tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49340172763752804782024-02-20T09:05:53.987-08:00SD/TJ Design, Plant, Harvest:nourishing our shared space, caring for the commons. Proposals, op-eds, events, & news about food, water, air, energy, culture, and land use in the San Diego / Tijuana region. <i>Plant</i> means more than plants. <<<under construction>>>Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-88075253568968418542009-01-24T10:17:00.001-08:002009-01-24T12:11:04.065-08:00The Transit Alliance for a Better North County + thoughts after a recent long transit trip, some of which are about air quality<table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_ZPfJ_Ygj5ZsK_IE43mMI8oVkkEMgzD8PPbQP-NBPkstBaZ2RpNaHAhkYlIzPzN3rR7Fx0ry3uwM8-DMmJM5uIwr129dxVd5zygsktynrqEhbks-KHOASlI4t2joFbcw5NftElF6xbU/s800/IMG_1074.JPG" width="100%" /></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">@ Deer Park Monastery, ~7 mi from the Escondido Transit Center</td></tr></tbody></table><br />[This began as a post to <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfreesd/">carfreesd</a>.]<br /><br />Yesterday I walked and took public transit from Deer Park Monastery to Point Loma. Here are some discoveries and impressions:<br /><br />---<br /><br />The Transit Alliance for a Better North County was advertised in one of the buses I rode:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tabnc.com/">http://www.tabnc.com/</a><br />My memory of the ad: "Stay informed about local, state, and national funding decisions affecting transit." A bunch of funny fish-eye-lens photos of (only white) people with thought bubbles wondering why transit is so poor / is having funding cut / etc.<br /><br />---<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gonctd.com/">North County Transit District</a> gave me the impression of being more caring and progressive than south county's <a href="http://www.sdmts.com/">MTS</a>.<br /><br />Some reasons transit has a nice feel up there:<br /><ul><li>More helpful documentation in buses: a full book of schedules and maps; a sympathetic letter from the transit director about budget issues; a nice newsletter (Compass Cards delayed until March!). All bilingual.<br /></li><li> Specially-designed shirts--a sort of Hawaiian floral+bus motif, as well as other branding.</li></ul>---<br /><br />However, I did get on the wrong bus for a fast arrival to the Escondido Transit Center (leaving from near Escondido High School, "Cougar Country")--the routes and where to catch the bus going the right way can be confusing. . .<br /><br />---<br /><br />I used <a href="http://transit.511sd.com/TripPlanner/index.asp">http://transit.511sd.com/TripPlanner/index.asp</a> on my cellphone to help plan my trip. Too bad they don't have a mobile version of the site (<a href="http://transit.google.com/">transit.google.com</a> doesn't work--at least for North County?). I also just suggested (at the MTS web site) that they let us text from a bus stop to get the next bus arrival time. . . but most people use their cell phones to talk and could call 511 somehow? I use mine mainly for data.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Even though there is a ban on cigarette smoking at stops, people still do it--everywhere: Oceanside TC: many smokers; VA Hospital (1); Old Town TC (1); and other bus stops I walked by. This is something that bothers me. Sometimes I mention the ban to the smokers, other times I just try to get to windward.<br /><br />The clouds of smoke near bus stops and transit centers (even after smoking has been banned there) make me feel we need to ban cigarette smoking entirely/help everyone quit/make burning cigarettes illegal in any public place (and enforce the ban) in order to get more people to use public transit!<br /><br />---<br /><br />I also notice so many of the new vehicles (The Sprinter, the new MTS buses on the 7 route) are floored/walled with vinyl that offgasses. So, I walk on the new bus (advertised with a billboard: "New, Sleek!" <a href="http://www.sdmts.com/Marketing/NABIbuses.asp">http://www.sdmts.com/Marketing/NABIbuses.asp</a> -- also, they somewhere advertised a contest [ending 1/31] encouraging people to <a href="http://www.sdmts.com/marketing/spotthebus09.asp">send in photos of these new buses</a>), and the first thing I notice is the strong headache-inducing smell of (what I think is) vinyl. At least they smell better from the outside: they are natural gas-powered.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Perhaps MTS uses its budget more effectively than NCTD---I can't really say.<br /><br />---<br /><br />I also saw a wraparound trolley farebox ad for Hazard Center listing the many things one can do there. Getting one's car washed was right in the middle. But then many trolley/bus riders may have cars? At least they're funding transit with their ad? <a href="http://www.hazardcenter.com/retailers.html">http://www.hazardcenter.com/retailers.html</a> (auto spa).<br /><br />--<br /><br />It took a long time (~11am - 530pm) but I got from Deer Park Monastery, Escondido to Point Loma for $5, with good long walks at either end. It was an interesting ride, going through varying communities (Escondido High students; Palomar/San Marcos students; two young hookie skateboarders who liked to laugh at my odd costume, it seemed; VA Hospital vets; UCSD students; on and on--the public space of public transit.). Instead of paying $4.50 more for the Coaster ride, I took the 101 (a scenic ride!) and the 150 (this bus actually went on a highway!! a first-of-a-kind experience for me in an MTS bus).<br /><br />If I had started my journey really early, I could have taken an express commuter bus from the Escondido TC, down the 15, to near City College.<br /><br />--<br /><br />At the end of the journey I left the car- and somewhat-smoker-infested area near the Old Town TC/Rosecrans & Midway, and walked through a canyon.<br />Ahh.<br />But as I approached my destination (Zola and Locust), I was overpowered by fumes from an old Landrover leaving from a fancy house. It had been warming up for some time and had filled the air--even 80+ feet away and uphill-- with devastating, breath-stopping exhaust. This is not an uncommon experience. How is it that to do that is legal? Portable gas chambers---<br /><br />Two jetplanes, one immediately after the other, ripped the air overhead.<br /><br />--<br /><br />I'd like to end on a more positive note. I know now that I can get to a great 80 acres near <a href="http://www.deerparkmonastery.org/">Deer Park Monastery</a> via public transit and about a three-mile walk--80 acres where I can (with permission) camp and enjoy peace, the view, good water, avocados, oaks, nopales, and cleaner air. If you'd like to go there with me some time, let me know!<br /><br />--<br /><br />Peace & a smile,Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-70369946181161062402008-12-25T10:23:00.000-08:002008-12-25T10:23:00.347-08:00Photo of Wednesday, December 18: Water Shortage?<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sBE5j3qkoJSoj66HcBTK0Q"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6yv2NFW3MvGHfuu6rv82QSHJZB9UEJkCJnjxlK2Q0xN_oAojQa1NwKjbUkA8LzZTFQiRKo38aTxBPzW5y4GOGIxoZFvq404j__NP3CCUJTixmnf9QyNez1V4uJX5oc1VC1XoTHkqv7w/s800/IMG_0952.JPG" width="100%" /></a><br /><br />San Diego roofs and streets are rainwater collection devices, and currently most of that water is drained away rather than stored for later use. That need not be. By improving the design of our streets, houses, lives, etc--we'd probably not need desal or piped water from NorCal.<br /><br />Back in September Brad Lancaster gave a presentation on <a href="http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/">rainwater harvesting</a> right here in San Diego!<br /><br />I encourage you to share your own photos here about how San Diego or Tijuana urban design could be improved. Ask me how.Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-17720103285171784172008-12-17T08:05:00.001-08:002008-12-17T08:29:27.185-08:00SD Sunday Streets LinkedIn group<blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">[Car-free events] are good for surrounding shops and eateries that might otherwise be slow on Sundays. They are also a creative use of public space, helping residents and visitors to imagine uses for the streetscape beyond simply moving traffic through.<br /></blockquote><br />Please join the new LinkedIn Group called "<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1496767">San Diego Sunday Streets</a>." We are trying to gather local support for this exciting movement going on in cities across the US.<br /><br />Car-free events have been very successful in several cities, from Bogota's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciclov%C3%ADa">Ciclovía</a>, to <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/summerstreets/html/about/about.shtml">New York</a><a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/summerstreets/html/about/about.shtml">'s Summer Streets 2008</a>, to <a href="http://www.sundaystreetssf.com/about.htm">San Francisco's Sunday Streets</a>. The events are good for surrounding shops and eateries that might otherwise be slow on Sundays. They are also a creative use of public space, helping residents and visitors to imagine uses for the streetscape beyond simply moving traffic through. A Sunday Streets program in San Diego would benefit the city in a variety of ways.<br /><br />Here's the URL to join:<br /><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1496767">http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1496767</a><br /><br />We hope that LinkedIn will provide enough contacts in the business and government communities that we can begin to connect with them, so feel free to invite others!Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-29433838133640249452008-10-17T13:03:00.000-07:002008-10-17T13:27:13.955-07:00rough SD Permaculture updateMike T. is planning to visit in December and will be presenting on permaculture to his brother's high school class. He asked if I knew of any great pc demo sites in the area. Besides the wonderful new farm at city college, I don't--but tried to answer any way. Posting from my phone. [bad links fixed with computer]<br /><br />--<br /><br />The only new sites I've become aware of since you left: the city college urban farm: a must-see: <a href="http://www.sdcity.edu/esc">http://www.sdcity.edu/esc</a> , and <a href="http://girosol.org/">girosol.org</a> [<a href="http://www.girasolbaja.org/">http://www.girasolbaja.org/</a>] (? Look up giro sol. I tried contacting them, got no reply. The workshop leaders were from Portland, if it happened). Missed the <a href="http://permacultureconvergence.org/">permacultureconvergence.org</a> (socal ? See links from quailsprings if that's wrong), but heard there are now efforts to organize an sd-tj permaculture gathering this year. Marcia Boruta may be more in the know. She got Brad Lancaster here. . .<br /><br />Deer park monastery would be another site, progressing fast: monks were at Brad's talk--brother stream and brother vu(?) (rain).<br /><br />Then there are the other pieces: edible sd mag (haven't seen it, <a href="http://ediblesandiego.com/">ediblesandiego.com</a> ), the new city heights farmers market, chollas & 54th garden (groundbreaking 10/21).<br /><br />Alias b's house is in a wonderful spot, nicest I've experienced in sd in fact (camped there), and a very good example of cobbling things together and figuring out problems: grey water, chickens, compost tea bubbler, banana basin (whatever it's called). Showing a great return on 3-4 months effort (~same time as city college farm).<br /><br />AB's also had to deal with social challenges of pc. . . partner not as into all the experimentation and change. . .but that may be having a happier resolution.<br /><br />and the restaurant side: the linkery, the local food plate I heard one was putting together.<br /><br />and you may have seen it: looks like Ellee's getting FNL in gear for another conference.<br /><br />Julie O's work on the 6th and Quince garden, balboa park.<br /><br />and who knows what all's been going on with "north coastal food not lawns"--check with rachel of the solana center.<br /><br />and I just heard of (searching for volunteer ops on <a href="http://americorps.org/">americorps.org</a>) a socal city repair variant: <a href="http://aclaparks.org/">aclaparks.org</a><br /><br />it's great you'll be here to shake things up. Josh R ( <a href="http://quakingaspenpermaculture.blogspot.com/">quakingaspenpermaculture.blogspot.com</a> ) is another permie who returns here in december.<br /><br />may post parts of this to various of the blogs I started. . .<br /><br />peace,<br /><br />ColinColinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-619982825036012382008-06-04T17:53:00.000-07:002008-06-04T20:34:50.805-07:00Bicycle Advocacy LectureGot this link to a Bicycle Advocacy lecture from the Xtracycle Yahoo group (who are pretty militantly carfree folks from all over the country who ride Xtracycles, longtail bikes with serious cargo capacity).<br /><br />It features "Carfree John" Pucher, professor of planning and public policy at Rutgers, speaking to a group in Vancouver B.C. He is an entertaining speaker, and he covers the things that Europe does right to encourage cycling. (Interesting point: Europeans haven't always been into cycling. From 1950 to 1970 they went heavily toward the car, then realized their mistake, and many countries have gone heavily toward the bike since 1970. They had to create a bike culture -- it didn't just always exist.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfu.ca/city/city_pgm_video020.htm">http://www.sfu.ca/city/city_pgm_video020.htm</a><br /><br />(Hope the link works -- it was loading slow just now. Maybe it's overloaded with bike advocates!)<br /><br />--LarryLarry Hoguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05596168202991567228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-80058871858136109522008-05-28T21:38:00.000-07:002008-05-29T07:05:13.634-07:00Future visioning for San Diego: some local examples -- know of any others?We got to re-introducing ourselves on the <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDIshmael/" id="yup10">sdishmael list</a>, and <a href="http://www.chetandjuliafagin.com/messages.html" id="yup11">Chet Fagin</a> shared <a title="the following" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDIshmael/message/2131" id="sktu">the following</a>. <div id="lk280" style="float: right;"> <img id="fmg0" src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dfxjqpfd_28gz3xkjhf_b" style="margin: 1em 0pt 0pt 1em; width: 240px; height: 220px;"><br id="lk281"> <div id="lk282" style="text-align: center;">"future" (photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/255597876/sizes/s/#cc_license" id="zn:a" target="_blank" title="by carf">carf</a>)<br id="yup12"> </div> </div> <blockquote id="yup13"> <p id="yup14"> [. . .] I live in San Diego with my wife and 2 year old daughter.<br id="yup15"> I joined the list mainly because I am concerned about where humanity is headed and about its long term survival. I wrote a piece earlier this year (inspired by <i id="qjzi0">Ishmael </i>of course) called "Four Generations" which theorizes where we'll be 4 generations from now. I've referred to it as a "thinly veiled manifesto wrapped in a science fiction story". I consider it a work in progress so I'll be starting a blog soon to continue the conversation.<br id="yup16"> Meanwhile, if you're interested to read, you can <a title="download it here" target="_blank" href="http://ninesystems.edgeboss.net/download/ninesystems/chetf/4gen_0408.pdf" id="pvhz">download it here</a>. I certainly welcome your feedback.<br id="yup17"> <br id="yup19"> - Chet </p> </blockquote> My response (which began a short email and led to this post!):<br id="yup113"> <br id="yup114"> Chet,<br id="yup115"> Thank you for sharing this!<br id="yup116"> <br id="yup117"> <div id="rzpx0" style="margin-left: 40px;"> "The more you do, the more your mind will shift, and the more you’ll discover."<br id="yup118"> </div> <br id="yup119"> That is a beautiful view. I've been following a general feeling of beauty / aesthetic sense / sense of what is right (sort of summed up by "carfreeness") where it leads me for many years now, and my mind shift continues to take me more interesting places.<br id="yup120"> <br id="yup121"> I don't want to get wrapped up in commenting on your presentation--<br id="yup122"> <br id="yup123"> I think it is more important to encourage everyone who can take it on to practice the kind of long visioning you model here (following the lead of <a href="http://www.longnow.org/" id="yup124">The Long Now Foundation</a> & Stephen Covey's 8th habit).<br id="yup125"> <br id="yup126"> "<a href="http://purl.org/net/cfu/Members/colin/nochange/" id="yup128">Some things don't change at all</a>" was my last attempt at the theme.<br id="yup129"> <br id="yup130"> The breadth of your manifesto reminded me of Arth's <i id="qetz0"><a href="http://www.michaelearth.com/hercules.htm" id="yup131">The Labors of Hercules: Modern Solutions to 12 Herculean Problems</a></i>.<br id="yup132"> <br id="yup133"> It is also nice for us to celebrate ourselves as local authors, enlivening and visioning our local future, instead of, say, always looking to the Bay Area, Cascadia, etc.