From: Ken Cook, EWG [mailto:ewg@...]
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:07 AM
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Subject: Pesticides





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Dear Shauna,

I know you count on EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce when deciding
which fruits and vegetables to buy organic and which ones are ok to buy
conventional. But EWG counts on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to publish
complete, unbiased pesticide data to create our guide.

For the last two years, the pesticide lobby, especially a front group called the
Alliance for Food and Farming, has waged a multi-front campaign to get the USDA
to repackage its pesticide data with industry talking points that downplay risks
and consumers' concerns. And they attacked EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides
in Produce in the bargain.

We expect to see USDA's 2010 pesticide data soon and fully expect that the
agency has not caved to industry pressure. Giving you the information you need
is too important. Your tax dollars paid for the government's pesticide tests. So
please stand with EWG today to make sure the USDA tells us the whole truth about
pesticides on our food.

Click here to tell the USDA not to cave to industry's pressure - you want to
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Last year, we launched an investigation into the Alliance for Food and Farming
and its efforts to influence the USDA. We learned that:

* The Alliance for Food and Farming - which represents the interests of
conventional agriculture producers and pesticide companies - received a $180,000
grant from USDA in 2010 to slam "Environmental Working Group's 'dirty dozen'
report," and to denounce "[c]laims by activist groups about unsafe levels of
pesticides."



* One top USDA official even wrote a letter endorsing the use of federal tax
dollars to attack EWG. When EWG supporters like you called USDA out for funding
the project with your tax money, internal documents obtained by EWG show that
some USDA officials tried to do damage control, discussing whether they could
rescind the grant or tone down disclosures about the project.



* At the same time the Alliance for Food and Farming was preparing to attack
EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, industry representatives were
lobbying hard to have USDA change the way it would release pesticide data to
include more industry-friendly spin downplaying the risks of pesticide residues.



* More than a dozen industry representatives - including members of the Alliance
for Food and Farming board of directors who led the campaign against EWG - wrote
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last year telling him to prevent
"environmental activists" from presenting USDA pesticide data in a way that
would hurt business.

Thanks to you, the Alliance for Food and Farming's government grant was not
renewed. You told the USDA that consumers (and taxpayers!) want unbiased
pesticide data released.

Let's do it again this year. Make sure USDA officials know they can't cave to
industry pressure - Americans want to know the truth. Take action today.

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Thank you for standing with EWG against the pesticide lobby.

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From: Eric Bradshaw [mailto:Eric.Bradshaw@...]
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 10:39 AM
To: Eric Bradshaw
Subject: Committee Greenlights 'Gray Water' Legislation







Oklahoma House of Representatives

Media Division

February 22, 2012



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: State Rep. Scott Martin

Capitol: (405) 557-7329



Committee Greenlights 'Gray Water' Legislation



OKLAHOMA CITY - Legislation approved by a House committee would encourage
the use of private residential "gray water" reuse by creating a permit
exemption for gray water systems that use less than 250 gallons of gray
water per day.

             House Bill 2835, by state Rep. Scott Martin, defines gray water
as untreated household wastewater that has not come in contact with toilet
waste or water from a kitchen sink. The legislation directs the Department
of Environmental Quality to exempt private residential gray water reuse
systems that meet a series of rules including that they make use of less
than 250 gallons of gray water per day. A gray water system would be used
for gardening, composting or landscape irrigation.

"This legislation is part of the House Republican agenda to improve water
conservation in Oklahoma," said Martin (R-Norman). "I believe common sense
reuse is good policy and one that is being used in other states in the
Southwest. Many parts of Oklahoma have experienced some unique strains on
their water systems. Increased demand is often met with rationing or other
less desirable results. Inserting minimal reuse into the options people have
to manage their personal water use will be of great assistance and makes
good sense. On top of that, the average consumer has the potential to
realize savings on their monthly water bill through conservation."

             Gray water systems that would be exempt would have to

* provide for overflow into the sewer or on-site wastewater treatment
and disposal system;
* include cover for any gray water storage tank to avoid the creation
of a habitat for mosquitoes and other insects;
* be located outside of a floodway and five feet above the groundwater
table;
* clearly identify gray water pressure piping as a non-potable water
conduit;
* be used on site and not run off the property;
* minimize the potential for contact with people or domestic pets;
* minimize standing water and ensure the hydraulic capacity of the
soil is not exceeded;
* avoid spraying or discharge into a waterway;
* be in compliance with municipal or county ordinances;

             House Bill 2835 passed in the House Agriculture, Wildlife and
Environment Committee and now proceeds to the House floor for consideration.



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Neoba Spring Conference

THE BIG BEE BUZZ

March 30 and 31, 2012

Featuring:

	 Diane Sammataro

	 Clarence Collison

	 Ed Levi

Cost $30.00 and includes dinner on Friday & lunch on Saturday.

To register click HERE

http://www.neoba.org/buzz12.html

Schedule:

FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012
5:30 p.m. Registration
6:00 p.m. Dr. Clarence Collison – Examining Combs -- What Do They Tell You?
6:45 p.m. Let’s Eat!!! – Bar-B-Que Dinner
7:30 p.m. Dr. Diana Sammataro – What’s Going On At the USDA Bee Lab In Tuscon,
AZ
8:15 p.m. Ed Levi - What Makes A Good Queen, And Why She Matters
9:00 p.m. Adjourn

SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012
8:45 a.m. Registration
9:15 a.m. Don Molnar, Oklahoma Apiary Inspector – Oklahoma Beekeeping Update
9:30 a.m. Dr. Diana Sammataro – Honeybees: Sweetness and Mites
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Dr. Charles Abramson, Oklahoma State Univesity – Betty the Boozing
Bee: Studies In How "Safe" Chemicals Affect Bee Behavior
11:40 p.m. Catered Lunch/Socialize
1:00 p.m. Dr. Clarence Collison – Honey Bee Management For Maximum Honey
Production
1:45 p.m. Break
2:00 p.m. Ed Levi – Beekeeping Travels With Ed Levi
2:45 p.m. Latest Pest Update And Brain Picking Session – Audience Q & A
3:30 p.m. Auction and Raffle
3:45p.m. Adjourn

Location:
Eastside Christian Church
1438 S. Indianapolis  (one block East of Harvard on 15th)
Tulsa, OK

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The url for the board discussion group in the email to the membership earlier
today was wrong. The correct url is

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/okfcgovern/

All members are welcome to subscribe, but only board members can post.

rmw

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The Diane Rehm Show

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 11:06 a.m.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-03-06/environmental-outlook-organic-food-\
standards

Guests
Mark Kastel co-founder, The Cornucopia Institute, a progressive farm policy
research group based in Wisconsin

Elisabeth Rosenthal International Environment Reporter, The New York Times

Miles McEvoy deputy administrator, National Organic Program, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)






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MARK SHEPARD KEYLINE INTENSIVE WEEK (March 30 to April 5, 2012):
(Registration Form is Attached. Please make payments to Sustainable Tahlequah.)

Fees for participants:
Friday:  Free and open to the public
Saturday (Vita Bella Ranch) $55 per person (includes lunch)  Please indicate any
dietary needs on the registration form. Children 18 and younger are free,
provided they do not disrupt the classes/activities. We recommend two
responsible adults accompany children so that at least one adult can always pay
close attention.  If the weather is nice, the kids should have a ball playing
outside on this beautiful property.
Sunday: No events on Sunday
Monday: (Location TBD, probably Vita Bella Ranch) $45 per person Bring own lunch
Tuesday Day: (Location TBD, probably Monastery) $45 per person Bring own lunch
Tuesday Evening: (Tahlequah Armory Municipal Center) Permaculture Economics Free
Wednesday: (Location TBD) $45 per person Bring own lunch
Thursday: (Location TBD) $45 per person Bring own lunch

DETAILED SCHEDULE:

Friday evening Lecture 7 pm to 9 pm:8799 N. 387 Rd., Locust Grove, OK 74352
(Institute for Excellence In Writing Classroom; Property is adjacent to Vita
Bella Ranch)
(Thank You Andrew & Robin Pudewa for graciously sharing this lovely space!)

