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Springfield, MA, November 25, 2012 – Ryan Bourque's goal with 15.6 seconds left in the third period gave the Connecticut Whale a 3-2 win over the Springfield Falcons Sunday at the MassMutual Center.
The victory extended a Whale win streak to four games and lifted Connecticut to two games above .500 for the first time on the season, at 9-7-1-0 for 19 points.
With the game seemingly headed for overtime, Kelsey Tessier broke up a Matt Calvert feed inside the Whale zone and sent Bourque up left wing. Bourque unloaded a shot from an extreme angle, and it found its way between Springfield goaltender Paul Dainton's right arm and his body for the winner.
Bourque also had an assist for the Whale, which also got goals from Matt Gilroy and Marek Hrivik. Jason Missiaen made 32 saves in the Connecticut net, after Cam Talbot had started the previous 11 straight. Sean Collins scored both Springfield goals, with Jonathan Audy-Marchessault assisting on both, and Dainton stopped 23 sho...
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These are great little boots. Much more lightweight than boots that come all the way up your calves, and also easier to throw in your bag if you're commuting to work and don't want to sit around in rain boots all day.I was surprised at how comfortable they were. Usually rain boots pull my socks off as I walk and I end up with half-off socks with blisters. Not with these. These have a nice wide footbed, a good fit, and they're flexible enough to walk easily.Good buy!
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Hamilcar is an XML application server inspired by Apache Cocoon for Objective Caml, using the Yaxi library. It is designed around the concept of a pipeline that is traversed during the processing of a request with control structures embedded in XML tags directing the process according to various criteria.
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OMake is a build system and scripting language with a similar style and syntax to GNU make but with many additional features, including support for large projects spanning multiple directories, default configuration files simplifying the standard compilation tasks, fast, reliable, automated, scriptable dependency analysis using MD5 digests, built-in support for defining and running autoconfiguration tests, portability, and built-in functions that provide the most common features of programs like grep, sed, and awk. It also provides active filesystem monitoring that restarts builds automatically when source files are modified. A companion command interpreter that can be used interactively is included.
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This grandiose armoire is both stylish and practical. Solid mahogany is fitted with crushed bamboo facings that offer textural interest. Aside from sleek pocket doors on the top and bottom, this armoire features six drawers that provide plenty of space for all of your storage needs. Open grooves in the back of the cabinet for electronic wires are but one of the practical touches featured in this piece.
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I have an upgraded MSI Wind U100. I am running Windows 7 currently on it and have upgraded to a 320GB HDD and also up to 2GB of RAM. So as you can tell i am not a complete N00B. I also downloaded the MSIWindosx86.iso from a torrent site. It is supposed to be great for installing onto the MSI Wind. I also have the needed realtek driver for WiFi to work.
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Located twenty miles east of the city of Portland, Oregon, and the northern Willamette River valley, the Mt. Hood National Forest extends south from the strikingly beautiful Columbia River Gorge across more than sixty miles of forested mountains, lakes and streams to Olallie Scenic Area, a high lake basin under the slopes of Mt. Jefferson. Read more
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This highlights the great Boy Scout Horse Camp program hosted by the Mt. Hood National Forest. Get the inside look at what the program has meant to participants, hte Forest Service, and the coordinator in this video with a beautiful campground backdrop.
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Winter has arrived in the high country so visitors to the Mt. Hood National Forest should expect a wide range of driving conditions on forest roads from now through late spring.
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Shareholder Activism: How It Began and How It's Reshaping Today's Investment Landscape. Three part Series with Mason Morfit, ValueAct Capital and Abe Friedman, former Global Head of Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment for BlackRock
Please join us for an overview of shareholder activism in a three part series, beginning with the history and an overview of the key players in the space; continuing with a behind-the-scenes look at non-contentious shareholder engagement and how it is impacting companies and the market; and ending with an overview of proxy fights, PR wars and activist defense.
