The Empire Strikes Out

Hey, I watched this great video today of Ched Myers talking about multiculturalism. It is a very interesting and provocative discussion. He uses two stories from the Bible (the Tower of Babel and Pentecost) as evidence for God's dislike for centralized power and monoculture. He makes a pretty strong case against empire and using the Bible and/or Christianity to institute and advance empire and domination-of any sort. The stories in the Bible are the stories of oppressed minorities, Israelites and Christians, not the elite. As Myers says, good news for some, bad for other. It is definitely worth a listen.

I Know, I Know

Man, I have been a real bum lately on the blog scene. Oh well, here we are. I have been reading and gardening and also toiling with the djembe. The garden on Frankford Ave has been taking up some time, as Rachel has been out of town. I have also been reading some Bible stuff from Ched Myers about Sabbath Economics. Here is an article from Sojourners magazine about it if you have some time, if not, here is the wikipedia page. More about that later. I have also tried to abstain from doing this at work. It helps me not feel like a bum.

Be well

CSA week of July 23, 2009

Well, the csa continues to roll on. We are still really surprised and delighted every week that we see our bounty. It is so cool. The Ruby Swiss Chard is really beautiful. We also started to buy dairy and eggs through the csa.

1 head green cabbage – certified organic – Green Valley Organics
1 bunch Detroit red beets – certified organic – Farmdale Organics
1 bag Yukon gold potatoes – certified organic – Millwood Springs – 2.5 lbs
1 bag candy onions – transitional – Taste of Nature Farm – 2lbs
3 green slicing cucumbers – certified organic – Goshen View Organics
3 green zucchini – certified organic – Maple Valley Organics
1 bag yellow or green beans – certified organic – White Swan Acres – 1 lb
10 red slicing tomatoes– certified organic – Green Valley Organics
1 bunch red bor kale – certified organic - Life Enhancing Acres
1 bunch Swiss chard – certified organic – Little Brook Organics

Have fun

The Day He Saves

Sometimes I feel a little like Captain Linger. I wonder what his mild social disorder is.

Roxy and Elsewhere

Poor Roxie! Sarah and I went to meet Roxie at PAWS on Saturday afternoon. She looked so pretty and delicate, like a desert flower, but she was very mean. Sarah picked her up and got bitten! She was growling and hissing. We could pet her a little bit at first, but I accidentally touched a piece of matted fur and she swiped at me. Boo hoo. I reached down to pet her one more time and she unleashed on a cat that was sleeping in a cat bed nearby; crazy cat!

We asked the staff member if Roxie was just having a bad day, or if she was always so grumpy. Nope, no bad day, that's Roxie. I went back on Monday afternoon just to look around and Roxie was up on her hind legs batting at this poor cat that just came up to sniff her. She is real pretty, and has probably been through a whole lot, but she is just a looking cat, she really doesn't want anyone in (or near) her business.

She would not be a good fit at our house.

CSA week of July 16th 2009

You will find the following items in your share today:

1 head green cabbage – certified organic – Green Valley Organics
1 head cheddar cauliflower – certified organic – Goshen View Organics
1 bag red Norland potatoes – certified organic – Green Valley Organics
1 bunch Detroit red beets – certified organic – Farmdale Organics
1 Asian cucumber – certified organic – White Swan Acres
2 green slicing cucumbers – certified organic – Elm Tree Organics
3 candy onions – transitional – Taste of Nature Farm
4 pcs squash & zucchini mix – certified organic – Goshen View, Maple Lawn Organics
1 green zucchini – transitional – Organic Willow Acres
1 lb heirloom tomatoes – certified organic – Riverview Organics
1 bunch dandelion greens – certified organic – Hillside Organics
1 bunch Swiss chard – certified organic – Little Brook Organics

Here is a peak at our CSA this week. It is the largest haul yet. I feel like I say that every week. Pictures are a little goofy. I still do not know how to use my camera.

There is a whole lot of yellow in this haul. Check out the Cheddar Cauliflower.

More blurry yellow.


Here is the haul in its entirety. Time to eat!
In the previous post is a picture of Roxy, she is a little cat I am trying to get Sarah to adopt-no luck.

Feel well.

Roxie
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