I'm so sorry about the loss of Jimmy! My condolences. 🐾
Though I wouldn't call myself an environmental activist, I'm definitely a conservationist. I'm a big believer in nurturing land and decreasing the use toxic chemicals. I spent a year doing an organic urban farming apprenticeship & learned so much. For example, most larger scale organic farm vegetables are grown with blood (or feathers & feces) from animals in CAFO's, which means even organics have some traces of petroleum and other nasty things (which also means most vegetables are not vegan!). I also am interested in green-washing and how some environmental solutions actually cause more damage to the earth and people.
I look forward to reading your tales from beyond the grid and hope this Substack Go program will help you reestablish your voice in this space.
Frances, thank you. I appreciate that. It's almost a month, and I still can't believe Jim is gone. We buried him next to the pond on our property. He loved to wade in there in the summer to cool down. I visit him every day. Yes, I'm interested in such topics as greenwashing too (carbon credits, great way for corporations to feel wonderful while not actually doing anything). I invite you to join me on FB (my profile pic is of Van Gogh on a roof looking at a starry, starry night, or connect over email (charlesmandel783@gmail.com) I've already made friends with a writer in New Zealand, and it's fascinating to hear his perspectives from his corner of the world. One final thing: I just posted for the first time in months, but I'm don't know if it went over email - the stats suggest not; also neither I or my wife received a notification. Did you surf over to the newsletter, or did you get a notification? Thanks in advance for your help with this. Best, Charles
I'm so sorry about the loss of Jimmy! My condolences. 🐾
Though I wouldn't call myself an environmental activist, I'm definitely a conservationist. I'm a big believer in nurturing land and decreasing the use toxic chemicals. I spent a year doing an organic urban farming apprenticeship & learned so much. For example, most larger scale organic farm vegetables are grown with blood (or feathers & feces) from animals in CAFO's, which means even organics have some traces of petroleum and other nasty things (which also means most vegetables are not vegan!). I also am interested in green-washing and how some environmental solutions actually cause more damage to the earth and people.
I look forward to reading your tales from beyond the grid and hope this Substack Go program will help you reestablish your voice in this space.
Frances, thank you. I appreciate that. It's almost a month, and I still can't believe Jim is gone. We buried him next to the pond on our property. He loved to wade in there in the summer to cool down. I visit him every day. Yes, I'm interested in such topics as greenwashing too (carbon credits, great way for corporations to feel wonderful while not actually doing anything). I invite you to join me on FB (my profile pic is of Van Gogh on a roof looking at a starry, starry night, or connect over email (charlesmandel783@gmail.com) I've already made friends with a writer in New Zealand, and it's fascinating to hear his perspectives from his corner of the world. One final thing: I just posted for the first time in months, but I'm don't know if it went over email - the stats suggest not; also neither I or my wife received a notification. Did you surf over to the newsletter, or did you get a notification? Thanks in advance for your help with this. Best, Charles