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justification for so-called "signature" drone strikes that the CIA and special
operations forces have been launching in Pakistan and
strikes are drone bombings that target individuals that the administration
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attacks on the United States," the members of Congress, lead by Rep. Dennis
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farmers, skeptics argued." Antiwar Robert Grenier,
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Birding with Jerry Hall: Rare birds spotted in Texas, new species found
Sometimes just the name of a bird is enough to make me want to grab my binocs, hop in the car and drive away to find it.
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A child abuse detective was called in to investigate Nic Cage on the night of his drunken arrest -- after a witness told police he saw Cage pull his 5-year-old son to the ground during an alcohol-fueled argument with his wife ... this according to the New Orleans PD.
According to the police report, Cage's wife Alice told police she and Nic had been arguing on the night of April 15 "due to his intoxicated state" ... when they went to pick up their son from a friend's house. FYI -- Alice was in the driver's seat.
Alice told cops ... she and Nic continued to argue until they arrived at their home -- at which point she claims, "Mr Cage fell while holding their son. The fall caused the 5 year old to suffer a minor abrasion to his left knee."
But a witness told cops a slightly different story -- saying he saw "Mr. Cage pull the male child to the ground by his hand."
According to the report, "A child abuse detective was notified."
Cops say they wanted to interview Cage's son -- but Alice wouldn't let that happen.
As for Cage, cops described him as "hysterical" and "irrational" when they interviewed him after the incident.
TMZ broke the story -- Cage was eventually arrested for domestic abuse and disturbing the peace after he allegedly grabbed his wife earlier in the evening.
Why wouldn't his wife let the cops speak to their child? If he did nothing wrong, there's nothing to hide.
OMG this is just media spin to make the man look bad. Is this another actor that TMZ doesn't like? Just like Mel Gibson? Seems funny how they tear these guys down yet uphold Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen!! We all know they are in love with Lindsay Lohan because well she's female and there's a bunch of horny boys at TMZ and they hate Mel Gibson because well...once again they think Oksana is hot and ..yep you guessed it, they're a bunch of horny boys at TMZ that would love to get with Oksana. They love Charlie because they all want to be him, banging hookers and thinking they're cool...why? Oh geez do I need to repeat it again? They're a bunch of horny boys at TMZ. *sigh* It really is getting THAT obvious Harvey.
No way is Nic wired this way (abusing his kid).
Someone is looking to make some money off the likes of tmz with this spin.
Leave Nic alone . He is not a child abuser. What happened was a accident. I could see it if he was hitting a child while he was drinking. It sounds like someone is trying to make a story to sell the story.
Mr. Cage, I know you have problems in life at this time. We all have troubles. You can pull out of this. Your wife loves , protects you, Lucky guy. I am a single parent, do not get upset of people calling Child Protection. Greet them say your side, it is your word that wins. To many hates in this world. Look at Rebecca Black. A nobody who over night is sombody - all the HATERS came out.


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Today we're joined by internet celebrity and multiple psychological affliction sufferer Jesus Martinez, author of DrunkenStepfather.com. Despite struggling with alcoholism, impotence, self-loathing, an unsatisfying marriage, stepfatherhood and obesity, Jesus has carved out a successful niche for himself as a Mexican blogger located in Montreal, Canada. His areas of expertise include boozing, sex and the bashing of our beloved celebrities who are constantly making asses of themselves as they parade the streets living their frivolous existence. As many of you know full-time blogging is time-intensive so we're grateful to have him with us today. I suspect he is drunk right now given his extremely comprehensive answers but having had a stepfather myself I can see why intoxication would be a daily part of any stepdad's regimen. Believe me I was a nightmare to live with.
