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#foodsecurity

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Miss Gayle

"The fight for food sovereignty is essential because without control over our food systems, we are vulnerable to colonial and corporate control. ...Corporate colonialism...includes industrial complexes, like the agriculture industrial complex. So it is still colonialism but it is kind of morphed, and it doesn’t just impact Indigenous Peoples anymore. Everyone is being colonized by the corporations now."

Link: resilience.org/stories/2025-04

Interview with Māori activist Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn: “Activism is not just about political change, it is about spiritual alignment” Priscilla Claeys, Jasber Singh, originally published by Agro-Ecology Now! April 18, 2025 We are living through a pivotal moment in history, and our resilience is our greatest weapon. If we can remain grounded in our spiritual and cultural foundations, we will continue to build movements that are not only resistant but regenerative. Fossil Fuel Action, Auckland – Catherine being detained by yellow vested police at a climate action, Auckland, 2016. Photo: Greenpeace This interview was conducted on 4 September 2024. It was recorded, transcribed & edited by Priscilla Claeys and Jasber Singh. I have seen the UN become more & more fascistic with the capturing of different UN agencies by corporate agendas. ...I have played a role...working on documenting oral histories & indigenous knowledge systems to ensure they are recognized & integrated into contemporary governance frameworks. The ability to bridge activism with research has enabled me to push for legislative changes that respect indigenous sovereignty...my role has expanded to include mentoring younger activists, and engaging in grassroots mobilization to strengthen our collective voice. It’s not just about preserving culture—it’s about reclaiming our inherent rights & ensuring that our descendants live in a world where they are not subjugated by systems designed to erase them.
#Indigenous#Sustainability#Localization
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DoomsdaysCW

A '#PotagerGarden' Is Perfect for Anyone Who Wants to Start Growing Their Own Food

Calling all green-thumbed cooks!

By Laura Fenton, April 17, 2025

Excerpt (I LOVE this idea and have used it):

Incorporate Decorative Garden Structures

"Potager gardens often include decorative vertical elements like trellises and tuteurs. 'I replaced all my boring metal tomato cages with willow pyramids, and I love adding trellises for vertical climbers like sweet peas and cucumbers,' says Poshusta. Likewise, decorative cloches can add that vertical element and protect your crops from nibbling animals. Gardner has an arbor with climbing roses that defines the entry to her potager."

realsimple.com/potager-garden-

Real SimpleThis French-Style Gardening Method Makes It So Easy to Grow Your Own Food for CookingA potager garden, also called a kitchen garden, is a beautifully designed garden that features a mix of vegetables and herbs you can grab as ingredients for your cooking. Here, we asked experts how to create one at home.
#Gardening#SolarPunkSunday#FoodGardens
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Tinker ☀️

Oh shit. Gonna build a lettuce wall.

Can't stop. Won't stop.

Design Goals
- Low effort / passive / automated (After initial build, only requires 30 mins of work a week to maintain)
- "Inexpensive" (measured in how quickly it pays for itself compared to shopping at grocery store)
- Small footprint for indoor spaces (uses vertical space as opposed to horizontal space)
- ADHD friendly (you dont have to keep monitoring it. Set and forget)
- Provides entire personal need of leafy greens in continuous fashion
- Provides excess of personal needs in order to continuously share freely with neighbors

(Follow this thread in the coming months to watch the buildout. I'll post design theory and application along. It'll be vendor/brand agnostic. And I'll post up methods to tailor it to your space.)

(Photo below of prototype. It works! Time to scale it.)

Photo of leaf shelf with three bins hosting 15 plants. 5 each of butterhead, goldrush, and arugula). The heads of lettuce fill the space and fall over the sides of the bins showing bounty.
#solarPunk#indoorGardening#verticalFarming
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Miss Gayle

"Eco-localists argue that globalization is authoritarian by nature: increasingly, multinational corporations rule the world. Individuals and communities are powerless by comparison."

Or are we? Maybe the only winning move is not to play - to instead embrace relocalization and degrowth, not more and more surrender to predatory capitalism and profiteering off our food and other necessities of life.

