<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Or grow some of your own veggies. You don't need a huge yard to get started. Tomatoes and zucchini can be grown in containers if you don't have any other place.<br><br>For advice, check out:<br><h3 class="r"><font size="4"><a href="http://www.commongroundinpaloalto.org/" class="l" onmousedown="return clk(this.href,'','','res','1','')"><em>Common Ground</em> Organic <em>Garden</em> Supply and Education Center</a></font></h3><font size="4"><a href="http://www.commongroundinpaloalto.org/">http://www.commongroundinpaloalto.org/</a></font><br><br>Even if you are an expert gardener, they are a great place for seeds and seedlings.<br><br>Paul<br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 6/16/09, Rick Moen <i><rick@linuxmafia.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Rick Moen
<rick@linuxmafia.com><br>Subject: Re: [conspire] (non-Linux, but CABAL-relevant:) A word from our kitchen<br>To: conspire@linuxmafia.com<br>Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 10:40 AM<br><br><div class="plainMail">Quoting Don Marti (<a ymailto="mailto:dmarti@zgp.org" href="/mc/compose?to=dmarti@zgp.org">dmarti@zgp.org</a>):<br><br>> I would actually avoid it if it were fine for you,<br>> just because of the corporate welfare problem:<br>> <a href="http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-241.html" target="_blank">http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-241.html</a><br><br>Quite so.<br><br>I originally did my best to reject all foods containing high-fructose corn<br>syrup (including sodas) because it tastes peculiar. A short time later,<br>it occurred to me that it's also terrible for one's health. And then, I<br>started to understand the corporate boondoggle aspect. Any of those<br>_ought_, IMO, to be sufficient reason to
want nothing to do with it.<br><br>Yet, look at the way people ingest the horrible stuff! (And then get<br>diabetes.) Go figure.<br><br><br>> Also, community supported agriculture. Random<br>> vegetables show up weekly and you get to figure out<br>> how to prepare them. This one drops off at our place<br>> in the East Bay but others deliver elsewhere in the<br>> Bay Area.<br>> <a href="http://www.eatwell.com/" target="_blank">http://www.eatwell.com/</a><br><br>I was just considering last night how to work a mention of this option<br>into my farmer's market list:<br><br><a href="http://www.localharvest.org/farmers-markets/M28934" target="_blank">http://www.localharvest.org/farmers-markets/M28934</a><br><br> Palo Alto Community Farmshop<br> (Palo Alto, California) <br><br> Stop by or sign up to buy fresh local produce at the new Palo Alto<br> Community
Farmshop!<br><br> Every Wednesday afternoon at City Hall King Plaza, 4pm-6pm, beginning<br> April 22 through October 2009.<br><br> As part of our city's commitment to sustainability and connecting people<br> in our community, please stop by to pick up a selection of organic,<br> locally grown produce from Capay Valley Growers or sign up to receive a<br> box of produce delivered directly from the farm to you at City Hall King<br> Plaza each Wednesday.<br><br> If you choose to sign up, the two box sizes that you can select from a<br> bushel (large) or a peck (small) feature an assortment of seasonal<br> vegetables and fruits. You will be able to swap out any veggies you do<br> not like, browse for anything extra you need, and have an opportunity to<br> chat with the farmers who grow the food as well as City staff and other<br> people from downtown businesses.<br><br> This
weekly event will occasionally feature bands, guest chefs,<br> cooking gadget demonstrations, and other fun. To learn about program<br> details, and to sign up, visit <a href="http://capayvalleyfarmshop.com/shop/" target="_blank">http://capayvalleyfarmshop.com/shop/</a> .<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>conspire mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:conspire@linuxmafia.com" href="/mc/compose?to=conspire@linuxmafia.com">conspire@linuxmafia.com</a><br><a href="http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire" target="_blank">http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire</a><br></div></blockquote></td></tr></table>