People are clearly miserable in their lives and enjoy experiencing the flaws, failures and human weaknesses of celebrities because celebrities are made out to be the end all be all of success, glamour and luxury. I guess it makes them feel better about their useless existence. It's one of those kick the motherfucker off their high horse then kick them while they are down and find pleasure in it. I'm not the doctor here, you probably have a much better take on this, but I know people are into it and I'm into being an asshole so it kinda all works out. The truth is that I am not really a gossip site but more a skin site. I usually focus on female celebrities who everyone likes to shit on even though they are substantially better looking than their wives, girlfriends or pretty much anyone they've ever banged. I guess it's the same kind of resentment guys have for the high school cheerleader in their class, they all want to fuck her but she won't fuck them so instead they either laugh at their misery or do something worse that you'd see on an episode of CSI, but I'm not into morbid shit or physical pain to others so I'll leave it at that. Yes, leaving it at that sounds like a good idea. Jesus, you've written extensively about your difficulties as a husband, stepfather and Canadian. Are you currently seeking treatment for any of these afflictions? You know what, I went to court ordered therapy once. It was kinda fun but that's just because I like fucking with people, so I'd lie to the guy and get prescriptions to meds I didn't need but had fun taking. In recent years I joined some group therapy shit for material, I guess I kinda ripped off the idea from fight club but met a lot of weird fuckers. I also did some cognitive therapy where you learn breathing exercises because I stopped drinking and suffered from severe panic attacks and was prescribed some shitty anti- depressant that I didn't want to get caught up in. It was one of those take daily so that you can stomach your shitty job, shitty wife and lose all sense of your individuality, neurosis and creativity. I wasn't down for that but I wasn't down with panic attacks either. My psychologist was fresh out of school, probably 24 and I'd just tell him drinking stories, sex stories and all that good stuff, which wasn't the nature of the session. He'd always get me to shut up and pretend I was on the beach and stuff. I considered him to be my only friend at the time, but he never sent me a birthday card, so I pretty much wrote him off. That said, I am back on the bottle and it's been a good time, probably not so good to my liver but who needs a liver when you're dead...right?
I think it's one of those want what you can't have situations. Historically, I had lots of sex with lots of girls all of whom were probably 6's on my scale which is more like a 2 or 3 to the rest of the world. I am talking fat and disgusting or skinny and disgusting, addicts, vagrants, homeless chicks, drunk and horny girls. I've pretty much been there and done and it's left me scarred. Not nearly as scarred as marriage. I've cheated on my wife, at least I did in the beginning before she put an end to that, so the last couple years I've been stuck with her. My wife isn't attractive and no matter how horny I get, my penis just doesn't want anything to do with it. Sometimes I get boners and cherish the moment, but for the most part, bitch has turned me asexual. The good news is that I still like hot chicks and I'd fuck every single girl ever posted on my site. Even this nasty amateur chick who covered herself in blood. I have no standards. On "To Do" list, I'd have to start with the girls with the most money and lowest self esteem. K-Fed is kind of a hero and has a great retirement plan so I'd try to get up on that. I'd say someone like Lohan or even Britney would be a good start, but they are all therapied out and working on killing their inner demons. Maybe the best angle would be to go with someone older trying to reclaim her youth or some shit. The reality is I will never meet any of these girls and fantasies of fucking celebrities are for weirdos who have seen all their movies, cut out all their magazine spreads and staple pictures of them on their pillow to make fucking their rubber vaginas more realistic. Lusting after anything just isn't my style.
I think the best form of therapy is to write down your thoughts, if you are angry let it out, if you are depressed let it out, writing is my release and I get all this shit I was bottling up out there, whether it is worth reading or not is questionable, but the fact that I may never run out of things to write, even in times I feel like shutting myself out and not talking to anyone, is really the cure to a lot of things. I am repetitive, probably boring to read, but it's definitely my therapy. What isn't my therapy is actually running the site, trying to get content first in hopes of getting traffic, the constant rejection I get because I am labeled a porn site, the lack of money I make when I put a lot of me into something is all downers. That doesn't even touch on technical issues, hackers, the asshole who stole my computer. Writing a blog is a self involved thing, and sometimes being too into yourself isn't a good thing, you lose your grasp on reality. Sometimes death threats make you paranoid, hate mail makes you feel inadequate, declines in traffic make you feel like you're time's up, but I got nothing better to do and in recent months don't let it bother me because it's a waste of time and because I am the first to say that what I write doesn't matter, if you like it that's good, if you hate it that's ok too, we're all people here and separating myself from a virtual world has made me appreciate what I do more than consider it a curse. That's how I feel today anyway, my feelings about it are constantly changing depending on what's going on, but lately I don't feel really bothered by the negativity, I don't feel really pressured about getting out there when I used to let it really get to me, even though I project negativity. I guess I am a hypocrite.