<br id="yup134"> <br id="yup135"> A local example of a well-published author practicing future visioning is Vernor Vinge's SD County-set <i id="ld7x0"><a title="Rainbows End" target="_blank" href="http://vrinimi.org/rainbowsend.html" id="m2ji">Rainbows End</a></i>, the entire text of which is online. (What a sentence! but I don't want to spend all night revising). I found his vision both life-changing--in how it affected my view of personal use of technology--and, regarding future transit and industry, conservative.<br id="yup138"> <br id="y:8g0"> Hmm. And my two cents on your presentation (only since you wrote, "I certainly welcome your feedback."):<br id="y:8g2"> <ol id="y:8g3"> <li id="y:8g4">You give us an odd, unexplainable scenario right off the bat (a good device for encouraging us to read on), but, as far as I can tell in my quick read, it is never resolved or elaborated on! <br id="y:8g5"> </li> <li id="y:8g6">Maybe differentiate the voices more--perhaps with more description interspersed with the dialog, since, for me, sometimes the voices ran together.</li> </ol> So, do any of you have more local future visioning projects to share? Literary, visual, or otherwise?<br id="yup142"> <br id="yup143"> And, Larry, I love that you're helping keep this blog alive, and that you're finding pictures for your posts! So I scrounged up a photo for this post too. <br id="enm_0"> Peace,<br id="f8v20"> Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-15844781131577899412008-05-20T18:09:00.000-07:002008-12-11T20:26:10.869-08:00Wild Salad Bowl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkLY-eNqdod_QMr7q4VDRyCOsx2a-US30pw4k7NEkwQmGkV3FCPoS8KRn-H0m-_wKK7QLe8QMh-emwBNYVT4CM75sSZQxVGdpEYKYrB2lV_cswOS5uejkgBWO3OWCG0XBDJUXZm2Djhk/s1600-h/mustard.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202632523266994466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkLY-eNqdod_QMr7q4VDRyCOsx2a-US30pw4k7NEkwQmGkV3FCPoS8KRn-H0m-_wKK7QLe8QMh-emwBNYVT4CM75sSZQxVGdpEYKYrB2lV_cswOS5uejkgBWO3OWCG0XBDJUXZm2Djhk/s320/mustard.jpg" border="0" /></a>Saw <a href="http://www.grist.org/advice/chef/2008/05/15/">this article </a>on Grist, about using weeds and invasive species for food. Wondering if the same thing could work for our local California wild mustard? <div> </div><div> </div><div>Anyone have any good recipes?</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><em>Photo by <a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jensenl/visuals/album/">Lars Jensen</a>, who also has stunning photos of other San Diego locations, including Anza-Borrego.</em></div>Larry Hoguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05596168202991567228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-19840278976196110922008-05-10T08:57:00.000-07:002008-12-11T20:26:11.252-08:00Speak Out for Real Renewable Energy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GbCQ6g227P06V_EnKM36xkOOXFX8R7nzdm0UP3EOj0_Ru8bPLU537lgWOq5Vz5eUWWOHNx658KZMo1WfiviAgtL5yHk6tK68KFWQzRO61MjODp7px8dQMhw-ccm56fnREyDiQAvqJ-o/s1600-h/solar-panel-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198782572544180194" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GbCQ6g227P06V_EnKM36xkOOXFX8R7nzdm0UP3EOj0_Ru8bPLU537lgWOq5Vz5eUWWOHNx658KZMo1WfiviAgtL5yHk6tK68KFWQzRO61MjODp7px8dQMhw-ccm56fnREyDiQAvqJ-o/s320/solar-panel-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Interested in getting real renewable and clean energy alternatives for San Diego? Then hie ye to Borrego Springs on Monday, to tell the California Public Utilities Commission to reject the Sunrise Powerlink boondoggle and to pursue instead the alternatives recommended in the <em><a href="http://www.sdsmartenergy.org/smart.shtml">San Diego Smart Energy 2020</a> </em>report. Two separate hearings start at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.<br /><div></div><br /><div>One activist is running 50 miles to the meeting. Another is hiking from the mountains to the desert and then hitch-hiking the last few miles. However you get there, we hope to see you.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Full details are on the Desert Protective Council's <a href="http://www.dpcinc.org/_sunrisepowerlink.shtml">Sunrise Powerlink </a>page, or check the running commentary at <a href="http://www.desertblog.net/">www.desertblog.net</a>.</div>Larry Hoguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05596168202991567228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-53182011103575095692008-05-06T13:50:00.000-07:002008-05-06T17:37:06.598-07:00BarCamp San Diego 3; The evolving network and whole-system health<table id="qkat0" style="width: auto;"><tbody id="qkat1"> <tr id="qkat2"> <td id="qkat3"><a id="qkat4" target="_blank" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/colinleath/Barcamp3SD/photo#5196878371684105458"><img id="qkat5" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/colinleath/SB8FWEUkPPI/AAAAAAAACzs/qwjqSP1yRS8/s288/IMG_0052.JPG"></a></td> <td id="qkat12"><a id="qkat13" target="_blank" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/colinleath/Barcamp3SD/photo#5196878341619334370"><img id="qkat14" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/colinleath/SB8FUUUkPOI/AAAAAAAACzo/DAHKimxPono/s288/IMG_0050.JPG"></a></td> </tr> <tr id="qkat6"> <td id="qkat7" style="text-align: center;"> Saturday </td> <td id="s7sq0" style="text-align: center;">Sunday </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <br id="sit_0"> I had been thinking I needed to write a post-mortem for this blog--this site was intended to demo technology, and it has. I've moved on from obsessively hacking at it however. Recently I've just been posting at <a title="Colin's Forest Blog" target="_blank" href="http://fo-rest.blogspot.com/" id="s33v">Colin's Forest Blog</a>.<br id="swm_0"> <br id="welj1"> <span id="kcod0">Well, </span><a title="Bar Camp" target="_blank" href="https://barcamp.pbwiki.com/BarCampSanDiego" id="pyzu"><b id="wy:l0">Bar Camp</b></a><span id="kcod1"><b id="wy:l1"> this past weekend pushed me to post here again. </b></span><span id="qkgf0">Let me list the reasons:</span><br id="ghch1"> <ul id="ghch2"> <li id="ghch3">Bar Camp is intensely collaborative (a main intent of this--the SDTJDPH--web space).</li> <li id="ghch3">I met <span id="fd:40"><b id="f0d-0"><a title="Jed Sundwall" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/jedsundwall" id="lf9x">Jed Sundwall</a></b><a title="Jed Sundwall" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/jedsundwall" id="lf9x">(T)</a></span>--who's put up a <a title="google map of places to find/eat local food" target="_blank" href="http://jedsundwall.com/2008/04/18/san-diego-local-food-google-map/" id="bbsi">google map of places to find & eat local food</a>. I've added this map to our <a title="map channels" target="_blank" href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2007/12/map-channels.html" id="wohv">map channels</a>. Jed helped get <a title="Jay Porter of the Linkery to show up at Bar Camp" target="_blank" href="http://jedsundwall.com/2008/05/01/barcamp-san-diego-3/" id="lfki"><span id="fd:41"><b id="f0d-1">Jay Porter</b></span> of the Linkery to show up at Bar Camp</a> -- a main reason I decided to head out there for the weekend. Jed also has helped make <a title="a documentary on cilantro" target="_blank" href="http://jedsundwall.com/works/cilantro/" id="h_ef">a documentary on cilantro</a>. And he gardens.<br id="sdpp0"> </li> <li id="ghch3">I met <span id="fd:42"><b id="f0d-2">Rachel</b></span> -- who informed me about a group of San Diegans who, from what she told me, are quite serious in helping there be affordable, sustainable, <span id="wp.40"><b id="be7w0">land trust </b></span>housing for community-minded San Diegans. <div id="v6b." style="padding: 0em 0pt; float: right;"><a title="Photo" target="_blank" href="http://flickr.com/photos/vissago/2466579119/" id="hb8n"><img id="m4zr1" style="width: 161px; height: 240px;" src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dfxjqpfd_26gqb5q2fw_b"></a></div> </li> <li id="ghch3">I met <span id="fd:43"><b id="f0d-3">Robin</b></span>--a proclaimed non-techhie interested in social justice activism.</li> <li style="text-align: left;" id="ghch3">The <a title="empowerthyself" target="_blank" href="http://empowerthyself.com/" id="a8sb">empowerthyself</a> crew was there--from Santa Barbara, LA, and some other CA town.</li> <li style="text-align: left;" id="ghch3">But our local indymedia/ hacklab wasn't really there--except through Rachel!</li> <li style="text-align: left;" id="ghch3"><span id="fd:44"><b id="f0d-4"><a title="Eric Bidwell(T)" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/ericbidwell" id="oo72">Eric Bidwell</a></b><a title="Eric Bidwell(T)" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/ericbidwell" id="oo72">(T)</a></span> was there--updating us on <a title="his mayoral campaign" target="_blank" href="http://revolutionarymayor.com/" id="xm1i">his mayoral campaign</a>.</li> <li style="text-align: left;" id="ghch3"><span id="fd:45"><b id="f0d-5">Ian Miller</b></span>--another <a title="SDFNL" target="_blank" href="http://sdfoodnotlawns.com/" id="u9tn">SDFNL</a> participant (more active than I am) and California Rare Fruit Growers participant & gardener was there.</li> <li style="text-align: left;" id="ghch3"><b id="wy:l2">There was interest in many of the sessions I posted to the board:</b></li> <ul id="c9px0"> <li style="text-align: left;" id="ghch3"><span id="p6ci0"><b id="wy:l3">Barcamp in the forest</b></span> - well attended, appreciated<br id="eq3x0"> </li> <li style="text-align: left;" id="ghch3"><span id="p6ci1"><b id="wy:l4">Net philosophy / visioning / Sci-fi / Transhumanism --</b></span><span id="p6ci1"><i id="wy:l5"> Where do networked identities lead? What examples do you have already?</i></span> Participants shared their past awareness-changing experiences with the net + future visions; well attended, appreciated.</li> <li style="text-align: left;" id="ghch3"><span id="ezm20"><b id="wy:l6">Morning Exercises</b></span> - <span id="ujlg0"><i id="f0d-6">Integral Transformative Practice </i></span><a title="Integral Transformative Practice Kata" target="_blank" href="http://purl.org/net/cfu/Members/colin/itpKata/" id="vpyv"><i id="wy:l7">Kata</i></a><span id="lcoj0"><i id="wy:l8">: </i></span><span id="m7230"><i id="wy:l9">easy</i></span><span id="lcoj1"><i id="wy:l10"> yoga, tai chi, qi gung</i></span> at 8am brought out Jay, who did some qi gung while I followed my routine, as we looked out over the bit of canyon. <a id="ldc30" target="_blank" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/colinleath/Barcamp3SD/photo#5196878397453909250"><img style="margin: 1em 1em 0pt 0pt; width: 100%; float: left;" id="ldc31" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/colinleath/SB8FXkUkPQI/AAAAAAAACy8/Daq_SykWfA0/s800/IMG_0053.JPG"></a> </li> <li style="text-align: left;" id="ghch3">There was a lot of interest in <span id="dt920"><b id="wy:l11">Carfree cities / Carfree living</b></span>, but I wasn't sure how to best manage this and I tend to get a little crazy / emotionally involved. . .</li> <li style="text-align: left;" id="ghch3"><span id="dt921"><b id="wy:l12">Meditation (Walking & Sitting</b></span><span id="faz20"><b id="wy:l13">)</b></span><span id="faz21"><i id="wy:l14"> + what is it about? Peace? Creation vs. Reproduction?</i></span> didn't get any takers. Nor did the <span id="dt922"><b id="wy:l15">Plant Walk</b></span>. But it was nice to get out of the office building <a id="gp7-0" target="_blank" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/colinleath/Barcamp3SD/photo#5196878144050838642"><img style="margin: 1em 1em 0pt 0pt; width: 100%; float: left;" id="gp7-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/colinleath/SB8FI0UkPHI/AAAAAAAACzQ/p41H_K8yNV8/s800/IMG_0043.JPG"></a> and do some sitting and relaxing.</li> <li style="text-align: left;" id="ghch3"><span id="d4lz0"><b id="wy:l16">Permaculture: what is it?</b></span><span id="p.ax0"><i id="wy:l17"> (hacking the landscape?)</i></span> didn't draw a soul--though many of the first-day attendees mentioned interest in this, and both Jay and Jed wanted to look more into this concept. To be fair, I hardly touched a computer the whole weekend, so my presentations were nothing special, except where they benefited from a good round-robin type sharing--when I managed to set it up well with some good questions. No slideshows, photos, or video here. I was too busy enjoying being with people to want to look at a screen.<br id="y2y10"> </li> </ul> <li style="text-align: left;" id="ghch3"><b id="wy:l18">Presentations </b>I was able to get to and enjoyed:</li> <ul style="text-align: left;" id="gth40"> <li id="ghch3"><span id="dl1v0"><b id="wy:l19">Jay Porter on the Pre-industral / slow-food vision behind </b></span><a target="_blank" title="the Linkery" href="http://thelinkery.com/" id="s_mw"><b id="wy:l20">the Linkery</b></a> and what they've accomplished so far.</li> <li id="ghch3"><span id="g4y_0"><b id="f0d-7">Jeff's </b></span><span id="g4y_0">(Jeffrey Johnson</span> of <a target="_blank" title="Pictearth's" href="http://pictearth.com/" id="nxwy">Pictearth</a>) presentation on <span id="dl1v1"><b id="wy:l21">unmanned aerial vehicles + imaging</b></span>.</li> <li id="ghch3"><a title="David Horn" target="_blank" href="http://www.technarium.com/" id="w61r"><b id="wy:l22">David Horn</b></a> (and <a title="at raconteuring" target="_blank" href="http://www.raconteuring.com/" id="zr43">at raconteuring</a>, <a title="(T)" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/Madrox/" id="eeq5">[T]</a> ) on <span id="dl1v2"><b id="wy:l23">location based services</b></span>. LBSs use info about one's location, often through GPS, cell phone tower location, or manual entry. Some sites mentioned:</li> <ul id="axdq0"> <li id="ghch3"><a title="Fire Eagle" target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=fire+eagle" id="pc35">Fire Eagle</a> </li> <li id="ghch3"><a title="Bright Kite" target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=bright+kite" id="b8:q"> Bright Kite</a> (see their post on <a title="Re-democratizing the third place" target="_blank" href="http://blog.brightkite.com/2008/02/03/re-democratizing-the-third-place/" id="u:cb"> Re-democratizing the third place</a>)</li> <li id="ghch3"><a title="Dodgeball" target="_blank" href="http://www.dodgeball.com/" id="v07.">Dodgeball</a><br id="vl650"> </li> <li id="ghch3"><a title="Twinkle" target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=twinkle+location+based" id="d6s5">Twinkle</a></li> <li id="ghch3"><a title="Navizon" target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=navizon" id="ety1">Navizon</a></li> </ul> <li id="ghch3"><span id="dl1v3"><b id="wy:l24">Hacking the mind</b></span> (I forgot who did this--but it had a good audience & good things came up)</li> <li id="ghch3"><a title="Andy Mesa" target="_blank" href="http://andymesa.com/" id="intv"><b id="wy:l25">Andy Mesa</b></a> - <a title="(T)" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/AceTracer" id="lij3">(T)</a> on the <span id="dl1v4"><b id="wy:l26">iPhone</b></span></li> <ul id="pmq70"> <li id="ghch3">iLiberty, iNdependence, iPownage -- all utilities for jailbreaking (allowing third-party apps) and unlocking (allow use with other mobile providers) </li> <li id="ghch3">He uses a prepaid plan with TMobile--$20 for unlimited data $20 for 1000 min / month (is this accurate?) + tmobile hotspot wifi access</li> <li id="ghch3">Phring (use iphone as phone over ip)</li> <li id="ghch3">A carfree discussion enthusiast-- and had many great stories to share on Portland</li> <li id="ghch3">He informed me that SD is on <a title="google transit" target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/transit" id="duy-">google transit</a>. . . I guess it has been for a while. But it doesn't integrate with North County Transit. <br id="lum50"> </li> </ul> <li id="ghch3"><a title="Richard Hilton" target="_blank" href="http://www.bulbmedia.net/" id="s.8r"><b id="wy:l27">Richard Hilton</b></a> on <span id="dl1v5"><b id="wy:l28">Lucid Dreaming</b></span></li> <li id="ghch3"><a title="Nikolaj Baer" target="_blank" href="http://nikolajbaer.us/blog/" id="zcak"><b id="wy:l29">Nikolaj Baer</b></a> on <span id="g_2i0"><b id="wy:l30">python and pygame . . . & pyglet</b></span>. <br id="g6_s0"> </li> <ul id="g6_s1"> <li id="ghch3">He showed a quick demo where tilting his laptop would roll a circle (ball) around his screen and bounce against the sides of an n-gon. Different segments of the polygon made different tones when hit. Very simple code attaching into 2-d physics libraries (pymonk?), plus the alsa/timidity synth, cat-ing the tilt sensor device (had to add kernel module for that). </li> <li id="ghch3"><span id="nlcw0"><b id="wy:l31">He rode his bike the first day from PB.</b></span> A long ride. Once upon a time he was a major gear(bike)head.<br id="f2.c0"> </li> </ul> </ul> <li id="ghch3"><font id="b1zx0" size="2"><b id="wy:l32">People I met:</b></font></li> <ul id="f2.c1"> <li id="ghch3"><a title="Byron Cook" target="_blank" href="http://n2outdoors.com/" id="h284"><b id="wy:l33">Byron Cook</b></a> - an extreme outdoors guy--S&R (search and rescue), ultra-endurance, the whole nine yards (but not primitive / origin skills & food growing). Mentioned <a title="golite" target="_blank" href="http://www.golite.com/main/home.aspx" id="pdos">golite</a> if you don't want to take the time to sew up <a title="Jardine" target="_blank" href="http://www.rayjardine.com/" id="kt9b">Jardine</a>'s stuff. </li> <li id="ghch3"><span id="t5xw0"><b>Nathan Hubbard</b></span> - <a target="_blank" title="Nathan Hubbard" href="http://twitter.com/n8foo" id="t6dk">(T)</a> - <a title="blog" target="_blank" href="http://www.mybrainhurts.com/blog/" id="vjtk">blog</a> - liked the philosophy session<br id="vjai0"> </li> <li id="ghch3"><a title="Jbruin" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/jbruin" id="ewmz"><span id="b1zx2"><b id="wy:l35">Jbruin</b></span>(T)</a> (Jennifer Van Grove) twitter maestra<br id="rgme0"> </li> <li id="ghch3"><a title="Patrick Crowley" target="_blank" href="http://mokolabs.com/about/" id="p9ld"><b id="wy:l36">Patrick Crowley</b></a> - <a title="(T)" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/mokolabs" id="sf8n">(T)</a> , barcamp organizer & <a title="green hummer creator" target="_blank" href="http://greenhummerproject.org/" id="lfn:">green hummer creator</a>.