RE: 26 - 40 Ways to be a good steward

J* V*

...and offer more than an iceberg lettuce salad when I ask for a vegetarian
meal on the flight (yes, this litterally happened).

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> Good Stewards also have to be active, voting citizens in a democracy.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Sharon Gordon [SMTP:gordonse@one.net]
> > Sent:	Monday, October 02, 2000 8:48 PM
> > To:	community_garden@mallorn.com
> > Subject:	[cg] 26 - 40  Ways to be a good steward
> >
> > 26) Grow/eat heirloom vegetables and other foods.
> > 27) Compost, recycle, precycle.
> > 28) Learn about having a small ecological footprint and see how you
> >        can improve your footprint.
> > 29)  Grow  using Organic, Biointensive, Permaculture, and/or Forest
> >         Garden methods.
> > 30)  Help promote and use community gardens.
> > 31)  Help children learn to grow things.
> > 32)  Plant a row for the hungry.
> > 33) Give homegrown flowers, herbs, fruits, nuts, and vegetables as
> >        gifts.
> > 34) Design a complete diet for yourself/family and grow it yourself.
> >        See One Circle: How to Grow a Complete Diet in Less than
> >        1000 square feet by David Duhon and How to Grow More Vegetables
> >         Than you ever thought possible on less land than you
> can imagine,
> >          5th ed, by John Jeavons for ideas and details.  Even if your
> >          land is too small, see how close you can get.
> > 35)  Experiment with having meals consisting of only your homegrown
> >         food.
> > 36)   Help local Habitat for Humanity houses to include a garden with
> >          each house.
> > 37)   Save the seed of your heirloom vegetables.
> > 38)   Collect rainwater for your garden.
> > 39)   See how sustainable your gardening can be.  Keep in mind Jeavons'
> >          findings that vegetable type gardens seem to be sustainable at
> >          60 % compost/grains, 30% roots/calorie, 10% other vegetable
> > crops.
> > 40)   See if you can grow some other  household items that you need
> >          such as fiber, paper, dyes, and basket materials.
> >
> > Sharon
> > gordonse@one.net
> >
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