-BYRNE > DIRECTOR GENERAL > DOMINICA RED CROSS > FEDERATION DRIVE, > GOODWILL. > COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA > PHONES.. 767-448-8280 > 767-440-2483 > 767-615-8414 > EMAIL?. directorgeneral at redcross.dm > > There is also a crowd-funding site started that may be an easier vehicle: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dominica-erika-disaster-relief#/story > > with love, wonder, terror, heartache and gratitude, > > Karen > > Roots Farm Organic Produce > Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs > Cochrane, DOMINICA > 767-449-3038 (before 7 P.M.) > karen at rootsfarm.info _______________________________________________ Market-farming mailing list Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming Market Farming List Archives may be found here: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email address and password): http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karen at rootsfarm.info Sun Aug 30 19:19:33 2015 From: karen at rootsfarm.info (Roots Farm) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 19:19:33 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] Dominica devastation by Erika In-Reply-To: <050A79EF-EFD3-42E4-A528-187EE219BF29@att.net> References: <4540C94A-84E2-48FA-86C3-934ED05387C0@rootsfarm.info> <050A79EF-EFD3-42E4-A528-187EE219BF29@att.net> Message-ID: <5F79977E-022A-4B38-B01E-C2DBAA1D22D4@rootsfarm.info> Thank you, Mike! Crisis/opportunity?.somewhere/somehow. All best wishes, Karen Roots Farm Organic Produce Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs Cochrane, DOMINICA 767-449-3038 (before 7 P.M.) karen at rootsfarm.info On Aug 30, 2015, at 11:46 AM, Mike Brabo wrote: Praying for you and the recovery of your island's population and farms. Regards, Mike Vesterbrook Farm 573-560-0871 On Aug 30, 2015, at 9:50 AM, Roots Farm > wrote: > Utter devastation around this little island. Pictures galore on Internet. 20 human lives snuffed out; other lives not yet counted. Houses, bridges, roads, vehicles swept away or buried in torrents of mud and raging waters. Our farm badly hurt by major landslide ? huge amount of soil gone, down to bare rock and with it close to a dozen mature fruit and coconut trees, large plantings pf yam and cush cush, so much more. But farm next to us, almost totally destroyed ? again, soil GONE ? not just short-term loss, How many more farms so damaged unknown, but likely many/most as most of Dominica is mountainous. Survival of farm families willbe problematic and food will be an island-wide problem. Communications still down in much of island and so many roads still blocked by landslides/flood debris, including that of our little village. Soils that stayed in place are super-saturated and potentially hazardous. And another storm on the way?? > > Disasters like this a good values/priorities reminder. I?m dying for a shower and water, but around the corner folks are just dying and we?re really basically OK. Rate of regeneration in tropics astounding, as is resilience and spirit of people. It will be OK but certainly very hard for a long while for a lot of folks. > > Meanwhile, if anyone wants to help Dominica recover, looks like best conduit for donated aid may be Dominica Red Cross. > > Address to send emergency items and relief to the Red Cross Dominica: > MRS KATHLEEN PINARD-BYRNE > DIRECTOR GENERAL > DOMINICA RED CROSS > FEDERATION DRIVE, > GOODWILL. > COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA > PHONES.. 767-448-8280 > 767-440-2483 > 767-615-8414 > EMAIL?. directorgeneral at redcross.dm > > There is also a crowd-funding site started that may be an easier vehicle: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dominica-erika-disaster-relief#/story > > with love, wonder, terror, heartache and gratitude, > > Karen > > Roots Farm Organic Produce > Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs > Cochrane, DOMINICA > 767-449-3038 (before 7 P.M.) > karen at rootsfarm.info > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > > Market Farming List Archives may be found here: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ > Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email > address and password): > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming _______________________________________________ Market-farming mailing list Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming Market Farming List Archives may be found here: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email address and password): http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karen at rootsfarm.info Sun Aug 30 19:20:29 2015 From: karen at rootsfarm.info (Roots