</li> <li id="ghch3"><a title="Brynn marie evans" target="_blank" href="http://brynnevans.com/" id="co0e"><span id="ya410"><b id="wy:l37">Brynn Marie Evans</b></span></a>. She shook my hand. Asked if I used <a title="twitter" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/bmevans" id="o3qc">twitter</a>. Clarity!<br id="tmi:0"> </li> <li style="text-align: left;" id="ghch3"><a title="Lisa Brewster" target="_blank" href="http://www.sophistechate.com/about" id="jqee"><span id="ya411"><b id="wy:l38">Lisa Brewster</b></span></a> - <a title="(T)" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/adora" id="umr0">(T)</a> her <a title="diet page" target="_blank" href="http://adora.pbwiki.com/diet" id="dhip">diet</a> & <a title="technomad" target="_blank" href="http://adora.pbwiki.com/rv" id="kj-i">technomad</a> pages</li> <li style="text-align: left;" id="ghch3">I saw <a title="Alex Kawas" target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Alex+Kawas" id="yzem"><b id="wy:l39">Alex Kawas</b></a> / <a title="emp" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/emp" id="ki6j">emp(T)</a>.<br id="oapr0"> </li> <li id="ghch3">I saw <span id="d-rs0"><b id="wy:l40">Dan Tentler</b></span> / <a title="viss" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/viss" id="xxry">viss(T)</a> -- here's his <a title="more detailed post on BCSD3" target="_blank" href="http://www.thaumatocracy.com/barcamp-san-diego-3" id="x2kn"><b id="f0d-8">more detailed post on BCSD3</b></a>.</li> <ul id="jihd0"> <li id="ghch3">nice: <a title="lightbending" target="_blank" href="http://www.lightbending.net/about.php" id="o86b">lightbending</a> </li> <li id="ghch3"><a title="his bcsd3 photos" href="http://flickr.com/photos/vissago/tags/bcsd3/" id="r2ho">his bcsd3 photos</a><br id="eaiu0"> </li> </ul> <li id="ghch3">A promoter of lovejourney.us (?) was there--we were both in the "hacking the mind" session. More interesting to me was a guy in that session who knew of nearly everything I had to add: Wilber, Cohen, wie.org, Theory U/ <a title="Otto Scharmer" target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=otto+scharmer" id="l.q_">Otto Scharmer</a>, etc. I neglected to talk further with that guy or find out who he is. [I'm guessing this was <a title="Sean Voisen" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/svoisen" id="m:p9"><b id="wy:l41">Sean Voisen</b></a>.]<br id="s8xr0"> </li> <li id="ghch3"><span id="ek6x0"><b id="wy:l42">Jay Bushman</b></span><a title="@twitter" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/jaybushman/" id="t.o0">(T)</a> - (creator of <a title="a twitter adaptation of Melville's "Benito Cereno"" target="_blank" href="http://www.loose-fish.com/" id="zmf5">a twitter adaptation of Melville's "Benito Cereno"</a> )<a title="@twitter" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/jaybushman/" id="t.o0"></a> - was the guy up doing Qi Gung. . . He has a <a title="helpful post" target="_blank" href="http://jaybushman.tumblr.com/post/33717863" id="afxv">helpful post</a> just up from a cool mag (looks like the mag articles get posted in their blog--nice).<span id="i:zc0" class="quote"><br id="ch2q0"> </span></li> </ul> </ul> [Well that's about 6 hours of Internetting. What's left to explore?]<br id="dn:00"> <br id="dn:01"> I'm in the dark about many things at this event. Twitter in particular. . . Here's the <br id="bzhz0"> <ul id="bzhz1"> <li id="bzhz2"><a title="pre-BCSD tweme (#barcampsd)" target="_blank" href="http://twemes.com/barcampsd" id="srhv">pre-BCSD tweme (#barcampsd)</a><br id="wc:g0"> </li> <li id="bzhz3"><a title="in-process BCSD tweme (#bcsd)" target="_blank" href="http://twemes.com/bcsd" id="cbzu">in-process BCSD tweme (#bcsd)</a> (it's shorter--that's all)</li> <li id="bzhz3">and one more (<a title="#bcsd3" href="http://twemes.com/bcsd3" id="fkp5">#bcsd3</a>)</li> <li id="bzhz3">And here's <a title="an account used by bcsd organizers to announce stuff" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/BarcampSD" id="vr0h">an account used by bcsd organizers to announce stuff</a>.<br id="hi-.0"> </li> </ul> <a title="#Nom" target="_blank" href="http://twemes.com/nom" id="rzla">#Nom</a> = food (not sure why. Natural Organic Matter??)<br id="k4gy0"> <br id="l.c.0"> [I'm hoplessly lost in netland--back to now taking a look at some <span id="d-6x0"><b id="wy:l43">other people who I noticed and only now have their names/online ids</b></span>:]<br id="l.c.1"> <ul id="l.c.2"> <li id="l.c.3"><a title="Garret Lisi" target="_blank" href="http://sifter.org/%7Eaglisi/" id="iw0k"><b id="wy:l44">Garret Lisi</b></a> - <a title="blog" target="_blank" href="http://mauitian.livejournal.com/" id="ljc2">blog</a> - <a title="(T)" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/garrettlisi" id="mw1z">(T)</a> He has his own wikipedia page. . . and is currently famous for a unifying theory (physics). His girlfriend, <a title="CrystalJean" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/CrystalJean" id="fwk1">CrystalJean(T)</a>, mentioned <a title="Arth" target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Pedestrianism" id="snrg">Michael E. Arth</a> during part of my attempt to guide a carfree cities & living discussion. . . <a title="here's the tweet" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/garrettlisi/statuses/769122099" id="x10j">here's the tweet about Arth visiting</a>!</li> <ul id="r2cw0"> <li id="l.c.3"><a title="Hike the geek san diego" target="_blank" href="http://www.hikethegeek.com/SD/Misc/Aboutus.php" id="xw9j">Hike the geek san diego</a></li> <ul id="uuln0"> <li id="l.c.3"><a title="an international network of rational adventurers" target="_blank" href="http://sifter.org/" id="jgkd">an international network of rational adventurers</a> . . . creating, living, and sharing the good life (origin in San Diego 1996!)<br id="xt6y0"> </li> </ul> </ul> <li id="l.c.3"><a target="_blank" title="Enrique Gutierrez" href="http://enrique-gutierrez.com/about/" id="k0m4">Enrique Gutierrez</a> -- <a target="_blank" title="nrek" href="http://twitter.com/nrek" id="waw7">nrek(T)</a><br id="r:a20"> </li> <ul id="r:a21"> <li id="l.c.3"><a target="_blank" title="sociosophy" href="http://www.sociosophy.com/blog/" id="kfmz">sociosophy</a> </li> </ul> <li id="l.c.3">Well, I'm not sure who Enrique was. . . I think I confused him with <a title="Dante" target="_blank" href="http://dantecl.spaces.live.com/" id="r8o8"><b id="wy:l45">Dante</b></a><span id="m20v0"><b id="wy:l46"> Lanznaster</b></span>.<br id="s6d70"> </li> <li id="l.c.3"><a title="Glenn Zucman" target="_blank" href="http://art110.wikispaces.com/Instructor" id="boyr"><b id="wy:l47">Glenn Zucman</b></a> (artboy CSLUB art prof) <a title="artboyusa" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/ArtboyUSA" id="r4n:">artboyusa(T)</a><br id="ntko0"> </li> <li id="l.c.3"><a title="Woody" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/woodyp" id="ppxy"><b id="wy:l48">Woody(T)</b></a> helped us all.<br id="yncv0"> </li> <li id="l.c.3"><span id="m20v1"><b id="wy:l49">June</b></span>'s handshaking session. . . physical human handshaking, and I pestered her about a didactic Western European prescriptive approach. <a title="Joonspoon" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/joonspoon" id="yqq1">Joonspoon(T)</a>. Gaelic?</li> </ul> [Alright. The Internetting is petering out. . . I'm up to 12 hours at this point. Nearly. . .<br id="zgai2"> The free connection failed. . . as a result I got out and got some exercise, and was compelled to walk to campus this morning. So now this is the second day of fiddling with this post. What's left?]<br id="nyjk0"> <br id="nyjk1"> A lot more can be said. The contrasts between this gathering and the <a title="Feral Visions Against Civilization 2007" target="_blank" href="http://www.greenanarchy.org/index.php?action=feralvisions" id="m5k6">Feral Visions Against Civilization 2007</a> in location and feel. . . I could address that.<br id="swm_2"> <br id="m9.j0"> I camped in the canyon. . . the scrap of canyon left.<br id="o:_.0"> <br id="o:_.1"> Here's <a title="the bird's eye view of the location" target="_blank" href="http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=pgcc7156zgk0&style=b&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=6155545&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&ss=yp.32%402877118%2C-117%402207041%7Epg.1%7Esst.0&encType=1" id="xv.v">the bird's eye view of the location</a>. University City--very Le Corbusian. I thought the bird's eye view would bring it out, but street view may be better. Looking south toward the building:<a id="wra00" target="_blank" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/colinleath/Barcamp3SD/photo#5196878229950184610"><img style="margin: 1em 1em 0pt 0pt; width: 100%; float: left;" id="wra01" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/colinleath/SB8FN0UkPKI/AAAAAAAACyM/cp438-RjO1U/s800/IMG_0046.JPG"></a><br id="z7f00"> Every office monolith surrounded by an asphalt sea or harboring a parking tower. A new monolith and tower combo was nearly completed in the adjacent lot. The garage lights are on all night.<br id="sjmj0"> <h1 id="xp8w1">Overall, what was going on at barcamp?</h1> Here's one vague way to look at it: The physical and social technologies there are developing the wiring and self-organization of a global organism. And there should be some new, emergent qualities of this network of consciousness/spirit/interest/motivation.<br id="sner0"> <br id="sner1"> Notable is the intrinsic motivation apparent in this type of gathering.<br id="sner2"> <br id="sner3"> Participants are not paid to be there. It is an economy based on curiosity, interest, and ability to inspire rather than potential for $$ profit or fear of some force.<br id="sgfv0"> <br id="t::d0"> <span id="a:200"><b id="wy:l50">Twitter in particular</b></span> and the sessions organized around it show how this group is figuring out the wiring, flow, and organization of the sending of signals throughout this networked entity.<br id="n95a0"> <br id="n95a1"> Some were attempting to address the overwhelming amount of tweets and other content coming in.<br id="wra03"> <br id="hyb80"> Others are exercising the location-sensing capability of mobile devices--and considering what this makes possible.<br id="v34o0"> <br id="z9260"> <span id="w15j0"><b id="wy:l51">The iceberg of data-flows below the surface of an in-person encounter</b></span><span id="ri:i0"><b id="f0d-9">:</b></span> I become aware of someone's presence. Looking into the twittering of the conference--or just the list of registrants--I find connections to data flows and can explore more contact.<br id="w9uu0"> <br id="w9uu1"> I notice the compelling connection with the networked entity--as, for example, in the sending and receiving of tweets on a mobile device.<br id="w9uu2"> <br id="w9uu3"> To click a link and see a recent short statement of another's focus of attention--that is easy to digest--is compelling.<br id="azx:0"> <br id="azx:1"> Contact.<br id="hyb81"> <br id="d-2r0"> Newness.<br id="rhbg0"> <br id="ic250"> Expanding awareness?<br id="ic251"> <br id="zimf0"> It is easy to follow what is closest to our current state and stretches us just a little? Creating the background familiarity enables deeper, more changing communication later on?<br id="zimf1"> <br id="rhbg1"> In considering who I might twitter-follow--Thich Nhat Hanh?--I found <a title="the mindfulness chimes" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/mindful15" id="ne00">the mindfulness chimes</a> of <a title="innertwitter" target="_blank" href="http://innertwitter.com/" id="hq7s">innertwitter</a>. Ken Wilber has an account, but no tweets.<br id="t-rk0"> <br id="t-rk1"> But twittering is <a title="participative" target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=participatory+spirituality" id="hv_s">participative</a>?<br id="d-2r1"> <br id="jyd40"> There's no johnheron twitter account. . .<br id="jyd41"> <br id="jyd42"> Barcamp seethes. They are creating.<br id="hvnc0"> <br id="hvnc1"> An element of creation is withdrawal for reflection.<br id="m9.j1"> <br id="zo_80"> The balance between jumping in the flow of barcamp,<br id="l3cw0"> <br id="l3cw1"> between compulsively exploring the new links/flows/personalities/patterns/concepts/realms,<br id="l3cw2"> <br id="l3cw3"> and withdrawing to care for body and independent perspective.<br id="l3cw4"> <br id="l3cw5"> The jumping of attention & immediate reaction & creation vs. single-pointed mind or expansive all-awareness.<br id="tz3h0"> <br id="tz3h1"> <h1 id="pui00">I'm done exploring this</h1> I'll let this go.<br id="l3gx2"> <br id="mkvo0"> <span id="q84p0"><b id="wy:l52">Bringing consciousness into matter</b></span><br id="q84p1" style="font-weight: bold;"> <br id="q84p2"> The Aurobindian view on what is occurring?<br id="o6bl0"> <br id="o6bl1"> <span id="o6bl2"><b id="wy:l53">My challenge is</b></span><br id="o6bl3" style="font-weight: bold;"> <br id="o6bl4"> reconciling the somewhat body-destructive behavior of working with the computer/mobile devices all day with how compelling it can be to do so.<br id="o6bl5"> <br id="o6bl6"> It may come down to seeking connection and not having healthier sources close at hand.<br id="uebh0"> <br id="uebh1"> I can't ignore the barcampers--<br id="uebh2"> <br id="uebh3"> Some of them handle the tech well, and are thriving & healthy.<br id="uebh4"> <br id="uebh5"> I find the outdoor gatherings more healthful and nourishing. More body, life, ecosystem awareness there. <br id="px6h0"> <br id="px6h1"> Both styles of community are converging. Green anarchists, permaculturists, & others use the tech the barcampers mature. Barcampers seek personal, social, and ecosystem health.<br id="il0s0"> <br id="rw600"> --<br id="tzta0"> <br id="rw601"> Garret Lisi's Science Hostel + Ongoing barcamp in the forest . . .<br id="lqqp0"> <br id="lqqp1"> We may be challenged by a large amount of differentiation. We have lives & landscapes of dis-integration that we're learning to consciously re-integrate-- using & incorporating evolving capabilities.<br id="ws_e0"> <br id="ws_e1"> As a result we have what can be overwhelming gatherings, bingeing, drinking from a fire hydrant.<br id="hpmt0"> <br id="hpmt1"> I can learn to drink what I can handle as well as to integrate in moderation more of the elements I usually lack into an ongoing life.<br id="zpgk0"> <br id="zkx90"> I can spend more time in the state of no lack/great awareness/great care.<br id="zkx91"> <br id="zpgk1"> Peace.<br id="jyd43"> Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-46514268537522394792008-04-22T12:39:00.000-07:002008-04-22T13:07:02.162-07:00Smart Energy Solutions for San Diego (No Sunrise Powerlinks Need Apply)<em>This is an adaptation of a post originally made on the Desert Protective Council's </em><a id="re2z" title="DesertBlog" style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://www.dpcinc.org/blog/about/" target="_blank">DesertBlog</a><em>. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>One reason that activists in San Diego may find it hard to focus on forward-thinking solutions to environmental problems, urban design issues, social justice issues, and sustainability issues -- the kind of topics discussed on San Diego-Tijuana Design Plant Harvest -- is that our policy makers and corporations keep coming up with backward-looking, wasteful and unnecessary schemes that do more to enrich corporations than to solve any particular problem. Activists then need to spend energy and resources battling these boondoggles, and explaining the dirty reality behind the greenwashed veneer, rather than working for positive change. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>The Sunrise Powerlink is one example of this syndrome. Billed by SDG&E as an environmentally friendly way to bring renewable energy to San Diego, this proposed 150-mile transmission line that would stretch from Imperial Valley to San Diego (and beyond) is not the clean green machine its supporters would have us believe. Instead, it is really just a smokescreen for SDG&E/Sempra's ultimate goal of completing a fossil fuel loop from western Baja, east to Mexicali, and then north to Los Angeles. Sunrise Powerlink means more pollution for the border region, destruction of San Diego's backcountry, and greater costs for utility consumers. Fortunately, in this case there are real, forward-thinking solutions that will bring us true green energy, produced locally. These ideas are contained in the </em><a id="viul" title="'" href="http://www.sdsmartenergy.org/smart.shtml" target="_blank"><em>"San Diego Smart Energy 2020"</em></a><em> report, and exemplified by Southern California Edison's local solar initiative, mentioned in the original post that follows:</em><br /><em><br /></em>“That’s so San Diego!” This was my wife’s response to Dean Calbreath's <a id="q9dd" title="Calbreath column" href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/calbreath/20080413-9999-1b13dean.html" target="_blank">excellent column </a>in the U-T, comparing SDG&E's proposed Sunrise Powerlink with <a href="http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=55814&CFID=14442576&CFTOKEN=96289854">Southern California Edison's plan </a>for locally generated solar power from photovoltaic panels. In particular, she was responding to the article’s conclusion that solar power delivered by the Sunrise Powerlink would cost almost twice as much as locally generated solar ($6 per watt vs. $3.85 per watt). Gee, what does that remind you of? Maybe the Chargers ticket guarantee, energy deregulation, or the city’s underfunded pension plan?