RFK Jr. Says There Are No Autistic Poets. We Asked an Autistic Poet.
motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
Disclosure: 1) While we’re transitioning to Friendica, Peter has Angie’s account loaded on his phone. 2) We’ve been binge watching “Love on the Spectrum “ and HHS Kennedy’s bizarre, hateful, ignorant statements have hit a nerve.
RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet.
"I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."Mother Jones
OSINT for Novices: A Digital Insurgent’s Field Guide
OSINT FOR NOVICES: A Digital Insurgent's Field Guide
We live in an information war. Truth is a contested battleground, and public belief is a weaponized asset.This Woman Votes (This Woman Votes - Progress & Politics)
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Ben’s Recommended Books and Links
Books
Duhon, David. One Circle: How to Grow a Complete Diet on 1,000 Square Feet. (978-9996-3-95703)
Hernenway, Toby. Gaia's Garden: a Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture. (978-1603-5-80298)
Jeavons, John. How to Grow More Vegetables Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine. ( 978-0898-1-54153)
Longacre, Doris Janzen. The More with Less Cookbook. (978-0836-1-91035)
Longacre, Doris Janzen. Living More with Less. (978-0836-1-95217) -only the first editions of those
The website cronometer - nutritional analysis
cronometer.com/
The website nutritionfacts.org - whole foods plant based and longevity science/research
The KVCC's program at the Food Innovation Center (FIC) on horticulture
valleyhub.kvcc.edu/about/facil…
Tillers International
tillersinternational.org/
=============== Sources beyond the local for plants, seeds, animals
One Green World - fantastic wide variety of edible fruit, nuts, etc.
onegreenworld.com/
Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company
rareseeds.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoq…
Seed Savers
seedsavers.org/
Maine Potato Lady
mainepotatolady.com/
Sand Hill Preservation Center
sandhillpreservation.com/
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
givemn.org/organization/Albc
Michigan Food Banks Face $43m Cut
Michigan food banks face $4.3M cut: How will they replace 2 million meals?
Some organizations can absorb the short-term impact by using reserves, but long-term sustainability concerns grow if federal funding isn't restored.Brian McVicar | bmcvicar@mlive.com (mlive)
Local Food Sharing Articles
From NowKalamazoo
Seed Libraries Are on the Rise in Kalamazoo County
nowkalamazoo.indiegraf.com/lt.…
Living Together, Growing Together
nowkalamazoo.indiegraf.com/lt.…
Food Sustainability Books
from Julie Burkey
How/To- Guide Books:
Bartholomew, Mel. Square Foot Gardening. 978-0-7603-6285-3
Madigan, Carleen, ed. The Backyard Homestead. 978-1-60342-138-6
Smith, Edward C. The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible. 978-1-60342-475-2
-Storey Publishing. hachettebookgroup.com/imprint/… — an extensive library of guides on everything homestead
Reading For Awareness Books:
Dooley, Beth. In Winter’s Kitchen. 978-1-5713-1361-4
Foer, Jonathan Safran. We Are The Weather; saving the planet begins at breakfast. 978-1-2507-5797-5
Kingsolver, Barbara. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle; a year of food life. 978-0-0608-5255-9
Lappe, Frances Moore & Anna Lappe. Hope’s Edge; the next diet for a small planet. 978-1-5854-2149-7
Lohman, Sarah. Endangered Eating. 978-1-3240-0466-0
McMillian, Tracie. The American Way of Eating: undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, farm fields and the dinner table. 978-1-4391-7195-0
Pollen, Michael. In Defense of Food. 978-1-5942-0145-5 (actually, ALL of Pollen’s titles)
For Native Plant restoration, which is crucial to saving our soil and insects in order to grow food:
Small, Nancy Cutbirth & Tom Small. Using Native Plants to Restore Community in SW Michigan & Beyond. 978-0-6155-2993-6 ( I actually had the great honor of working with them for a year.)
Also, many of the local farmers offer CSAs, list from PFC: pfcmarkets.com/csas/
PFC is a great resource for classes, info, etc.
Food Resources
Food Banks
Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes kzoolf.org/
Southwest Michigan Food Banks smfoodbank.org/getfood/findfoo…
Community Gardens
growingcommunitygardenkzoo.com…
comstockmi.gov/community-garde…
wmucommunity.garden/
gardens.kzoo.edu/
michiganmastergardener.org/the…
kzooparks.org/Parks-Facilities…
sunnysideumc.com/serve
valleyhub.kvcc.edu/blog/nothin…
Food Hubs and CSAs
valleyhub.kvcc.edu/our-program…
Educational Resources
tillersinternational.org/
valleyhub.kvcc.edu/events/comm…
canr.msu.edu/kalamazoo/master-…
Organizations
miffs.org/ (lots of resources on their website!)
fairfoodnetwork.org/
seedsavers.org/
kalamazooconservation.org/
Urban Exposure uxi4u.com/
From Seed to Harvest: Summary of a Michigan Procurement Pilot [PDF]
Kalamazoo Conservation District Kalamazoo County Urban AgricultureCommunity Needs Assessment Survey -Summary of Results [PDF]
Kalamazoo Conservation District Results of Urban AgricultureCommunity Needs Assessment Survey [PDF]
KRESA Kalamazoo County Non-School Food Pantries [PDF]
Loaves & Fishes [PDF]
South Michigan Food Bank Kalamazoo County Resource Guide [PDF]
Upcoming Meeting
Our next meeting is Saturday, April 12th from 1 to 3 p.m. Meeting will be held at the Portage Public Library. Topic is Food: growing food for food security and food sharing models.
1 to 1:30 Fellowship and IT support. Be an early adopter and bring your computer to get added to our Facebook alternative.
1:30 to 2:30 Food Session
2:30 to 3:00 seed sharing and break out sessions for future planning.