The Weblog
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.
You can send me questions too, which if they are of a general nature, I can post to this Old99 blog.
Climate News
Artists for Climate Action Apr 13-12 at Spice Factory
AFCA is a group of local Artists makers and creators who have come together compelled to stop and reverse this senseless destruction. Creating awareness and creating action to motivate Hamilton to play its part in tackling the greatest existential threat humankind has ever faced.
Cami and I went to the ‘townhall meeting’ held for Climate Minister Catherine McKenna at Mohawk college on Wed Mar 13. It was well attended, well orchestrated and well executed for a pep rally for the current government’s plans. We heard an articulate and gutsy McKenna lay out the ambitious plans necessary to come to terms with this existential threat. She did call it that. She also said three times that the people need to get out in the street to show their concern. She lamented the partisan politics of her opponents who are already campaigning to win by scrapping a price on carbon. But McKenna has it right: we all have to pull together in this; it’s away beyond left/right politics. How’s that going to happen? People in the street, school kids on strike, and leaders telling the whole truth.
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