Pisces
March 18, 2010
SOMOS LA SEMILLA – WE ARE THE SEED
March 1, 2010
I recently attended a two day workshop held at a ranch in the Dragoon mountains on “Healthy Food, Healthy Future” which was sponsored by “Why Hunger?” (www.whyhunger.org), Community Food Bank of Tucson, and the Mariposa Health Clinic. All 60 or more of us gardeners, farmers, health care providers, teachers, and activists were clear of the need to encourage more people to grow food and support those who do. We came up with great action-oriented ideas from expanding school curriculums to include how to garden (from seed to seed) ; starting community gardens; making land available for those who don’t have any; having open farm/community garden days for people to tour and learn how to do it themselves; organizing interchanges of information, skills, and resources; providing responsible consumption education; increasing cross-border cooperation; improving school lunch programs; and many other inspiring plans.
Two Murders
March 1, 2010
This is a tale of two murders that happened near Old Oro Blanco, down near the border south of Ruby. In those days there was local law enforcement: Justice of the Peace McClenahan presided. There were Arizona Rangers, Deputy Sheriffs and line riders. But in neither crime was the perpetrator caught. Here’s what happened: Jasper Scrivner was a miner of the old school who had lived in The Lower Country for a number of years. He was best known for his unusual methods of gold extraction. In a certain spot on his mine the gold was bound up in some hard clay deposits. Scrivner would break up the clay by beating it till it became a fine powder, then pan it. A.H. Noon reported that this was the first time he’d ever seen gold thrashed out with a stick.
March 2010
March 1, 2010