<br /><br />In addition to the cost comparison, Calbreath’s article covered most of the other bases, and he relies on quite a bit of documented evidence: San Diego does in fact have ample sunshine (SDG&E says the sun never shines here) and ample rooftop space for photovoltaic panels (SDG&E veep Mike Niggli says there are no buildings in San Diego). Niggli also dramatically <a id="ye4l" title="Voice of San Diego" href="http://voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2007/09/15/opinion/02niggli091307.txt" target="_blank">overstates the cost</a> of rooftop solar. SDG&E wants us to believe the only alternatives to the <a id="dz4r" title="Sunrise Powerlink Deception Campaign" href="http://www.dpcinc.org/blog/2008/04/03/sdge-unveils-sunrise-powerlink-disinformation-campaign/" target="_blank">Sunrise Powerlink </a>are static electricity or “weasel power.” (Seriously! Just check YouTube.)<br /><br />The worst part of this is that SDG&E has made similar promises on renewable energy in the past, but failed to deliver. When it was pushing for the <em>Southwest</em> Powerlink in the early '80s, SDG&E claimed it would bring renewable geothermal energy from Imperial Valley to San Diego. Today, the Southwest Powerlink carries less than 5% renewable power, the rest of its capacity having been filled up with power from fossil fuel and other non-renewable sources, including from plants just across the border in Mexicali. You know the saying: "Fool me once..."<br /><br />The article leaves open the question of why SDG&E hasn’t pursued local solar more aggressively. Why does the company keep ridiculously overestimating the costs and underestimating the capacity of local solar? Perhaps the company isn’t really interested in pursuing renewable energy at all? Perhaps what it really wants is to complete one more section of parent company Sempra’s original <a id="r2q." title="Fossil Fuel Corridor" href="http://www.sdsmartenergy.org/sunrise-powerlink_fossil-fuel-corridor-map.pdf" target="_blank">“Full Loop”</a> for fossil fuel energy?<br /><br />The real question at this point is why the expensive and destructive <a id="au43" title="A better use for SDG&E's Sunrise Powerlink Dollars" href="http://www.dpcinc.org/blog/2008/04/07/a-better-use-for-sdges-sunrise-powerlink-dollars/" target="_blank">Sunrise Powerlink </a>is still on the table as an energy option for San Diego, especially when there are so many <a id="cinn" title="SCE's massive solar investment" href="http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=55814&CFID=14442576&CFTOKEN=96289854" target="_blank">better options </a>out there. As comments from San Diego County’s land use department pointed out, “It is unclear why this alternative was selected" as the main alternative in the recently published Draft Environmental Impact Report, given its large toll on the environment. Could the fact that this bad project refuses to die be a result of the usual alliance of San Diego power brokers pursuing anything but the civic interest?<br /><br />Let’s see, city officials and Chamber types getting behind a “solution” that is the most environmentally damaging, the most wasteful, the least secure, and the most expensive for the average citizen, but the one that enriches the wealthiest corporation in our region — that’s SO San Diego.<br /><br />For real solutions for clean energy, go to <a href="http://www.sdsmartenergy.org/">www.sdsmartenergy.org</a>.Larry Hoguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05596168202991567228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-89065890702106709162008-04-04T17:02:00.000-07:002008-04-04T17:36:18.739-07:00The Weekly Share 2008-04-04This was composed using Google Docs, which automates posting the doc to the blog, using Firefox 3 beta 5 on an 8-year-old Sony subnotebook. I'm blown away by how easy it was (I exaggerate a bit--I doubt I'll go this crazy in the future--if I keep this up).<br id="jphb"> <h2 id="ahi9"> </h2> <h2 id="ahi9"> <span id="j_:u">Contents</span> </h2> <ul id="txn."> <li id="tkvn"> <a href="#Food_Water" id="areq" title="Food & Water">Food & Water</a><br id="cym."> </li> <li id="ou58"> <a href="#Urban_Design" id="kq_w" title="Urban Design">Urban Design</a><br id="mae0"> </li> <li id="ridf"> <a href="#Collaboration" id="fw4o" title="Collaboration">Collaboration<br id="oj64"> </a> </li> <li id="jg1-"> <a href="#Indigenization" id="oy_v" title="Indigenization">Indigenization</a> </li> <li id="jg1-"> <a href="#SDTJDPH-family_blogs" id="m37_" title="SDTJDPH-family blogs updated or modified">SDTJDPH-family blogs updated or modified</a> </li> </ul> <div id="und." style="padding: 1em; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dagberg/2020944493/" id="mq0w" title="San Diego and neighboring municipalities are buying the water for $16.8 million a year from the Palo Verde Valley to help quench their own droughts. In exchange, the farmers are letting 26,000 acres go fallow this season."> <div id="lx1v"> <img id="hp_t" src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dfxjqpfd_20gp4x2stj" style="width: 485px; height: 368px;"> </div> </a><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dagberg/2020944493/" id="mq0w" title="Palo Verde Valley - Doug Greenberg">Palo Verde Valley - Doug Greenberg</a> </div> <h2 id="bv1t"> <font id="f.os"><a id="o0-p" name="Food_Water"></a>Food</font> <span id="ck9x">& Water</span> </h2> <ul id="riui"> <li id="l2el"> Events </li> <ul id="zpex"> <li id="l2el"> <a href="http://foodcalendar.org/" id="ciil" target="_blank" title="Foodcalendar.org">Foodcalendar.org</a> </li> <li id="l2el"> <a href="http://sdtjdphevents.blogspot.com/2008/04/may-3-17-2008-sd-county-pc-course-fwd.html" id="rc5o" target="_blank" title="SD County: May 3-17 permaculture course">SD County | May 3-17 permaculture course</a> </li> <li id="l2el"> Hillcrest | Sat Apr 5 12-3pm | <a href="http://curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=1146623" id="jmwk" rel="nofollow" title="Hillcrest | Sat Apr 5 12-3pm | A Nation of Gardeners Keep the Beet - plant one beat and eat the leaves as they grow (Leslie Goldman / Curezone)">A Nation of Gardeners Keep the Beet - plant one beat and eat the leaves as they grow (Leslie Goldman / Curezone)</a> </li> </ul> <li id="l2el"> <font id="f.os">News</font><a href="http://www.nealo.com/blog/2008/04/03/im-starting-with-the-man-in-the-mirror-april-3-2008/" id="ds.e" rel="nofollow"><img id="y4mm" src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dfxjqpfd_133tgshd8j" style="margin: 1em 0pt 0pt 1em; width: 160px; height: 127.109px; float: right;"></a> </li> </ul> <ul id="ule0"> <ul id="i1ad"> <li id="b3nq"> As you drive through these endless miles . . . of virtually unrestrained residential subdivisions built in the desert . . . think about what you should be doing . . . to conserve our precious water resources . . . <a href="http://www.nealo.com/blog/2008/04/03/im-starting-with-the-man-in-the-mirror-april-3-2008/" id="ds.e" rel="nofollow" title="San Diego Reader | Obermeyer | Save Water Cartoon">San Diego Reader | Obermeyer</a> </li> <li id="b3nq"> Austin, TX | <a href="http://liberationecology.org/?p=44" id="uy.q" target="_blank" title="Austin, TX: Report on Radical Urban Sustainability Training">Rafter's tour report & Radical Urban Sustainability Training</a> </li> <li id="b3nq"> US | <a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5202" id="f_:4" title="People are talking about where their food comes from">People are talking about where their food comes from (Brian Halweil @ WorldWatch)</a><a href="http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2008-04/southern-california-water-transfer" id="mq0w"><img id="lufi" src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dfxjqpfd_14d26m4xj8" style="margin: 1em 0pt 0pt 1em; width: 160px; height: 121.402px; float: right;"></a> </li> <li id="b3nq"> San Diego and neighboring municipalities are buying the water for $16.8 million a year from the Palo Verde Valley to help quench their own droughts. <a title="In exchange, the farmers are letting 26,000 acres go fallow this season." href="http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2008-04/southern-california-water-transfer" id="mq0w">In exchange, the farmers are letting 26,000 acres go fallow this season.</a> </li> <li id="b3nq"> <a href="http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2008-04/why-trashing-oceans-more-dangerous-we-imagined" id="ui7x" rel="nofollow">Why Trashing the Oceans is More Dangerous Than We Imagined | Popular Science</a> </li> </ul> <li id="b3nq"> Resources </li> <ul id="uuu1"> <li id="b3nq"> <a href="http://www.sdfoodnotlawns.com/links.html" id="td4g" target="_blank" title="SDFNL has a del.icio feed">SDFNL has a del.icio feed</a> </li> <li id="b3nq"> LA | <a href="http://www.schoolgardenweekly.com/2008/04/week-30-three-sisters-garden.html" id="eiu4" title="LA | Three sisters how-to (School Garden Weekly)">Three sisters How-To (School Garden Weekly)</a><br id="yfqp"> </li> </ul> </ul> <h2 id="e6st"> <a id="tk4h" name="Urban_Design"></a><span id="wjp9">Urban Design</span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-congestion3apr03,1,7948723,full.story" id="s8n3" rel="nofollow" title="Now $50/day to drive SUVs downtown (lat via lasb)"><img id="m03i" src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dfxjqpfd_19ck9d6kd2" style="margin: 1em 0pt 0pt 1em; width: 500px; height: 280px; float: right;"></a> </h2> <ul id="u53v"> <li id="x_7p"> News </li> <ul id="ogbu"> <li id="mxfp"> London | <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-congestion3apr03,1,7948723,full.story" id="s8n3" rel="nofollow" title="Now $50/day to drive SUVs downtown (lat via lasb)">Now $50/day to drive SUVs downtown</a> (lat via carfreeusa) </li> <li id="mxfp"> Toronto | <a href="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2008/04/03/163847.aspx" id="e:z6" target="_blank" title="Pedal-powered Buick declared street safe">Pedal-powered Buick declared street safe</a><a href="http://www.micheldebroin.org/projects/spc/index.html" id="e:z6" target="_blank" title="Pedal-powered Buick declared street safe"><img id="qdfq" src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dfxjqpfd_17ffgpdpcc" style="margin: 1em 0pt 0pt 1em; width: 160px; height: 119.216px; float: right;"></a> (via lasb)<a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b11_1196607802" id="e:z6" target="_blank" title="Pedal-powered Buick declared street safe"> <div id="mt1c" style="padding: 1em 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img id="n7lr" src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dfxjqpfd_18dtk7xxhm" style="width: 120px; height: 90px;"> </div> </a> </li> <li id="mxfp"> <a href="http://www.pps.org/info/newsletter/april2008/" id="ug5_" target="_blank" title="Faking Places">Faking Places (Project for Public Spaces April 1st newsletter)<br id="xlmy"> </a> </li> <li id="mxfp" style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=chula+vista+green+building" id="m_9d" title="Chula Vista moves on green building">Chula Vista moves on green building</a> + Councilman Steve Castaneda <a href="http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2008/03/28/opinion/castaneda032808.txt" id="ak18" title="Councilman Steve Castaneda in his own words (vosd)">in his own words</a> (vosd) </li> <li id="mxfp" style="text-align: left;"> SD | <a href="http://www.sandiegometro.com/dbr/index.php?dbrID=2094" id="xxbc" title="Submit entries for ULI SD/TJ smart growth awards by May 1">Submit entries for ULI SD/TJ smart growth awards by May 1</a>. Here's <a href="http://www.ulisd.org/smartgrowth.php" id="ti6." title="the link">the link</a>.<br id="sr66"> </li> </ul> </ul> <ul id="iikm"> <li id="mu7g"> Resources </li> <ul id="vtjk"> <li id="mu7g"> <a href="http://www.governing.com/articles/0804trans.htm" id="rfya" rel="nofollow">Libertarians advocating for highways make no sense (Governing)</a> </li> <li id="mu7g"> Drivers have every reason to support alternative modes . . . & anybody involved in transportation decision-making should be required to spend 20-30% of their days without being allowed to drive <a href="http://www.planetizen.com/node/30539" id="o_br" title="Drivers have every reason to support alternative modes . . . anybody involved in transportation decision-making should be required to spend 20-30% of their days without being allowed to drive (Todd Litman, Planetizen)">(Todd Litman, Planetizen)</a> </li> </ul> </ul> <h2 id="d_ir"> <span id="nidq"><b id="p4yh"><a id="qrfg" name="Collaboration"></a></b><span id="iiob">Collaboration</span></span><span id="zqpu"> (media & politics)</span> </h2> <ul id="o3qd"> <li id="yron"> News </li> <ul id="hq-t"> <li id="yron"> <a href="http://www.sandiegometro.com/2008/apr/40under.php" id="dtfi" title="Nominate someone for SD Metropolitan Mag's 40 under 40 by May 30">Nominate for SD Metropolitan Mag's 40 under 40 by May 30</a> </li> <li id="yron"> Rachel & Colin are famous! <a href="http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/media/San-Diego-Magazine/April-2008/Who-Makes-What-/index.php?previewmode=on" id="enph" rel="nofollow">Who Makes What. . . - San Diego Magazine - April 2008</a> </li> </ul> <li id="yron"> Resources </li> <ul id="gfbx"> <li id="yron"> <a href="http://www.sandiegometro.com/dbr/" id="rkm9" rel="nofollow" title="San Diego Metropolitan Magazine Daily Business Report">San Diego Metropolitan Magazine Daily Business Report</a> </li> <li id="yron"> <a href="http://www.earthweek.com/" id="fgzh" rel="nofollow">Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet: News in Science, Health, Weather, Environment and Nature <div id="r63t" style="padding: 1em 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img id="psme" src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dfxjqpfd_22g3f6hthr" style="width: 320px; height: 162.938px;"> </div> </a> </li> <li id="yron"> <a href="http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2008/03/29/columnists/seth_hettena/93peanut010208.txt" id="p0lr" rel="nofollow">Background on the San Diego Reader (vosd)</a> </li> <li id="yron" style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://platial.com/" id="ocz2" title="Palatial Collaborative / social mapping">Platial collaborative / social mapping</a> </li> <li id="yron" style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/media/San-Diego-Magazine/April-2008/Green-Lights/index.php" id="bjuz" title="San Diego green coverage at the SD Magazine">San Diego green coverage at the SD Magazine</a> </li> <li id="yron" style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://messageboard.tuckermax.com/archive/index.php/t-5342.html" id="ig5e" title="Where to get books for free">Where to get books for free</a><br id="xwn2"> </li> </ul> </ul> <h2 id="sh5p"> <span id="ocm2"><a id="nu03" name="Indigenization"></a>Indigenization</span><a href="http://sdpbb.blogspot.com/2008/04/where-am-i-now-thoughts-on-effect-of.html" id="rdbt"><img id="icit" src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dfxjqpfd_23gqpzwtgj" style="margin: 1em 0pt 0pt 1em; width: 160px; height: 213.333px; float: right;"></a> </h2> <ul id="d-.u"> <li id="xjbk"> Events </li> <ul id="qw0d"> <li id="z6t:"> <a href="http://www.sandiegometro.com/2008/apr/gaming2.php" id="j133" rel="nofollow">Lakeside | Language Summit Brings Tribes To Lakeside - Apr 29 - May 1</a> </li> </ul> <li id="z6t:"> News </li> <ul id="h_8e"> <li id="z6t:"> Oregon | <a href="http://www.baronamuseum.org/archival.html" id="e_83" target="_blank" title="Barona Museum artifacts">Urban Scout's failed year of rewilding: "the only way for rewilding to work meant creating the culture of rewilding"</a> </li> <li id="z6t:"> SD |<a href="http://sdpbb.blogspot.com/2008/04/where-am-i-now-thoughts-on-effect-of.html" id="rdbt"> Thoughts on effect of the gathering (by Colin @ SDPBB)</a><a href="http://www.baronamuseum.org/archival.html" id="e_83" target="_blank" title="Barona Museum artifacts"><img id="j6os" src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dfxjqpfd_15cv64gffh" style="margin: 1em 0pt 0pt 1em; width: 160px; height: 120.381px; float: right;"></a> </li> </ul> <li id="z6t:"> Resources </li> <ul id="jehq" style="text-align: left;"> <li id="z6t:"> <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2008/mar/26/cover/" id="e_83" target="_blank" title="Chivalry is not dead (SD Reader)">Chivalry is not dead (SD Reader)</a> </li> <li id="z6t:"> Track Portland-area indigenization & origin skills - <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/ancestralwaysfeed/about" id="m4ld" title="Be inspired by Portland-area indigenization & origin skills - track Ancestral Ways mailing list in your feed reader">Ancestral Ways feed</a> </li> <li id="z6t:"> <a href="http://www.baronamuseum.org/archival.html" id="gjkh" rel="nofollow">Barona Cultural Center & Museum- treasures, artifacts</a> </li> </ul> </ul> <div id="zp_8" style="text-align: left;"> <h2 id="mzjj"> <span id="f:7j"><a id="l2op" name="SDTJDPH-family_blogs"></a>SDTJDPH-family blogs updated or modified</span> </h2> <ul id="cc-n"> <li id="zgtg"> <a href="http://carfrees.blogspot.com/" id="kwqx" target="_blank" title="CarfreeS">CarfreeS</a> - video slideshow<br id="dicx"> </li> <li id="a7dx"> <a href="http://sdfnl.blogspot.com/" id="g2h0" target="_blank" title="SDFNL">SDFNL</a> - video slideshow, posts<br id="rq4v"> </li> <li id="u.yc"> <a href="Http://sdprim.blogspot.com/" id="m7i4" target="_blank" title="SDPrim">SDPrim</a> - new photos, posts, name</li><li id="u.yc"><a title="SDPBB" href="http://sdpbb.blogspot.com/" id="n-2p">SDPBB</a> - new posts<br id="lkwc"></li> </ul> <br id="zd53"> See <a href="http://del.icio.us/cleath/for:sdtjdph" id="b1jf">my links tagged for:sdtjdph</a> for some of what didn't make it in. Subscribe to this newsletter by <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/sdtjdphwrap" id="bs_l">feed reader</a> or <a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=1763204" id="brye">by email</a>. To share things here, send an email to <font id="gucp"><b id="h.tk">sdtjdph.share</b></font> at <font id="y9rt"><b id="et03">blogger.com</b></font>.