6:30-7:00 Gather & greet with coffee, tea & snacks
7:00 Introductions/Update on Cherokee County Sustainabilty/Permaculture
happenings by Julie Gahn
7:10 Edible Landscaping & Permaculture by Leslie Moyer
7:20 Permaculture Learning Center, Site & Goals by Mike Lawless
7:30 Introduction to Water Management in Farm-Scale Permaculture and the Keyline
System of Design by Mark Shepard
The Keyline Design System is a set of principles, techniques and systems used to
optimize the land/water relationship on the farm or ranch.  Keyline design and
techniques help to capture rainfall, spread it out across the landscape and also
help to deepen the topsoil layer.
9:30 Questions
10:00 Get some sleep!

Saturday Morning Lecture 9 am to noon:8799 N. 387 Rd., Locust Grove, OK 74352
(Institute for Excellence In Writing Classroom; Property is adjacent to Vita
Bella Ranch)
(Thank You Andrew & Robin Pudewa for graciously sharing this lovely space!)

9:00 am  Details of Water Management in Farm-Scale Permaculture and the Keyline
System of Design by Mark Shepard
Far more detailed design considerations will be discussed including soil types
and structure, water infiltration rate, catchment area, and calculating swale
size, depth and spacing. Mark will introduce the tools and techniques used in
the classroom, then we will go outside for some hands-on experience using the
various measuring tools and practice using them.  ALL ATTENDEES WILL BE REQUIRED
TO UNDERSTAND AND USE THESE TOOLS!


Noon Lunch by River Bend Catering

1:00 pmLaying out the Keyline Water Management System at Vita Bella Ranch.
This wil be an unrehearsed "live action" activity.  Every system poses its own
challenges and this one will no doubt pose a few.  Participants will take part
in the theory, practice and problem-solving activities as we measure and lay out
the key line system. Existing landscape features, ponds, roads, trees, rock
outcroppings and irregular slopes will pose challenges that the class will
solve.
When the first Keyline is finally determined, we will watch as the first water
management swale is installed.  Participants will learn about post-equipment
"touch-ups", swale seeding options, check dam installation and the location of
vehicle access lanes, tree planting, livestock and fencing.

Monday Morning and BeyondDays will start at 8 am
Locations will be determined as the work progresses. (We can't plan in further
detail because we won't know how challenging the work at Vita Bella Ranch will
be until we get into it.)  After Vita Bella Ranch, we will work on the Pudewa
property, a section of Clear Creek Monastery, and the Schindler property.  If
time permits after that, we will move east to the Moyer, Gahn, and then way east
to the Shearer property.

Tuesday Evening Discussion: Permaculture "Economics"
100 North Water Avenue,  Tahlequah, OK 74464
(Tahlequah Armory Municipal Center, Room 2)7 - 9:30 pm Discussion about
developing additional enterprises that follow Permaculture Ethics & Principles
with an eye toward developing a landscape business that helps landowners
implement their permaculture "designs".Specifically, we'd like to brainstorm how
land owners who also have full time jobs (thus limited time) might work with a
landscape business for support in tree planting, irrigation, harvest, etc. We
probably only have time to discuss this one business, but the ideas will be
applicable to other businesses that support a regional "permaculture economy".

Anticipated Work at Clear Creek Monastery
(Probably Monday or Tuesday) The field in question is on the right hand side of
the road on the drive into the abbey.  (It's the field where the Lawlesses
helped to put up the fences.) We will lay out swales and remove the interior
fence.  We hope to lay out the flags in that field in half a day.  Putting in
the swale and re-fencing will take more time.

Other Farm Visits (as time permits)
+Pudewa property (flows as an extension of the Lawless property)
+Schindler Farm, in Clear Creek area
+ Shady Grove Natural Farm (Moyers) - Flagging and staking keypoints in
preparation for fall keylining project
+ Gahn Farm, 30 acres south of Double Spring Creek (as a place to begin working
w/the landscape business)+ Shearer Farm, in Moody area


--Julie Gahn

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National Good Food Network webinar!

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Harvesting Investment Dollars from the 99%:
Cutting Edge Ways to Fund Your Food Business

Thur, Mar 15 (!)
3:30 - 4:45p ET (12:30 - 1:45p PT)

Free:
http://bit.ly/wajAGR

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Whether your food business is a for-profit, a co-op, or nonprofit, chances
are
good it’s way underfunded…or worse. Banks won’t extend loans.   Wealthy
“accredited” investors prefer big companies.  Foundations like the idea of
PRIs better than the practice.  Where else can you turn?  Well…there’s the
other 99% of the public that’s “unaccredited” and historically regarded as
off-limits to local business…

Drawing from his new book, “Local Dollars, Local Sense:  How to Shift Your
Money from Wall Street to Main Street,” Michael Shuman will explain a dozen,
low-cost strategies local businesses are using to secure new capital from
the
general public.  He will talk about specialized bank CD programs,
prepurchase
deals, new-generation cooperatives, internet sponsorship sites (like
Kickstarter), P2P lenders (like Prosper and Kiva), community lending
circles,
investment clubs, municipal bond schemes, local revolving loan funds, direct
public offerings, and local stock exchanges.  He also will report on the
latest news of a crowdfunding reform bill – sponsored by Tea-Party
Republicans
but endorsed by the Obama Administration – that is working its way through
Congress and could literally make trillions of dollars of new capital
available to local business.


Free! Register now:
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From: Sarah Brown
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 4:07 PM
To: comfood@...
Subject: [COMFOOD:] Webinar for farmers, March 29th, 2012

New webinar on NRCS EQIP Technical and Financial Support for Organic Farmers

Join eOrganic for a Webinar on March 29, 2012 on the NRCS EQIP Program by Sarah
Brown of Oregon Tilth. The webinar takes place at 2PM Eastern Time (1PM Central,
12PM Mountain, 11AM Pacific Time). The webinar is free and open to the public.
Space is limited and advance registration is required.

Register now at http://www.extension.org/pages/63100

About the webinar
In its fourth year, the NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives (EQIP) Program’s
Organic Initiative, aims to provide technical and financial assistance to
certified organic, transitioning to organic, and exempt from certification
producers. The agency has made many improvements in how the program is
implemented and numerous changes are in place for the 2012 sign-up.

About the presenter
Sarah Brown manages Oregon Tilth’s Organic Conservation Program which aims to
bring organic technical assistance to the USDA Natural Resource Conservation
Service (NRCS). When she is not working with NRCS and providing outreach to
producers, Sarah is also a beginning organic farmer in Oregon’s Willamette
Valley.



--
Sarah Rose Brown
Owner
Diggin' Roots Farm
11934 SE Beckman Ave
Milwaukie, OR 97222
www.digginrootsfarm.com

"The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living
on a small piece of land."- Abraham Lincoln



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http://www.amazon.com/Bioshelter-Market-Garden-Permaculture-Farm/dp/0865716781
To ensure food security and restore the health of the planet, we need to move
beyond industrial agriculture and return to the practice of small-scale, local
farming. Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm describes the creation of
a sustainable food system through a detailed case study of the successful
year-round organic market garden and permaculture design at Pennsylvania's Three
Sisters Farm.

