Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

livingontheland - Re: [Livingontheland] Food Not Lawns

livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Healthy soil and sustainable growing

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Food Not Lawns
  • Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:13:02 -0600


Let's come back down to earth, ok?

paul tradingpost@lobo.net
listowner

*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********

On 4/3/2007 at 12:43 PM Martin Naylor wrote:

>May be you can sue them for an unethical immoral unsustainable life and
>for there failure to provide safe and secure shelter [requirement of the
>UN], due to the lifestyle they recommend they have knowingly created
>Global Warming see the United Nations report on global warming released
>this Friday
> May be class action will be necessary.
> Martin
>
>ernieyacub@gmail.com wrote:
> i rent a house on a large corner lot which had a small garden in the
>back and lots of grass most of which i have gradually turned into food
>gardens by covering the grass with cardboard, paper and leaves - the
>worms did the rest.
>
>the other thing i've been doing is harvesting and eating the naturals
>like dandelions and clover - had my first dandelion/kale salad yesterday
>and will soon be gathering dandelion heads in the morning for fritters -
>1cup chopped heads (careful not to get too much stem) to 1 cup flour -
>sometimes sweet with apple or blueberries from last year or savory with
>garlic/chives/kale etc.
>
>the main problem has been complaints from a couple of neighbours about
>the messy look and the "weeds" - i've been having discussions and
>negotiations with the bylaw enforcement people somewhat successfully - i
>do a little clean up and get to continue doing it my way.
>
>what they consider to be weeds, i use as food, and since i'm on a very
>modest pension, i need to grow my own food - besides, there are numerous
>other critters that need the flowers and seeds that "weeds" produce.
>
>and of course all the wonderful things they do in the ground and in the
>air.
>
>ernie on the north wet coast of turtle island
>aka komoux, brutish kolumbia
>







Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page