<br id="o.l-"> </div>Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-90633456933986890192008-03-27T18:12:00.000-07:002008-03-27T18:20:27.726-07:00The Weekly Share 2008-03-28To share things here, send an email to <span style="font-weight: bold;">sdtjdph.share</span> at <span style="font-weight: bold;">blogger.com</span>, following the format below.<br /><br />(I tried to restrain myself to three items per category this time--but I fudged some, so it's odd--but it's out.)<br /><br /><b>Contents</b><br /><ul><li><a href="#food">Food</a><br /></li><li><a href="#urban">Urban Design</a><br /></li><li><a href="#collab">Collaboration<br /></a></li><li><a href="#ind">Indigenization</a></li><li><a href="#health">Health</a><br /></li></ul>Item types<br /><ul><li>Event, News, Resource</li></ul>Item categories<br /><ul><li>Food, Urban, Collaboration, Indigenization, Health<br /></li></ul>Locations<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/community/profiles/" id="gyj9">Neighborhoods</a> </li></ul><b><a name="food">Food</a></b><br /><ul><li>Events</li><li>News</li><ul><li>Encinitas | News | Food | <a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=Z21nbHNhZWxhYXQxZXYzY3BndmI5ZmpoOWMgc2Rmb29kbm90bGF3bnNAbQ&ctz=America/Los_Angeles" id="ary_">There was a North County FNL Meeting (and there is another coming up)!</a></li><li>UK | News | Food | <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/mar/26/cityfood">'Urban farmers' on Teesside plant the seeds of a food revolution</a></li><li>North County | News | Food | <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080315/news_lz1mc15farm.html">U-T North Edition Op-Ed: Farm and city: Never the twain shall meet?</a><br /></li></ul><li>Resources</li><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Rainbow | Resource | Food | <a href="http://sdedibleplants.blogspot.com/2008/03/primitive-skills-plants-discovered-part.html">Primitive Skills Plants Discovered (Parts 1 & 2)</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span></li></ul><ul><li>Vancouver | Resource | Food | <a href="http://www.richmondfruittree.com/about_us.html">The Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project</a></li><li>Vancouver | Resource | Food | <a href="http://www.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/socialplanning/initiatives/foodpolicy/newsletter/index.htm#Courses">Workshop ideas from food policy newsletter</a><br /></li></ul></ul><b><a name="urban">Urban</a> Design (for a permaculture)</b><br /><ul><li> Events</li><ul><li>SD | Event (not) | Urban (er. Collaboration)| <a href="http://interactives.signonsandiego.com/candidates/">U-T Interactive feature: candidates on the issues</a></li><li>US | Event (not) | Urban (er. Collaboration) | <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/us/politics/18text-obama.html?ei=5087&em=&en=06a539b9d149224f&ex=1205985600&pagewanted=all">Barack Obama's speech on race (NYT)</a></li><li>Balboa Park / US | Event | Urban (er. Collaboration) | <a href="http://sdtjdphevents.blogspot.com/2008/03/fwd-san-diego-planning-for-rainbow.html">San Diego Planning for Rainbow Gathering in Wyoming June / July 2008</a><br /></li></ul><li>News</li><ul><li>Portland | News | Urban | <a href="https://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/carfree_network/2008-03/msg00077.html">Help promote carfree conference with stickers, fliers, posters!</a></li><li>UK | News | Urban | <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/mar/26/travelandtransport.greenbuilding?gusrc=rss&feed=environment">New eco-towns to make it hard going for cars with 15mph limit</a></li><li>LA | News | Urban | <a href="http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/20/celebrating-bimini-place/">Celebrating Bimini Place</a><br /></li></ul><li>Resources</li><ul><li>US | Resource | Urban | <a href="http://floridoogle.googlemashups.com/">Floridoogle: plant pictures & profiles & where to order</a></li><li>LA | Resource | Urban | <a href="http://www.cicle.org/cicle_content/pivot/entry.php?id=19">CICLE: organizer of urban expeditions rides to farms and elsewhere<br /></a></li><li>US | Resource | Urban | <a href="http://planetizen.com/node/30153">Replacing transit with toll-roads</a><br /></li></ul></ul> <b><a name="collab">Collaboration</a> (Media & Politics)</b><br /><ul><li> Events</li><ul><li>Global | Collaboration | Event | <a href="http://www6.earthhourus.org/">Earth Hour Mar 29 8-9pm</a><br /></li><li>Seattle | Collaboration | Event | <a href="http://unmoney.wik.is/">UnMoney Convergence: A conference on money, liberation, and systems change Apr 14-16</a></li><li>Berkeley | Collaboration | Event | <a href="http://8daysofanarchy.org/">Eight Days of Anarchy (passed) Tue Mar 18 - Tue Mar 25</a><br /></li></ul><li> News</li><ul><li>US | Collaboration | News | <a href="http://www.precaution.org/lib/08/ht080327.htm">Rachel's Democracy & Health News #952</a></li><li>Global | Collaboration | News | <a href="http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007919.html">The politics of optimism (Worldchanging)</a></li><li>SD | Collaboration | News | <a href="http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2008/03/10/opinion/baxamusa031008.txt">Stop subsidizing economic doom / evaluate economic impacts of land-use decisions (Voice of San Diego Op-Ed)</a><br /></li></ul><li>Resources</li><ul><li>Global | Resource | Collaboration | <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/home">Eventbrite: useful for hosting fee-based events</a></li><li>Global |Resource | Collaboration | <a href="http://sdfnl.blogspot.com/">Photo & video feeds by topic: combine user submissions from multiple sources. See examples at sdtjdph, sdperm, carfreesd, and sdfnl blog</a><a href="http://sdfnl.blogspot.com/">s</a>.</li><li>Global | Resource | Collaboration | <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/google-for-non-profits.html">Google for nonprofits</a><br /></li></ul></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a name="ind">Indigenization</a></span> <ul><li> Events</li><ul><li>Rancho Pensaquitos | Event | Indigenous | <a href="http://www.sandiegoarchaeology.org/Calendar.htm">Flint Knapping Day Sat Apr 12 10am - 2pm $10-35</a><br /></li><li>LA / Pasadena | Event | Indigenous | <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/scil/msg/592960b814e52758">Sun Apr 20 (leave message for Tom Mills at 626-794-9158)</a></li><li>LA / Venice | Event | Indigenous | <a href="http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/15322">Sun Apr 27 11am-5pm (tentative)</a><br /></li></ul><li>News</li><ul><li>LA | News | Indigenous | <a href="http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/03/07/urban_foraging/">Foraging for lunch on the streets of LA (Weekend America)</a></li><li>Rainbow | News | Indigenous | <a href="http://sdprim.blogspot.com/">There was a primitive skills gathering--anyone want to post pictures / write about the effect?</a><br /></li></ul><li>Resources</li><ul><li>SoCal | Resources | Indigenous | <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/scil">SoCal Indigenous Living</a><br /></li><li>Rainbow | Resource | Indigenous | <a href="http://sdedibleplants.blogspot.com/2008/03/primitive-skills-plants-discovered-part.html">Primitive Skills Plants Discovered (Parts 1 & 2)</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span></li></ul></ul> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a name="health">Health</a></span> <ul><li> Events</li><li> News</li><ul><li>Global | News | Health | <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/health/nutrition/11well.html?ex=1362888000&en=9544c015af7a892c&ei=5088">An enduring measure of fitness: the simple push-up (NYT)</a></li><li>Global / SoCal | News | Health (er. Collaboration) | <a href="http://www.hopedance.org/cms/">HopeDance 67 March / April 2008 - local progressives - birthing - Yunus - Tick - J Todd - TNH</a></li><li>Global | News | Health ? | <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080327/news_1c27curvside.html">Keeling on Global C02 (UT - interview)</a><br /></li></ul><li>Resources</li><ul><li>Global | News | Health | <a href="http://www.thegardenofeatingdiet.com/">The Garden of Eating: a produce-dominated diet & cookbook (i.e., few grains & legumes)<br /></a></li><li>Global | News | Health (er. ?) | <a href="http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier">Winter Soldier</a></li><li>Global | News | Health ? | <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080327/news_1c27curve.html">Keeling on global C02 (UT - story)</a><br /></li></ul></ul>See <a href="http://del.icio.us/cleath/for:sdtjdph">my links tagged for:sdtjdph</a> for some of what didn't make it in.<br />Subscribe to this newsletter by <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/sdtjdphwrap">feed reader</a> or <a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=1763204">by email</a>. Any errors found will be corrected in <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2008/03/weekly-share-2008-03-28.html">the version at sdtjdph</a>.Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-8823041338842812812008-03-14T22:35:00.001-07:002008-03-14T22:54:37.291-07:00The Weekly Share 2008-03-14Our newsletter has a new name: "Weekly Share" (previously "Weekly Wrap")! To share things here, send an email to <span style="font-weight: bold;">sdtjdph.share</span> at <span style="font-weight: bold;">blogger.com</span>, following the format below.<br />You may subscribe to this newsletter by <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/sdtjdphwrap">feed reader</a> or <a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=1763204">by email</a>. Any errors found will be corrected in <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2008/03/weekly-share-2008-03-14.html">the version at sdtjdph</a>.<br /><br /><b>Contents</b><br /><ul><li><a href="#food">Food</a><br /></li><li><a href="#urban">Urban Design (for a permaculture)</a><br /></li><li><a href="#collab">Collaboration (Media & Politics)</a><br /></li></ul>Item types<br /><ul><li>Event, News, Resource</li></ul>Item categories<br /><ul><li>Food, Urban, Collaboration</li></ul>Locations<br /><ul><li><a title="Neighborhoods" href="http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/community/profiles/" id="gyj9">Neighborhoods</a> </li></ul><b><a name="food">Food</a></b><br /><ul><li>Events</li><ul><li>City Heights | Event | Food | <a href="http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/11/18485136.php">Open House @ the City Heights Free Skool : Sun Mar 16 11-3pm</a><br /></li><li>Lemon Grove | Event | Food | <a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=X2NscjZhcmprYnNyamFjcGo2OHEzMmczZGNsaW44dGJnNXBobXVyOCBrbGYxdmFpMzdzYWwzaWY2ZzQ2a2twZWNpc3YyNWQxOEBp&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">Build raised beds at San Miguel Elementary, Wed Mar 19 10am-12pm</a><br /></li><li>Solana Beach | Event | Food | <a title="First North County Food Not Lawns Meeting, Thu March 20 6-8pm" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=Z21nbHNhZWxhYXQxZXYzY3BndmI5ZmpoOWMgc2Rmb29kbm90bGF3bnNAbQ" id="o1vg">First North County Food Not Lawns Meeting, Thu Mar 20 6-8pm</a></li><li>Rainbow | Event | Food | <a title="SD County Primitive Skills Gathering (near Fallbrook), Sat Mar 22-Sun Mar 23" href="http://sdprim.blogspot.com/" id="j2ws">SD County Primitive Skills Gathering (near Fallbrook), Sat Mar 22-Sun Mar 23</a></li><li>Normal Heights | Event | Food | <a title="SD Food Not Lawns General Meeting, Wed., March 12 6-7:30pm" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=Y3RndGw3cTZsbG1jajYzZ3IzczE2NHZnaHNfMjAwODAzMjZUMDEwMDAwWiBzZGZvb2Rub3RsYXduc0Bt&ctz=America/Los_Angeles" id="lhsx">SD Food Not Lawns General Meeting, Tue Mar 25 6-7:30pm (day of week & location changed)<br /></a></li></ul><li>News</li><ul><li>Balboa Park | News | Food | <a title="There was a meeting about food justice and security on Mar 1" href="http://newurbanism.meetup.com/101/calendar/7384666/?from=list" id="ary_">There was a Fantastic Green Get-Together on Mar 8<br /></a></li><li>LA / Lakewood | News | Food | <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/style/tmagazine/16haeg.html">Architect-activist Fritz Haeg encourages homeowners to banish grassy vanity lawns in favor of harvestable gardens (NYT Magazine; flash heavy)</a><a title="CA Food & Justice Feb 08 Newsletter" href="https://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/cfjc/2008-03/msg00000.html" id="f8qu"></a> </li><li>Brooklyn / Midwood | News | Food | <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/garden/13orchyarding.html">Backyards, Beware: An Orchard Wants Your Spot (NYT)</a><a title="Garden teaches students about hard work and the food that they eat" href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080223/news_1cz23seeds.html" id="ainw"></a></li><li>Oxford, PA | News | Food | <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/garden/06garden.html">To Feed the Birds, First Feed the Bugs (NYT)</a></li><li>LA | News | Food | <a href="http://www.schoolgardenweekly.com/2008/03/week-26-starting-tomatoes-from-seed.html">Week 26 - Starting Tomatoes from Seed (School Garden Weekly)<br /></a></li></ul></ul><ul><li>Resources</li><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">LA | Resource | Food | <a href="http://www.fritzhaeg.com/garden/initiatives/edibleestates/main.html"><span style="">Edible Estates</span></a></li><li>Global | Resource | Food | <a href="http://www.avaaz.org/en/biofuel_standards_now/">Avaaz Campaign for Biofuel Standards</a></li><li>LA / Venice | Resource | Food | <a href="http://www.thelearninggarden.org/">The Learning Garden</a></li></ul></ul> <b><a name="urban">Urban</a> Design (for a permaculture)</b><br /><ul><li> Events</li><ul><li><span class="sierrasub">Uptown SD / Hillcrest | Event | Urban | <a href="http://sdtjdphevents.blogspot.com/2008/03/bus-riders-union-rally-and-film-march.html">Bus Riders Union Rally and Film, Thu Mar 20 630pm at the Joyce Beers Center<br /></a></span></li></ul></ul>[It's late--I got the food section done. To get an idea of some of the rest I would add, sort through <a href="http://del.icio.us/cleath/for:sdtjdph">my links tagged for:sdtjdph</a>. If I keep this up, the next newsletter should come out Wednesday or Thursday of next week.]<br /><ul><li>News</li><li>Resources</li></ul> <b><a name="collab">Collaboration</a> (Media & Politics)</b><br /><ul><li> Events</li><li> News</li><li>Resources</li></ul>Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-11563468135114751132008-03-07T17:41:00.000-08:002008-03-14T19:31:02.410-07:00March 7, 2008 Weekly Share - SDTJDPHI'm testing out the idea of creating a weekly newsletter that I post to <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/">SD/TJ Design, Plant, Harvest</a>. The newsletter will have sections that I will email out separately to several email lists. I'll need volunteers to help keep this going by contributing and also to help post if I'm not near a computer that week. I have started a <a href="http://sdtjdphwrap.blogspot.com/">separate blog</a> to be used for contributing to the newsletter and preparing the weekly newsletter. Basically, email your contributions to sdtjdph.share at blogger.com, following the format I've used below. The newsletter has its <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/sdtjdphwrap">own feed</a>, and you also can subscribe to it <a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=1763204">by email</a>. If any errors are discovered after posting, they will be corrected in <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2008/03/march-7-2008-weekly-wrap-sdtjdph.html">the version at SDTJDPH</a>.