At the heart of Three Sisters is its bioshelter—a solar greenhouse that
integrates growing facilities, poultry housing, a potting room, storage, kitchen
facilities, compost bins, a reference library, and classroom area. Bioshelter
Market Garden examines how the bioshelter promotes greater biodiversity and is
an energy-efficient method of extending crop production through Pennsylvania's
cold winter months.

Both visionary and practical, this fully illustrated book contains a wealth of
information on the application of permaculture principles. Some of the topics
covered include:

   a.. Design and management of an intensive market garden farm
   b.. Energy systems and biothermal resources
   c.. Ecological soil management and pest control
   d.. Wetlands usage
   e.. Solar greenhouse design and management
Whatever your gardening experience and ambitions, this comprehensive manual is
sure to inform and inspire.

Darrell Frey is the owner and manager of Three Sisters Farm, a five-acre
permaculture farm, solar greenhouse, and market garden located in western
Pennsylvania. Darrell writes extensively on permaculture design and ecological
land use planning and has been a sustainable community development consultant
and permaculture teacher for twenty-five years.


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I made out like phat rat this order with the plants I ordered from Crestview,
Skyridge, and Renricks.  All of them packed very well in boxes and they are
great plants, much better than anything I’ve seen locally in stores.

rmw


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Hello everyone,

Just checking in to let you know our week of farm-scale water management
including swale-building and learning about key lines and pocket ponds is fast
approaching (March 30-April 5).  We still have a couple spaces available.  If
you were thinking about attending, but haven't yet let me know, now is the time!
  We need to get our counts for lunch Saturday to Riverbend Catering by
Wednesday.

Details are below.

Hope you're having a great Spring!
Julie

MARK SHEPARD ON FARM SCALE WATER MANAGEMENT  (KEYLINE INTENSIVE WEEK) March 30
to April 5, 2012:
(Registration Form is Attached. Please make payments to Sustainable Tahlequah.)

Mark Shepard will return to Northeast Oklahoma at the end of March to lead a
Farm Scale Water Management training.

Mark is the CEO of Forest Agriculture Enterprises and runs New Forest Farm, the
106 acre perennial agricultural forest considered by many  to be one of the most
ambitious sustainable agriculture projects in the United States.

Read about Mark Shepard's work
here:
http://permaculture.org.au/2010/12/18/mark-shepherds-106-acre-permaculture-farm-\
in-viola-wisconsin/

here:  http://www.forestag.com/bio.html
and
here:
http://littlehouseontheurbanprairie.wordpress.com/2010/10/24/new-forest-farm-vis\
it/


Fees for participants:
Friday:  Free and open to the public
Saturday (Vita Bella Ranch) $55 per person (includes lunch)  Please indicate any
dietary needs on the registration form. Children 18 and younger are free,
provided they do not disrupt the classes/activities. We recommend two
responsible adults accompany children so that at least one adult can always pay
close attention.  If the weather is nice, the kids should have a ball playing
outside on this beautiful property.
Sunday: No events on Sunday
Monday: (Location TBD, probably Vita Bella Ranch) $45 per person Bring own lunch
Tuesday Day: (Location TBD, probably Monastery) $45 per person Bring own lunch
Tuesday Evening: (Tahlequah  Armory Municipal Center) Permaculture
Economics Free
Wednesday: (Location TBD) $45 per person Bring own lunch
Thursday: (Location TBD) $45 per person Bring own lunch

DETAILED SCHEDULE:

Friday evening Lecture 7 pm to 9 pm:8799 N. 387 Rd., Locust Grove, OK 74352
(Institute for Excellence In Writing Classroom; Property is adjacent to Vita
Bella Ranch)
(Thank You Andrew & Robin Pudewa for graciously sharing this lovely space!)

6:30-7:00 Gather & greet with coffee, tea & snacks
7:00 Introductions/Update on Cherokee County Sustainabilty/Permaculture
happenings by Julie Gahn
7:10 Edible Landscaping & Permaculture by Leslie Moyer
7:20 Permaculture Learning Center, Site & Goals by Mike Lawless
7:30 Introduction to Water Management in Farm-Scale Permaculture and the Keyline
System of Design by Mark Shepard
The Keyline Design System is a set of principles, techniques and systems used to
optimize the land/water relationship on the farm or ranch.  Keyline design and
techniques help to capture rainfall, spread it out across the landscape and also
help to deepen the topsoil layer.
9:30 Questions
10:00 Get  some sleep!

Saturday Morning Lecture 9 am to noon:8799 N. 387 Rd., Locust Grove, OK 74352
(Institute for Excellence In Writing Classroom; Property is adjacent to Vita
Bella Ranch)
(Thank You Andrew & Robin Pudewa for graciously sharing this lovely space!)

9:00 am  Details of Water Management in Farm-Scale Permaculture and the Keyline
System of Design by Mark  Shepard
Far more detailed design considerations will be discussed including soil types
and structure, water infiltration rate, catchment area, and calculating swale
size, depth and spacing. Mark will introduce the tools and techniques used in
the classroom, then we will go outside for some hands-on experience using the
various measuring tools and practice using them.  ALL ATTENDEES WILL BE REQUIRED
TO UNDERSTAND AND USE THESE TOOLS!


Noon Lunch by River Bend Catering

1:00 pmLaying out the Keyline Water Management System at Vita Bella Ranch.
This wil be an unrehearsed "live action" activity.  Every system poses its own
challenges and this one will no doubt pose a few.  Participants will take part
in the theory, practice and problem-solving activities as we measure and lay out
the key line system. Existing landscape features, ponds, roads, trees, rock
outcroppings and irregular slopes will pose challenges that the class will
solve.
When the first Keyline is finally determined, we will watch as the first water
management swale is installed.  Participants will learn about post-equipment
"touch-ups", swale seeding options, check dam installation and the location of
vehicle access lanes, tree planting, livestock and fencing.

Monday Morning and BeyondDays will start at 8 am
Locations will be determined as the work progresses. (We can't plan in further
detail because we won't know how challenging the work at Vita Bella Ranch will
be until we get into it.)  After Vita Bella Ranch, we will work on the Pudewa
property, a section of Clear Creek Monastery, and the Schindler property.  If
time permits after that, we will move east to the Moyer, Gahn, and then  way
east to the Shearer property.

Tuesday Evening Discussion: Permaculture "Economics"
100 North Water Avenue,  Tahlequah, OK 74464
(Tahlequah Armory Municipal Center, Room 2)7 - 9:30 pm Discussion about
developing additional enterprises that follow Permaculture Ethics & Principles
with an eye toward developing a landscape business that helps landowners
implement their permaculture "designs".Specifically, we'd like to brainstorm how
land owners who also have full time jobs (thus limited time) might work with a
landscape business for support in tree planting, irrigation, harvest, etc. We
probably only have time to discuss this one business, but the ideas will be
applicable to other businesses that support a regional "permaculture economy".

Anticipated Work at Clear Creek Monastery
(Probably Monday or Tuesday) The field in question is on the right hand side of
the road on the drive into the abbey.  (It's the field where the Lawlesses
helped to put up the fences.) We will lay out swales and remove the interior
fence.  We hope to lay out the flags in that field in half a day.  Putting in
the swale and re-fencing will take more time.

Other Farm Visits (as time permits)
+Pudewa property (flows as an extension of the Lawless property)
+Schindler Farm, in Clear Creek area
+ Shady Grove Natural Farm (Moyers) - Flagging and staking keypoints in
preparation for fall keylining project
+ Gahn Farm, 30 acres south of Double Spring Creek (as a place  to begin working
w/the landscape business)

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Sat., May 5, 2012

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Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 4:14 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Course: Poteau, OK, May 17

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, the USDA Southern
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Professional
Development Program (PDP), and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) are pleased to announce an upcoming Pollinator
Conservation Planning Short Course, to be held at the Kerr Center for
Sustainable Agriculture in Poteau, OK, on May 17.

