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This page contains news, event information, and other items added by Ian and Adam, the resident farmers at Old 99. We send out a message every week, but most are set with a delete date about two weeks later. I archive some of the posts if they have content other than weekly availability of produce and meat.
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Old 99 Farm Week of Jan 27 2013
This post expired on January 28, 2023.
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First, this week is the annual mecca event for organic farming: the Guelph Organic Conference. I have booked myself to the day seminar on Community Orcharding on Thursday. So, Market day has to be moved to Friday. If that messes you up considerably, we’ll make arrangements to suit you.
Please keep those egg cartons coming in; my layers are keeping right up with the egg production, and we need sumthin to put them in.
Does anyone want 10lb of bacon from Gourmet Meats? I’m going to pick up my stash next week, ie before Feb6th. If you want to stock up, it’s great bacon, wood smoked and frozen. John charges $50 so I’ll pick up for you if you let me know by Tues Feb 5th.
Fresh greens are getting scarce in my greenhouse, as you’ll see but I have LOTS of mizuna. Last week several of you tried it. How was it? Well, this week it’s a two for one deal, but only if you promise to eat it all .
If you are curious about the Guelph Conference, go surf their website and see what’s offered. You can attend for free and cruise the very large trade show. www.guelphorganicconf.ca or do the workshops for $40 a day. Well worth it, imo.
Mary Pipher notes that she thought that being lovable would be the most necessary attribute, but was incorrect – ultimately the ability to love others, to turn to selfless care of others is the single most important thing any of us can have as a kind of resilience. She sees this as also the best response to trauma – the raise (sic) in self-confidence and comfort when you can help another.
(The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community).
quoted on http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-01-21/what-enables-people-to-survive-great-hardship