slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Category: political activism
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I’m back! What a whirlwind of inspiration THAT was. But, for right now, I’m so very sorry, but it is necessary for me to dip briefly into politics, just to get it out of my system. You see, I live in North Carolina. Tomorrow’s primary will be the first time we’ve had any influence over…
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I just got this in my daily email plea for money from Obama: When we won Iowa, the Clinton campaign said it’s not the number of states you win, it’s “a contest for delegates.” When we won a significant lead in delegates, they said it’s really about which states you win. When we won South…
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My point with the last post, and I do have one, was that I’ve been pretty needy lately. I’ve been ::gasp:: Internet shopping for craft supplies, and that monologue kept coming into my head until I realized that it was a warning from my inner watcher, who is very frugal and also gets mad if…
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Last Saturday I went to the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association conference in Durham with Charlie and Walter. The workshops were interesting, for the most part, but I heard that I missed a couple of really great ones that had to do with edible schoolyards and youth projects. I enjoyed the one with Cricket Rakita about…
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NORTH CAROLINA RAW MILK ACTION ALERT From Ruth Ann Foster Greensboro, NC Chapter Leader and Raw Milk Coordinator October 19, 2007 BACKGROUND On September 7, 2007, the NC Board of the Department of Agriculture (NCDA) adopted a rule requiring the addition of a charcoal colored dye be added to all raw milk sold as pet…
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The News & Record reports on the new certification program for local produce in Wednesday’s edition: Farmers apply for certification. Excerpt: “There are folks who will run down to a wholesaling warehouse, repackage produce in folksy-looking straw baskets and hawk it as home-grown. “How to tell the difference between home-grown and hornswoggle? “That may be…
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This essay was sent to me by the Slow Food DC listserv. It is important reading for everyone who eats. As consumers, we have more power than we think. As a descendant of many generations of farmers, I know how important it is to support the small farmers who are trying against all odds to…
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