Notes from the council - October

Our gardensourcesc.org website has been migrated to a new host and is up and running.  Let us know if you have any difficulties with it.

We currently have 110 followers on FaceBook!

Homeless hookers is taking donations for the cold season ahead of us.  It also is now hosted at homelesshookers.wordpress.com.

Employment Solutions garden has a few tomatoes left if anyone wants to pick them before the frost.  They have noticed our good work in gardening and animal care and are most pleased. 

Recent notice has been given that yahoo groups will disappear soon.  We will archive conversations as needed.

We had a yard sale in September and served food for the Richmond UU Drag queen story hour.  Proceeds have been added to the garden funds.

The Mystic Fair seems to have moved locations.  This means dates of conflict for our meetings should no longer be an issue.

The council discussed a yule/winter fest for December 21st at Employment Solutions.  This has been confirmed possible with ES staff.  A donations jar and meal was discussed as well.  A more formal announcement will be forthcoming.

The next council and fellowship meeting has been moved to November 3rd.

See you soon!

--The Council

 

 

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Designing No-Work Food Gardens

"Nobody was toiling to maintain this system. Nobody was weeding, or pruning, watering, or fertilising it, except for perhaps the deer. Yet, it seemed nearly as productive as our patch on the farm, and the shade-grown fruit was amazingly juicy and rich."

https://permaculturenews.org/2019/10/14/designing-impossible/

Plastic Ingestion by People Could Be Equating to a Credit Card a Week

"A new study by the University of Newcastle in Australia has found that in average, people ingest 5 grams of plastic every week, or 2,000 microplastic particles. That's the equivalent of eating a credit card."

https://www.newcastle.edu.au/newsroom/featured/plastic-ingestion-by-people-could-be-equating-to-a-credit-card-a-week

https://www.facebook.com/UsingLessPlastic/posts/1401713079981077

Bars in Italy Are Starting to Use Plastic Straws to Reduce Plastic Waste

"Pasta comes in all shapes and sizes and one in particular, bucatini pasta, with its tubular shape, is making eco-friendly waves as an alternative to plastic straws."

https://educateinspirechange.org/popular/bars-in-italy-are-starting-to-use-pasta-straws-to-reduce-plastic-waste/

Couple Spends 20 Years Planting an Entire Forest and Animals Have Returned

Planting trees (and/or supporting and/or promoting the planting of) is something that makes a huge difference and is in our hands.

https://mymodernmet.com/sebastiao-salgado-forest/

So glad it is finally Autumn!

Wanted to share this beauty.  https://www.reddit.com/r/Kentucky/comments/di0veo/a_chilly_fall_mornin_well_spent_in_the_hollers/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

Fellowship this Sunday!

Come join us this Sunday, October 20, 2019, at 1084 Whipple Court in Lexington, Kentucky (Employment Solutions building). 

Council meeting at 2:30 PM.
Fellowship and potluck at 5 PM.
Topic: The Us/Them Theory.

Bring a dish for the potluck if you are able. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Here's The Scientific Reason Doctors Are Prescribing Gardening For Mental Health

"Spending time in outdoors, taking time out of the everyday to surround yourself with greenery and living things can be one of life's great joys – and recent research also suggest it's good for your body and your brain."

https://www.sciencealert.com/some-doctors-are-prescribing-gardening-rather-than-drugs-for-mental-health

Bumblebee Has Officially Been Added To The Ever-Growing List Of Endangered Species

"More than one-third of the plants grown in the United States depend on pollinators, and the population of this bee is drastically reduced due to the destruction of natural resources through monoculture and generous use of pesticides and herbicides on GMO crops. Hence, the opposition to the listing of this bee is counterproductive, since it is indeed an endangered pollinator."

https://www.healthyfoodhouse.com/bumblebee-has-officially-been-added-to-the-ever-growing-list-of-endangered-species/

Groupthink – is it a valid argument against climate science?

"For groupthink to develop, Janis argued, several existing conditions needed to be in place. These include group cohesiveness, insularity, and a lack of procedures for the search and appraisal of information. If a group is afflicted by these conditions then there are several tell-tale signs: stereotyped views of rivals and enemies; self-censorship of doubts or counterarguments to create an illusion of unanimity; and direct pressure on any members that express strong arguments against any of the group stereotypes."

https://theconversation.com/groupthink-is-it-a-valid-argument-against-climate-science-123050

Study: The Air Surrounding Urban Trees is 25% Cleaner and 4 Degrees Cooler

"Trees are giant air filters, and air conditioners!"

https://returntonow.net/2019/09/19/study-the-air-surrounding-urban-trees-is-25-cleaner-and-4-degrees-cooler/