<br /><br /><b>Contents</b><br /><ul><li><a href="#food">Food</a><br /></li><li><a href="#urban">Urban Design (for a permaculture)</a><br /></li><li><a href="#collab">Collaboration (Media & Politics)</a><br /></li></ul>Item types<br /><ul><li>Event, News, Resource</li></ul>Item categories<br /><ul><li>Food, Urban, Collaboration</li></ul>Locations<br /><ul><li><a title="Neighborhoods" href="http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/community/profiles/" id="gyj9">Neighborhoods</a> </li></ul><b><a name="food">Food</a></b><br /><ul><li>Events</li><ul><li>Balboa Park | Event | Food | <a title="Fantastic Green Get-Together, Saturday, March 8 12-2pm" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=OXJiMDhqYXAycnMzaW5ic3FrY29rYjcxbG8gbjIxZ283N3Jnc3JvYjJ1ZTAxdTM1czlrY2NAZw&ctz=America/Los_Angeles" id="o:nc">Fantastic Green Get-Together, Sat Mar 8 12-2pm</a></li><li>City Heights | Event | Food | <a title="SD Food Not Lawns General Meeting, Wed., March 12 6-7:30pm" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=aW04b21xYTBzMmJiN2FyZzR0NnJuZDg3OTRfMjAwODAzMTNUMDEwMDAwWiBzZGZvb2Rub3RsYXduc0Bt&ctz=America/Los_Angeles" id="lhsx">SD Food Not Lawns General Meeting, Wed Mar 12 6-7:30pm</a></li><li>Solana Beach | Event | Food | <a title="First North County Food Not Lawns Meeting, Thu March 20 6-8pm" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=Z21nbHNhZWxhYXQxZXYzY3BndmI5ZmpoOWMgc2Rmb29kbm90bGF3bnNAbQ" id="o1vg">First North County Food Not Lawns Meeting, Thu Mar 20 6-8pm</a></li><li>Rainbow | Event | Food | <a title="SD County Primitive Skills Gathering (near Fallbrook), Sat Mar 22-Sun Mar 23" href="http://sdprim.blogspot.com/" id="j2ws">SD County Primitive Skills Gathering (near Fallbrook), Sat Mar 22-Sun Mar 23</a><br /> </li></ul><li>News</li><ul><li>Sherman Heights | News | Food | <a title="There was a meeting about food justice and security on Mar 1" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NGIzNjRndWY3cmhhbDYyajg3aHQ3bGY2YjAgc2Rmb29kbm90bGF3bnNAbQ&ctz=America/Los_Angeles" id="ary_">There was a meeting about food justice and security on Mar 1</a></li><li>California | News | Food | <a title="CA Food & Justice Feb 08 Newsletter" href="https://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/cfjc/2008-03/msg00000.html" id="f8qu">CA Food & Justice Feb 08 Newsletter</a> </li><li>Southeastern SD / Skyline | News | Food | <a title="Garden teaches students about hard work and the food that they eat" href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080223/news_1cz23seeds.html" id="ainw">Garden teaches students about hard work and the food that they eat</a></li><li>Portland | News | Food | <a title="The Bike Farmer" href="http://wweek.com/editorial/3415/10403/" id="p_01">The Bike Farmer</a><br /> </li></ul><li>Resources</li><ul><li>SoCal | Resource | Food, PC | <a title="Digital Gardener's Southern California Vegetable Planting Schedule" href="http://www.digitalseed.com/gardener/schedule/vegetable.html" id="vlen">Digital Gardener's Southern California Vegetable Planting Schedule</a> </li><li>Global | Resource | Food, PC | <a title="Eat Bug - Edible insects - or more than you ever wanted to know about eating bugs" href="http://eatbug.com/" id="w8up">Eat Bug - more than you ever wanted to know about eating bugs</a><br /> </li><li>US | Resource | Food | <a title="Food and Water Watch" href="http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/" id="wnpd">Food and Water Watch</a></li><li>US | Resource | Food | <a title="You Grow Girl! blog" href="http://www.yougrowgirl.com/index.php" id="k8tf">You Grow Girl! blog</a></li><li style="text-align: left;">SoCal | Resource | Food, PC | <a title="Farmer Barter Arid Food Book Recipes" href="http://farmerbarter.googlepages.com/foodbook" id="d-20">Farmer Barter Arid Food Book Recipes</a> </li><li style="text-align: left;">SD | Resource | Food | <a title="Mariah's FNL Photos" href="http://mgayler.smugmug.com/gallery/1729402_DXRqE#85426123" id="v.du">Mariah's FNL Photos</a> </li><li style="text-align: left;">LA | Resource | Food, PC | <a title="Taylorist" href="http://taylorist.googlepages.com/" id="f41u">Taylorist (compiler of LAPG Newsletter)</a><br /> </li><li style="text-align: left;">LA | Resource | Food, PC | <a title="LAPG January Newsletter" href="https://www.arashi.com/pipermail/lapg/2008q1/001212.html" id="tmi-">LAPG January Newsletter</a> </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Global | Resource | Food | <a title="Google Environmental Justice" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=environmental+justice&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:es-ES:official&client=firefox-a" id="j:xt">Google Environmental Justice</a><br /> </li><li style="text-align: justify;">US | Resource | Food | <a title="School Garden Weekly Blog" href="http://www.schoolgardenweekly.com/" id="iub2">School Garden Weekly Blog</a><br /> </li><li style="text-align: justify;">SD | Resource | Food | <a title="SDFNL-Core google group" href="http://groups.google.com/group/sdfnl-core/" id="g3t_">SDFNL-Core google group</a></li><li style="text-align: justify;">SD | Resource | Food | <a title="SDFNL Blog" href="http://sdfnl.blogspot.com/" id="wr17">SDFNL Blog</a> </li></ul></ul> <b><a name="urban">Urban</a> Design (for a permaculture)</b><br /><ul><li> Events</li><ul><li><span class="sierrasub">Uptown SD / Hillcrest | Event | Urban | <a href="http://sdtjdphevents.blogspot.com/2008/03/bus-riders-union-rally-and-film-march.html">Bus Riders Union Rally and Film, Thu Mar 20 630pm at the Joyce Beers Center</a></span></li><li><span class="sierrasub">Los Angeles | Event | Urban | <a href="http://www.wilshirecenter.com/earthday/">Section of Wilshire Blvd Carfree for Earth Day, Tue Apr 22<br /></a></span></li><li><span class="sierrasub">SD | Event | Urban | <a title="San Diego River Days May 10 - 18th" href="http://www.sandiegoriver.org/SanDiegoRiverDay.html" id="l12b">San Diego River Days May 10-18 (link is to the page for the 2005 event)</a></span></li></ul><li> News</li><ul><li>LA | News | Urban | <a title="Southern California set the nation on the path to bicycling bliss, then detoured. But smogville could still become a velotopia (Sierra Club Magazine)" href="http://carfreeusa.blogspot.com/2008/03/bikeways-history-and-future.html"><span class="sierrasub">Southern California set the nation on the path to bicycling bliss, then detoured. But smogville could still become a velotopia (Sierra Club Magazine)</span></a></li><li><span class="sierrasub">SD | News | Urban |</span> <a title="'Showers to Flowers' (greywater) Struggles for Foothold (Voice of San Diego)" href="http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2008/03/05/news/02graywater030508.txt" id="himx">'Showers to Flowers' (greywater) Struggles for Foothold (Voice of San Diego)</a> </li><li>SD | News | Urban | <a title="Buddhist monastery adds a solar system to harmonious ways (SDUT)" href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080306-9999-1mc6monast.html" id="bbqo">Buddhist monastery adds a solar system to harmonious ways (SDUT)</a><br /> </li><li><span class="sierrasub">SD | News | Urban | <a title="A Brief History of Planning in San Diego (SDUT)" href="http://planetizen.com/node/29977" id="thlz">A Brief History of Planning in San Diego (SDUT)</a></span></li><li><span class="sierrasub">SD | News | Urban | <a href="http://colinleath.googlepages.com/irc.transportation.coordinator.htm">San Diego IRC hiring Transportation Coordinator</a><br /></span></li></ul><li>Resources</li><ul><li>LA | Resource | Urban | <a title="LA Streetsblog" href="http://la.streetsblog.org/" id="cop0">LA Streetsblog</a><br /> </li><li>SD | Resource | Urban | <a title="Mike Davis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Davis_%28scholar%29" id="cawf">Wikipedia on Mike Davis</a><br /> </li><li>Global | Resource | Urban | <a title="Energy Justice Network" href="http://www.energyjustice.net/" id="k4wb">Energy Justice Network</a> </li><li>Global | Resource | Urban | <a title="Fossil Fools Day" href="http://risingtide.org.uk/node/241" id="oueo">Fossil Fools Day</a> </li><li>London / Global | Resource | Urban | <a title="Plane Stupid - bringing the aviation industry back down to earth!" href="http://www.planestupid.com/" id="lf2s">Plane Stupid - bringing the aviation industry back down to earth!</a> </li><li>Global | Resource | Urban | <a title="Low Fly Zone - Pledge to be free from flying" href="http://lowflyzone.org/" id="osas">Low Fly Zone - Pledge to be free from flying</a><br /> </li><li>NY/NJ/CT | Resource | Urban | <a title="Tri-State Transportation Campaign (the LA Streetsblogger worked on this)" href="http://tstc.org/about.html" id="smuv">Tri-State Transportation Campaign (the LA Streetsblogger worked on this)</a><br /> </li><li>SD | Resource | Urban | <a title="SoCal Peace: SD County (+ SoCal) Coalition for Peaceful Cities" href="http://socalpeace.blogspot.com/" id="udh7">SoCal Peace: SD County (+ SoCal) Coalition for Peaceful Cities</a><br /> </li><li>SD | Resource | Urban | <a title="Carfree SD blog" href="http://carfrees.blogspot.com/" id="z.gv">Carfree SD blog</a> </li></ul></ul> <b><a name="collab">Collaboration</a> (Media & Politics)</b><br /><ul><li> Events</li><li> News</li><ul><li>SD County | Collaboration | News | <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2008/feb/27/cover/">"The Rise and Fall of the Copely Press" (SD Reader)</a></li></ul><li>Resources</li><ul><li>SD | Collaboration | Resource | <a title="Indybay Newswire for San Diego (rss feed link at bottom right)" href="http://www.indybay.org/sandiego/" id="vwms">Indybay Newswire for San Diego (feed link at bottom right)</a><br /> </li><li>SD | Collaboration | Resource | <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/IndybayNeptunOrSanDiego">Indybay SD feed for Rocky Neptun</a></li><li>SD | Collaboration | Resource | <a title="Neptun's posts at Activist San Diego" href="http://www.activistsandiego.org/wwwboard/search.php?search_author=rocky+neptun" id="dsnh">Neptun's posts at Activist San Diego</a><br /> </li><li>SD | Collaboration | Resource | <a title="Floyd Morrow for Mayor" href="http://www.morrowformayor.com/" id="ymxr">Floyd Morrow for Mayor</a> </li><li>SD | Collaboration | Resource | <a title="Eric Bidwell for Mayor" href="http://revolutionarymayor.com/" id="th7t">Eric Bidwell for Mayor</a> </li><li>SD | Collaboration | Resource | <a title="Frye Lights" href="http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd6/" id="i6_o">Frye Lights</a><br /> </li><li>SD | Collaboration | Resource | <a title="Voice of San Diego's "Five Things SD Needs" contributor series" href="http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/columnists/contributing_voices/" id="kn9g">Voice of San Diego's "Five Things SD Needs" contributor series</a><br /> </li></ul></ul>Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-6383853424034872482008-02-28T00:55:00.001-08:002008-04-04T17:06:47.578-07:00The gods of streets renaissance blogging are a little closer to San DiegoWelcome, <a href="http://la.streetsblog.org/">Streetsblog LA</a>. (Thanks to <a href="http://carfreeusa.blogspot.com/2008/02/welcome-streetsblog-la.html">carfreeusa</a>)<br /><br />So how can we get someone in San Diego to write about planning for: <span style="font-weight: bold;">streets as public places, carfree living, carfree transit, and proximity </span>all the time like <a href="http://streetsblog.org/">Streetsblog</a> (NYC) and Damien Newton (LA)?<br /><br />Here's the links for background on Damien and the LA Streetsblog:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/02/27/welcome-to-la-streetsblog/">LA Streetsblog intro post</a></li><li><a href="http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2007/10/opening-post.html">Street Heat intro post</a> (Damien's previous blog)</li> <li>The framing is key, and here's <a href="http://www.nycstreets.org/projects/nycsr/project-home">how the original Streets Renaissance project</a> introduces itself:<br /></li></ul><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote"> Streets are more than just car corridors; they are valuable civic spaces, resources, which must be wisely allocated. The New York City Streets Renaissance Campaign is building the movement to re-imagine our streets as lively public places.</blockquote><div><br />[no mention of "carfree" of course--so I've probably already spoiled this venue. The strategy seems to be: encourage people to re-imagine, re-design, while advocating & providing data for reducing car use and leave it at that.]<br /></div><br />If anyone from <span style="font-style: italic;">WALK</span>SanDiego or <a href="http://sdcbc.org/">SDCBC</a> wants to give this a shot, the SD/TJ Design, Plant, Harvest blog was meant to be a demo space for this kind of discourse, if not the actual thing.<br /><br />Here's a proposal: that someone (<span style="font-style: italic;">WALK</span>SD?) start a pedestrian advocacy email list allowing discussion of streets and an announcement of the kind of <a href="http://www.walksandiego.org/pages/projects.html">walking tours</a> / audits / re-designs that it does.<br /><br />Eventually, we can combine the efforts of WALKSD, SDCBC, and other groups such as <a href="http://sdfoodnotlawns.com/">SD Food Not Lawns</a> which seek to transform our public spaces to be more life-enhancing, and come up with complete street redesigns and reconstructions. We can tear up the middle of vastly overpaved streets such as <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&near=San+Diego,+CA&msa=0&msid=108335606822754001090.000442269f85f3d34a321&ll=32.742569,-117.076997&spn=0.000929,0.001392&t=h&z=19">Streamview Dr</a> (just one example of many), plant orchards and gardens, bike lanes, crosswalks, water-harvesting curb cuts, traffic-calming curb-extensions, and so on.<br /><br />Does that sound like fun? We could continue this conversation at <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/">sdtjdph</a>. <a href="http://sdcityrepair.blogspot.com/">SDCityRepair</a> is another possibility-- I'd love it if someone with a bit more savvy and leadership experience would take this up.<br /><br />We'll figure this out eventually!Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-80724634758922713592008-02-16T13:40:00.000-08:002008-03-06T07:17:17.964-08:00Videos, Photos, & Links tagged 'sdtjdph'<span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="#videos">Videos</a> <a name="mytop">|</a> <a href="#photos">Photos</a> | <a href="#links">Links</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a name="links">Links</a> tagged 'for:sdtjdph' at <a href="http://del.icio.us">del.icio.us</a><br /></span><script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/LinksForSdtjdph?format=sigpro" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript><p>Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/LinksForSdtjdph"></a><br/>Powered by FeedBurner</p> </noscript><a href="#mytop">top</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a name="videos">Videos</a> in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/group/sdtjdph">the sdtjdph group at YouTube</a></span><br>It's not perfect--not all of the videos in the group are displayed below. You can also tag the videos you upload with 'sdtjdph'. Wait 12+ hours for newly-tagged videos to appear in the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sdtjdph&search=tag">search results</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/YoutubeTag/Sdtjdph">feed</a>.<script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/sdtjdphAtYouTube?format=sigpro" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript><p>Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/YoutubeTag/Sdtjdph"></a><br/>Powered by FeedBurner</p> </noscript><a href="#mytop">top</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a name="photos">Photos</a> tagged 'sdtjdph' at <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/">Picasa</a><br /></span><script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/sdtjdphPhotos?format=sigpro" type="text/javascript" ></script><noscript><p>Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/sdtjdphPhotos"></a><br/>Powered by FeedBurner</p> </noscript> <a href="#mytop">top</a><br /><br />Just exploring what is possible!<br /><br />We can probably merge feeds from multiple sources--which content-sharing sites do you like best? <br /><br />If you start tagging things so they show up here, add other tags too--such as 'sdfoodnotlawns' or a tag unique to your organization--so we can sort things out later.<br /><br />If you have a whole album of photos related to an event, consider tagging only one 'sdtjdph', and caption it with the name of the event.<br /><br />This post was inspired by <a href="http://www.streetsblog.org/contribute/">Streetsblog</a>.Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10831769705214935654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-10909419284073487822008-02-06T13:04:00.000-08:002008-02-06T16:51:31.077-08:00Allow me to introduce myself...I am a Landscape Architect with varied interests that include effective transit, design of all sorts, environmental issues, livable communities and green living to name a few <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02479335618271945746"> (my profile)</a>. About 9 months ago I began a blog which chronicled my attempt at going without a car in San Diego <a href="http://car-lessinsandiego.blogspot.com/">(my blog)</a> and Colin Leath happened to come across this back in December. Colin is part of a <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfreesd/">carfree yahoo group</a> which I have since joined and frequently post to. <br /><br />One of the most significant topics that I intend to blog about is public transit and mobility in the region. Effective public transit is something I am passionate about as it goes hand in hand with lower carbon footprints, freedom from big oil, financial freedom, cultural interaction and freedom of mobility. <br /><br />Here in San Diego we have some good things working for us but we really are behind the curve when it comes to public transit and land use planning. A city with effective transit policy will no longer embrace the automobile like we do but rather develop a transit forward approach to planning. It is inevitable that a society will move toward mass transit as a long term solution to mobility. What remaining land we have is too precious for wider roads and more parking. I could go on and on about how bad the automobile is and how great transit is but I will leave it at that.<br /><br />Eventually people will decide to ditch their cars (GASP!), and some already have for a number of reasons. They may live close enough to work/school or possibly transit trip times or routes have improved. Some people are "captive" riders and cannot drive or afford a car. <br /><br />When people decide to give up their cars there is this revolutionary and relatively new concept of carsharing that can fill the void of not owning a car. Essentially you become a member and reserve cars near you by the hour. The rates are extremely affordable, about $9 per hour here. Flexcar was established in San Diego several years ago and they had vehicles in many neighborhoods from downtown through metro San Diego and at UCSD. You may have heard that Flexcar was recently acquired by <a href="http://www.zipcar.com">Zipcar</a>; this brings some good and some bad. <br /><br />Zipcar has a fantastic user-friendly website and the same can be said for their phone reservation system. They also offer a great lineup of car models in certain metros. In San Francisco, for example, they have everything from Honda Civic Hybrids to BMW 3 series vehicles. When you are a member you can use their cars nation wide. Zipcar recently decided that in southern California they are going to focus their fleets on campuses. This is bad news for those who live downtown or in the metro area but should be good news to me as I live near SDSU and work near UCSD. The only problem is that SDSU has not welcomed Zipcar to their campus. <br /><br />This week I sent an email to President Weber of SDSU, below is an excerpt from that letter.<br /><br />"The recent addition of the trolley line was a significant boost for those who prefer not to drive their cars to campus for environmental, economic or reasons of convenience. Those who decide to not bring their cars on campus or those who are not vehicle owners would benefit greatly by having more options for mobility. You are probably familiar with the concept of carsharing, a system whereby people reserve vehicles for by-the-hour use. When carsharing vehicles enter communities parking demand is reduced, privately owned vehicles become less necessary and result in reduced traffic congestion. In this new era of environmental awareness this concept has been a growing part of the overall transportation network in cities and on campuses.<br /><br />Zipcar is an established national carsharing company and its regional focus is on providing carsharing opportunities for campuses in southern California. I do not work for or represent Zipcar. I am simply a proponent of carsharing and am a resident of the college area. It is my understanding that Zipcar does not have any contacts at SDSU who have expressed any interest in partnership opportunities. I would ask that you consider the benefits of a carsharing program on the SDSU campus and pass this information to other decision makers on campus."<br /><br />If anyone has contacts at SDSU please feel free to pass this along or to put me in contact.<br /><br />This post has become quite lengthy and it is my intent to keep future posts more brief. Let me know what you think of the style and content.<br /><br />Don’t forget to visit the maps and calendar here. They are great tools for staying connected to our community.Carfree in San Diegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479335618271945746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-81802781525447924562008-02-01T14:58:00.000-08:002008-02-20T05:01:56.059-08:00Visions of the Future: about the 1/31 Foundation for Change gathering[This was written for the <a href="http://foundation4change.org/">foundation4change</a> <a href="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/boyingtonb/vpost?id=2439791">discussion board</a>.]<br /><br />John, thanks for hosting <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Salon Pro Cambio</span> last night.<br /><br />For those who weren't there, these questions were handed out at the gathering:<br /><blockquote><ul><li>Imagine two people living in San Diego 25 years from now. One of them says, "I can't believe the world was like that 25 years ago." What are they talking about?</li><li>Which presidential candidate, if elected, would bring about the greatest change for good in the world? What change do you hope that will be?</li><li>Which candidate would bring about the greatest change for the bad if elected? What change do you fear that will be?</li><li>When was the first time you crossed the U.S.-Mexico border? When was the last time you crossed the border? What do you <span style="font-style: italic;">feel</span> when you cross the border?</li><li>Do you consider yourself part of a movement? If so, which one? What is a social "movement" anyway? How can you know one when you see one?</li></ul></blockquote>Marnie and I did get around to addressing the first question.<br /><br />I had already done something similar to this for the <a href="http://www.carbusters.org/magazine/index.php?issue=23&go=intro">Car Busters Post-Petroleum Writing Contest of 2005</a>: "<a href="http://purl.oclc.org/net/cfu/Members/colin/nochange/">Some things don't change at all</a><a href="http://purl.oclc.org/net/cfu/Members/colin/nochange/">.</a>"<br /><br />The main idea from that I'd carry forward to this conversation is:<br /><br />"I can't believe that people 25 years ago didn't live and work in the same neighborhood--I can't believe they used cars (or even public transit) as part of their daily lives."<br /><br />(I believe that community land trusts--which do involve waiting lists and exclusion of people that way--are a part of this vision, as a way to remove land from being (1) seen as investment income and (2) a slave to "highest and best use". Could cities become composed entirely of community land trusts?).<br /><br />There are increasing numbers of people outside the carfree movement who are coming to believe that carfree living is a central solution to many environmental and social problems. As only a few examples of new(er)comers to this focus, we have:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007800.html">My Other Car is a Bright Green City</a></li><li>The Masdar Initiative: <a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/08/11/video-first-car-free-city-coming-2009/">video at AutoblogGreen</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=masdar">google</a>, <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2007/12/links_24.html#masdar">more</a> </li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_E._Arth">Michael E. Arth</a>, <a href="http://michaelearth.com/herc_IX.htm">New Pedestrianism</a> [1999]<a href="http://michaelearth.com/herc_IX.htm"><br /></a></li><li><a href="http://walkscore.com/">Walkscore.com</a></li><li><a href="http://cityrepair.org/">City Repair</a> [<span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> new--1996], and <a href="http://depave.org/">The Depave project of City Repair</a></li><li>And many others <a href="http://worldcarfree.net/">worldwide</a>--[here are some of the American-initiated projects: <a href="http://www.culturechange.org/apm_page.htm">APM</a>: 1990, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=ecocity+berkeley">EcoCity Berkeley</a>: pre-1987, <a href="http://carfree.com/">Carfree.com</a>: 1996, <a href="http://carbusters.org/">Carbusters</a>: 1998]<br /></li></ul>I think where the foundation for change discussion is headed though is: "I can't believe there was a border 25 years ago", along the lines of the vision of the <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/wiki/index.php/O.R.G.A.N.I.C._Collective">Organic Collective</a> and <a href="http://deletetheborder.org/">Delete the Border</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">As for the questions on presidential politics</span>, how about this:<br /><br />"I can't believe that 25 years ago some people still thought US presidential politics mattered."<br /><br />Although, more realistically, I would look for reforms such as those called for by George Monbiot in <span style="font-style: italic;">Manifesto for a New World Order</span> (<a href="http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2007/04/24/no-more-ventriloquists/">a world parliament</a>, for one) and by <a href="http://michaelearth.com/herc_I.htm">Michael E. Arth</a>.<br /><br />I found something in <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/">Yes! magazine</a> (Winter 07-08) to be encouraging:<blockquote>"The leadership of ordinary people" is what is needed now.</blockquote>and<blockquote>"The best antidote to the fear, helplessness, and isolation that drives people into apathy is community and joy." Gelder, Pibel. 19.<br /></blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">Regarding the border</span>, I haven't crossed it for a while. But I recently was in the <a href="http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=457">Pine Creek Wilderness</a> (PCW) for a week. And many border crossers pass through there. I've been eating some cans of chipotle tuna some of them left behind. PCW is a very interesting place--it contains one of the few wilderness pedestrian trail networks in the US that is used primarily for making a living rather than for recreation, and it is perhaps the future location of a section of an historic continental migration trail.<br /><br />I'd love to cross the border in the wilderness, or by walking through the spaces in the pylons on the beach, and not go where all the cars go through and where pedestrians are funneled like cattle.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">As for movements</span>, I consider myself part of the carfree movement. I have followed this movement to where it has led me--to learning about <a href="http://purl.oclc.org/net/cfu/Members/colin/today/">Buddhism and meditation</a>, among other things, and to wanting to help people to make their neighborhoods <a href="http://sdcityrepair.blogspot.com/2008/01/meeting-sunday-feb-3-10-11am-mystic.html">places worth staying in</a>. I think movements just have individuals who self-identify as being part of a movement. And it was a significant moment when I went from non-identification to identification with the movement (see <a href="http://purl.oclc.org/net/cfu/Members/portal_administrator/aboutcfu/">the bottom of this page</a>). Please note I aim to be open to moving beyond/ transcending all my earlier statements and identifications.<br /><br />--------<br /><br />Near the end of the gathering, Zach put the question in the air of whether the mixer should be more or less formal in the future. Here's some ideas.<br /><br /><b>Next time, perhaps have a go-around for each attendee</b> who wants to to briefly share a vision or a project.<br /><br />If it's a huge group, a volunteer can time things and tell people when some interval has passed -- 15 or 30 seconds or whatever amount of time seems reasonable.<br /><br />If people have trouble speaking, or even if they don't, they could first pair up with a partner they haven't talked to and share in small groups. Later, people could share what they heard from their partner, as above (this makes us practice listening).<br /><br /><span>Two more personal notes:</span><br /><ul><li>"Salon" and "Mixer" seem a bit too snooty for me, but I suppose it fits with the Urban Solace vibe, and the need of the foundation to bring in donors--not just to be a gathering place for eccentric activists.</li><li>I didn't get around to meet everyone. I didn't feel a great need to get around and network with every person. A go-around would have helped me at least get a message out and hear messages I wouldn't otherwise get. Maybe in the future I will focus more on getting the word out about the things I work on.</li></ul>Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-44151061439886604162008-01-29T11:38:00.000-08:002008-02-05T16:08:00.384-08:00Geographic information about the San Diego / Tijuana regionHere are data sources, some of which could be good to include in our <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2007/12/map-channels.html">map channels map</a>.<br /><br />Note that many of the <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/search/label/maps">map stubs</a> I've already created point to the as yet un-<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=kml">KML</a>-ified data source inspiring the stub.<br /><br />2008-02-05<a href="http://www.sdnhm.org/ge_files/GE_atlas.html"><br /></a><ul><li><a href="http://www.sdnhm.org/ge_files/GE_atlas.html">San Diego County Plant and Bird Atlas in Google Earth</a><br /></li></ul>2008-02-04<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/community/profiles/">City of San Diego Community Profiles</a></li><li><a href="http://www2.sdcounty.ca.gov/hhsa/DocSearchResults.asp?DocumentTypeID=5">Community Health Atlas for the South Region, and other atlases for the region</a> -- search for "atlas" or scroll down.<br /></li></ul><br />2008-02-02<br /><br />An example of what could be done for SD:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://cyclinginboulder.blogspot.com/">Cycling in Boulder</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://maps.google.com/ig/directory?synd=mpl&pid=mpl&features=sharedmap%2Cgeofeed&backlink=http%3A%2F%2Fmaps.google.com%2Fmaps%2Fmm%3Fie%3DUTF8%26hl%3Den%26ll%3D32.760641%2C-117.061211%26spn%3D0.007579%2C0.011373%26z%3D16%26om%3D0&hl=en&gl=us&num=24&url=http://cyclinginboulder.googlepages.com/MappletBoulderBikePaths.xml&output=html">Boulder Bike Paths</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=http%3A%2F%2Fcyclinginboulder.googlepages.com%2FCyclingInBoulderComposite.kmz&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=40.000695,-105.264633&spn=0.114667,0.32135&z=12">Boulder Bike Path Composite Map</a></li></ul>2008-01-31<br /><ul><li><a href="http://earth.google.com/outreach/tutorial_spreadsheet.html">A tutorial on creating or maintaining a collection of geographic data using a spreadsheet.</a> I found this by searching for <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=kml%20spreadsheet">kml+spreadsheet</a>.</li></ul>2008-01-30<br /><ul><li>Calendars can be mapped to the area they are most relevant to. The same could be done for links to organizations. There could be a "blog of things to be mapped". Items could be tagged for the map they should appear on, and geocoded in some way--point, polygon, or line. The events calendar on the site could eventually become a map of calendars. As it is, the calendar focuses on east-central SD County. </li><li><a href="http://sdcrn.org/discover/geography.html">Conservation Regional Map and Members</a></li><li>Wilderness4all ("<span class="style6">Dedicated to education, exploration and advocacy for wild rivers and wild lands in the San Diego region</span>": <a href="http://www.thecomputersmith.com/wilderness4all/WildMaps.htm">Maps of San Diego Region Proposals</a> </li></ul>2008-01-29<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.midcitycan.org/pages/atlas.html">Mid-City Community Health Atlas</a> -- It has the motor vehicle fatalities and injuries for the county--(see part #2).</li><li><a href="http://therevolution.us/groups/san-diego/free-wifi/library">Map of San Diego Public Libraries - All Branches Have Free WIFI</a></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Map of motor vehicle-free</span> (usually pedestrian- and bicycle-only) <span style="font-weight: bold;">transportation routes in San Diego</span>. This includes the footbridges near Balboa Park as well as the short street-connecting staircases and walks in Rolando, and all the other trails. From reading the <a href="http://www.ridelink.org/Commuter_Services/Biking/RideLink-SurvivetheDrive-CommuterServices-BikeMaps.asp">San Diego County Bicycle Map</a>, it sounds like this data may already exist in a GIS system. Philip J. Erdelsky has a collection of these--his <a href="http://www.efgh.com/bike/redroute.htm">red routes</a>. He also has a collection of <a href="http://www.efgh.com/bike/routes.htm">other bicycle routes</a>, as well as <a href="http://www.efghmaps.com/SAN_DIEGO/index.html">free topographic maps</a> of San Diego County. Caution--each of these maps may be about 4MB. He even has a page containing <a href="http://www.efgh.com/maps/">maps of his hikes and San Diego Neighborhoods</a>. He has a page on <a href="http://efgh.com/np/index.html">North Park</a>.</li><li>Reading Erdelsky's site reminded me of <a href="http://www.dankat.com/dankat/dankat.htm">Christopher E. Brennen</a>--whose <a href="http://www.dankat.com/socal/content.htm">Anza-Borrego canyoneering trips</a>, at least, are in San Diego County.</li></ul>I'll update this page in the same manner as I do my <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2008/01/calendars-of-san-diego-tijuana.html">calendar</a> and <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2007/12/links_24.html">links</a> pages, and mention in my future, less frequent posts if I've updated these pages.Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-36405712973565869522008-01-29T11:17:00.000-08:002008-03-07T16:05:15.185-08:00Calendars of San Diego / Tijuana organizations which care for the commonsCalendars prefaced by an '<span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span>' are not yet <a href="http://calendar.google.com/">Google</a>- or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICalendar">iCal</a>-ified -- they cannot easily be imported and republished; we plan to help these sites iCalify.<br /><br />To add to this list, post a comment, or if you are a contributor, create a post and label it "calendars".<br /><br />Many calendars can be found using the <a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/gallery">Google calendar search</a>.