This full-day training will provide participants with the latest
science-based approaches to reversing the trend of pollinator declines,
and will equip them with the recipes necessary to protect and manage
habitat for these vital insects.

The content of this course is tailored to the needs of NRCS, SWCD,
Cooperative Extension, and state department of agriculture employees, as
well as crop consultants, natural resource specialists, non-governmental
conservation organization staff, and producers of bee-pollinated crops.

Jennifer Hopwood, Midwest Pollinator Conservation Specialist from the
Xerces Society, will lead the course.

Thanks to support from Southern SARE's PDP, 30 scholarships are
available on a first-come first-served basis. Registration is $45 per
person thereafter. Discounted registration is available for NRCS
employees at $35 per person.  (Registration fee does not include lunch;
please bring a sack lunch.)  Canceled registrations can be refunded
until May 7th, 2012.

Registration and more information are available from the Xerces Society
at www.xerces.org/events.  For questions, please contact Ashley
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Breaking: USDA and Wallace Center joint media eventThe USDA and Wallace Center
have profiled the Oklahoma Food Cooperative as a food hub.

Bob Waldrop, OKC

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                   USDA and Wallace Center at Winrock International Joint Media
Event:
                   Food Hub Resource Guide
                   Deputy Secretary Merrigan to join Director of the Wallace
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                   USDA Media Advisory: Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan to
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Opportunities for Small and Mid-Sized Producers

                   WASHINGTON, April 19, 2012 – TOMORROW, Agriculture Deputy
Secretary Kathleen Merrigan will host a media conference call to announce the
launch of a food hub guide, a new USDA tool to bolster expansion of market
opportunities for small and mid-sized American producers.

                   This resource has been developed in partnership with the
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National Association of Produce Market Managers and the Project for Public
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                   WHAT:          Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan, Wallace
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to unveil a new USDA resource to expand market opportunities for American
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I would like some more information on the board meeting in Lawton on May 5.
So far the information put out is:
It will be in Lawton from 12 to 7 PM. and It will be potluck.

Now is the pot luck going to be for lunch, grazing, dinner, or what?
Will there be someplace to keep items warm or cool as needed?
Should we plan on bringing drinks, silverware, plates?
Is this going to be come and go or does everyone need to stay till 7PM?
Where in Lawton is it going to be?


Just wondering,
Charles Donaghe
Duncan

Wendell Berry is certainly the present father of the American agrarian movement.
Bob Waldrop, OKC
   http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/24/wendell-berry-american-hero/
New York Times
OPINIONATOR

Wendell Berry, American Hero
By MARK BITTMAN
April 24, 2012

The sensibility of Wendell Berry, who is sometimes described as a modern day
Thoreau but who I’d call the soul of the real food movement, leads people like
me on a path to the door of the hillside house he shares with his wife, Tanya,
outside of Port Royal, Ky. Everything is as the pilgrim would have it: Wendell
(he’s a one-name icon, like Madonna, but probably in that respect only) is
kind and welcoming, all smiles.

He quotes Pope (“Consult the genius of the place in all”), Spenser, Milton
and Stegner, and answers every question patiently and articulately. He doesn’t
patronize. We sit alone, uninterrupted through the morning, for two or three
hours. Tanya is at church; when it’s time, he turns on the oven, as she
requested before leaving. He seems positively yogic, or maybe it’s just this:
How often do I sit in long, quiet conversation? Wendell has this effect.

Tanya returns around noon, and their daughter, Mary, arrives shortly thereafter.
(Mary lives nearby, runs a winery, and is engaged in enough food and farm
justice issues to impress Wendell Berry.) We eat. It’s all local, food they or
their neighbors or friends or family have grown or raised, food that Tanya has
cooked. There’s little fuss about any of that, only enjoyment and good eating.
I note that I can’t stop devouring the corn bread, and that the potatoes have
the kind of taste of the earth that floors you.

And we chat, and then Wendell takes me for a drive around the countryside he was
born in and where he’s lived for most of his life. As he waves to just about
every driver on the road, he explains that the land was once home to scores of
tobacco farmers, and now has patches of forest, acres of commodity crops and
farms where people do what the land tells them to. That’s one of Wendell’s
recurring themes: Listen to the land.

There really is not that much to see until I try to see it through Wendell’s
eyes, and then every bit of erosion becomes a tiny tragedy — or at least a
human’s mistake — and every bit of forest floor becomes a bit of the genius
of nature. (If you imitate nature, he’s said, you’ll use the land wisely.)

He knows the land the way I know the stops on the Lexington Avenue subway line
and, predictably, I begin feeling like the fairly techie city person I am and
wonder if it could have been otherwise. I have friends who back-to-the-landed it
in the late ’60s and early ’70s, and a couple of them stuck it out. Although
one of them seems to have disappeared somewhere near Leadville, Colo., another
— urban as he was in the beginning — has gained the same kind of wisdom
Wendell has, a sense of patience and understanding, a kind of calm despite full
awareness of the storm.

Genuine and as much of a product of place as Wendell is, he’s not a full-time
farmer and never was, but a farm-raised intellectual and even a man of the
world. I’d never heard of him the first time I read his work — probably in
Harper’s, probably in the ’80s — but his words have changed my life. As
the years have gone by, I’ve watched his stature change. If he’s not a
leader then he’s an inspiration to those who are.

In any case, he’s in Port Royal now, and has been for decades (his family has
been here for 200 years), and there is something about his attachment to nature
— it’s not just the land but everything on the land — that is so profound
that his observations and his judgments (Wendell is a kind but very judgmental
man) can be jaw-dropping. If you read or listen to Wendell and aren’t filled
with admiration and respect, it’s hard to believe that you might admire and
respect the land or nature, or even humanity.

In Washington this past Monday, Wendell delivered the 2012 Jefferson Lecture,
the highest honor the federal government has for “distinguished intellectual
achievement” in the humanities. He titled the talk “It All Turns on
Affection.” When I visited him last month he told me that preparing the talk
“taxed him greatly,” and I can see why. It’s incredibly ambitious, tying
together E.M. Forster’s “Howard’s End,” the history of his family and
the country around it, and — to summarize it rather crudely — the costs of
capitalism’s abuse of humans and land.

I doubt there is a more quotable man in the United States. (You can readily see
this by reading the text of the talk, or by visiting this lovely page of Wendell
Berry quotes.) Monday, he spoke of the “mechanical indifference” of a
financial trust, that it had the “indifference of a grinder to what it
grinds,” saying, “It did not intend to victimize its victims. It simply
followed its single purpose of the highest possible profit, and ignored the
�side effects.’” This from a poet and an essayist who, by following his
love of the land and its people, describes the current state of affairs as
accurately and succinctly as anyone on earth: “The two great aims of
industrialism — replacement of people by technology and concentration of
wealth into the hands of a small plutocracy — seem close to fulfillment.”

I knew that Wendell and I agreed on these things when I went to visit him.
Oddly, I felt, as I imagine others have in making the same trip, as if I were
seeking wisdom. Indeed, Wendell’s thoughtfulness and perception, combined with
his outside-ness and demeanor (if anyone could persuade me to start worshiping,
it would be Wendell), makes this only natural.

We spoke, as I said, for hours, and my two big questions for him were,
essentially, “How are we going to change this?” and “What can city people
do?”

He makes it clear that he doesn’t think anything is going to happen quickly,
except perhaps the possible catastrophe that lurks in the minds of everyone who
believes the earth to be overstressed. “You can describe the predicament that
we’re in as an emergency,” he says, “and your trial is to learn to be
patient in an emergency.”