Paris Hilton is the only one who played back a little bit, I guess because she wasn't busy having premarital unprotected sex the days I hit her up. She's all about getting herself out there and I can't imagine her taking herself seriously since no one else does. She is always on "tour" or whatever you call what she does, she always meets new people and gets involved in all kinds of projects so she is pretty accessible. I was given her phone number, I'd call her, we'd talk for 5 minutes or less, she had no idea who I was but had the decency to be friendly. Once she left the phone on and we heard a whole conversation ripping into Lohan about having herpes and not telling people and about how Nicole and that Good Charlotte Gaylord should have a baby before they were publicly an item all while she was smoking a joint. It was golden blogging moment. I didn't get shit out of having her number and it was later released to the public forcing her to change it, so it never really amounted to much for me other than a funny story to tell 16 year old girls at Starbucks. That shit impresses them. Nicole Richie was another number I had and she was a total cunt to deal with. I hung out with her once accidentally and tried to steal her phone, she wasn't a fan but was chain smoking the whole time while I drank the free booze. I haven't really stalked as hard as I'd like to, I haven't really interacted with these people and I am ok with that, I have little interest, but if it falls in my lap they are all been worth the energy or hassle for the sake of personal entertainment. I just get off on the accessibility of these people you grow up thinking are untouchable.
It's a tough call. I am a personality that people who read my site can relate to. How can you hate on a guy who calls himself a pig before calling a celebrity one. I guess people like that I am honest, or myself in my writing, I don't really hold back or censor myself. They may also like that I tie things into my day or my life. I started this site as a personal blog to throw up my personal experiences and shit I see or find online, it just ended up being celebrity heavy because that's what people are interested in. So it's my way to get a couple eyeballs and throw in my 2 cents the way I want to. Is the site a success because I have low self-esteem and a negative body image, possibly, but it probably would have worked if I was an ego talking about how great I am or how much better I am than whoever I am writing about. I think people like to look into someone's life a little bit, they feel like they know you and they respect you more that way, even when they don't agree with what you say. My site is hardly a success and my low self-esteem doesn't override my confidence in my own voice or opinion. So I am like a guy who hates himself, doesn't think what I say is all that important to the world, or interesting to read but still puts it out there. Most people with low self esteem lack the drive to put themselves out there everyday, so I don't know if what I have is low self esteem or just self hatred. I don't even know if it's the same thing...You're the doctor, you tell me.
I think acting is the biggest joke of a career. I feel like it's a right place, right time, right look kind of thing. I am convinced I could win an Oscar even though I have no acting background or interest if the roll called for a Fat Mexican drunk. Actors try to make their careers seem important because I guess no one likes to admit they are a joke, or pursuing a joke of a career, and the compensation is so high that it's hard to grasp that it's a joke of a career, but it is and no one is safe from being featured on my site. I have an opinion about everything so I could talk about my couch for 4 days and that fucker doesn't talk back, say stupid shit or do stupid shit. Give me the pictures and I'll do it right now.
Yeah, I just go for the pussy. Drunk girls are easy, drunk girls with alcohol problems that they are trying to get over are easier, you just have to lure them back to your place and pretend that you've found a bottle of wine lying around, make them think you are being bad with them and falling off the wagon too, that way it'll be easier for them to break their vow of sobriety and next thing you know you have a drunk girl who thinks she's been bad on your hands. Either she'll break down in tears or she'll fuck you, I usually try to keep the breakdowns until after I bang a chick, it's kinda usually how it goes when they realize what they've done and how low they've stooped. The thing I hate about AA is how they turn it into a God thing and how your future is late nights in coffee shops drinking tons of coffee and smoking packs upon packs of cigarettes talking about the good days when you used to drink with other addicts, because quitting drinking doesn't make anyone happy and is a lot more depressing than drinking your life away....
I have a feeling that I will probably die young, but my friend told me that God doesn't kill people like me off, he likes to watch us squirm in misery through all the trials and tribulations life shits on us. I am having issues with the site now because the paparazzi want to shut me down , but feel like I am not really going anywhere. I'd write a book but it would suck, I'd write a movie but I am not good at telling stories so I guess I am stuck to the internet, it seems to be the only place a talentless fuck can get girls sending in videos of them playing with their tits and that's pretty much the only reason I started the site. Thanks for the talk doctor, sorry I can't pay you for this session, I am kinda broke as fuck. |
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Avoiding Invisible Corn: A Michael Pollan-inspired challenge
First off, I'm excited to say I have a new job!! I'm now doing marketing (mostly graphic design and social media) for a local farmers market association!! Right up my alley, yea? I'm psyched — and loving it.
Secondly, I'm reading Michael Pollan again. The Omnivore's Dilemma. Which means two things: first of all, I'm eating better (helped along by all the free and cheap produce a la announcement #1).
Secondly, I'm feeling inspired to make a serious change in the way I think about food. (More about my food challenge is below!)
Now, I've been here before. Pollan has a way of doing this to me, but I'm not ALWAYS reading Pollan. McDonalds is right next to the Home Depot (seems like my 2nd home, most weekends), and it's all too easy to grab a 10-piece McNugget and head on my way.
But right now, Pollan has me seriously second guessing that nugget. And the entire food system. And the one staple that makes up an inordinately large part of that food system: Corn.
You'll have to read the book for Pollan's great description of corn sex, and how corn's reproductive habits (among other things) made it perfectly suited for mankind, how we chose it and it chose us, and how we co-evolved to the point where it seriously rules our lives. Forget about robots, Pollan has me convinced it's corn that's going to wake up and take over the world.
You'll also have to read the book for his dive into corn economics: how politics overtook centuries of common knowledge and agricultural good sense, and how the U.S. government (thanks to the Nixon administration and all thereafter) turned farmers into "agribusinessmen."
Fast forward to 2011: the pastoral Midwestern farm doesn't exist. One factory farmer feeds about 130 people (that's the most productive farmer of all time) — all in corn.
Corn is the glue holds the modern food system — as well as all those McNuggets — together.
It's also a big percentage of the rest of the ingredients. Corn starch and high fructose corn syrup: those are the most obvious. How about maltodextrin? Sometimes that's derived from soy, but often it's corn, and it's in EVERYTHING, it seems. Same with xantham gum, vegetable oil, food starch and modified food starch, MSG, malt (and malt syrup or extract), dextrose, fructose, sucrose, baking powder, caramel coloring (and flavoring), and more. Just try to find something in the supermarket without corn hiding in it.
Going one step down the food chain, try to find meat or dairy from an animal that wasn't fed corn. Those products generally aren't labeled, so you really have no idea. But in general, it seems, assume it was unless you know the farmer yourself.
(note that corn isn't pulled out from the huge meat and dairy sections…)
My One-Week Food Challenge
Just a little bit appalled by all this, I've decided to challenge myself to eat for one week without ingesting any invisible corn. Now, I pretty much accept that this is impossible, but I'm going to do my best.
Also, I'm allowing myself to eat corn itself — as in, the actual whole vegetable. And I might make an exception or two for corn meal, since that's the next least processed version of corn, and it's something I could theoretically make myself without too much trouble.
At Farmer Joe's this afternoon (similar to Whole Foods), I perused the aisles looking for things I can eat this week. Big brand peanut butter is out (corn syrup). So, surprisingly, is grated mozzarella cheese (all contained corn starch or "cellulose powder," which I can only assume comes from corn).
Adele's Sausage is out too, along with most breakfast cereals. Beer doesn't list ingredients (?), but I've read it's often made with corn products, so there will be none of that this week either. Good thing I've stockpiled the wine…
I ended up coming home with: Challah bread, bulk granola, bulk dried mango, and several dairy products which probably break the rules, since I don't know what the animals were fed: organic Kefir, a block of mozzarella, and a tub of marscapone. I'll supplement this throughout the week with farmers market fare and stuff from my own garden.
Tonight's dinner: Homemade pizza. I made the dough myself — this is a 5-minute job and much easier than you'd expect! The sauce was my own as well (canned this past weekend!).
I sauteed up some portobella mushrooms in olive oil and balsamic vinegar and tossed them on top along with an onion a friend picked on a local farm, the mozzarella (grated myself, since the pre-grated bags were full of corn), a little bit of pancetta (rule breaker, since the pig probably ate loads of corn), and globs of goat cheese (goats probably eat corn, too).
It took about 30 minutes of prep and 30 minutes to cook. I'd say it was moderately corn-free, save the animal products and the little bit of cornmeal I used to keep the dough from sticking to the stone.
Tomorrow's breakfast: Kefir with granola or challah with marscapone and a corn-free jam.
I'm already breaking rules, out of necessity — I just don't have easy (i.e. convenient) access to 100% grass-fed meat AND dairy, even at most of the farmers markets! And of all places, the Bay Area probably has the most access in the country.
This is going to be difficult… I'll keep you posted.
DIY: Salvaged wood compost bin
I've been busy over here for many weekends in a row now, planting corn, murdering my front lawn, deconstructing the huge "live-in" shed attached to the garage, and repurposing the shed materials into a few awesome building projects: namely a compost bin and a chicken coop.
The chicken coop is still in the works, but the compost bin is done!
I did a lot of research into bin design, looking at models using recycled wood pallets, buying a big plastic bin instead of building one, or building one out of the heaps of 2x4s rescued from the shed.
I settled on this 3-bin compost system, in part because I expect I'll be able to generate a LOT of compost (I have so much yard waste already), but also because I saw a really well-done version of it on featured on Re-nest.
Mine isn't quite as pretty — after all, most of the materials are recycled — but it does the trick! In the end, I spent about $150 on materials I didn't have or couldn't salvage, including the wire hardware cloth, two Trex boards (the slats on the front are this composite material — I had enough for two sections, salvaged from another Oakland homeowner's pile of scrap, but needed more for the third section), one 9′ redwood 2×4, since i didn't have enough of that length, and all the screws, hinges, and hardware. The Oakland Home Depot and Habitat for Humanity's ReStore saw my face a few times that weekend…
I don't want to think about what it would have cost to buy all new material! I guess the message is DON'T! Even if you don't have salvage of your own, I found several places to buy recycled wood for really cheap. Urban Ore in Berkeley, for example, sells 2x4s at around $2 a pop!
Steve and I managed to build this guy in about two weekends, with a little extra work on his part on his time off during the week.
The PDF design I followed can be downloaded by clicking here.
Have your own compost bin design to share? Or another repurposed yard project? Send them my way, I'd love to share them on here!
It's Always Greener: At Havenscourt Homestead
I only visited one of the five sites on last weekend's first annual Urban Farm Tour, organized by Oakland's Institute of Urban Homesteading. But I was pretty blown away.
I toyed with the idea of saving these photos, hoping I might do an interview and full story on Kitty Sharkey, who lives on her 4,000 square foot "Havenscourt Homestead" in East Oakland.
But I couldn't wait — I was too amazed and inspired by what I saw.
Kitty — a 9-5 working woman in love with her 52 goats, ducks, chickens, rabbits, and cats (plus several bee hives) — lives on a smaller property than I do. Her own little 2-bedroom home was bought as a foreclosure, just three years ago. THREE YEARS, and she's done all this.
What might I do in that time…
Kitty's front yard is an official Bay Friendly Garden — she tore the lawn out (much as I'm doing now!) and put in low water plants.
The driveway used to run from the street to the garage at the very back of the property — now, just the front portion is for parking, while most of the length is used for veggie gardening! The secret to getting huge plants in containers? Poop, Kitty says. Amending the soil with manure has done wonders for her tomatoes and other vegetables.
Somehow, there are 52 animals on this homestead. That includes goats, chickens, ducks, rabbits, and cats — but doesn't include the two bee hives on the garage roof. All that and a hammock occupy most of the backyard. Remarkably, it doesn't actually smell like a barnyard! Kitty practices the "deep litter" method of maintaining the animal coops and pens, which allows manure to compost in place underneath a deep layer of hay or pine shavings while keeping things relatively odor-free. Whatever she's doing, it works.
At left, a small tomato plant grows with marigolds to keep away pests (her other, poop-planted tomatoes, are taller than I am).
At right, Kitty addresses the crowd while the goats pull and nibble at the bottom of her shirt for attention. Maybe I should get goats on my homestead… ;)
House poor but back to blogging
Friends, readers — if I have any readers left at this point — this is old news for most of you.
Despite being old news, it is pretty HUGE news, so I'm counting on a little forgiveness for my not blogging in ages.
The news?
I bought a house: a 1945 bungalow in East Oakland.
And more than that, along with my cute 2-bedroom "cosmetic fixer," I bought a nearly 5,000 square foot lot.
But it's been hard to remember that part of the deal over the last four months, while I've been caught up in painting, finding and installing light fixtures, running back and forth to the Oakland Tool Lending Library, and doing late-night internet research on everything from how to install a new toilet flush handle to how to safely remove the lead paint shedding off my kitchen wall.
A 5,000 square foot lot. Really, you see, I bought a piece of future urban farmland that just happened to have a great house sitting on it too. And now that the housewarming is over — meaning things inside are tidier, if not actually finished — I can move from the dreaming phase to the doing phase in my garden.
But I only have so much space (or reader attention span?) in one post, so I'll stick to sharing just the dreams with you today…
Dream #1: Front Yard Veggies
I have no idea what the neighbors will think of this idea, except that I know from my neighborhood listserv that many in the area do plenty of edible gardening. One neighbor — who's been here 45 years — warned against putting anything edible (or more so, throwable and squishable) in my front yard. At least without a fence. (There was a story of a pomegranate tree they cut down because of the fruits' tendency to be hurled at the house…)
But my front yard gets the most sun. And I do NOT want to mow any grass (or buy a lawn mower, for that matter). Even more so, I like the idea of showcasing — Rosalind Creasy style — that edible gardening can be beautiful, functional, and community-forming.
There will be no veggie rows. And, probably, no tomatoes (my big front window seems the most likely target). But artichokes? Eggplant? Asparagus? Edibles that don't necessarily LOOK like edibles? Blueberry foundation plants? I think so.
Though the more I think about it, the more I'm willing to consider building a fence one of these weekends… Oakland, my dear Rosalind, is no Los Altos.
Dream #2: Backyard Chickens
Actually, this one is already in the works! To celebrate my 26th birthday, I gifted myself three baby chicks. After two weeks in a borrowed brooder, they're getting bigger by the day! The next step is building the coop — I'm hoping to build that and a compost bin mostly out of wood salvaged from the huge shed some of my guy friends demolished a few weeks back. (Thank you Steve and Brendon!)
Dream #3: Mostly Edible Landscaping
So the tomatoes can't go in the front yard. Lucky for me, I have plenty of space out back for the "ugly" (corn, wheat), squishy (tomatoes, peaches), too tempting (peppers, strawberries), and shade-loving (lettuce, herbs) veggies.
I'm dreaming about: Kiwis and grapes on arbors or a patio pergola. Blueberry and Nanking cherry foundation plantings. Finally planting my peach, orange, and cherry trees, while the fig and olive grace the patio in pots. A backyard hammock, picnic table, cob oven, and fire pit for full enjoyment of said edibles. Ah, the ideas… and more coming, with the help of my good friends Katrina and Ashley of Ashtree Designs!
I have online shopping carts full of future plants waiting for a credit card number at Raintree Nursery and Seeds of Change, and I've been scoping out Evergreen and Broadway Terrace nurseries locally. I'm ready.
Dream #4: Wood-fired hot tub
Ok, so it's not edible. But it sounds amazing. And somewhat sustainable, if you discount the fact that there'll be smoke (I'll be able to grill on the heater, so at least they're dual-purpose greenhouse gases, right?)
I acquired half of a huge (2-3 person) industrial storage tank a while back, from a woman in West Oakland offering rabbit manure compost on CraigsList, and I dream of magically turning it into something like the Dutchtub, which I saw at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show earlier this year.
Dream #5: Monthly Dinner Parties
So far, the hardest part of being a homeowner is that I've lost a huge part of my social life. I live farther away from downtown, and can no longer walk to a bar, restaurant, or the weekly farmers market. And I spend my weekends working on the house, rather than going out with friends. So I'm hoping to bring the party to me! And, after reading about all my edible landscaping plans, you probably realize as well as I do how big a harvest I'm going to have…
As for my progress so far?
To summarize: There are 36 stalks of corn growing in the backyard. Gertrude, Virginia, and Sylvia, my lovely lady egg layers, are getting bigger every day. The front lawn is officially torn out as of last weekend (because Steve is an effing rock star), and PDF plans for a 3-bin composting system are pulled up on my laptop, ready to be used this weekend.
Oh, and I am finally — FINALLY — back to Urbivore, with 5,000 square feet of inspiration in front of me, and a long list of ideas for continued posts on food politics, DIY ideas, interviews with urban farmers, and more: the real meat of the blog.
Stay tuned…
It's Always Greener: At Sunnyside Organic Seedlings
Pilar Reber jokes that she's "your typical American that doesn't have time to garden."
But that isn't the whole story.
Her yard at home might be bare — much to the disappointment of friends and visitors — but that's because Pilar spends most of her time starting 400 varieties of vegetable and herb seedlings in an old greenhouse — a.k.a. Sunnyside Organic Seedlings — tucked into an industrial zone in Richmond, California.
A neighboring greenhouse hosts the beginnings of an aquaculture system (with a Target-bought above-ground swimming pool full of hundreds of three-inch koi fish), and a third holds 10 or so chickens, including a few accidental roosters who will soon be somebody's dinner.
Outside, one of her staff, Kenji Warren, keeps a vegetable garden for the Bay Area Rescue Mission — at a volunteer day last week, a dozen volunteers harvested more than 100 pounds of Swiss chard and planted a few hundred cloves of garlic, most of which will be donated to the organization's food kitchen.
The remaining greenhouses and gravel-strewn lawn on her 7-acre plot give plenty of space for dreaming, she said.
After moving here from another Richmond site early this year, "suddenly there's room for vision. Before, I had no space to think about anything other than Sunnyside." Will that mean more chickens? Building an office on-site for her boyfriend's business? A few more rows for Kenji to tend? Crazy ideas — or at least good crazy ideas — are welcome, she said. So are donations.
In the meantime, she's happy with all her seed start trays. Walking down the rows of upcycled wire, pipe, and garden hose tables, she points out a tray covered in what looks like short white hairs — these onions are one of her favorites, she said, especially when they've just started to sprout.
But organic, heirloom onions, oregano, arugula, and artichokes aren't the only things she hopes to start here — in addition to selling seedlings, she said, "we're growing farmers."
In Richmond, not only are climate conditions ideal, but there's also high unemployment.
Greenhouse Manager Rebecca Blanck-Weiss explains, "our larger goal is to provide job training for the community through sustainable business and organic food." That means bringing in local students, maintaining a coterie of volunteers, and donating food and seedlings to various organizations.
Sunnyside's seedlings are sold at more than 40 Bay Area garden centers, or you can find Pilar manning the stand at several local farmer's market, including the Sunday San Rafael Civic Center market, the Tuesday Novato market, and — my own personal favorite — the Saturday Grand-Lake market in Oakland.
Interested in volunteering? Follow their Facebook page for more info, but volunteer day is generally the last Friday of the month, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Your time earns you lunch and free seedlings — who could refuse?