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Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
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The author of the "sowing seeds" message behaves like a very mean, nasty person. Who would ever want to reply to his phone calls or email messages? This is not the only venomous screed filled with hate and derision from danny, who also signs his notes with a mocking "peace & love" signature.
On the [ppg] list and on this forum he regularly slanders and makes ad hominem personal attacks against people who might have been his allies if not for the demons he finds lurking behind virtually everyone. His race-baiting is false (unless you consider mixed race, latinos, asians and arabs white). His vulgar, petulant, self-absorbed (based on his self-declared purity) rants degrade this forum.
Lashing out at people who are genuinely working to improve the neighborhood and the earth is not an intellectual exercise, it is the rant of an unhappy, if not outright insane person. The emperor has no clothes and the village idiot doesn't either.
I enjoyed the day. It was not "the same old same old" perhaps because I'm not part of the "scene." I enjoy meeting new people (that includes african-americans whose presence danny found too inconvenient too notice since it would screw up his hell-bent narrative of how permaculturists are "rich" and conducting "class-warfare".) I enjoyed sharing information, listening to presenters regardless of any dress code, appreciated the hard work that produced delicious hot soup. I have critiques of some of the presentations but in the atmosphere created by the danny dandelion john doe danny bowers posts I'll hold back for a more civil forum.
I don't understand how Alchemical Nursery or Danny Bowers benefits by allowing his tantrums on this forum. I suspect that calling him out on his nonsense will direct the madman's tirades towards me, but the silence on this forum is exactly what encourages emotional abusers to continue. If we are genuine and honest it may hurt his feeling to realize how much his behavior repels others but might save him from the long-term alienation and loneliness that often haunts the bitter and insane. hrmph! |
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
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@ Danny or Dubby (2 names? same person?) You sign your blog 'Peace and love' but it is anything but. I'm not sure where you were during this event but you apparently were not in the same places I was in. I found the presenters very interesting and I was one of the wanderers who wanted to take in as much as I possibly could. So I did use my 'two feet' (and that was "Open Space Technology" they used - not open source) to learn and contribute where I could. Lots of great conversation. There was a variety of people there, perhaps you missed the ones I saw. My soup was delicious and nice and hot. And lest we forget - free!? And it doesn't seem like you stayed for the closing circle at the end. Everyone there had something positive to say about their experience. I made some new friends there, as well, that I know we will continue to stay in touch. I can't wait for another 'Gathering.' Did you write that story about the dandelion? That was delightful. Fran |
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Monday, 15 March 2010 |
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I had the sheer pleasure of spending last Saturday with the sweet and smart children of  Permaculture Gathering participants. Wow, I wish we could do this every year! The kids just arrived with open minds and spent the day playing, creating and sharing with one another. Parents filtered in and out and made the entire day successful by leading activities, watching the little ones, and by being there when they were needed. It was a bit daunting, beforehand, to think that we would have to entertain a mixed-age group. The youngest child - not counting the baby that stayed in its parent's arms - in the room was 2, and the oldest, 8. What would we have done without our her, our 8 turning 9? She was a perfect example for her very energetic brothers, and was kind and inclusive to a younger, much quieter (and very sweet) little girl. The kids measured and mixed the ingredients for the playdough and oatmeal cookies. I think they really enjoyed the bird kits from Cornell Cooperative Extension...(I think there may be more urban bird kits available! The posters made it up on my wall) Casey, a Montessori teacher from Ithaca, came at lunch and led us in yoga to calm our minds and bodies at the end of the day. Our most spirited boy, who was doing flips and somersaults all day, surprised me by his determination to stay focussed in his lotus pose and shivasana. At the end of the day we made seedballs, out of clay, Compost and seeds. They really enjoyed getting their hands dirty during this activity and I think this could have been a good activity for the adults, too! Ideally, we would have spent more time outdoors, but the Gear Factory location and the 30 mph winds weren't conducive to playing outside. The Kids Space at the Gathering also served as a good meeting place for parents with a shared interest raising their children to be kind, responsible and respectful of one another and the environment. It seemed like some good connections were made. I always say that kids are like little sponges. They seem to soak-up everything around them! These kids were so kind, curious, joyful, and smart. I hope we all get to hang out again soon! |
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Sunday, 14 March 2010 |
Theres an old saying in my neighborhood; "bullshit walks". This is probably true in many neighborhoods. My first impression of the alchemical nursery was that it was dark and dirty. A sign on the wall says "moms feeds starving artists" (and they pay money like everwhere else. The next sign says "halo tattoos" (hence starving artists). The plantcycle folks had seeds to giveaway, that's nice. Second, in a neighborhood that boasts a darker melatonin, almost everyone at the permie gathering was pale, as in w.a.s.p.s. There was no one there with black skin, or even what locals call "chocolate", organizers can do better than this. I was assured by a board member that they were "doing the best they could". I saw no fliers for the event in the gear factory's neighborhood. I would not like to think that people were overlooked.jason eaton talked about carpooling, perhaps organizers could carpool people from the neighborhood next time. It was disheartening, i dont like attending events that cater to white people. It feels creepy. There were no flowers, the soup was cold. The salad made from GMO. The feeling was that of sickeningly sweet sacarin. To make matters worse it was "the same old same old". So a bunch of privelaged people got more free food and shared their knowledge (some of it cold like the soup, that should give you an idea of its application. Scott kellogg mentioned no names during his slide show of gardens around the world. His greasy hair made me question who would want to know him well, in syracuse we have a word for his look; skeezy). The not at all free for all, ahem... "Open source" got a big slam as the extremely confused groups of slightly less than disinterested individuals (stript of sense of self by the eerily placed ding of a bronze meditation bowl) followed "leaders" to ineffective "subroutines". Bullshit. Open source usually means open, but not there. The suburban folks talked about gardening. Other folks listened to another lecture about stoves (will they ever build one?). Then a small group talked about networking Permaculture (of course frank was there). Some folks meandered, and bought dale's books. It would have been nice if the groups had heard what each other talked about.
Perhaps competing with paddy's day wasnt the best. Sorry to say thats where the average folks who need permaculture were (according to frank's sowing the seeds of permaculture, which frankly takes a life time).
Im wondering what's next?
Peace and love,
Dubby |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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let all be fine and well, i hope you are enjoying a wonderful day. as some of you know i have taught/learned through freeskools in ithaca, ny. santa cruz, nevada city, california, and most recently in portland, oregon. together with other teachers/students/friends come join and share skills. this spring we are going to study mushroom growing, making sourkraut (fermentation), practicing kung fu, hair styling, cooking, four season agriculture/Permaculture, hydroponics, eletronic repair, artificial intelligence, making batteries from potatoes, reusing trash to make art, d.i.y.recycling, music, visual art, making sustainable things d.i.t. (do it together), and many others things. feel free to add a class. freeskool is traditional taught for free at a public or private place, including libraries and parks. for those of you who are low income, or are intimately involved in a low income garden i have vegetable seedlings, and there will be much more to grow and take home as part of the agriculture classes. please pass the word, if you dont already know the potential, kinetic, and ionic possibilities for freeskool, check out freeskool.org. you'll see that power for building community, and the relaxing enjoyment it offers. peace and love danny (
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