Change, he says, is going to come from “people at the bottom” doing things
differently. “[N]o great feat is going to happen to change all this; you’re
going to have to humble yourself to be willing to do it one little bit at a
time. You can’t make people do this. What you have to do is notice that
they’re already doing it.”

Then he takes me to the barn, where there are seven newborn lambs. And he says,
“When you are new at sheep-raising and your ewe has a lamb, your impulse is to
stay there and help it nurse and see to it and all. After a while you know that
the best thing you can do is walk out of the barn.”

We walk out of the barn, and say goodbye.

Three hours later, my phone rings. (Wendell, famously, does not own a computer.)
“Mark,” he says. “I’ve been thinking about that question about what city
people can do. The main thing is to realize that country people can’t invent a
better agriculture by ourselves. Industrial agriculture wasn’t invented by us,
and we can’t uninvent it. We’ll need some help with that."

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/24/wendell-berry-american-hero/

LINKS IN THIS ARTICLE:

Why I am not going to buy a computer: 
http://home.btconnect.com/tipiglen/berrynot.html

Wendell Berry quotes:  http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/8567.Wendell_Berry

The text of Mr Berry's Jefferson lecture on Monday: 
http://www.neh.gov/about/awards/jefferson-lecture/wendell-e-berry-lecture

A recording of the same: 
http://events.tvworldwide.com/Events/NEH2012JeffersonLecture.aspx?VID=events/neh\
/120423_NEH_Jefferson_Lecture_KennedyCtr.flv

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Hello OK Food Coop members!

The Oklahoma Food Cooperative cordially invites you to our first ever SW
Oklahoma Regional Meeting!  We have updated the agenda for the meeting, and the
location, time, and itinerary are as follows:

Cameron University
CETES Conference Center A
Lawton, OK
Saturday, May 5th
Noon – 7pm
**A map of the Cameron University campus can be found at
http://www.cameron.edu/info/campus_map/.

Itinerary
Noon – 2pm          Meet, Greet, and Eat – will include a potluck lunch, meet
and greet with fellow Coop members, Coop
producer booths, and a Square Foot Gardening demo by the Coop President, Eric
Lyons.
2pm – 3pm            New customer orientation and producer meeting
3pm – 7pm            Board meeting

This event is free and open to the public, so please spread the word and invite
your friends and family!

We will be doing a potluck-style lunch, so please bring a dish to share if you
are able.  We will not have kitchen facilities available to us, but we will be
able to accommodate crock pots or warming trays if your dish needs to be kept
warm.  Plates, silverware, tea, and water will be provided.  Feel free to come
and go as you please.

Please join us for an afternoon of fun, food, and fellowship on May 5th in
Lawton, OK!  Come enjoy the food, meet your fellow Coop members, browse our
producer booths, and learn a little more about your Oklahoma Food Cooperative!

We hope to see you all there!

Adam Price
Route Coordination Manager
Oklahoma Food Cooperative



--- In okfoodret@yahoogroups.com, Charles Donaghe <cdonaghe@...> wrote:
>
> I would like some more information on the board meeting in Lawton on May 5.
> So far the information put out is:
> It will be in Lawton from 12 to 7 PM. and It will be potluck.
>
> Now is the pot luck going to be for lunch, grazing, dinner, or what?
> Will there be someplace to keep items warm or cool as needed?
> Should we plan on bringing drinks, silverware, plates?
> Is this going to be come and go or does everyone need to stay till 7PM?
> Where in Lawton is it going to be?
>
>
> Just wondering,
> Charles Donaghe
> Duncan
>

What a great idea for a business – chicken sitting.  Here is a post from the
Austin Permaculture discussion group, announcing their business.

Bob Waldrop, OKC

From: vicky barnes
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 12:46 PM
To: permies
Subject: [austinperm] small businesses


Hi all,

If you have chickens, you will want to know about Hen House Sitters. We provide
chicken sitting services in the central and south Austin areas.  You can read
more about it at henhousesitters.com.

Also, I have global buckets for sale. Some are ready for planting at $10. Others
are all set to go - already planted with tomatoes in organic soil and
fertilizer. They are $20 each. Call 512-961-0303 to order.

Vicky Barnes

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From: Eric Bradshaw [mailto:Eric.Bradshaw@...]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 1:32 PM
To: Eric Bradshaw
Subject: Governor Signs 'Gray Water' Legislation







Oklahoma House of Representatives

Media Division

May 9, 2012



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: State Rep. Scott Martin

Capitol: (405) 557-7329



Governor Signs 'Gray Water' Legislation



OKLAHOMA CITY - State Rep. Scott Martin said today a new law will encourage
the reuse of "gray water" in private homes.

             House Bill 2835, by Martin, was signed into law today by Gov.
Mary Fallin. It creates a permit exemption for gray water systems that use
less than 250 gallons of gray water per day for gardening, composting or
landscape maintenance. Gray water is defined in the bill as untreated
household wastewater that has not come in contact with toilet waste or water
from a kitchen sink.

             "I have had several people express a desire to take charge of
their water consumption by recycling their gray water," said Martin,
R-Norman. "I applaud their interest in water conservation and think the
state should support private residential projects that cut water usage.
Common sense reuse is good policy and an option for homeowners during times
of drought or water rationing. The average consumer has the potential to
realize savings on their monthly water bill through conservation."

             The new law takes effect Nov. 1, 2012. It requires qualifying
gray water systems to comply with municipal or county ordinances, minimize
standing water, minimize contact with people or domestic pets, include cover
for any storage tank, provide for overflow into the sewer or a wastewater
treatment and disposal system and clearly identify gray water pressure
piping as a non-potable water conduit. The system must also be located
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TIME Magazine
Monday, Oct. 24, 2011
This Land Is Your Land
By Bryan Walsh

You can find Joel Salatin's soul in his slaughterhouse. Just behind the oversize
shed that serves as his farm's shop is what Salatin calls the chicken-processing
center, where the living birds that squawked in the field this morning are
killed, defeathered and cleaned in swift succession by a bucket brigade of young
farming apprentices. The bloody work of slaughtering is usually hidden away from
those who will one day eat the meat, perhaps in nugget form. But at Polyface
Farm in rural Swoope, Va.--where Salatin and multiple generations of his family
have tended the land for decades--the processing is performed in open air, and
customers who've driven out to pick up a bird can and do wander around back to
take a look for themselves. Salatin is a firm believer in the disinfecting power
of sunlight, even if government officials haven't always agreed with him. "We
think it's important to create that visceral connection with food," says Salatin
as he stands
over a tub full of freshly slaughtered chickens, the ice water turning crimson.
"It helps you appreciate food--and life too."

If you haunt farmers' markets and know what CSA stands for, then you may think
you know Salatin, the rebellious Shenandoah Valley farmer who has emerged as a
sage and celebrity in the sustainable-food movement. Salatin taught Michael
Pollan how to chop a chicken in The Omnivore's Dilemma, and he was the beating
heart of the Oscar-nominated documentary Food, Inc., in which he emerged as a
one-man symbol of an alternative food system. Even while selling a
quarter-million self-published books on sustainable farming and giving talks
around the world, Salatin has continued to raise some of the nation's best
grass-fed cattle and "beyond organic" chicken and pork, all without using a
single barrel of fertilizer. In the brewing culture war over food--which pits
big Midwestern farmers and food companies against advocates for small-scale
organic farming and food--Salatin is supposed to be on the side of the liberal
good guys, eager to see stronger regulation of
the industrial-agriculture system that they blame for pollution, animal abuse
and just-plain-bad food.