Link: resilience.org/stories/2025-04

How Eco-Localism Differs from Tariff Terrorism Richard Heinberg, originally published by Resilience.org April 17, 2025 As soaring consumer prices, supply chain disruptions, and reductions in government-provided funding and services threaten communities, localists can help bolster local markets and inspire mutual aid efforts, helping mobilize folks to take more responsibility for their own collective resilience and well-being. Side by side images of a farmer's market on the left, vs an industrial silo pouring items into a train car, c/o Adobe Stock. "society and nature are losers when globalization worsens inequality while speeding up depletion and pollution. Global economic inequality declined during some decades of the 20th century, but it did so mainly because of the Great Depression and two World Wars. Otherwise, the last century saw a relentlessly widening gap between rich and poor—a trend that has accelerated in the past two decades, not just in the US, but in China, India, and elsewhere. Indigenous cultures in less-industrialized nations are hardest hit, as globalization uproots people from traditional village life, thrusting them into cities and factories. Meanwhile, forests disappear, carbon accumulates in the atmosphere, wild creatures vanish, and floods and fires devastate more communities."
#Community#Sustainability#Localization
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Tinker ☀️

Massive Update on the Food Rescue front!!!

We worked out the contract issues with Food Rescue US (FRUS - foodrescue.us)and we just signed the contract!

We can now begin the rescue efforts in earnest!!!

This is MASSIVE!!!

This initiative started last November,, and while it's had a couple of obstacles, five months from conception to group formation to joining with a national org isn't that long.

We're also going to be joining Food Rescue Alliance (FRA - boulderfoodrescue.org/food-res). They're a US based national "mutual aid of mutual aids" sort of thing. So we can join other food rescue groups and learn from each other.

I'd like to see if there's a state group to join as well. If not, I'd like to start one up. A lot of laws and regulations are state based and learning from other groups in our state would be amazing.

Soooo!!!!

Expect some more updates in the coming weeks.

I'm so excited!!!!

Food Rescue US volunteers pose with boxes of produce in Washington, DC
Food Rescue US · Home | Food Rescue USFood Rescue US engages volunteers to transfer fresh food surpluses from local businesses to social service agencies serving the food insecure
#solarPunk#mutualAid#foodRescue
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Miss Gayle

Everyone I know is pulling back, trying to both stock up on everyday essentials and to save money for unforeseen circumstances - esp disruptions in Social Security.

Gone are the days of shopping, going to the movies, and lots of eating out. We only buy what we need now.

Projects like insulating the upstairs are now on hold. Lots of small companies will be way worse off for the wear.

Link: sherwood.news/personal-finance

Consumer sentiment hits historic low as inflation fears hit 44-year high Tariff uncertainty is sending inflation concerns to their highest point since the early ’80s. Hyunsoo Rim, 4/14/25 American consumers are bracing for rising prices — and losing faith fast. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to 50.8 in April, the lowest reading since it was impacted by post-pandemic inflation in 2022 — and the second-lowest on record since the survey began in 1952. According to the release, sentiment has plunged over 30% since December as “growing worries about trade war developments” risk tipping the economy toward recession. Rate expectations At the heart of that anxiety? A sharp increase in cost expectations. Consumers now anticipate prices will climb 6.7% over the next year, the highest expected change since 1981, despite a cooling inflation print in March. The surge reflects worries that President Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariff policies, which pushed US tariff rates to 100-year highs, could send prices soaring. Indeed, signs of financial strain have already surfaced elsewhere. More Americans are raiding their 401(k)s to cover emergency expenses, while credit stress is mounting. In Q4 2024, the share of credit card accounts making only minimum payments — and those more than 90 days past due — both reached record highs, per the Philadelphia Fed.
#Economy#Tariff#Inflation
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Cindy

Harold Steves (former NDP MLA, Richmond city councillor, and activist for BC ALR/Agricultural Land Reserve):

“pOILievre has removal of the ban on supertankers on the BC Coast at the top of his list. It's been in effect for 55 years. I organized the 1st demonstration against supertankers in 1968. The BC NDP banned supertankers in 1972 supported by the feds & later Bill C-69. Stop PP!”

#elxn45#elxn2025#cdnpoli
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DoomsdaysCW

@cobalt123 So yeah, proper drying and storage are crucial with peanuts. I actually picked up a proper food dryer a few months back, so I'll be using that to dry them (and will clean everything thoroughly afterwards).

"This video guides viewers through the process of harvesting and curing peanuts. The presenter demonstrates how to identify mature peanuts, dig them up, and prepare them for drying. They also discuss the importance of proper storage to prevent mold and rancidity."

youtube.com/watch?v=U6KI4ucBM-

YouTubeHow To Harvest And Cure PeanutsBy Country Living Experience: A Homesteading Journey
#Gardening#SolarPunkSunday#GrowingPeanuts
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