EAT LOCAL ONE YEAR ~ BE THE CHANGE OJAI Google Group

This board is shutdown...

daveg...@gmail.com (DaveG) — Sat, 31 May 2008 06:24:16 UT

...and will remain for reference only. All new discussions are being
held at the new forum:
[link]

Re: Strawberries now?

ann...@azteca.net (annika) — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:46:06 UT

I wanted to reply to Donna on the strawberries.

You're right, local berries are winding down as plants are past their
prime and northern production is coming on full bore with early season
fruit in it's prime. Most local growers have quit harvesting fresh
market berries (packed in baskets or clamshells) and are now mostly

Board shutdown...

daveg...@gmail.com (DaveG) — Sat, 31 May 2008 04:48:53 UT

Registered members:

The Eat Local Project is growing, and to better serve the membership,
we are in the process of transitioning to a dedicated forum (
[link] )

The new forum is complimentary to the new web site, [link],
and will be the focal point of all future discussion. To ease the

core vs second tier practice

jmcma...@ojai.net (joiis) — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:04:04 UT

Dear Locavores,

This practice represents a big leap from my previous knowing and
dabbling in conscious consumerism.
I cannot commit to core practice at this time but have already begun
an "80/20" lifestyle and am making new decisions every single day
about what I eat what I purchase and what and how I may grow and

SoCal News filming Sunday June 8

kych...@pacbell.net (DC Kristofer Young) — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:55:53 UT

Hello Friends!

Just talked with Carmen Gomez at Time Warner SoCal News (
[link] ). Her crew will come to our home (The
Young's) at 1:00 PM on Sunday June 8 and will film for approx one
hour. They want to interview Joanne and me, film our vegetable garden,
and interview a few of the "core" participants. The finished product

Clarification May 21 2008

kych...@pacbell.net (DC Kristofer Young) — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:41:30 UT

Hello Friends,

Ian asks a great question - what's up with 50 members of the Google
group, but only 17 in the core group?

Answer: Joining the Google group is only a sign of interest in staying
abreast of the project. The core group is at this point solely through
declaration.

Another point - we have had one person who initially thought they

Update May 20, 2008

kych...@pacbell.net (DC Kristofer Young) — Wed, 21 May 2008 04:20:03 UT

Things are staying exciting! We got a contact today from a woman who
would like to film us for So Cal News!

This Google group now has 50 members!!! We are growing!

Our website is underway. If you have interest in being an
administrator of the site, let me know. kych...@pacbell.net .

We have decided that salt will be an exception for the core group.

Meeting Ventura July 6

kych...@pacbell.net (DC Kristofer Young) — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:12:08 UT

Hello,

Just a heads-up! Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions of Ventura (I'm a
board member) will dedicate the entirety of its July 6 general meeting
to our project and directly associated issues.

The meeting is from 3-5 PM at EP Foster Library in Ventura.

I will post a flyer, as we have one. Please pass it on in the

ReGrowing Goddess Moon

messiahtw...@gmail.com (Millennium) — Sat, 17 May 2008 01:35:01 UT

kia ora Kris and Jo,

for adding me to the group.

and thanks to Rachel Main for the info on Grow Food Party Crew ...
hosting an Edible Landscaping Party in your yard/garden.

I think I am up for organizing a similar Goddess Moon venture --
courtesy our Family Tree Nursery Collective --

which currently has 40-50 young mulberry trees, 2-3 feet high, looking

Strawberries now?

kych...@pacbell.net (DC Kristofer Young) — Sun, 18 May 2008 02:21:46 UT

Our friend and member, Donna Stephens posted a valuable thought to the
forum and I felt I would be good here too.

***I have thought about the fact that we will formally begin being
locavores on January 1st '09 in the midst of winter. It isn't
cheating is it, to prepare now? Strawberry season will be over next

Notes from 4 members

kych...@pacbell.net (DC Kristofer Young) — Fri, 16 May 2008 23:39:22 UT

Alecia Caine, one of us, sent this great video link – looks like what
some of us are looking for!
[link]

Karen Schmidt passes on the following:
Hi Kris & Jo,
Thanks again for the great meeting last week, and for undertaking this
wonderful project. I'm eager to help in whatever way I can.

Developing our website + NEW open forum

kych...@pacbell.net (DC Kristofer Young) — Fri, 16 May 2008 23:09:52 UT

Friends,

Dave Gehr of Oak View has offered to create a Joomla website for us.
Are there a few of you who would like to be involved in a one-hour
discussion meeting for what we need in a site? It is OK if there
aren't. Let me know. Also, if you have specific thoughts on components
or capabilities that our site will need, let me know. Please keep

Updates from Kris

kych...@pacbell.net (DC Kristofer Young) — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:03:57 UT

Hello Friends!!!

What a great meeting last night!!! That felt so good to be with the 40
of you!!! What wonderful people!!! Lots of great discussion and
sharing!

After the meeting we found: one sketch/note pad with pen, and one
flowered pillow.

Kenley got us our own domain name!!!! [link] We

My notes from the organizational meeting

renny.christop...@gmail.com (renny) — Sun, 11 May 2008 05:34:16 UT

At the meeting tonight someone asked if minutes would be taken of the
meetings. I was taking notes for my friends who couldn't be at the
meeting, so I typed them up when I got home. They are in no way
officially sanctioned minutes, and only reflect what I made note of at
the meeting, but I thought they might be useful, and perhaps Kris and

VC Reporter covers us + Annika weighs in

kych...@pacbell.net (DC Kristofer Young) — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:54:18 UT

Hello,

Our Saturday meeting is upon us!!! Please RSVP by phone with # in
party - 640-7629.

The VC Reporter did a great article on our project ....
[link]

Kris

Off topic, but maybe not...an interesting publication from ATTRA on