Farm) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 19:20:29 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] Dominica devastation by Erika In-Reply-To: <55E348CD.6020506@mhtc.net> References: <4540C94A-84E2-48FA-86C3-934ED05387C0@rootsfarm.info> <55E348CD.6020506@mhtc.net> Message-ID: Thank you, Mike! Crisis/opportunity?.somewhere/somehow. Loved the shine-side up crack. All best wishes, Karen Roots Farm Organic Produce Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs Cochrane, DOMINICA 767-449-3038 (before 7 P.M.) karen at rootsfarm.info On Aug 30, 2015, at 2:17 PM, mikerock wrote: Karen, Worried here too. Saw the hurricane damage and was concerned for you and the farm.......and the neighbours. Thank goodness you are still shiney side up. God bless. 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I hope your recovery goes well and that community springs forth! Bill William H. Shoemaker Retired fruit and vegetable horticulturist University of Illinois wshoemak at illinois.edu ________________________________ From: market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org [market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] on behalf of Roots Farm [karen at rootsfarm.info] Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 9:50 AM To: Cricket; Western Massachusetts Permaculture Guild; Market Farming Community Farming Subject: [Market-farming] Dominica devastation by Erika Utter devastation around this little island. Pictures galore on Internet. 20 human lives snuffed out; other lives not yet counted. Houses, bridges, roads, vehicles swept away or buried in torrents of mud and raging waters. Our farm badly hurt by major landslide ? huge amount of soil gone, down to bare rock and with it close to a dozen mature fruit and coconut trees, large plantings pf yam and cush cush, so much more. But farm next to us, almost totally destroyed ? again, soil GONE ? not just short-term loss, How many more farms so damaged unknown, but likely many/most as most of Dominica is mountainous. Survival of farm families willbe problematic and food will be an island-wide problem. Communications still down in much of island and so many roads still blocked by landslides/flood debris, including that of our little village. Soils that stayed in place are super-saturated and potentially hazardous. And another storm on the way?? Disasters like this a good values/priorities reminder. I?m dying for a shower and water, but around the corner folks are just dying and we?re really basically OK. Rate of regeneration in tropics astounding, as is resilience and spirit of people. It will be OK but certainly very hard for a long while for a lot of folks. Meanwhile, if anyone wants to help Dominica recover, looks like best conduit for donated aid may be Dominica Red Cross. Address to send emergency items and relief to the Red Cross Dominica: MRS KATHLEEN PINARD-BYRNE DIRECTOR GENERAL DOMINICA RED CROSS FEDERATION DRIVE, GOODWILL. COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA PHONES.. 767-448-8280 767-440-2483 767-615-8414 EMAIL?. directorgeneral at redcross.dm There is also a crowd-funding site started that may be an easier vehicle: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dominica-erika-disaster-relief#/story with love, wonder, terror, heartache and gratitude, Karen Roots Farm Organic Produce Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs Cochrane, DOMINICA 767-449-3038 (before 7 P.M.) karen at rootsfarm.info -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deb at mobiusfields.com Sun Aug 30 23:14:16 2015 From: deb at mobiusfields.com (Deb Taft) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 23:14:16 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] Dominica devastation by Erika In-Reply-To: <55E348CD.6020506@mhtc.net> References: <4540C94A-84E2-48FA-86C3-934ED05387C0@rootsfarm.info> <55E348CD.6020506@mhtc.net> Message-ID: Thank you so much for posting - wondered and worried. I suspect you'll be stupidly busy with a thousand projects for weeks but do keep us updated if you think about it. Sending best possible vibes your way. Peace, Deb On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 2:17 PM, mikerock wrote: > > Karen, > Worried here too. Saw the hurricane damage and was concerned for you and > the farm.......and the neighbours. > > Thank goodness you are still shiney side up. > > God bless. > > Mike > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > > Market Farming List Archives may be found here: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ > Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email > address and password): > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: