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Welcome Matt
Welcome Matt is located in downtown Hinckely. We offer our Fish Fry Dinner every Friday night, and karaoke every other Saturday. Check out our menu and seasonal drink specials. We offer burgers, soups, salads, sandwichs, and more! Stop by and see why The Welcome Matt has become a regional favorite!
The Tawny Tortoise
Retail sales of specialty foods, gifts, dolls; Dollmenders doll repair; Cutlery Corner knife/scissor sharpening; Homewares cutting boards/ wine & pot racks; Sherry's Floral Creations. Open Monday - Saturday 9:30am - 7:00pm. Sunday 11:am - 3:00 pm.
Nabuki is a contemporary Japanese restaurant and sushi bar located in historic downtown Hinsdale offering a variety of traditional and innovative dishes.
JR Antiques and Collectibles
Specializing in antiques, collectibles, furniture, primitives and much more.
Taste of Himalayas
Very unique and authentic nepali restaurant and bar. Come and enjoy our lunch buffet 7 days and dinner ala carte.
CITY:St. Charles
North Beach - Downers Grove
Sports bar featuring sand volleyball, bowling, billiards and more in a tropical setting. Perfect for parties, banquets and events.
CITY:Downers Grove
Econo Lodge
The perfect rest stop at the end of a busy day. Complimentary continental breakfast, free local calls, free cable and special facilities for physically challenged travelers.
Elgin Public House
Elgin Public House, known for great food, service, drinks and atmosphere. Better than average pub grub. Two full service bars with just about anything you could ask for.
The Natural Gardens
Nursery specializing in Native & Ornamental Perennials & grasses since 1953.
CITY:St. Charles
Gogo's Goodies & Gifts
Candy and gourmet chocolates, party bags, balloons, beanie babies, and a variety of gift items.
St. Charles Place Restaurant
Ultra-fine American steakhouse with exceptional Alaskan King crab and lobster.
CITY:St. Charles
Fiora's Restaurant
Located in one of Geneva's most picturesque Historic Landmark Buildings, Fiora's serves a splendid selection of fine wine and European-influenced American Cuisine.
Village Courtyard
Come to the Village Courtyard for the "home-like" feel. Between our friendly service and comfort food, you wont leave disappointed. We have alot of regulars, but enjoy meeting and serving new people! Come in for just one meal, or become one of our regulars-it will be hard not to! Try one of our specials!
Baker's Basket
Stop in our cosy little joint for bagel or donut. Our creamed filled donuts are popular with the locals. You can't miss us, we're the purple building!
Big Rock Historical Society Crib Museum
Step into the restored corn crib and explore artifacts from the century-old Plowing Match or learn more about Welsh immigrants. Open by appointment.
CITY:Big Rock
Super 8 Motel - Elgin
Begin at Super 8 Motel with free continental breakfast, and 24 hour coffee. Also enjoy free local calls and remote control TV with HBO, ESPN, CNN, Discovery and The Family Channel.
Lin's Garden Chinese Restaurant
Casual and fine dining serving authentic Mandarin, Szechwan, & Cantonese Chinese food. Voted for best Asian Cuisine in Kane County. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Great selection of dinner and carry out items. Sunday buffet is highly recommended.
CITY:St. Charles
Arcedium Coffeehouse
Authentic Coffeehouse. On site coffee roasting; complete line of specialty coffee drinks; sandwiches; soup; pastries; meeting room available. Banquet space available for 20 people.
CITY:St. Charles
Magnum's Prime Steakhouse
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - A Mecca for steak aficionados - offers a varied menu including lobster and fresh seafood. Serving casual lunches, dinners filled with ambience and elegant customized banquets. Find out why we're a favorite!
Mae's Fine Design
Mae's Fine Designs deals with the same jewelry trade companies as the big mall jewelry stores deal with, but without the high up-scale pricing. Come in to find the perfect piece of jewelry for your loved one. Mae's has everything from engagement rings to necklaces. We also offer simple repairs such as broken chain to full customize channel set diamond ring.
We specialize in rare, exceptional antiques, estate items, vintage and marcasite jewelry. We also feature furniture, fine art, oil paintings, porcelain, clocks, sterling, glassware and more.
CITY:St. Charles
Books at Sunset
New and gently read books, books on tape, gift items, cappuccino, biscotti and even "tea for two."
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Chicago Bolingbrook
Each spacious studio site is furnished with a sofa bed, mini-refrigerator, microwave and a desk with ergonomic chair. Other amenitiies include free deluxe continental breakfast, free high speed internet, fax service, exercise room and indoor pool.
Best Western - Romeoville
Free Hot Breakfast Free WIFI Free local calls and HBO Channels. Indoor heated pool and fitness center. All rooms have refrigerator, microwave, coffeemaker, iron and ironing boards.
Geneva Motel Inn
74 guests rooms. Amenities include: Business Center; Exercise Room, Indoor Pool, Free Continental Breakfast. Pet Friendly-charges apply.
CITY:St. Charles
Inn at Water's Edge
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Guests will discover the comforts of a world-class boutique hotel in this six-room operation on the College of DuPage campus. The Inn's eco-friendly design includes French doors overlooking a lavishly manicured landscape and floor-to-ceiling windows.
CITY:Glen Ellyn
Golden Corral - Bolingbrook
Family style restaurant offers the biggest and best buffet and grill. Banquet room available. Offering senior discounts daily. Fresh baked goods and "all you can eat" sirloin steaks.
Windows Cafe, Oak Brook Hills Resort
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Enjoy superb Chef-crafted cuisine, featuring Starbucks coffee, pastries, salads, sandwiches and cold beverages.
CITY:Oak Brook
Geneva Running Outfitters
Experience a unique approach to fulfill all of your running & walking needs with personalized shoe fittings, apparel and accessories.
Taylor Street Pizza - Geneva
Pizza and pasta from the old neighborhood prepared using all fresh ingredients. Full kitchen.
Bike Rack
The area's best selection of bikes, recumbents, accessories and clothing. Rentals: bikes, tandems, trailer cycles, recumbent bikes and trikes. Home of Creative Mobility featuring bikes for special needs. Just west of Randall.
CITY:St. Charles
Theives Market
In Pheasant Run Resort. Open 7 days a week. A distinctive shop offering fresh-ground or whole bean coffee, teas, gourmet jams and food items, and a unique array of gifts.
CITY:St. Charles
Village Peddler
Your store for unique country gifts and home accents.
Quality Inn & Conference Center - Burr Ridge
122 room hotel. Indoor pool/whirlpool, exercise room, restaurant, lounge, guest laundry, local/airport shuttle & 7000 sq. ft. meeting/banquet space. Amenities: in-room coffee, iron/ironing board, hair dryer, voicemail/dataport phones & VCR.
CITY:Burr Ridge
Champps Americana- Lombard
Champps is a sports bar and grille, but a bit more elegant than the traditional sports bar. Come in and enjoy excellent food prepared just the way you like it or watch your favorite sports game on one of our plasma TVs.
Pub 222
Upscale Irish American pub. Fun for the whole family, friendly atmosphere and great service.
CITY:St. Charles
Residence Inn by Marriott Chicago Oak Brook
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - 156 suites with separate living and sleeping areas and a fully equipped kitchen. Breakfast buffet is included daily, an evening reception is provided Mon-Thurs, with appetizers, beer, wine and sodas.
CITY:Oak Brook
Porter's Pub
Porter's Pub is an energetic, casual, cozy, English-style restaurant and bar, located at Bowes Creek Country Club. Offering the traditional English favorites as well as an extensive "Belly Up Brew" beer list, even the queen would be impressed with.
Lucky Jack's
Casual dining.
Angel Kisses of St. Charles
Religious articles, baptism gifts, books, exquisite angel and religious figurines.
CITY:St. Charles
Ashbury's at Boughton Ridge
Ashbury's features a cozy and inviting atmosphere with outdoor patio and beautiful views of Boughton Ridge Golf Course. Daily specials and events.
Olde Tyme Inn
Our goal is to satisfy our customers by providing them with quality food and friendly service at a great price. Try one of our famous burgers or fresh sandwiches or salads. We have live entertainment and drink specials often!
Taylor Street Pizza - Wasco
Just 7 minutes west of downtown St. Charles in Wasco. Open daily. Delivery available.
The Little Traveler - Geneva
This historic mansion features 36 rooms filled with treasures from around the world and a history over 80 years in the making.
Premier Interiors
Open daily. A shop of home furnishings.
CITY:St. Charles
BBK Sports
Sporting goods retailer and team sales. Equipment and apparel for baseball, softball, soccer, football, basketball, and volleyball.
CITY:St. Charles
Rambo's Bar and Grill
Rambo's is the consummate "neighborhood" style establishment where friends stop in to meet friends. We offer Friday night fish fries, broasted chicken, smoked meats, pizza, and much more! We provide live entertainment most Saturday nights, which you can find details about on our website.
Circa Vintage Gallery
Enjoy a whimsical journey through time. Explore unique vintage finds; Paintings, sculpture, photography, jewelry, home decor and furniture.
CITY:St. Charles
Hansen's Motel
At Hansen's Motel, we offer a wide range of king, queen and double bed rooms. We also offer you the full range of amenities that you would expect in a quality motel.
Hampton Inn - Elgin
No. 1 rated for service in the State of Illinois. The staff is committed 100% to providing you with a great experience.
Hampton Inn & Suites - St. Charles
92 guest rooms; 350 sq. ft. of meeting space. Business Center; complimentary continental breakfast; indoor pool, whirlpool & exercise room; In-room coffee makers & hair dryers; 2 phones w/voicemail; Free high-speed internet. Suites feature 32" TV & CD music systems.
CITY:St. Charles
Quality Inn
50 rooms and conference room within walking distance of Westfield Fox Valley Mall and minutes from downtown Aurora, Paramount Theatre, SciTech Hands-On Museum, Hollywood Casino Aurora, Two Brothers Roundhouse and antique shopping
Holiday Inn Chicago-Oak Brook
217 rooms. 3 suites. One restaurant. Lounge. Valet/Laundry. Business center. Exercise facilities. Indoor pool. Room service. Located near Drury Lane theatre, Yorktown Mall, Oak Brook Mall.
CITY:Oakbrook Terrace
Super 8 - Romeoville
Super 8 Romeoville Bolingbrook hotel is located in the Heritage Corridor, convenient to Interstates 55 and 355 at Exit 367, and provides a comfortable, central place to stop near Chicago. Close to attractions like Chicagoland Speedway, O'Hare and Midway airports, and Empress Casino, our pet-friendly Romeoville hotel offers convenient accommodations near the Windy City.
S G Too
Select consignment and antique store. Everything for the home and garden.
CITY:St. Charles
First Street Plaza
Visit the many shops located in the new development along the river. There is a large parking garage adjacent for shoppers' convenience and 2 Visitor Information Centers.
CITY:St. Charles
Discovery Bay Restaurant & Lounge, Embassy Suites
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Offering a relaxing environment for lunch and dinner including fine food, attentive service and friendly charm. We offer a wide array of menu selections, specialty items and fresh seafood. Caribbean/American cuisine.
Colonial Cafe West
Family owned since 1901, this family style restaurant is best known for its "Kitchen Sink" sundae. The restaurant is open daily serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and legendary ice cream.
CITY:St. Charles
Village Flower Shop
Your local florist specializing in creating customized floral designs for any occasion. Open M-F 9am-5:30pm and Saturdays 9:00a-4:00pm
Towneplace Suites by Marriott
All suite hotel featuring our "Morning Break" breakfast, "In a Pinch" market, and complimentary high speed wireless internet. Our Suites are 30% larger than a standard hotel room and feature fully equipped kitchens.
Syl's Restaurant & Lounge
Fine dining specializing in prime rib, steaks, fresh seafood, chicken, ribs, and chops. Private dining rooms available. Specialize in serving groups. Menu information on website. Dinner M-Th 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM, F-S 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Sun 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Dinner For Two Specials Sun-Thurs $22.95, Fri & Sat $31.95 Ask for "Dinner for Two Special Menu"
T.G.I. Friday's - St. Charles
Appetizers, salads, and entrees.
CITY:St. Charles
Moveable Feast & Co.
From intimate dinner parties to gala events, Moveable Feast will help make your next event a true celebration. Catering or carry-out available.
Ramada Inn Bolingbrook
The staff at the Ramada Bolingbrook is committed to providing guests a level of service that is still old-fashioned and personal. Whether your travel plans take you across the country or across the street, you will feel at home.
Candlewood Suites
Playing by different rules, the extended-stay traveler needs a hotel that understands their special needs. We provide you the amenities that make you feel at home.
Comfort Suites Elgin
Offering spacious suites, meeting space, hot breakfast buffet, wireless/wired internet, indoor pool and weekly guest reception. Over (9) restaurants within walking distance which makes us the ideal destination for both corporate and leisure travelers.
Tallgrass Restaurant
Modern French cuisine. Located in an 1895 historic building - Celebrating 32 Years! Open for dinner Wednesday - Sunday. Reservations required. AAA Four Diamond Award Winner - 19th year in a row.
Sorrento's Restaurant
Sorrento's Restaurant welcomes you to the finest Italian and American cuisine. We are happy to meet all of your needs, as our customers are always our number one priority. Our specialties include aged prime rib, broiled lobster tail, hickor smoked BBQ ribs, and more! Walk-ins and reservations are accepted. Cash, money orders, traveler checks and all major credit cards accepted.
CITY:Maple Park
Villa Verone
Come experience a taste of authentic Italy in the heart of Downtown Elgin.
Colonial Lodge Motel
Oldest motel in Elgin.
Corfu Restaurant
Family-style dining with sandwiches, soups and salads. Greek and Italian dishes a specialty. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
CITY:St. Charles
Villa Olivia Country Club Restaurant
Fine dining in a beautiful setting. Sunday brunch is offered.
Artemisia Home & Interior Decorating
A unique blend of antiques and elements. Unusual artisan works and uncommon finds including one-of-a-kind jewelry and accessories.
All Season Motel
16 guest rooms conveniently located at the corner of Route 71 & 47.
Giordano's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria - St. Charles
Located in the shopping center cross from Charlestowne Mall. Celebrating 30 years of pioneering the famous stuffed and equally renowned thin crust pizza! Pastas, sandwiches and assorted fresh salads. Open for lunch and dinner with a full service bar.
CITY:St. Charles
Old Towne Pub and Eatery-Wasco
Ten plasma televisions; game room; daily drink specials; beer garden; friendly, warm pub atmosphere. Family owned.
CITY:St. Charles
Kitty Hawk Cafe
Come for the great food and friendly service, and stay for our great view of the DuPage Airport.
CITY:West Chicago
Holiday Inn Chicago Oak Brook
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - 227 beautiful spacious guestrooms, executive suites, newly remodeled banquet & meeting space, fitness room, indoor pool, business center and Wi-fi, shuttle service, Bar Louie, room service available.
CITY:Oakbrook Terrace
Baymont Inn & Suites
Minutes from such major attractions like Chicago Premium Outlet, the Paramount Theatre, Two Brothers Roundhouse, the Aurora Regional Fire Museum and Hollywood Casino Aurora. Wake up to free continental breakfast and a free issue of USA Today. Help yourself to free Wi-Fi Internet access while relaxing in your comfortable room. Head to the fitness center for a workout, then unwind with a swim in the heated indoor pool. This pet-friendly hotel offers free parking for all vehicles, and kids 17 and under stay free with an adult.
CITY:North Aurora
Smallville Museum
Selected by Warner Bros to represent Smallville in the filming "Man of Steel", Plano is now the home of the Smallville Museum. The museum collection contains a variety of props and other items used in the filming of the latest Superman movie.
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
A five star hotel located about 20 minutes from O'Hare Airport and 40 minutes from downtown Chicago. Joseph's Lounge and Bennigans Restaurant located within the facility.
Hampton Inn & Suites - Bolingbrook
Centrally located for business or pleasure and features spacious rooms, regular suites, and whirlpool suites. Along with earning Hilton Honors points and miles, you enjoy high-speed wireless internet access throughout the hotel.
Epic Buffet at Hollywood Casino
Dig into a never-ending parade of flavors - Prime rib, seafood, pasta, salads, a sweet collection of delectable desserts, and plenty more.
Elgin Inn
With a complimentary continental breakfast each morning, indoor pool, pay-per-view movies and a caring staff, we will make your stay enjoyable.
Buckinghams Steak House
Steak house located in Grand Victoria Casino.
Bourbon Street Gallery
The Bourbon Street Gallery -- in the Bourbon Street area in Pheasant Run Resort & Spa. The gallery showcases the works of new, emerging and established Chicago artists.
CITY:St. Charles
JP Jewelers Inc.
A fine jewelry store. Family owned and operated since 1993. Full service for jewelry and watch repair. Offering custom design.
CITY:St. Charles
Trellis Farm & Garden
Your local Purina Feed Dealership offering the best in equine, small animal and wild bird needs. The new face of feed, seed and urban gardening.
CITY:St. Charles
25th Annual Chicago Drum Show
World's largest, longest running vintage and custom drum show. Exhibits, clinics, classes, demonstrations, entertainment, celebrity guests.
CITY:St. Charles
Staybridge Suites Chicago/Oakbrook Terrace
The preferred, upscale all-suite hotel in the Oak Brook area! Free bountiful hot breakfast buffet daily. Free light dinner entrée Tuesday thru Thursday evenings with free beer, wine and sodas. Free internet access throughout hotel. Free local shuttle.
CITY:Oakbrook Terrace
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Lombard
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - 125-room new, moderately priced all suite hotel by Marriott designed for travelers who will be away from home for a week or months at a time.
Great American Grill, Hilton Suites Oakbrook Terrace
Located in DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Casual dress code. Serving breakfast. Average cost per meal: Breakfast: Under $10,
CITY:Oakbrook Terrace
Friacos Mexican Restaurant
Best authentic homemade mexican food in Will County. Family atmosphere. Mondays kids eat free. Tuesdays half priced margaritas. Sunday Special $2 bottled beer.
The Walnut Speakeasy
Sophisticated yet casual atmosphere. Full menu with an impressive beer list, food served till midnight.
An Artisan Bread Bakery featuring a delicious variety of fresh-baked breads, buns and more. Breadsmith is open Tuesday through Sunday. Stop in and see what makes us the special choice of bread lovers!
CITY:St. Charles
Blue Violet BodyworksSpa
Facials, manicures, pedicures, body polish, haircuts, massage and more.


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Thank you all for the tips, I will be sure to learn how to and regularly clean my hand gun when i get one and also my rifle when ever I fire it
Cleaning is cheap insurance. Does not take long and will protect your investment in your firearms. Do it well and often. Everyone may have a preferred cleaning solution and method but I think doing it is more important than what or how.
The only gun I clean after every firing is my Sendero 264 Win Mag. I don't clean my Glock or AR until I can't remember when I cleaned them last. Even my service rifle, here in Afghanistan, doesn't get cleaned properly more than once every few weeks. I'll blow out the chamber with some compressed air and make sure the bolt runs smooth, but that's about it.
Hoppes #9 - wet patch, bronze brush, wet patch with jag (4x-6x), bronze brush, wet patch (2x), dry patch (2x)
Nylon brush on all rails and internals dipped in Hoppes #9, wet patch wipe down
CLP (on patch) or TetraGrease with a light wiping
Storage in VCI bag or a quick spray of Barrier
- Yeah, I'm that OCD. I've seen a gun rust or seize up in 1 week from poor "hygiene". I only use a Boresnake in the field, never as a single cleaning method.
Much like Armed Pacifist above.
I run a bronze brush with a patch wrapped around it and loaded with hoppes number 9. I run that up the barrel (from the breach end) and when it comes out the other end, I take off the patch with the goo on it.
then I add more hoppes to the brush and go up and back 6 or 7 times.
I then clean the rest of the weapon using breakfree CLP.
when I am done cleaning the rest of the weapon, I then dry patch the bore twice, wet patch it with CLP, dry patch it.
I reassemble the 1911 and put tetra gun grease on the rails / slide very lightly.
I live in AZ so I don't have to wipe the exterior down too much with break free. When I lived in MN with its high humidity I would lightly coat everything with CLP.
With my target NRA Highpower AR's, I do the same as above on the bore, then clean the rifle. I use LSA on the bolt because the SMOKE from the CLP will burn your eyeballs out in a rifle match. I use breakfree on everything else.
If I am in the "match season", the bore only gets wet patched with CLP, and the bolt wiped down after each match (88 rounds). At about 5 or 6 matches, the whole works gets cleaned.
That is all.
NEVER ever use a stainless steel bore brush!!
Right, first RODS, mine are all stainless that have been ,,Carbonitrided" that will NOT ,,Grit" or unlikely rubbish into themselves embed, One does NOT; ,,Lapping" wish.
I lathe-off any ,,Breech and muzzle-guides" as needed, again, protect the leade in breech or muzzle always.
Cleaning products? My own and varies only RE: ,,Corrosive or non-corrosive".
Hoppes? I for cologne utilise............
And NEVER: ,,Stainless-Steel brushes" of the ,,Fuzzy" variety, drawn-wire is MUCH harder than Your (Average) barrel steel and the in (In machining-terms) is a ,,Negative-Rake cutter" that DOES barrel steel remove.

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Closet clean-out success
I did a round of cleaning/purging in early spring -- I needed space and I needed a justification for shopping for fresh spring clothes. And now three months later I was facing a cluttered closet again! I was walking in and out of it for month promising to 'get to it'.
I finally put my mind to it yesterday. And I feel good, no regrets! I set out three paper bags in front of the closet door, determined to get them filled. I mentally went over the shelves in the closet and knew that there are items in it that I have not TOUCHED for almost 3 years, some even longer. I was determined to rid off them. So I just grabbed them all and threw on the floor. I only pulled out couple shirts and pants, the rest went into the bags by categories -- dress/office clothes, tshirts, and sweaters.
result ... the three paper bags are full, and I needed another trash bag for a stack of old clothes I put aside - hoping to wear them 'after I lose my baby weight'! Yeah, right!
Four bags of clothes out of my closet, out of my house!
I already went through my shoes, and had a huge donate stack, and some to trash.
Now, if I could get my sweetheart to get rid of some of his STUFF... wishful thinking....
Yea! It sure feels good. Too often I walk past a project time and again and instead of "just doing it" I let it bug me. I bought a Nike t-shirt and wear it on work days to keep me on task.
While I am very organized, I have TMS to organize so I am like others here who now scrutinize the necessity of items before making the purchase.
Good for you.
Here is a link that might be useful: Just Do It!


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|How does the occupy movement relate to farmers?
January 2012
I saw Willie's "Occupy the Food System" op-ed on The Huffington Post recently. It really got me thinking, and I'd love to hear more about how the occupy movement relates to farmers?
Bill D.
It's only been four months since the first Occupy camp set up in New York City's Zuccotti Park, sparking a protest that caught fire worldwide. The Occupy movement channeled anger over corrupt big banks that fueled a colossal economic crisis, unchecked corporate power and the growing disparity between the very wealthiest Americans and the rest of the country.
To us here at Farm Aid, it was a much welcomed megaphone for what we've said for the last 27 years, as hundreds of thousands of family farmers have been forced off the land: our food belongs in the hands of family farmers, not multinational corporations. While the Occupy movement started with a focus on big banks, corporate control affects all facets of our lives and our food system is no exception. In fact, from seed to plate, our food system has more concentrated corporate power than our banking system!
Corporate Hands in Our Food
As we've discussed in earlier columns, our food system is extraordinarily concentrated. Today just four corporations control 84 percent of the beef market, 66 percent of pork production and nearly 60 percent of broiler chicken markets. A full 93 percent of soybeans and 80 percent of corn planted in the U.S. is genetically engineered and patented by just one company, Monsanto.
The consequences are no laughing matter. Between 1982 and 2007, an average 592 small and mid-sized family farms were lost each week.[1] Today, the remaining family farmers receive only 17 cents out of every dollar we spend at the supermarket—a drop of more than 50% from what they received 50 years ago. And as packing and processing companies consolidate, those farmers must often sign unfair contracts with large agribusinesses—just so they can have a buyer for their goods. Historically, those contracts have been cancelled by companies without cause or notice, leaving farmers high and dry with no way out of debt.
We hear from these family farmers everyday on our 1-800-FARM-AID hotline as they reach out for help, solutions and an opportunity to connect with others.
Many of these farmers and ranchers had hoped the scales would tip back in their favor under the Obama administration, particularly in 2010, when the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a series of public workshops to examine antitrust and anticompetitive conditions in American agriculture. Brave farmers across the country shared their stories and shed light on abuses they endured or damage they witnessed in their communities due to unbridled corporate power. But sadly, corporate food giants won out, as both agencies caved to lobbying pressure and failed to take action against bad corporate actors. More recently, top antitrust officials who were fighting for the rights of family farmers have resigned from their posts, unable to fulfill their commitment to farmers. Many farmers and leaders in the Good Food Movement left the whole process feeling disillusioned and frustrated from broken promises and a game rigged toward corporate interests.
As you can see, family farmers, perhaps more than anyone, know all too well the consequences of unfettered corporate power. So, when the Occupy movement sprouted up throughout the country, farmers immediately saw how the message translated to their own situation and joined in.
Occupy the Food System
This fall, Farm Aid launched Occupy the Food System, an online space for farmers and eaters to come together and share their stories about corporate abuse in the food system and brainstorm solutions for leveling the playing field. It's been an important forum for dialogue and helped spark further initiatives around corporate abuse at a time when the political process has clearly failed.
Farm Aid staff joined several demonstrations at Zuccotti Park, including last month's Farmers' March to Occupy Wall Street. Mike Callicrate, a rancher and rural advocate from Kansas, explained why he was joining this effort: "In the last thirty years we have lost 90 percent of our pork producers...we've lost over 40 percent of our ranchers; we've lost over 80 percent of our dairymen because of big, corporate, abusive power." Watch his speech in the video on the right.
Later this week, farmers (including this month's Farmer Hero Jim Gerritsen) will gather at a Manhattan district court for oral arguments in Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association, et al vs. Monsanto – a lawsuit filed on behalf of 300,000 organic and conventional farmers to protect them from expensive and unfair lawsuits from the genetically-engineered (GE) seed giant. To date, Monsanto has filed 144 lawsuits and settled over 700 out-of-court cases against farmers for patent infringement when patented GE crop genetics were found in (read: contaminated) non-GE fields. This legal action by Monsanto has bankrupted several farmers and created an atmosphere of fear and intimidation throughout American farm fields.
Know Your Power
The problem isn't that we don't have power. It's that we don't use our incredible power at the checkout counter, on the ballot and in our daily lives. Willie's call to all of us to occupy the food system reminds us of our collective power and helps people connect the message of the Occupy movement to the very important issues facing farmers and eaters. Corporate abuse of power, whether in the banking system, on our plates or elsewhere, is a reality of our lives, but it's not inevitable.
For starters, there is a growing demand for family farmed food. When we choose to buy directly from our family farmers or choose brands that support them, we take the power back into our own hands. Local food systems strengthen our local economies—when we buy local and choose to support local farm and food ventures, we buttress our community, our environment and our own health.
We know that the rules are often written by powerful elites behind closed doors—but we must weigh in on policy matters, especially this year, as members of Congress prepare to draft the next Farm Bill. In fact, right now you can take action and help occupy our food system by joining us in the Just Label It! campaign to demand that the Food & Drug Administration labels all foods containing GE ingredients. Instead of eating in the dark, labels can ensure that you have a choice about what you put in your body and agricultural practices you support when you walk down the grocery aisle!
Our food and farms are too important to be trusted with a few corporations. We hope you'll join Willie and all of us here at Farm Aid in occupying our food system.
1. USDA ERS 2011. Small and mid-sized farms refer to farms making between $10,000 and $250,000 in gross sales in a given year.
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Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella (2007)
by Paul Fleischman
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The classic tale of Cinderella has been told through various versions around the globe, each version has its own unique cultural variation. Paul Fleischman brings the different versions into one book that allows the reader to gather an appreciation for different cultures. I love the illustrations and culture presence for each country version's of Cinderella. A great book for children to learn about different cultures.
Once there was a merchant and his wife died. A widow down the road with two daughthers treated the daughter of the merchant very well, and gave the daughter pan dulce. The merchant's daughter told her father that she should marry the widow, but the father had his doubts. Eventually the father married the widow. When the stepmother moved in, she began to treat the merchant's daughter bad. The daughter slept on the floor, and the stepmother barely gave her enough food. The girl began to tend the cattle, and the animals saw her pain. A fairy gave her apricots and a godfather snake gave her rice. One day the king announced that he was looking for someone to marry, and all the unmarried women wore their finest robes. The stepmother did not want the girl to go, so she gave her stepdaughter many chores. The girl was sad, and a witch came in her house. The witch did all of the chores with her powers, and gave the girl a red cloak to go to the party. The girl went to the party with golden shows, and went on a wagon. Everyone at the party thought that the girl was beautiful, and she stayed until the first roster crowed. The girl leaped onto a horse leaving her golden slipper behind, and the king was set to find that girl. The stepmother hid the girl, and when the king arrived the stepdaughters tried the golden slipper on but could not fit them. Once the roster crowed, the king found the girl, and slipped the golden slipper onto her foot. The girl and the king got married, and there was a great party. The book displays many cultures while the story is being read. Mexico, Iraq, Ireland, India, China, and Japan are mentioned. There are many other countries that are mentioned, and when each country is mentioned, there is an illustration of the country's clothing or food. The illustrations are very colorful, and if the countries were not mentioned one could tell what country it is by its illustrations.
I enjoyed reading the book "Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal" by Paul Fleishchman . Once aspect I liked of this book was the writing. Everyone knows the story of Cinderella, but this story was a little different than the American version. In this story, Cinderella is weeding the rice fields, cooking and carrying. This story is written as taking place in Japan. The writing in this story is descriptive and allows the reader to understand how Cinderella is feeling. "Her stomach growled. Then the girl recalled how she'd begged her father to marry." The reader can understand how hungry Cinderella is. A person knows what it means to have a stomach growl from being hungry. Another aspect I liked in this story was the illustrations. Each page was brightly colored. The illustrations did not always take up the whole page but instead of leaving the background white the illustrator filled the background with bright colors such as purple, pink, neon green, and yellow. Each page in the story was intriguing to look at. The big idea of this story is to keep your head up. Cinderella did not have a great life, but once she found the prince her whole life changed and became better.
I loved this book for several reasons. First and foremost, it puts an interesting spin on a classic fairy tale. It is interesting to see how the telling of fairy tales differs from country to country. Also, it allows kids to see the perspective of people in other countries, while at the same time perpetuating the fact that deep down, we all have similar characteristics that allow us to enjoy the same types of stories. In the story, each page represented an excerpt from "Cinderella" from a certain country. One page reads "And on the girl's feet appeared a pair of glass slippers (France,) diamond anklets (India,) "sandals of gold (Iraq.) This is a discrete way to illustrate the differences in cultural norms (clothing for example,) while still telling a familiar, well loved story. I think the big idea in this book was to illustrate that although we all differ, whether it be through our culture, gender, or interests, but that at the end of the day we are all human.
I really enjoyed the book "Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal" by Author Paul Fleischman and Illustrator Julie Paschkis. The gouache illustration emphasize the idea of past traditions and multiculturalism. I especially liked the fact as the story is told the framing tells us where each part of the story is from, for example instead of a dress for the ball the young Cinderella receives a red kimono for the ball in the Japanese version and the Prince searches across deserts to find her after the ball in the Iranian version. I liked the fact that the cleverly told through the method of jumping from each version stitching traditions together tor retell the Disney-esque westernized version that i read as a child. I especially enjoyed the fact that in this version the young girl convinces her widower father to marry her widow stepmother. When she later discovers that her stepmother isn't the good person she thought she was she feels responsible for her own situation stating "I picked up the scorpion with my own hand". The theme of the story is a young girl overcoming an oppressive step-parent and the ways in which values are universal across all cultures.
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Once upon a time, in Mexico . . . in Ireland . . . in Zimbabwe . . . there lived a girl who worked all day in the rice fields . . . then spent the night by the hearth, sleeping among the cinders.
Her name is Ashpet, Sootface, Cendrillon . . . Cinderella. Her story has been passed down the centuries and across continents. Now Paul Fleischman and Julie Paschkis craft its many versions into one hymn to the rich variety and the enduring constants of our cultures.
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
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The author draws from a variety of folk traditions to put together this version of Cinderella, including elements from Mexico, Iran, Korea, Russia, Appalachia, and more.
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I am sure there will be varying opinions but with a little discussion, I would think a good all around ball park range can be had.
I have come to the conclusion that most(if not all) garden vegetables will do fine within a PH range of 5.8 to 7.2 with a PH =6.8 being the optimum. Garden is not a restaurant for different vegetables to order their PH from the menu. So they have to be happy whatever is provided. Luckily most can thrive in a wide range of PH, including peppers.
Another thing is that you cannot alter PH overnight.Especially, you cannot increase PH in short notice.
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Also, in a container, pH is much less important than it is in the ground.
It's also easier to simply modify your water's pH than to try and maintain a specific
soil pH - which is always fluctuating depending on moisture and nutrients, et cetera.
Add a little white vinegar to water to bring pH down.
Is there a particular problem you're having with peppers that you think is due to pH?
I just got my soil tested, and its pH is 7.6, which is a little on the alkaline side, which is no surprise since limestone is my bedrock here.
This is above the pH range everyone says peppers should be at, but I still get bumper crops of peppers. Also, peppers grow wild around here (chile pequins, the wild version of C. annum), so this is pretty much their natural habitat.
Almost makes me think that pH is not that big of a deal, at least not for peppers.
Josh (or anyone), Why is the ph not as important in containers? I am a newbie, and using containers. I posted earlier about my soil mixture, which you helped me with. how will I know if my ph is off without testing it? Is it important to test it if I am growing in containers?
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Here's something that Al (Tapla) wrote on the subject. I've linked the Thread below.
"Why would containers need different pH requirements than in the ground."
First, they don't NEED a different media pH, which is much less important in container culture than it is in the garden. I've puzzled over how to answer the question in a way that's easy to understand, because it's a complicated question. First, pH affects mostly the solubility of essential micro-nutrients and other nonessential elements that can become toxic, once certain pH levels are reached.
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In container media, the organic components contain only very small amounts of micro-nutrients, locked securely in the hydrocarbon chains of the medium. So, raising or lowering the pH of the medium or the soil solution has little impact on the availability of these nutrients.
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If you could use a medium that is devoid of potential toxicities, and has all the essential nutrients in the right ratio, you can grow most plants very well (in container media) at pH ranges from 3.0 to about 8.5.
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- BEAT BYTE: Fiery Assessor Forum Tackles Tough Issues -- 7/2/08From the Columbia Heart Beat
1) FIERY FORUM, CLEAR CHOICES: Schauwecker v. Bishop
2) THE BULLY BARRIER: Community Leader Airs Threatening Encounter
3) LIES, DAMN LIES, AND THE INTERNET: Blaming the Blogosphere?4) ANNOUNCEMENTS____________________________________________________1) FIERY FORUM, CLEAR CHOICES: Schauwecker v. BishopWhen Boone County Libertarian party chairman John Schultz asked Democratic county assessor candidates Barbara Bishop and Tom Schauwecker about a decision to change the way Boone County assesses vehicles, he helped crystallize one of their many differences.Why, Mr. Schultz wondered at the Democratic Muleskinners forum last Friday, was the so-called VIN, or vehicle identification number tax system, adopted with no input from voters and taxpayers?Mr. Schauwecker, who as county assessor made the decision, did not directly answer the question. Instead, he said the VIN system was the fairest way to assess vehicles and that Boone County was "enlightened" enough to be the only county in the entire state to adopt it.Mrs. Bishop disagreed, noting that her 10-year-old, fully-loaded Jeep suddenly lept from its depreciation schedule and jumped in value after Mr. Schauwecker made the change. More importantly, she didn't like the way her opponent left the public out of both discussion and decision.
"I would have had information about it on the county's website," she said. "I would have taken the decision to the county commission and let them put it to a vote."Without any Libertarians on the primary ballot, many will be pulling Democrat ballots on August 5th, Schultz explained. "We want to know where the candidates stand on the issues," he said.Statehouse candidate Chris Kelly helped crystallize another distinction between the two candidates when he asked about the "certificate of value" Boone County residents receive from the assessor to find out what they paid for their real estate. Not required by state law (Missouri is a so-called "non-disclosure" state), supplying the information is entirely voluntary. Mr. Schauwecker maintained that the certificates provide valuable data in a flawed system that "ties one hand behind my back."Mrs. Bishop, on the other hand, said that voluntary disclosure means only some people will return the certificates, leading to incomplete information. Most will simply ignore it, or return information that's either false or inaccurate. "Until it's mandatory, I'd abolish it," Mrs. Bishop said. "It doesn't work."On the issue of constitutent civility , this writer asked what kind of message Mr. Schauwecker sent about Boone County's commitment to economic development -- a much used phrase these days -- when he implied that 3M was a bad corporate citizen for appealing a hefty property tax hike that was twice overturned on appeal."3M has been an outstanding corporate citizen, but obviously things have changed," Mr. Schauwecker said at a public meeting of the Boone County Board of Equalization that Miglena Sternadori of the Columbia Tribune reported.Mr. Schauwecker did not answer the question. Instead, he used the incident as an example of how he would "stand up to Fortune 500 companies" whom he believed must pay their fair share "just like Joe Six Pack."Mrs. Bishop, in contrast, said the message was not good and that she would never name specific taxpayers in public admonishments.Along with Missouri's only VIN tax system, Mr. Schauwecker touted Missouri's highest assessor reserve fund -- over a million dollars -- though he gave few clues as to why it was so rich. He pointed to his office's adoption of high-tech mapping methods and another, rather unusual "accomplishment" -- that Boone Countys assessed valuation has risen from $650 million when he took office 19 years ago to about $2.2 billion today, a phenomenon for which either natural growth or unnatural taxation could account.Bishop spoke about her experience as a certified real estate appraiser in Callaway and Boone counties and her service as an Ashland alderwoman (city council member); planning and zoning commission member; and parks board member. She said she was running for assessor because, as a good friend told her, from advocating for constituents to the meticulous work of appraising property, the job "is my cup of tea."
___________________________________________________2) THE BULLY BARRIER: Community Leader Airs Threatening EncounterStunned silence greeted Brian Treece when he asked a question at Friday's Muleskinner's event. He wanted to know how each candidate proposed to halt a taxpayer intimidation tactic Mr. Treece said he had personally encountered during a routine inquiry about how to file a property tax appeal.Upon introducing himself during a telephone call to the assessor's office, Mr. Treece -- who chairs the City of Columbia Historic Preservation Commission and sits on the city's Downtown Leadership Council -- briefly explained that Mr. Schauwecker had greeted him with the words, "Brian Treece....the lobbyist?" Mr. Schauwecker, Mr. Treece said, then threatened to inspect all of his neighbors' homes "and raise their taxes if I have to" should Mr. Treece appeal.Mr. Treece wanted to know how each candidate would do away with what he termed a "bully barrier" that seemed designed to intimidate people out of appealing unusual property tax increases.Mrs. Bishop denounced the tactic and said it wouldn't happen in her administration. She also said she had heard similar stories from several other constituents, one reason she decided to run for the office. The stories have continued, she said, on the campaign trail.Mr. Schauwecker did not answer the question. Instead, he accused Mr. Treece of "filing late," though of which document it was not entirely clear. "You know that's not true," Mr. Treece responded.The back story here is as interesting as the encounter. Mr. Treece is widely regarded as one of Missouri's finest political consultants, as a trip to his office attests. The wall is covered with a who's who of political heavy hitters from Claire McCaskill to John Edwards to Hillary Clinton.
And though he has helped elect a number of local officials, including county commissioner Skip Elkin and Circuit Court Judge Deb Daniels,
his firm's clients are primarily large professional organizations who do business at the state and federal level.To Bishop, meanwhile, Mr. Treece has donated a few hundred dollars and on those occasions when he is not working with clients out-of-town, lent moral support. His appeal, he says, wouldn't have meant a huge savings. It was the approach Mr. Treece says he objected to, and he was pleased his story could be heard when and where it might make a difference."These small, local grassroots campaigns don't attract the big money or big media of even a statehouse race," Mr. Treece says. "But they can be just as important, especially when they represent real, positive change."RELATED:Consulting firm navigates political landscape for candidates, corporations
________________________________________________________3) LIES, DAMN LIES, AND THE INTERNET: Blaming the Blogosphere?A constituent question at the Muleskinner's debate about what constituted the "hardest part" of running for election prompted county assessor Tom Schauwecker to decry "all the lies, half-truths, and misstatements" about his public record he said were "floating around where people can be anonymous," i.e. the blogosphere.This is hardly the first time a beleaguered politician blamed the blogosphere for his or her troubles. In fact, it happens almost every day.
But in this case, the blame is oddly misplaced. As Mr. Schauwecker himself rightly told Columbia Tribune reporter Sara Semelka, the stories of his public record on blogs have "already been written about" in the Columbia Tribune, the Columbia Business Times, and to a lesser extent, the Columbia Missourian. Radio talk show host Amy Miller broke the now infamous "F-word" story on her KSSZ show. That incident was covered again by the Columbia Tribune.In shades of the Columbia Public School admin attacks on Hank Waters and Janese Heavin (and her blog, Class Notes) for covering their record, Mr. Schauwecker's new website continues the theme, turning it into a kind of "blogo-media" conspiracy to -- well, report on his public record.A rambling rebuttal of an agenda that his opponent and his critics have apparently defined for him includes a section entitled "THE PRESS," where Mr. Schauwecker speaks about "the citizen journalist" who's been "blogging" about his record in office.That would be me, though "Citizen Journalist" is a regular column, not in the blogosphere -- but in the Columbia Business Times. In March, my newsprint column was entitled "My Case Against the County Assessor." But Mr. Schauwecker puts it this way:"THE PRESS:
There was absolutely no media coverage of the State Farm Mutual Insurance tax dispute until the citizen journalist began blogging about high profile tax appeals recently. There was not mention of Square D property tax dispute until an appeal was filed in Circuit Court and local media picked up the story."The composition of the Board of Equalization changed on January 1, 2001. A member of the Boone County Board of Equalization leaked the 3M story to a Tribune reporter in the fall of 2004. When asked a question by the press I must respond in an open honest manner. I do not try property tax appeals in the court of public opinion above the fold and on the front page, ASK STATE FARM!"
http://www.schauweckerforassessor.com/index.cfm?id=7The accusation that a Board of Equalization (BOE) member (must have been a county commissioner) "leaked" the 3M story to a Tribune reporter is again unusual. No leak would have been necessary. BOE meetings are public. Regardless, if criticizing a public official's very public record is somehow problematic, then we are all in deep trouble.Forum Stories:http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2008/06/27/democratic-candidates-assessor-find-plenty-disagre/Candidate Websites:
Stories about Square D:http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2001/jul/20010709busi001.asp
http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2001/dec/20011211busi001.aspBlogs about the assessor's public record:______________________________________________________4) ANNOUNCEMENTSOFFICE HOURS at THE COFFEE GROUND
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Garden State residents head to the polls today to cast their votes for U.S. Senate and House of Representative, as well as a number of county and local races.
Garden State residents head to the polls today to cast their votes for U.S. Senate and House of Representative, as well as a number of county and local races.
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Nearly two years after first making landfall, Superstorm Sandy victims continue to suffer from psychological stress, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new Monmouth University Poll released Monday.
Two years since Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, the state still isn't stronger than the storm.
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A federal grant is funding anti-drug programs in municipalities hit especially hard by the heroin epidemic.
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