Hamiton Rise up for Climate Sept 8

Hey it’s about time, the message of urgency is getting out there: leaders, governments, NGOs are facing the reality of climate emergency.

Hamilton Rising Up For Climate

Hamilton is one of hundreds of localities worldwide to take to the streets. Come out to City Hall 7pm Sat Sept 8th to make your stand in solidarity with the future.

I’m attending Hamilton Rises for Climate Action at 7pm at City Hall, Hamilton downtown.

On September 8, thousands of rallies will be held in cities and towns around the world to demand our local leaders commit to building a fossil free world that works for all of us.

Join us as we hold leaders on all levels of government accountable and demand that they walk the talk on climate action.

Can you join me? Click here for details and to RSVP

Thanks! Please pass this on to friends and relations.

Old 99 Farm, week of Aug 19 2018

Lots of tomatoes, cherry reds and yellows, Amish paste/beefsteak for eating and making sauce.

Cukes are beautiful, right sized for pickles or larger for juicing and stuffing. Cami has been finding all sorts of cuke recipes. Cold cuke soup from Joy of Cooking was one of hte best.

Beans (purple, yellow, green), yellow sweet peppers, hot peppers, NZ Spinach, kale, parsley, basil, beets, cabbage (red, green and savoy), potatoes, rounds out the list this week.

Eggs: lots

Roasting chickens Lots.

Time to order your beef quarter for the fall. $100 deposit.

My web site discovery this week for climate news is Climate and Economy News. Two or three headlines for weekdays.

Healthy eating,
Ian and Cami

Old 99 farm, week of Aug 11 2018

Lots of cukes, just right for pickling, peaches, beans, kale, spinach, tomatoes, herbs, eggs, beef and chicken.

Come on by.

Ian and Cami

Old 99 Farm, week of Aug 3 2018

This week: cucumbers, tomatoes, arugula, chives, basil, beans, beets, chard, potatoes, peppers, onions, parsley, red and green cabbage, NZ spinach, aronia berries and peaches (Red Haven).

Climate site: Public address by Dahr Jamail, March 2018, climate journalist for Truthout.org. Update on the State of the Planet: How Then Shall We Live?

Healthy eating,
Ian and Cami

old 99 farm week of jly 30 2018

Yes, tomorrow is market day, I"ll pick for you for pick up friday to sunday, if you like.
Lots of cukes, potatoes, tomatoes, bean, kale.

See this for a real plan to deal with climate emergency:
Climate Mobilization Plan 2016

Healthy eating,
Ian and CAmi

old 99 farm, week of july 22, 2018

Lots of berries still, raspberries recovered after the rain on the weekend. Fully loaded. Currants, you only pick once, about half hte bushes have been harvested. Don’t wait till friday.

Lots of greens, and new beans (yellow and purple), cukes, even a few cherry tomatoes.

Put in the comment section if you want tomatoes.

My climate education site for the week is
ScienceDaily. Just the facts ma’am, just the facts.

Old 99 Farm, week of July14 2018

Gotta say it again, berry season is here! A bumper crop thanks to the irrigation. Come pick unsprayed, organic raspberries and currants here at Old99, then go next door for blueberries too!
Lot of cukes for pickling, slicing, salads, sandwiches.

Also offering eggs, beet, green and bulb onions, arugula, kale, chard, herbs (basil, chives, parsely, lovage, fennel), lamb, beef and pork.

My climate science link for the week is designed to make it easier to understand what is missing from the public discourse and leading us to be complacent about the risks. Job One for Humanity is here.

The four sessions of Permaculture and Climate Change, offered by Adrian Hodgson and myself are published on the web at this site: learn how to adapt a permaculture design to your lifestyle, live the good life in spite of climate disruption.

Old 99 Farm, week of July 9 2018

Berry season is here: you can pick unsprayed, organic raspberries and currants here at Old99, then go next door for blueberries too!

Also offering beet, kale, chard, herbs, lamb, beef and pork.

We’re hooking up the drip irrigation this week, seems another hot dry summer is happening. With the water, we’ll have a good crop of cuccumbers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, squashes, celeriac and carrots.

For climate science education I really recommend a prof in California, background in astronomy, who has put all his lecture notes up on the web. Dr Richard Nolthenius has taught at Cabrillo College (17,000 students) for over 30 years. Here is the link. He emphasizes sorting out the truth on the weight of the evidence.

The fourth session of Permaculture and Climate Change, offered by Adrian Hodgson and myself is happening at Westdale public library, July 19, 6 to 8pm. Come out to learn how to adapt a permaculture design to your lifestyle, live the good life in spite of climate disruption.

Healthy eating
Ian and Cami

Old 99 Farm, week of July 1 2018

We can add beets basil and garlic scapes to our list of offerings this week.

Check the website or attached list, order direct online. Tell me if you need a different pick up date.

Coming soon: raspberries, cukes, currants and new potatoes.

We have pork in the freezer, if you ordered a half, you can now pick up.

For climate news, my featured blog is called FasterThanExpected. Nice short clips of the latest news from science with pictures.

Old 99 FArm, week of June 24 2018

Bracing for more heavy rain today and friday with ‘most significant heat event of the year to date’ for the weekend and into next week.

Today is second public meeting rolling out the Bay Area Climate Change Office, BACCO, based at Mohawk college for Hamilton and Burlingon foodshed. They’re inviting the public and stakeholders to attend from 6 to 8pm at Royal Botanical Gardens for “an opportunity to shape the vision and structure of this new office. How boldly our region responds to climate change will determine whether we can have a resilient, thriving community going forward. Don’t miss this chance to have your say.”

Old99 has greens and herbs: spinach, kale, mizuna, lettuce, chives, dill, arugula, lovage, sweet cicely, green garlic, garlic scapes, and asparagus this week.

Meats: pork fresh from the butcher is now on, raised here, Berkshire breed. Choice of beef cuts is good, lots of chicken for roasting and stock. Bones for stock are in good supply.

Healthy eating,
Ian and Cami