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I am so pleased to have found a net community where I feel at home.
The Grapevine is just the place for me. Focussing on Grow your own, allotment holding wine makers who love cooking, I feel a definite affinity. Now all I need to do is find extra hours in the day to check out the posts. Have already contributed a Christmas recipe and posted the following in a thread about saving the planet.
Didn't realise I felt so strongly hopeless about it.
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"Save the Planet"
For what its worth, in my humble opinion Gaia will eventually spew fumes and eject the miserable specimens that despoil her body. There is little hope for any of us, all we can do is try to survive a bit longer.
The glorious ride of rampant capitalism WILL end, and I believe, in the not too distant future.
It really came home to me last year when New Orleans went down, We are totally dependent on oil-based systems - water, electricity, sewage, as well as 'next day' delivery to supermarkets. When the system crashes we are all screwed.
After that I got an allotment and found out where the nearest well was (we live near the river, so may be able to get water). Its too late I know, but I've given up using the car, grow as much as possible, brew my own wine, and generally am trying to keep my head down. Watch out for Monsanto and F1 hybrids too, otherwise you won't be able to propagate your own crops.
Global warming may have some advantages - we could grow olive trees and get oil from our own plots, melons and peaches will be easier to grow too. I really need some bees for honey, and may research that.
Meanwhile, do what you will, but harm none other.
- Posted by madderbat on 10/12/2006.
- madderbat's site
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