permaculture

[FourPoint7Acres@aol.com]

Three Cheers For Cow Shit,

I just went thru a miserable day trying to get a permit from county
jackasses to put up a greenhouse on my 5 acres zones Ag-1.
It did lift my heart to read about the use of cow dung for power production. 
Also made me miss the nightly BBC report and reminded
me of my time so long ago in Bangladesh where the women collected cow pies to 
dry and uses as cooking fuel.  Breaking up
a few arguments too, over who got to the cow shit first.  How simple
my life was then, how idealist I was, how old I grown and what
idiots are in charge of "Community Development" in my county.

How dare they tell me, a farmers daughter, a nurseryman's sister where and 
how and why and that solar power can't keep be installed.  I must pull the 
power 
line to the back acres.  Refund my taxes please.

I'm a tired old woman, I gave it my best.  Those of you just starting
your adult lives or in the middle, please run for county commissioner or 
other local level elected position.  That seems to be where the
idiocy starts, yes I believe it does.

Hey, try some dry cow pies next summer to boil water for your sweet corn. I 
promise it will be fun and the farmer will gladly give you some shit a week 
in 
advance to dry out on your garage wall.

Good night.  Hold your ideals close to your heart and we may survive as a 
species.  Your emails were a good night cap, bye now.

Sharonka