Except that's not quite true. In his new book, Folks, This Ain't Normal, the
54-year-old farmer-philosopher emerges as a true American throwback: an agrarian
libertarian who wants both Food Inc. and Big Government out of his fields. He
thinks the ills of America--unemployment, obesity, disaffected youth--can be
cured by going back to the land and its values, a return to what he likes to
call "normal." It's about better food, yes, but what Salatin is really calling
for is responsibility: a declaration of independence from corporations and
bureaucracy. He wants us to be full citizens of the food system, like the
Jeffersonian citizen-farmers who founded the country. "I differ from most
foodies because I don't think factory farming should be regulated out of
business," says Salatin. "It's up to people to step up and think responsibly
about their food."

Salatin proposes nothing less than an extreme decentralization of the food
system--no fast-food joints, no Whole Foods shipping organic produce from half a
continent away. You eat what you raise--or what's raised around you--and you
count on the good name of your farmer, not the Department of Agriculture, to
keep your food safe. "We hear about global this and that, and it makes us
worried," says Salatin, who refuses to ship his products because he believes
everyone should eat locally. "You have to look for anchor and root, and you
can't find that 10,000 miles away from home."

Home for Salatin--and his 87-year-old mother, his wife Teresa, his adult
children and his grandchildren--is Polyface, a three-hour drive west of
Washington. On this 550-acre patch of Virginia horse country, Salatin raises
thousands of chickens, cattle and hogs. His adult son Daniel helps direct young
workers packing chickens, while Daniel's wife Sheri (who calls herself "the
original Polyface chick") minds the register. Very much a family enterprise,
Polyface is also Salatin's Monticello: the carefully crafted expression of his
ideals. It's fueled by grass. His herd of cattle grazes in the pasture, bounded
by mobile electrified fencing. When they've mowed down a patch of the field,
they're moved along and replaced by chickens. The birds live in portable coops
of Salatin's own invention, with wire mesh that can be dragged easily from place
to place, following the changing pasture patterns.

The result is a farm built for independence. Nearly everything Salatin needs
comes from his fields, and his mixed-use, pasture-based system keeps the land
vibrant year after year, with little waste. "There's no energy bill, and we
don't have to truck in manure," says Salatin. His way "doesn't dominate the
landscape the way industrial agriculture does. This is ecological integrity
right here."

Salatin believes freedom begins with food, with the security of knowing where
your food comes from--preferably raising and preparing some of it yourself. But
we're not doing that. There are about 2 million farms in the U.S., down from
nearly 7 million in 1935. Less than 2% of Americans farm for a living. For many
of us, our deepest connection to food is made via Top Chef. Sustainably produced
Polyface chicken and beef are more expensive than conventional fare (its
Thanksgiving turkeys will sell for $3.25 per pound; the national average price
in 2010 was $1.10 per pound), but Salatin believes we get what we pay for. "We
spend around 10% of income on food and some 16% on health care, and it used to
be the reverse," he says. "Our culture has essentially abdicated our food
relationship."

But food is just the gateway to Salatin's radical philosophy, which asks us to
take what's generally considered progress and throw it in reverse. He knows that
hard-core localization--and the beyond-organic, fertilizer-free methods he
uses--would require far greater quantities of farmers at work. Industrial
agriculture is no different from any other modern manufacturing process:
machines and chemical energy have replaced human hands, which is why each
remaining American farmer can support more than 140 people. Salatin's way
results in a far smaller ratio, and he doesn't see a problem with that. "People
say our system can't feed the world, but they're absolutely wrong," he says.
"Yes, it will take more hands, but we've got plenty of them around."

Salatin is a hero to young Americans who are taking up farming. His apprentice
program--a year of training at Polyface--attracts applicants from around the
country and has an acceptance rate on par with that of Ivy League schools.
"Joel's work is definitely the inspiration for tons of young farmers who are
getting started," says Benjamin Beichler, a 24-year-old former Salatin
apprentice who now runs his own farm near Polyface.

Of course, human development has mostly been a movement away from the farm,
family and village. It's hard to see us giving up free enjoyment of the fruits
of the modern world so we can go back to tending them. Yet at a moment when the
global economy is in a deep freeze, a quarter of Americans are obese and over a
billion people worldwide are going hungry despite half the produce going to
waste--well, maybe progress isn't all it's cracked up to be.

At the end of Pure Meadows Lane, where an always sunny Salatin banters with
longtime Polyface customers and new fans while grandchildren scamper underfoot,
classical agrarianism has never looked so good. "I am a proverbial optimist,"
says Salatin. "I don't think it's going to be easy, but the future is bright and
promising." Spoken like a man who's ready for the harvest.

Find this article at:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2096846,00.html



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Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 10:07 PM
To: david.franklin@...
Subject: Sierra Club E-News - Meeting this Thursday + May, June events



Sierra Club E-News - Meeting this Thursday + May, June events



Remember the latest info is always on-line at
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http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron



May

* May 17 - Join us May 17th at 8:30 AM at Compass Park (map
<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.447613,-97.511623&hl=en&num=1&t=h&z=17> )
for a press conference before OG&E begins their annual shareholder meeting -
calling on them to move beyond coal (press conference will feature and
airplane banner tow with message to OG&E)  The Beyond Coal Campaign needs
volunteers!  We have yard signs for clean energy that we need to distribute
to our members and supporters.  You can help!  We'll be making phone calls
this month to find folks willing to post a sign in their yard- as well as
doing delivery day blitz events in June and we need ground troops and phone
bankers!  Contact Martha Holland to volunteer: marthaholland@...
We're also tabling at the Paseo Arts Festival and will be taking pictures of
folks who want to be a part of our Beyond Coal Photo Wall.  (mid-afternoon
shifts are available on May 26, 27th & 28th) Scripts & Instructions will be
provided.  Please email Doug Hill to let him know when you can volunteer:
Isawwood925@...
* May 17 - General Group Meeting - Let's Get Dirty! John Leonard and
Kim Paddyaker will lead a discussion on alternative ways to garden in this
challenging and changing climate. Leonard has a certified organic farm in El
Reno, where he grows for the Farmers'  Market and Paddyaker has a degree in
horticulture and is an active Master Gardener - skills she puts to use in
the gardens of local clients. Fall gardening, and companion planting to
create shade breaks are among the many topics to be covered. Certified
organic vegetable and herb starter plants will be available for purchase.
The annual Patty Imboden Memorial Gaillardias will also be available at this
event.  Stick around for a chance to win a variety of garden -based raffle
items.  Meetings start at 7:00 PM with wine and cheese, programs start at
7:30 PM.  United Life Spiritual Center,
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3332+N+Meridian
+Ave,+Oklahoma+City,+OK+73122&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.177128,113.8183
59&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3332+N+Meridian+Ave,+Oklahoma+City,+Oklahoma,+73122&z=1
7> 3332 N Meridian Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73122.
* May 19-20 - Car Camping @ Great Plains State Park - Enjoy a weekend
at the Great Salt Plains in NW Oklahoma digging for selenite crystals and
bird watching. We will camp at the Salt Plains State Park and dig for
crystal in the Salt Plains Wildlife Refuge. There are trails for bird
watching areas. We will have a pot luck dinner Saturday night. If you are
interested in going please contact Tara Barker.  Complete details on-line at
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/outings>
http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/outings or e-mail
<mailto:barkertara@...> barkertara@... for more info.
* May 25-28 - Tent Camping at Chaco Culture National Historic Park May
25-28 - Tent Camping at Chaco Culture National Historic Park - In 1987 Chaco
Culture National Historic Park (formerly Chaco Canyon National Monument) was
designated a UNESCO World Heritage site (one of only twenty in the US) in
recognition of the uniqueness of the civilization centered there from 850 to
1250 AD. As a group we will explore this special place over the Memorial Day
weekend by participating in ranger-led guided tours of the "ruins" and by
attending nightly campground programs, including the unique Chaco Night Sky
Program. We will also hike the trails in the area, gaining spectacular views
from atop the mesa while visiting outlier ruins. We will camp together at a
group site in the park and otherwise enjoy the beautiful natural setting of
Chaco Canyon.  For more information contact Thomas & Deborah Walls -
wallstk@... or debwallspa@... or see complete details online at
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/outings>
http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/outings.



