Sunday, June 19, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Eat Pie
Eat Pie. from Robin Moore on Vimeo.
My male' Laurie Mackenzie works at Mission Pie in SF which is the commercial/urban side of Pie Ranch. Students from Mission Jr. High work in all aspects of the shop on Mission & 25th St.: prep, baking, cleanup, cashier and server. Small businesses can be conscious, responsible and make contributions to the community + it's a great hangout!
One day Dazdo and I met Laurie at Pie Ranch to help her cook for a student tour that turned out to be Dazdo's old high school in Oakland. I love cooking in the outdoors and the outdoor kitchen was great, except the main gas burner we needed for our veggie gumbo was on the blink and we had to cook over fire!!!
Pie Ranch is an example of how the food landscape has transformed in this central coast area. Right now, Farmer's Markets are held 6 days of the week throughout the county and our local growers are easily found in the numerous local grocery stores that feature locally grown meats and produce.
From the locally grown meats and produce come the cottage industries: prepared, to-go foods, pastries, body products, wines, oils, etc. We rely on our own supply of water on the coast, so awareness and practice of conservation & sustainable water systems are developing quickly in these parts.
Ways to create the world we want...
http://www.pieranch.org/
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Mount Carmel Phoenix Stage Band on Fresko Guahan
Fresko Guahan hosted a full hour performance of this wonderful group of performers and musicians: Mt. Carmel Phoenix Stage Band. The You Tube link will connect you to the other performances.
There are a lot of parts to this story; can I just ask, "Can't this be all about what we want on our island? The mixes of representation in gender, ethnicity, talent, and personality with a couple of tweaks that bring promise and hope for new ways of thinking and a new world. A world we want.
Hey world. This is what I'm saying. This is what we're fighting for. And it's a good fight!
I have a few friends who worked at Mount Carmel years back. At the time, the school was struggling to stay alive. My friends loved their students very much. They have all gone on to other pursuits and I'm glad to see the school has survived.
Ryan Anderson's enthusiastic support is refreshing and disarming!
The World We Live In
Michael Parenti - "The Face of Imperialism" from Maverick Media on Vimeo.
Just as the folks who lament over the "failed" presidency of George W. Bush and decry disappointment in Barak H. Obama, the "failed" economic and political policies of this country are in fact doing what they set out to do. According to plan, they are phenomenally successful presidencies and policies.
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