The future of your food is in jeopardy. Experts in this film estimate “it will hit us by 2013 at the latest, not just as an oil crisis, but actually as an oil and indeed an energy famine.”
You can give up your car, and maybe even heat to your house, but can you give up the oil that has been plowed, planted, fertilized, harvested, stored, dried, canned, frozen, processed and transported by oil?
Do you support the first amendment and the right of people to gather in the streets to protest without physical harm? I do. Acoustic weapons, tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets or other “crowd control” weapons are strong arm tactics will be used more as we lean into corporate-backed fascism.  The Milwaukee police (with approval from our Common Council) along with other military and police forces across the country are participating with the Pittsburgh police in what you see below.
This is an attack on people who are trying to protect our economy, our environment, our health and our future. Our job now is to speak out against it, before it’s too late. Remember history. Protect our children’s future.
Join Transition Milwaukee and the Victory Garden Initiative in locally addressing and acting on Climate Change, by working to reduce CO2 in our atmosphere. We are already at 387 ppm (parts per million) and are working to reduce it to 350ppm.
In order to call attention to this, we are hoping to inspire the planting of 350 fruit and nut trees, bushes and vines in the Milwaukee area. Not only do food producing trees and plants reduce CO2 via photosynthesis, but they provide local food which reduces our reliance on planes and trucks that bring us food now.
Our mission is to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis—to create a new sense of urgency and of possibility for our planet.
Our focus is on the number 350–as in parts per million, the level scientists have identified as the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere. But 350 is more than a number–it’s a symbol of where we need to head as a planet.
To tackle climate change we need to move quickly, and we need to act in unison—and 2009 will be an absolutely crucial year. This December, world leaders will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark to craft a new global treaty on cutting emissions. The problem is, the treaty currently on the table doesn’t meet the severity of the climate crisis—it doesn’t pass the 350 test.
In order to unite the public, media, and our political leaders behind the 350 goal, we’re harnessing the power of the internet to coordinate a planetary day of action on October 24, 2009. We hope to have actions at hundreds of iconic places around the world – from the Taj Mahal to the Great Barrier Reef to your community – and clear message to world leaders: the solutions to climate change must be equitable, they must be grounded in science, and they must meet the scale of the crisis.
Dean Foods, the agribusiness giant is creating a new product category, “natural dairy,” targeting organic customers.
Now, the Horizon namebrand will be slapped on non-organic products, angering customers and putting organic dairy farmers in deeper distress. Dean is putting their profiteering before customer health or industry integrity (is there such a thing any more?).
Dean also recently quietly switched almost all their Silk soymilk line to conventional (aka “natural”) instead of organic soybeans, without lowering their price. Some retailers are now dropping the Silk products.
Dean Foods may call their products “natural, but will not be able to say they are produced without pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics and other drugs, genetically modified feed crops, or that the cows graze in pastures rather than be confined to factory farm feedlots.
Dean’s WhiteWave-Morningstar division controls the Horizon, Organic Cow, Silk, and other specialty brands.
More from the Organic Consumers Association http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_18437.cfm
This Memorial Day, I participated in the Victory Garden Blitz in Milwaukee. We made raised beds and compost bins.
Here’s the compost bin. It’s built of cedar and wire, and is attached with hooks and eyes instead of screws. It’s lightweight, and with the hook and eye construction, it’s fast and easy to move. The wire construction allows for more airflow, and makes the wood longer-lasting. The wood is untreated, so no chemicals will find their way into your food. I have one that I built over 15 years ago. I think the metal will rust before the wood rots.
Here’s a 4×4 bed, just built. The lumber is hardwood, white oak, a true 2″ and can be made 10″ or 8″ high. It will last much longer than pine or other woods. It’s also untreated.
Here’s that same bed, partially planted. You’ll want to fill it with clean topsoil. Most soil in the city is contaminated, which is why we build raise beds. When you put your bed on the ground, you’ll first want to lay a few layers of overlapping newspapers on the ground. They will help kill the grass underneath, while still allowing the worms to find their way up into your bed. Worms are good for your soil.
Here’s a 4×8 bed partially planted. Using 10″ boards, it takes a cubic yard of soil.
I’m making and selling these now. I can make custom sizes for both the beds and the bins. The bins can be made with doors as well. They can be picked up or delivered and installed on location. Call 263.1513 or email me for prices and details.