June

* June 2 - Dayhike @ 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM - Wichita Mountain Day Hike -
Come join the Sierra Club for a day in the Wichita's where the American
buffalo and longhorn cattle roam freely and some of the most scenic places
in the State of Oklahoma are. We will be hiking Charons Garden, located on
the western side of the refuge. Charons Garden trail offers primitive hiking
adventure with some beautiful vistas. This trail is 5 miles round trip and
offers its visitors with some moderate to rough trails, boulder hopping, and
multiple photo opportunities. If you would like to carpool, please meet at
the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK at 8:15 AM. We will be leaving at 8:30
AM for the Wichita Mountains.  For more info contact Chris Applegate
417-294-0698 cdapplegate@...
* June 2 - Reskilling Summer Tree Pruning Workshop. LeeAnn Barton from
Dave Wilson Nurseries will teach us how to prune fruit (and other) trees.
This workshop will be held in Edmond from 1-3 pm. Cost is $15.00.
Registration is open now and will close Fri, June 1. To register, e-mail Kim
at zenrei2000@...
* June 21 - General Group Meeting - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Think Global,
Eat Local.  Think Global, Eat Local. Enjoy an evening of locally-sourced,
seasonal, tastings and learn more about the impact of shifting food dollars
from industrialized, megafarms, to the local, sustainably-scaled farms,
closer to home. Say goodbye to "pink slime" and hello to unadulterated,
locally-raised bounty. You might even win something yummy! Meetings start at
7:00 PM with wine and cheese, programs start at 7:30 PM.  United Life
Spiritual Center, 3332 N Meridian Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73122.
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3332+N+Meridian
+Ave,+Oklahoma+City,+OK+73122&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.177128,113.8183
59&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3332+N+Meridian+Ave,+Oklahoma+City,+Oklahoma,+73122&z=1
7>
* June 30th - July 3rd - Canoe the Buffalo National River - Float the
"middle" section from Hasty to Gilbert past scenic bluffs and cliffs of the
Ozark country. We'll paddle the scenic Buffalo for three days, spending two
nights camped on gravel bars around a toasty campfire.  We will use
outfitter canoes only - no personal watercraft.  The trip is moderately
difficult.  No special paddling experience is required, but participants
need to be in good shape to paddle for this long.  Contact the leader Mike
Scharrer at 824-6878 or mpscharrer@... for more info or see complete
details on-line at http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/outings Sign-up by June
15th.



Other Info

* Our April-May-June newsletter is now on-line at
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron>
http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron
* More outings can be found online:
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/outings>
http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/outings
* Attention Stillwater area residents, information on our Summer
Nature Camp is on-line now at  <http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/camp>
http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/camp



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Sierra Club Transition Reskilling Summer Tree Pruning Workshop:



Saturday, June 2, 2012: Reskilling Summer Tree Pruning Workshop. LeeAnn
Barton from Dave Wilson Nurseries will teach us how to prune fruit (and
other) trees. This workshop will be held in Edmond from 1-3 pm. Cost is
$15.00. Registration is open now and will close Fri, June 1. To register,
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Great opportunity!




Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 7:40 PM
Subject: high tunnel workshop - free - at TRF



Hi everyone,
The High Tunnel Workshop, led by Steve Upson, of the Noble Foundation here
at Turtle Rock Farm, is free! And there's lunch.
May 15. Let us know you're coming.

Peace,
Pat

--
Pat Hoerth
Turtle Rock Farm:
A Center for Sustainability, Spirituality and Healing
6201 CR 90, Red Rock, OK 74651
580.917.6011
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blog:  <http://www.turtlerockfarm.wordpress.com>
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If you need chapter and verse from the scientific literature on the
dangers of Roundup, here it be:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33544971/Roundup%20report%20HV12.pdf

Bob Waldrop

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Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 7:33 AM
Subject: New Book Offers Cognitive Framework to Address Climate Crises

New book From Me to We by Bob Doppelt

From Me to We Provides Much Needed Framework To Guide Changes In Thinking
and Behavior Required To Reduce Global Warming and Adapt a Path Toward True
Sustainability.

Economic breakdown, rising unemployment and escalating political hostility,
coming at a time of intensifying climate upheaval - storms, floods, heat
waves, and droughts - have left us all confused and despondent. Everywhere
we look, the systems we depend on seem to be collapsing.

Our first reaction is to blame others for these problems, be they greedy
Wall Street bankers, rapacious corporations, or dishonest politicians of
either the conservative or liberal persuasion.

But counseling psychologist, ecologist, and leading system change expert Bob
Doppelt has some news for you: The economic, social, and environmental ills
we face today are of our own making. They are the outcomes of how we see and
respond to the world. Only by changing our thinking and beliefs can the
problems we resolved.

"At the most fundamental level," says Doppelt, "this involves a shift from
responding to the world exclusively through the perspective of 'extreme
individualism' - the lens of 'Me first and only' which includes our
personal, family, and organizational goals and desires - to meeting our
needs by renewing and caring for an expansive 'We' - the many people,
organisms, and ecological processes we are part of that make life possible
and worthwhile."

In an eye-opening and thought-provoking new book, From Me to We: The Five
Transformational Commitments Required To Rescue the Planet, Your
Organization, and Your Life, Doppelt discusses:

. Why climate change is not, at its core, a scientific, environmental,
energy, technology, or policy problem.

. The dire consequences of outdated and erroneous assumptions, perceptions,
and beliefs about how the planet functions and what it means to live a good
life.

. The difference between first and second order change toward
sustainability.

. The five 'natural laws of sustainability' that society must abide by today
if we are to reduce global warming and live together in relative peace as
temperatures rise by 2C or more above pre-industrial levels.

. Five transformative commitments that can align an individual's personal
thinking and behavior, and that of their organization and community, with
the natural laws of sustainability.

. Practical tips that any individual can use to change their thinking and
behaviors to address environmental, social, and economic problems-and
increase their personal wellbeing.

. How a business or any other type of organization can change its culture
and adopt a path toward true social, economic, and environmental
sustainability.

From Me to We can be purchased directly from the publisher at:
www.greenleaf-publishing.com <http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/> ,
www.amazon.com <http://www.amazon.com/> ,www.barnesandnoble.com
<http://www.barnesandnoble.com/>  and through all major booksellers.

Websites: www.me-to-we.org <http://www.me-to-we.org/>  and
www.theresourceinnovationgroup.org
<http://www.theresourceinnovationgroup.org/>

About the Author

Bob Doppelt is Executive Director of The Resource Innovation Group (TRIG), a
17-year old sustainability and global climate change education, research,
and technical assistance organization affiliated with the Center for
Sustainable Communities at Willamette University, where he is also a Senior
Fellow. Bob is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Planning,
Public Policy and Management at the University of Oregon where he teaches
systems thinking and global warming policy. In addition, he is a regular
columnist on climate and sustainability issues for two Oregon newspapers.

Bob is trained as a counseling psychologist and as an ecologist. Throughout
his career he has combined the two areas of expertise and focused on
environmentally oriented individual, organizational, and social change.

Bob is the author of The Power of Sustainable Thinking: How To Create A
Positive Future For The Climate, The Planet, Your Organization and Your Life
(Earthscan Publishing, 2008), which in 2010 was rated as 'one of the ten
most important books in climate change' by Audubon Magazine.

