rabble.ca's vegan challenge II

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Tue, 2011-03-29 23:57

RevolutionPlease RevolutionPlease's picture

Boom Boom wrote:

RevolutionPlease wrote:
I think a better initiative would be to have neighbourhoods get together and organize meals.

Here on the coast of Quebec community shared gardens (initiated by the social workers) are quite popular - especially with the senior population. Here in Kegaska which has a tiny population, most seniors have their own veggie garden, and a few of us (including me) have at least a small greenhouse.

That's what I'm talking about! Right on Boom Boom! We need this as a challenge! I challenge babble.ca to get some COMMUNITY gardens going! I'll get on this. My family is already sharing some asparagus this spring. The whole family's goods are being shared as we speak. Once you have a good garden growing, you don't need to buy anything. You can trade for what you need. I'm no farmer but we have been having a nice harvest.

I'd appreciate it if babble found a way to promote community gardens over this initiative.

Wed, 2011-03-30 00:26

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6079_Smith_W

RevolutionPlease wrote:

I'd appreciate it if babble found a way to promote community gardens over this initiative.

Community gardens (and gardens generally) are a great thing. I don't think the two ideas are mutually exclusive though.

Wed, 2011-03-30 00:36

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RevolutionPlease RevolutionPlease's picture

6079_Smith_W wrote:

RevolutionPlease wrote:

I'd appreciate it if babble found a way to promote community gardens over this initiative.

Community gardens (and gardens generally) are a great thing. I don't think the two ideas are mutually exclusive though.

I'd guess they are when rabble chooses to promote one over the other.

Wed, 2011-03-30 00:37

#105

RevolutionPlease RevolutionPlease's picture

Can we get a movement going for COMMUNITY gardens!?

Wed, 2011-03-30 00:38

#106

RevolutionPlease RevolutionPlease's picture

People need to meet each other!

What a Partyy!

Wed, 2011-03-30 01:27

#107

bagkitty

RevolutionPlease wrote:

People need to meet each other!

What a Partyy!

As long as it isn't a pot-luck dinner, there might be injuries.

Wed, 2011-03-30 09:40

#108

Snert

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There's a guy here who grows cabbage, and he salts it, and it sells out within days. Salted cabbage? That's a new one on me.

Here's a good sauerkraut recipe:

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Cabbage

Salt

Combine, wait, eat.

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Silliness aside, you can actually make sauerkraut yourself, if you have some excess cabbages. It's easy, and the results are incredibly healthy for you.

Wed, 2011-03-30 09:45

#109

Boom Boom

Snert:

Wed, 2011-03-30 09:50

#110

Caissa

I made my favourite Vegan dish last night; Fried asparagus.

Asparagus, vegetable oil, garlic, salt, pepper, chives and lemon juice.

Wed, 2011-03-30 09:57

#111

Timebandit Timebandit's picture

Actually, I ate vegan-acceptable dishes yesterday - squash, mushroom and black-eyed pea soup for lunch, chick pea curry for dinner. Not because of a challenge, though - I make these regularly. I did have a big glass of milk with them, though, so that would disqualify me anyway.

Wed, 2011-03-30 10:11

#112

Boom Boom

What is a Community Garden?

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There are many different types of community gardens, because community gardening is adapted to the needs of the community in which it is practised. And since it is a relatively new phenomenon, the practice of community gardening is still in the process of defining itself.

Community gardening is the result of mobilizing a community to respond to the needs of its residents. Management and organization remain within the community.
Typically, a community garden consists of a plot of land that is shared, but not individually divided up. Responsibilities, knowledge, labour and the food harvested are shared among the participants. Generally, group cohesion and team spirit are fostered by having the members come together for a weekly work day.
The purpose of a community garden is to build food security and to empower the participants while fostering stronger ties with cultural communities and contributing to a healthy urban ecology.

La solidarité, la démocratie, l'équité et la justice sociale,
l'autonomie, la prise en charge, le respect de la personne : la dignité.

Wed, 2011-03-30 10:15

#113

MegB

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