We cannot keep telling disabled and mentally ill people that "maybe someday, if you work really hard, you can become a valuable person." We're valuable NOW. Even if we can't work. Even if we can't study. Even if we need help. Even if we can't provide for ourselves. Even if we struggle. Even if we fail. Our worth is inherent because we're here and we're human and we cannot live a happy life on the hope that maybe someday we can become good enough for society. We're already worthy and valuable as we are and we need y'all to acknowledge that.
Freegan Life Quarantine Garden: Part 1
Above on the left: the beginnings of my first year permaculture raised bed. Here I was laying out paper to block the weeds from coming through. I later laid down soil, then hay and wood chips as mulch. March 19, 2020
Above in the middle: The sprouting of the indigenous American co-planting method, The Three Sisters; corn, beans, and pumpkin. May 9, 2020
Above on the right: The girls are doing well! Only a few weeds come though, and pruning the corn takes minimal effort. May 24, 2020
Important addition: This garden is not as far along, but planted on my mom’s property (that was just mowed weeds before) are beans, sweet corn, melons, squashes, and pumpkin. A good friend of hers (who’s ambition started this project) did the plowing. We seeded, and together we all installed the irrigation system. Now we’re expecting a huge harvest, so when it comes time to it, my mom wants to sell her share of excess crops, while I plan on donating my share to as many anarchist groups who will take it.
Quarantine garden part 2: first harvest of the year
Pictured above is: 3 unripe spaghetti squashes, 3 small zucchinis, a pickling cucumber, and many jalapeños I didn’t bother counting or weighing
I purposely picked this harvest early because 1: picking squashes, cucumbers and peppers stimulates the plants to grow a bigger harvest. So I will actually get several, increasingly bigger harvests as this growing season continues. And 2: these fruits are edible when unripe (although the spaghetti squash will be missing it’s signature “nutty” flavor)
Pictured above on the left is my Three Sisters bed as of early June
And pictured above on the right is the adjacent bed where the cucumbers, squash, and zucchini grow. This was originally full of mostly cucumbers but the effect of the polar vortex reached all the way to zone 8 and killed all of the cucumber seedlings but 1. In their places are sweet peppers, tomatoes, and pinto beans.
What’s this? A healthy polyculture garden, which encourages plants to thrive and deters pests. Wonderful, yes?
was anyone going to tell me that king arthur flour is an 100% employee-owned benefit corporation or were you just going to let me keep using their recipes without buying their flour
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Bob's Red Mill is Employee Owed as well!! Upon Bob's death, he gave the Employees ownership. Good man, that Bob.
This post gave me a heart attack and made me google like crazy. Bob’s NOT dead! He still works there in his 90s. He’s a local celeb, and I’ve met him a handful of times at the restaurant where he eats almost every day, wearing that red vest and cap, giving out coupons to kids. It’s 100% employee owned but he didn’t like, leave it to them in his will. He’s always cared about his employees and he set up a Employee Store Ownership Plan in 2010. His story of how and why he founded the company is awesome. NPR did a podcast on him a couple years ago that’s worth a listen! https://www.npr.org/2018/05/17/612108005/bobs-red-mill-bob-moore
I was worried there for a minute. I just saw Bob a few months ago. King Arthur (which just rebranded and is not King Arthur Baking Company) is an amazing company that is not only employee owned and a great source for baking help, but very committed to supporting charities like the ACLU.
The responsible company baking trifecta: Bob's Red Mill King Arthur Baking Penzey's Spices All three companies have responsible politics and an employee-centric business model. Make delicious things and support good companies!