In addition, just six months after publication Leading Change toward
Sustainability: A Change Management Guide for Business, Government and Civil
Society (Doppelt, Greenleaf Publishing 2003), was ranked as 'one of the ten
most important books in sustainability' by a GlobeScan survey of
international sustainability experts



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Hi,
Many friends and family already know about my recent job change in which I
am now an Edward Jones Investments Financial Adviser.

I am licensed to advise on stocks, bonds, mutual funds, life insurance, and
annuities.  I am already registered in 5 states and can be registered in
each state to assist clients in financial goal setting and investment plan
implementation .  Edward Jones also provides mortgages, lines of credit,
and a host of banking features for individuals and businesses, such as
money market funds, credit cards, check-writing, and online account
management.  Here's a summary of the various services and investments we
have: https://www.edwardjones.com/en_US/products/index.html For example, I
have spoken to numerous small business owners about setting up 401k or
other retirement plans for their employees.

Here's my own webpage from the site:
https://www.edwardjones.com/en_US/fa/index.html&CIRN=428238  [I TOLD them
to photoshop me to make me look good, but either they are terrible
photoshoppers or I am beyond help . . . :-) ]

I believe my past experience as a tax and financial analyst, CPA, and
business startup, and estate planning attorney will help me find a unique
niche among my clients.  (My bio follows below)

*That leads me to my request.*

*1) I would be honored if you would contact me* about your own interest in
particular financial issues, such as 401k and pension rollovers, creating
education savings plans for children or grandchildren, reducing taxes on
investments or increasing your investment income above the very low bank
interest rates so common in the market today.  Helping you identify and set
your financial goals, find suitable investments, and monitor your progress
will be among my primary duties as a financial adviser.

I have found that many people feel rather overwhelmed by the chaotic din of
market related news and talking heads.  It's been a tough few years for
many.  Too often, I see people hesitating to manage their cash or
investments in their best interest because of information overload and
paralysis.  I can help cut the noise and provide advice focused on your
goals that will help you make sound financial choices dedicated to reducing
risk and increasing income.

*2) If you know of others who may have such questions *or perhaps you know
they should seek out advice but have not taken that initiative, please help
them get in contact with me.  Feel free to give my phone numbers below

*Thank you in advance for any referrals*, advice, or comments you may have
to help me build my business.


Best Regards,
Fred Mischler

office phone: 405-721-5535
Toll free: 800-721-7101

*Personal Profile
*
*Frederick Mischler, Financial Advisor*
*Edward Jones Investments*

Credentials
·        Registered Investment Advisor in 5 states
·        Licensed to provide all lines of life insurance.
·        25 years’ experience as consultant, Attorney, financial analyst,
and tax professional
·        Formerly licensed as CPA in Ohio, practiced tax and small business
consulting
·        Formerly licensed as Attorney in Ohio, practiced estate planning,
corporation law and small business start ups, and taxation

Education
·        BBA, University of Cincinnati School of Business, Accounting and
Finance double major
·        Juris Doctorate, University of Dayton School of Law

Prior Experience
·        Auditor for KPMG Peat Marwick, Certified Public Accountants, and
Trans World Airlines, Kansas City, Missouri
·        International Tax Consultant for Price Waterhouse, Warsaw Poland
·        Controller & Management Board member for Invesco Pension Fund,
Warsaw Poland
·        Attorney for Jablinski, Folino, Roberts & Martin, Dayton Ohio

Personal
·        Married to Rev. Dr. Lisa M. Wolfe, Professor & ordained minister
in the United Church of Christ
·        2 children, Abraham, b. December 2008 and Phoebe, b. August 2010
·        Enjoy golf, tennis, hiking, cycling, curling, the arts, cinema,
music, and literature.


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fyi



From: Thomas Larson [mailto:TLarson@...]
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 2:13 PM
Subject: Please voice your support for Sunday Bus Service!







Please voice your support for Sunday Bus Service!

Email your Oklahoma City Council representative today!



The Alliance for Public Transportation (APT) is asking supporters to email
or call the City Council before June 1 in support of FY 2013 transit funding
to start Sunday bus service. Please take a moment to voice your support of
this vital transit improvement, and forward this email to a friend!



Click this link for a map of the council wards and easy contact information:


http://www.okc.gov/council/index.html



The annual cost for starting Sunday service is about $1.5 million out of an
Oklahoma City budget of over $900 million, but a new recurring cost like
this will likely be seen as too hard to justify without YOUR vocal support.
You need not live in OKC, or even ride the bus, to have a stake in this
regional matter, but mention city residency if you can. This is a great
place to live and transit can make it even better!



Why Sundays?



All spring, APT has been driving Sunday bus service down the court and we're
hoping for a slam dunk when the council votes on next year's budget.



A recent COTPA passenger survey showed that Sunday service is the
improvement most desired by bus riders. A Sunday addition would be a
tremendous step forward and would also start a Sunday METRO Lift
curb-to-curb paratransit for riders with disabilities.



Sunday bus service is a social equality and livability issue. Those who
depend on public transportation-either because of age, disability, economic
circumstances or choice-currently have no way to get to jobs or access
Sunday events outside their neighborhoods. METRO Transit and Tulsa Transit
are among the last regional transit authorities in large U.S. metros that
lack Sunday bus service. San Antonio, Fort Worth, Kansas City, Omaha, Little
Rock, L.A., Austin, Dallas and other regional cities already offer bus
service on Sundays.



Please take a minute to email you city council representative and voice your
support for Sunday METRO Transit service!





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In terms of avoiding catastrophic climate change, the Union of Concerned

Scientists has just published the results of their 2 year study to
understand what the best, most productive, and important recommendations
are for addressing climate change. The book is "Cooler Smarter:
Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living" --
http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/cooler-smarter-1382.html .

The book says that what matters most, in the order of importance, is --

(1) What and how much you drive,
(2) The energy you use at home, and
(3) What you eat.

In terms of "what you eat", the biggest issue is red meat from
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. The book is clear that red meat
from pastured, free ranging animals, has a fraction of the emissions of
the CAFO meats and the CAFO meat emissions are, as they say, #3 on the list.

So we can say with some degree of scientific certainty that supermarket
red meats, sourced from CAFOs, are one of the top three drivers of
global climate changes.

The what/how much you drive section has some interesting notes, one is
that for long distance trips by one person, flying is preferable to
driving. Overall, however, in terms of travel, the best for the planet
for those of us traveling distances between cities is to "take the bus",
which is even better than the train, partly because in most of the
country, buses travel "more full" than trains (outside of the NE).

The book challenges its readers to reduce their climate-changing
emissions by 20% this year, and gives plenty of practical suggestions
for doing so. This might be the best most practical book on the subject
that I have read.

--
Bob Waldrop, Oklahoma City
Note my NEW email addresses, effective 5-15-12: bwaldrop1952@...
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Department of Wildlife Conservation
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 12:22 PM
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May 31, 2012

A service of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation



Pond management workshop scheduled

             A pond management workshop is being presented at 9 a.m. June 5
approximately three-fourths of a mile south of the intersection of Old Hwy
33 and Choctaw Rd.

             Among the topics that will be presented are how to manage
constructed pond dams to maintain integrity, how to treat dispersive soils
in a pond, identifying aquatic vegetation and determining stocking rates of
fish. Two different ponds will be observed, and recommendations will be made
throughout the workshop.

             "To get there, just drive south of Langston University on
Choctaw Road," said Mike Sams, private lands senior biologist for the
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "Visitors should look for
signs leading into a gate on the west side of Choctaw Road, and they can
just pull in the gate to get to the workshop."

             The workshop is being sponsored by the Wildlife Department, the
Logan County Conservation District and the Natural Resources Conservation
Service office.

             For more information, call the NRCS office located in Guthrie at
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