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To Live Local: October 2008

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Becoming native to your place" Gary Snyder Beat poet,educator,activist. Thursday, October 30, 2008. What will I do when the election is over? Liz O Baylen Los Angeles Times. Where will my obsessions turn next? How about next summer’s heat level and electricity rates in California? My personal thermostat is ruined forever. Can’t I have a cloud or two? Have we gone from semi-arid to full blown desert? I’ve lived in Southern California for lots of decades. I’ve seen the summer snaking its wa...By Hector Bec...

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To Live Local: July 2008

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Becoming native to your place" Gary Snyder Beat poet,educator,activist. Sunday, July 27, 2008. A Weekend of Tikkun Olam. Is a Jewish saying and means ‘to repair the world’. But can one person really make a difference? According to Rabbi Tarfon. A sage of the first century AD, “it is not incumbent upon you to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it.” Maybe we can’t stop global warming, but we do have to make a start. And I have. Baking tips to figure out the moisture problem. Now, ju...

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To Live Local: November 2008

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Becoming native to your place" Gary Snyder Beat poet,educator,activist. Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Nourishing Wednesdays – Building Community From the Ground Up. Photo Credit: New York Times Teresa Fasolino. Wednesday is the day that newspapers traditionally run their food sections. Me too. I share what I learn about food, farming, cooking, gardening and community. Because people brought together over a shared meal can solve anything. Food banks struggles to meet growing requests for help. If you have...

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To Live Local: Building Community One Conversation At A Time

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Becoming native to your place" Gary Snyder Beat poet,educator,activist. Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Building Community One Conversation At A Time. What a great communal, supportive day I had today! It just goes to show ya that even in the wide open spaces of SoCal suburbs, a person can say hello, give a little verbal hug and make somebody’s day. Then, after guiltily hitting the office for awhile, I went off to kickboxing at my local, small karate studio that I’ve been going to for almost 3 years except...

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To Live Local: January 2009

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Becoming native to your place" Gary Snyder Beat poet,educator,activist. Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Nourishing Wednesdays – Building Community From the Ground Up. Could I become a vegetarian? Last fall when I was reading Farm Sanctuary. By Gene Bauer and Prop 2, the humane treatment for animals bill, was on the California ballot, I wondered if I could become a vegetarian. I was really disturbed by what our food system had come to. But did I care enough about animals to take that final step? Yeah, it all...

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To Live Local: Buy Local

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Becoming native to your place" Gary Snyder Beat poet,educator,activist. Sunday, March 29, 2009. A few weeks ago banners went up on one of the main streets, not main as in 'filled with shops and a joy to browse through' but main as in 'long and boring and filled with houses and empty sidewalks California suburban wasteland' main. They announced that we should buy local. Or does it mean go to the Yard Sale! As the flyer stuck under my car's windshield wiper demanded? Check out this list:. Appliances - stai...

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To Live Local: Tikkun Olam Fridays – Repairing the World One Step at a Time

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Becoming native to your place" Gary Snyder Beat poet,educator,activist. Friday, February 20, 2009. Tikkun Olam Fridays – Repairing the World One Step at a Time. Another Friday, another post on tikkun olam – to repair the world. Remember, you don’t have to finish the job, but it is your responsibility to start. What action did you take this week, big or little, to make a difference? You can see why I enjoy catching her posts. Yesterday’s,. Interviews with 38 Social Changemakers: 3rd Anniversary of the Big...

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To Live Local: February 2009

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Becoming native to your place" Gary Snyder Beat poet,educator,activist. Monday, February 23, 2009. Channeling My Inner Churchill. What is it about the British? What is it with our ongoing fascination, or at least mine? Some of my favorite quotes are from dear old Winnie – Never, never, never give up. Or what about, If you are going through hell, keep going. That has helped me through the last three years of sandwich generation purgatory with my elderly parents. Perhaps it’s the gray, rainy weather ...

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To Live Local: September 2008

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Becoming native to your place" Gary Snyder Beat poet,educator,activist. Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Drench Your Apples In Honey. This is what the rabbi ended his sermon with last night for the first service of the High Holiday season, for Rosh Hashana. I actually listened all the way through and didn't just wake up at the end! If you don't know the custom, it's dipping apples into honey for a sweet new year. Sounds good to me. L'Shana Tova, Happy New Year to everyone! Friday, September 26, 2008. The cam...