RE: hello gardeners

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Coree:
I sincerely believe that you are doing God's work. Getting money for a
project like yours may be problematic in our world dedicated to globalized
greed. You might try applying to the Soros Foundation, but may I make a
modest propsal?

I went shopping last week for sneakers for my son who needs them for high
school gym class in NYC. I couldn't find a single pair made in the USA or in
a non-sweatshop factory country except some French made Mephistos. The
Mephistos were not his size.   Most of the sneakers were made in Indonesia
or Viet Nam. I held my nose and bought some Nikes made in Indonesia.

Michael Jordan and other sports stars make millions off of Nike
endorsements. Maybe your project would provide a post sneaker factory
living for the young women who currently work 90 hour weeks, live in tin
shacks without running water, and labor under horrible working conditions. 

May I suggest you apply to Michael Jordan, the NBA and all those
magnificently paid jocks  for funding? If you are a 501(c)(3) corporation
you might get thrown crumbs from Caesars table.

Best wishes,

Adam Honigman

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	coree white [SMTP:coreewhite@hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, February 17, 2000 12:22 PM
> To:	community_garden@mallorn.com
> Subject:	[cg] hello gardeners
> 
> Hello gardeners,
> 
> a friend of mine in Philly has been sending me occasional postings of
> yours, 
> and they look great.  I'm sending you my own posting now, regarding
> overseas 
> work.  If anyone has ideas, questions, comments, or general excitement
> over 
> this work, please please please feel free to contact me via email at: 
> coreewhite@hotmail.com .
> 
> I am coordinating an agriculture project in Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Irian 
> Jaya is the western half of the island of New Guinea.  Its a far and away 
> place where relatively little development and colonialization has
> occurred.  
> Relatively little doesn't mean none, of course,and there are houses and 
> roads along the coasts and even through some of the emmense mountains that
> 
> run through the center of the island.  (If you want to find the island on
> a 
> map, go to Australia and look directly north, its the second largest
> island 
> in the world, right on the equator, and brimming with all kinds of life
> most 
> people have never dreamt of.)
> 
> I'm trying (funding pending) to work on the more developed northern coast
> of 
> Irian jaya, just outside the capital city of Jayapura.  There, I am 
> overseeing the makings of a forty acre farm training campus, where people 
> can learn to better organize their farms for their profit.  I am not
> really 
> teaching anything, though.  I'm an American gal, originally from Tennessee
> 
> and Florida.  The tropical environment is far beyond my gardening skills.
> 
> I'm more or less bringing in some new, simple technology and some 
> organization.  It is my intention that the knowledge of the people will
> take 
> these simple forms and use them in the most appropriate way possible for 
> their environment.  Through the process of the farm's establishment, we
> will 
> expand upon niche agriculture markets in the community, such as the
> tourists 
> (not as many as some places, granted, but still a viable market), the 
> restaurants, and the missionary population.
> 
> I visited Irian Jaya last summer for three months.  I gathered information
> 
> and observed as much as possible.  From what I saw, the people are already
> 
> skilled agriculturists, but lack an organizational mentality that will
> allow 
> them to actually make their living from their land.
> 
> My feeling is that if this project can get a good foothold, it will set a 
> precedent for the people's own capacity, and also for sustainable means of
> 
> accomplishing food production.  Massive industry has yet to move into
> Irian 
> Jaya, due to the remote location and difficult terrain, but it will be 
> coming, and soon.  The Integrated Agriculture Project may be key to the 
> preservation of local land knowledge and cultural empowerment before big 
> business arrives.
> 
> I'm working through an American non-profit organization which I've worked 
> with several times before, and also a non-government organization in Irian
> 
> Jaya, which has already established a vocational training program
> including 
> classes for basic computers and the English Language.  They're all very 
> excited about the possibility for this work, and they see that it could be
> a 
> great success.
> 
> Now, i'm looking for funding.  If anyone has any ideas, please let me
> know.  
> This project is so wonderful.  I'm very willing, and excited, to talk with
> 
> anyone about it, and am prepared to discuss the situation to a much
> greater 
> length.
> 
> Sorry if this isn't quite what you all are usually talking about, but I
> just 
> wanted to spread the good word that there are gardens sprouting up 
> everywhere on this big planet, and i'm so glad we're all working towards 
> their growth.
> 
> Keep up the good work, and like I said, be in touch anytime.
> 
> Thanks,  Coree White
> coreewhite@hotmail.com
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