Newsletter for March or Something

[labingi]

I'm going to cross-post my <user name=ownhands> newsletter here. By the way, my silence on DW since January is not for lack of wanting to post; it's just lack of time. My hope is when I'm done with my degrowth thesis defense, I'll have a small quantity of breathing room to post fun stuff... Maybe...

You can view my nice HTML newsletter here or read the text below...

Forward!

I see a silver lining to the United State's current situation: it's grave enough to inspire change. If the USDA is too understaffed to ensure food safety, maybe it's time to pivot to CSA's, farmer's markets, and gardening ahead of supply chain breakdown due to climate change. If the ACA is on the chopping block, maybe switch to a direct primary care provider and/or CostPlusDrugs. Frightened by Amazon's, Facebook's, and X's swings to the right? It's a great time to buy from Bookshop.org and local stores and check out BlueSky or Diaspora. Disclaimer: None of these options, especially the healthcare ones, are flawless; proceed at your own risk. With that disclaimer ringing in your ears, yes, it's a frightening time and risky as heck, but it's also an invitation to seek out new harmonies.

OwnHands Fiction Search Update: It's Not Quite Dead... It feels much better. Monty Python jokes aside, Glenn and I just met to discuss our progress so far. He's facing a challenge in trying to build this project with open source tools. Because this will be a digital commons, but it's longer and harder. For that reason, we're fishing for others with programming experience to come on board and help us out, especially with back-end work. If you or someone you know is interested, please reach out to me. It's a labor of love for now, but once we have a proof of concept, we'll be applying for grants.

Whatever Happened to Being Cut? Life is ironic. After talking up my book on relationship cutoff, I've decided not to release it widely. Too many people have misinterpreted me as saying that it’s fine to ignore boundaries. That’s not what I said. Yet this misreading raises the possibility that some might use my book as an excuse to harm others. I don’t want to be responsible for that. I have also had favorable responses, some "every therapist should read this" types of response, and I believe this book can help some people in some circumstances. I will, therefore, continue to offer it on a limited basis (e-formats free) to some people I interact with personally. If you are interested in learning more or receiving a copy, please contact me.

Comments

[watervole]

Here in the UK, we have veg box schemes which sound similar to your CSAs. We pay an organic farm for a weekly veg box and we get a delivery of whatever is in season.

[labingi]

That sounds lovely. I think we're going to subscribe to a CSA this spring through fall. The one I'm eying has a nice mix-and-match approach that allows a lot of tailoring what's delivered to families' needs.

[watervole]

Sounds good. It's good for the farmers, as it leaves them less dependent on the supermarkets, and they can also plan their planting with a much better idea of what will sell.