[Community_garden] Back to gardening

Sun Jan 14 21:06:38 EST 2007

Right on, Hal!
    I'll take no difference in alignment; a big yes to raised beds no more 
than four foot wide; lots of compost, and no-till.
                        Growing tomatoes in the shade,   McG

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From: "Harold Haas" <haastyle at cox.net>
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Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 1:49 PM
Subject: [Community_garden] Back to gardening


>
> Could we discuss some gardening issues.  What are you doing now to get 
> ready
> for Spring plantings?  Composting and other soil amendments etc.  Let's 
> get
> back to gardening.  Row placement east/West or North/South.  Raised beds.
> Till or no till.  How do I get started letting other people use some of my
> land for their garden?
> Thanks
> Harold in Oklahoma City
>
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>   1. Monsanto (Judith Hainaut)
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> From: "Judith Hainaut" <jhainaut at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Community_garden] Monsanto
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> Whatever good Monsanto may be doing in the world, making seeds that grow
> plants that don't reproduce themselves so that farmers have to buy the 
> seeds
> every year rather than being able to save them has to be classified as
> "evil" I think.  Been hearing about all the farmers in India who have been
> committing suicide in recent years over this very issue?
> Judy
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> From: "Karen Jones" <k.jones at uwinnipeg.ca>
> Subject: [Community_garden] Hunger in Cuba
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> Hi All, Cuba. I have been to Cuba many times and I have to say that I
> haven't seen people going through garbage looking for food. As I even
> have seen here in Winnipeg and don't even mention other places in the
> Carribean (the shame of N.A  for instance Haiti) Haiti, Haiti, where you
> hardly see any old people, because the life expectancy is so low. Where
> there is not a doctor, a dentist or any public schools.  Cuba is full of
> old people, because the health system is so good. Say what you will
> about Cuba, all children are educated, all children wear shoes, and the
> measurement of how well a population is doing (number of children per
> 1000 who die at birth) is right up there with Denmark, Sweden etc
> countries who have been traditionally thought to have the highest
> standard of living. Cuba or Haiti, I'll take Cuba anyday. Yes, I have
> been to Haiti. Haiti has very  enlightened Environmental and
> Conservation  legislation. Yet the whole place is devestated, absolutely
> devestated. It could be the same in Cuba. But it is not. And that is the
> point.  Karen
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> Steven,
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> With the American embargo lifted, and with foreign investment from the
> USA permitted, even the staunchest anti-Castro/Raul Cubans would be
> lined up to invest, for starters in the vuelta abajo (lower Delta)
> tobacco growing region, and in areas where many have old pre-revolution
> property deeds abrogated by the Revolution.
>
> And yes, the country is still hungry - I have a neighbor here in NY who
> sends food packages to relatives on a bi-weekly basis - she's old, and I
> schlepp them to the Post Office.
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> So yes, I do certainly believe that substantial gain
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