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Monthly Archives September 2009

Boletus freakius

Some friends of mine in Greece have a lot of steam gathering behind their food activities / activism / distribution / information.
Look out for news forthcoming of the Real Food Liberation Front.
For now, check out their stuff here: veggie-wedgie.com ; especially the new photos of the amazing and edible (if you don’t mind a few […]

Posted 28 September 2009 † John Mansfield § Normal ‡ Comments (0) °

Rancho Notorious

Belatedly, I just discovered internet TV, via BBC.
My first viewing was a strange old Western, called Rancho Notorious. I loved every minute of it… maybe not because it was great, but because there is something delectable about wasting time watching old movies in the lounge room, late at night.
And Marlene Dietrich was in it, smouldering […]

Posted 17 September 2009 † John Mansfield § Normal ‡ Comments (0) °

Pawel from Poland

This is a conversation with Pawel, about his childhood in Poland, and the shift from Communism to Democracy.
P: “I was born in 1981, in Poland. There was a state of emergency, with the army on the streets. This was the year that Solidarity became legal. Before that, unions were not legal. In 1981, Solidarity had […]

Posted 10 September 2009 † John Mansfield § Normal ‡ Comments (0) °

Self-sufficiency

In my striving to grow my own food, I’ve made some good advances this year. New crops this year have included strawberries, black kale, beetroot, lettuce, jerusalem artichokes, and a wider range of beans.
As usual, the period from May through to September has been bountiful, with at least four or five different veggies to harvest […]

Posted 10 September 2009 † John Mansfield § Normal ‡ Comments (0) °