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Comment on NAIS: pure, unadulterated evil. by Best of Good Reads - Farming & Gardening « The Apartment Farm

Best of Good Reads - Farming & Gardening « The Apartment Farm — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:41:45 +0000

[...] Growing Food is Power is reminding us to act out about NAIS. [...]

Comment on NAIS: pure, unadulterated evil. by urbangrower

urbangrower — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:05:06 +0000

You are right! It does no one any good to give up. I am taking my gloomy wordpress entry and turning it into action!

Comment on NAIS: pure, unadulterated evil. by Angelina

Angelina — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:37:39 +0000

Lately I’ve been realizing all over again that the power really is with the people. In the end whatever it is that most people want is what will prevail. The job at hand, then, is to inspire everyone to care about these issues and take action.

Don’t be discouraged. If we all lose hope, then we all lose. Period.

Comment on Crafting it up! by official mom and dad response

official mom and dad response — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:52:38 +0000

Al, we love lard. Really. And Dad especially would like to be convinced that lard is good for you (or at least not harmful, artery-wise) because, honestly, refried beans without lard is–well, not the way they’re supposed to be, right? As far as refrigeration, well, what about food that NEEDS to be cold? What about popsicles? Ice cream????
I’m scared …

Comment on I am back from Goddess Camp. by still your biggest fan

still your biggest fan — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:40:17 +0000

This entry is hilarious! And you manage to sort of make fun of everyone equally because, yes, deadpan religious people everywhere are equally silly. I mean, look at us–at the world and human nature: Isn’t all of it proof that God has a sense of humor? (Evidence from recent news: British teacher’s execution demanded by fanatical Muslims because she let the little kids in her class name the class teddy bear Mohammed. Man, THOSE people are serious about arguably trivial stuff.) At least pagans don’t want to kill you if you haven’t seen a faery!

Comment on Barbara Kingsolver stole my idea. by Valerie Greider

Valerie Greider — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:21:51 +0000

Al– you are such a good writer!!!! you make me laugh and make me think!! keep the thoughts and ideas coming– I LOVE your blog!
Val

Comment on About by Alex Dessler

Alex Dessler — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:20:05 +0000

Alison,

Great blog on the Kingsolver book. I am familiar with the Polan book, “Omnivors Dilemma”. It and what you say make a lot of sense. Changes are coming.

Comment on Barbara Kingsolver stole my idea. by Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 20 May 2007 18:12:06 +0000

Al,
I love you. You crack me up. I know those are the two things I always say to you, in blog comments and in person. But just deal with it. And write more, for Pete’s sake!

Comment on Attacked by bees. by Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:20:41 +0000

Look bee-atch (hahahahaha!),
What are you trying to tell me? That we won’t be keeping bees on our farm? No way. Look, you’re gonna chop the chickens’ heads off and take care of the bees!! That has always been the plan, hasn’t it? Don’t wuss out on me just because of some unfortunate multiple bee sting incident. (By the way… benadryl? You didn’t have access to a soothing lavender/oatmeal/tomato juice/calendula/chamomile/arnica/and whatnot compress? You couldn’t find any poppies growing wild from which to harvest opiates?)

If anything you’ve got to face those bees again, this time with your screen secured! And me at your side! I agree that someone else should have checked to make sure you were safely and securely in your bee gear. In fact, I hope they’ll take it under advisement to take this matter more seriously in the future. I just thank Tori Amos that you didn’t end up like Macauley Culkin’s character in the movie My Girl.

I’m so glad you lived to tell. I’m so glad you’re blogging again! You write so well and you crack me up. I love you!

And seriously, reconsider this swearing off of bees.

Comment on Attacked by bees. by Jennifer Glickstein

Jennifer Glickstein — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:13:25 +0000

As a shamanic healer totally inundated with animal totems and animal spirit guardians I had to do a little research–what were the bees trying to convey to you? BEE-cause, everything happens for a reason. And the animals always carry a message.

BEE-low, find Lin Oberlin’s information provided on Bee as a totem spirit–peruse it yourself, see if anything sticks out! (rather than stings in–doh!)

I hope you are healed up and I am sorry you had to go through such scariness my love!

Bee below from http://www.linsdomain.com:

Fertility and the Honey of Life,
Accomplishing the Impossible

Bees are the symbol of fertility and sexuality.
Its honeycomb, a hexagon, is the symbol of the heart and
represents the sweetness of life found within our own heart.
It is also the symbol of the sun and all its energies.

The bee reminds us to extract the honey of life
and to make our lives fertile (productive) while the sun shines.
No matter how great the dream is, there is the promise of fulfillment
if we pursue our dreams.

If a Bee has shown up in your life, examine your own productivity.
Are you doing all you can to make your life more fertile?
Are you busy enough?
Are you making time to savor the honey of life and not becoming a workaholic?

The Bee is the symbol of accomplishing the impossible.
Aerodynamically, its body is too large for its wings and should not be able to fly.
Although now we understand how it does fly (high rate of wing movement),
the Bee remains a symbol of accomplishing anything you put your mind to.

In Hinduism, the Bee relates to Vishnu, Krishna or Kama, the God of Love.
In Egypt, the Bee symbolized royalty.
In Greece, it was the symbol of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
The Celts associated the Bee with hidden wisdom.