<br /><br />2008-03-07<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.sdgreenparty.org/event">San Diego Green Party</a> (I haven't been able to get this to import to google calendar)<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=rsn8vjih2qbukfi382fj3h8btu513ekb%40import.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">SD Solar Cooking Club</a><br /></li></ul>2008-02-27<a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=n5aj2n9hjkq81iveg4cjk36fos%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles"><br /></a><ul><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=gggucsd%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">Greeks Gone Green (GGG) events</a>. And here's their <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/GGGUCSD">main page</a>.</li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=n5aj2n9hjkq81iveg4cjk36fos%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">Greeks Gone Green (GGG) Calendar of UCSD Eco-Events</a>.</li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=04g4emed75q3aijor5dku8g9mo%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">GGG External San Diego Eco-Events</a> -- "Events all around San Diego that are sustainable!"</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span> The Solana Center for Environmental Innovation <a href="http://www.solanacenter.org/1events.html">Events</a> &<a href="http://www.solanacenter.org/1events.html"> Composting Workshops</a><br /></li></ul>2008-02-15<a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=gsho5ap7c8cvsv15t97em440jc%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles"><br /></a><ul><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=gsho5ap7c8cvsv15t97em440jc%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">Friends Center Peace Garden / Gardeners4Peace</a></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span> <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2007/12/links_24.html#tjtrips">Tijuana Trips</a> -- I've put the foundation4change trips in the sdtjdph calendar, but otherwise, this is an X.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span> <a href="http://uspclub.ucsd.edu/events%20sub.html">UCSD Urban Studies and Planning Club<br /></a></li></ul>2008-02-05<br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span> <a href="http://www.mastergardenerssandiego.org/Calendar.php">SD Master Gardeners</a></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span> <a href="http://www.sdhortsoc.org/special-events.htm">SD Horticultural Society</a></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span> <a href="http://www.sdnhm.org/canyoneers/calendar.html">Canyoneers Nature Walks</a></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span> <a href="http://www.streamopolis.com/calendar">The Garden Compass</a> (seems to be mostly Los Angeles -- <a href="http://www.gardencompass.com/">gardencompass.com</a>)<br /></li></ul><br />2008-02-02<br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span> <a href="http://www.walksandiego.org/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">WALK</span>SanDiego</a></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span> <a href="http://sdcbc.org/events.htm">SD County Bicycle Coalition</a></li><li><a href="http://collegeneighborhoods.com/calendar.htm">College Area Neighborhoods</a><br /></li></ul>2008-02-01<a href="http://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=61"><br /></a><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span>? <a href="http://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=61">SD Indymedia Calendar</a> I'm not sure how easily the calendar can be subscribed to.<a href="http://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=61"><br /></a></li></ul>2008-01-30<br /><ul><li><a href="http://foodcalendar.org/">FoodCalendar.org</a><br /></li></ul>2008-01-29<br /><br />Some of the following came from a google calendar search for "<a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/gallery?q=san+diego+garden">san diego garden</a>", and "<a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/gallery?q=san+diego+food">san diego food</a>" I think.<br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span> <a href="http://sdeln.org/">SD Environmental Leadership Network</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c0ko16at02jnttpviogkhh6des%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">San Diego City Repair</a></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X </span><a href="http://www.activistsandiego.org/calendars.html">Activist San Diego</a> </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span> <a href="http://sandiegoriver.org/calendar.html">San Diego River Park Foundation</a></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span> <a href="http://foundation4change.org/news-calendar.php">SD Foundation for Change</a> -- this is <a href="http://my.calendars.net/sdfccalendar/">an iCal calendar</a>, I believe, but Google says it cannot be indexed.</li><li>Marty's Southern California <a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=o48nhqac17aq5teni8sjl2korc%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">Events Calendar</a> -- farmers' markets, Talmadge/Kensington community meetings, and he tipped me off to a great-sounding foundation for change event <a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=cWg3MmllMWx0aWhudTBvYzExZDUzbWUxN3Mgc2R0amRwaEBt&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">this Thursday</a>. Here's <a href="http://www.samguillen.com/home.asp">where the calendar is displayed</a>, and Marty Anthony Frank's <a href="http://martyfrankartwork.com/">art blog</a>.<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span> <a href="http://www.cnpssd.org/">SD's chapter of the California Native Plant Society</a></li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=m6jmnplo122c8bi3t2tld60uaflrggma%40import.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">Revolutionary Events</a> -- by Eric Bidwell of <a href="http://therevolution.us/">therevoltion.us</a> (IneffableOne-- <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ineffableone">myspace</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/berevolutionary/">flickr</a>). He's using <a href="http://icalx.com/">iCalx</a>, a non-google way to have a public iCal.</li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=matthew1904%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">Spring Break Forever!</a> by Matthew Miranda. Has Food Not Bombs, Vegan Dinner, Che Cafe meetings. I have no idea how accurate these calendars are.</li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=rbp270%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">Surfrider Foundation San Diego County Chapter</a></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span>? <a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=usgbc-sd.org_ml7n92g0g9f2osojt262tje98g%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">US Green Building Council, San Diego Chapter</a>. This appears to no longer be updated with the events at <a href="http://www.usgbc-sd.org/calendar.php">their website calendar</a>.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span>? <a href="http://www.energycenter.org/ContentPage.asp?ContentID=50&SectionID=&DateVal=&CalChoice=&PageView=List">California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=0sboes6odvirj87hbr7hmtrnq0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">North Park Community Meetings & Events</a></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">X</span> The various <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=san+diego+rotaract">Rotoract</a> clubs have events calendars, but I don't see any one with a current iCal version. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=mission+valley+rotoract">Mission Valley</a>, <a href="http://www.sandiegorotaract.org/">Downtown</a>, <a href="http://rotaract.ucsd.edu/">UCSD</a>, <a href="http://ncsdrotaract.org/calendar.htm">North County</a>. What caught my eye is that they have organized cross-border service projects.<br /></li></ul>2008-01-28<br /><br />The following calendars had been added to the <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2007/12/calendar.html">main sdtjdph events calendar</a> prior to the creation of this post. Some may now have been removed.<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=sdtjdph%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">SD/TJ Design, Plant, Harvest</a> - the catchall, 'any one can publish events here' calendar containing events mentioned in or related to the mission of this site.<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=sdfoodnotlawns%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">San Diego Food Not Lawns</a></li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=n21go77rgsrob2ue01u35s9kcc%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">SD Food Not Lawns Related Events</a> -- contains events republished by Mariah from some of the calendars listed below.<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=klf1vai37sal3if6g46kkpecisv25d18%40import.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">SD Community Farms and Gardens Meetup Group</a> (Community Farms and Gardens has a <a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=communityfarmsandgardens%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">calendar</a> which I added and then removed because I think CFG / Julie Osborne may publish events in this meetup calendar instead.)<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=vhegr5i7kdbcfar78h4714bfauhv7umt%40import.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">The San Diego Sustainable Development Meetup Group</a></li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=sn9iv7p04jiec3mg3m3bt2necnmj8q7v%40import.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">San Diegans Who Care about the Environment Meetup Group</a></li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=m3kcic3hmp4cio77ignnp4omm4%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">San Diego Ecovillage</a></li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=sdcss.org%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">SD Cactus and Succulent Society Calendar</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=sv51lcrh3bd285qjelslr66ud8%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">Free Tuesdays at San Diego's Balboa Park Museums</a> -- admission may be limited to San Diego City and County residents with photo identification (but I have not seen them check). </li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=abbm4gomte0jsipm7ske95of5g%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">Balboa Park Tours</a> </li></ul>Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-22462494587956557122008-01-29T08:07:00.000-08:002008-01-29T13:15:01.109-08:00About the nameThe following is reprinted from <a href="http://yailuminado.blogspot.com/2007/12/hypnogourd-meta-mind.html">a post</a> on my personal blog. The name of this site is open to change-- "SD/TJ Design, Plant, Harvest" is not at all simple to tell to someone and have them remember. Below is some of my reasoning.<br /><blockquote>I think what is happening with the blog is <blockquote><p><strong>the creation of a public space</strong>. It is meant to be a page where people meet, collaborate, and are able to go their separate ways, but they are all benefited by sharing a space with many others with different foci, yet a similar underlying goal.</p></blockquote><p>"Design, Plant, Harvest" references the three things I at least sometimes neglect. Am I just "planting" (doing, doing, quick intuition, mindless fiddling), neglecting to design? Am I just designing (thinking, dreaming, hesitating in indecision), neglecting to plant? And have I planted, but never harvest--?</p><p>"Design", influenced by permaculture's emphasis on design, was the title briefly.</p><p>And I do want the blog to have more than just gardening info, but value having consideration of all the rest (land, water, energy use) rooted in the organic gardening, permaculture design metaphor.</p><p>But maybe all that will be left behind and the site will go in directions I don't forsee.</p><p>Maybe it will be no more than a demo that inspires some other project.</p><p>So, now is a time to stop and design what I'm doing--the aesthetics of working with the computer--what kind of experience do I want to harvest here, to help <strong>our</strong> mind, body have?</p></blockquote>Today I discovered SD Foundation for Change's "<a href="http://foundation4change.org/about-organization.php">Plant, Water, Nurture</a>" statement about what they do. That pushed me to get around to publishing this little statement about the name SDTJDPH, as I had been meaning to do.Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-54749826889075932582008-01-28T16:15:00.000-08:002008-02-29T10:05:08.112-08:00Changelog<p>Technical and design changes to the site (at least some of them) are listed here. And also:<br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Unresolved Issues</span> (though maybe we'll put this on its own page):</p><ul><li>The <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2007/12/calendar.html">events calendar</a> and the <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2007/12/map-channels.html">map channels</a> involve editorial decisions about what content appears there. As mentioned in <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2008/01/operating-procedure.html">Operating Procedure</a>, it could be best to keep the site itself fairly content-neutral (with only the check, "are they caring for the commons? Is there a way they could be seen as caring for the commons?"), while enabling contributors to share their different perspectives. As it is now, the calendar is focused on east-central San Diego. Map channels is less of a problem, it is just waiting for more content. In the future, the events calendar page could simply point to a list (or to a map) of calendars, and individual contributors can compile and share the calendars most of interest to them or to their neighborhoods.<br /></li></ul><p style="font-weight: bold;">Changelog<br /></p><p>2008-02-29</p><ul><li>Made the mapchannels map default to slideshow & terrain view, and set the sidebar to be initially collapsed.<br /></li></ul><p>2008-02-07 </p><ul><li>Made authors' names appear at the top of each of their posts, linked to their profiles. The name at the bottom also links to the profile now. If you change your display name, the link will be broken. Let me know if you change your name. If you haven't yet posted, the link will also be broken until I add you to the list in the script.<br /></li></ul><p>2008-01-28</p><ul><li>Modified the border images to correspond to changing the template's width. </li></ul><p>2007-12-20</p><ul><li>Changed template width so that larger maps could be displayed. The relevant numbers are: 740 -> 950px & 485 -> 695 px</li></ul>Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10831769705214935654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-22697387519714936202008-01-27T10:09:00.000-08:002008-01-27T10:15:13.408-08:00Welcome from the SD River ParkHi everyone, just wanted to introduce myself and our efforts to create the San Diego River Park. Not only are we trying to create a healthy river system but a place that is also designed for people with a variety of different experiences and opportunities to learn about the river, our history, and have some healthy fun, too!<br /><br />Included in the vision is to establish and support community gardens. We want native plant gardens, food producing gardens and gardens with non-invasive ornamental plants. We think gardens are a great way to introduce people to nature!<br /><br />Anyways, that is a short introduction of our efforts to establish this 52 mile long park system. If you would like to know more, just let me know.San Diego Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323561443358273239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-77058228802762959132008-01-26T12:24:00.000-08:002008-01-26T12:33:42.551-08:00City Repair site map + links updatedI created a new map, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&gl=us&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=108335606822754001090.000444a5969ba6aff798f">San Diego City Repair Sites</a> (see the <a href="http://sdcityrepair.blogspot.com/">related blog/email announcement list</a>), added it to the map channels page, and updated my <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/search/label/links">links</a>.Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934017276375280478.post-30159894558331023642008-01-21T07:59:00.001-08:002008-01-21T10:24:21.160-08:00Looking forward/looking back, for the week<span style="font-size:130%;">On encouraging posting here</span><br /><br />I'm uncertain whether to post here or to my personal garden blog.<br /><br />We do need a group (representative of the kinds of organizations and individuals we'd like to post here) to establish some sort of example for those who would post here.<br /><br />I'm concerned about at least two things here in my posts: (1) This could be seen as one guy's odd project unless we get some other posters; (2) By not posting, this site could be seen as dead or as too formal / unusual for new posters to post at.<br /><br />To help overcome those barriers, I want to encourage anyone who reads this or who has already become a contributor to post to this blog or the free-for-all blog.<br /><br />I will also be inviting new contributors from those who were at the meeting this Sunday:<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=ian+miller+vmix"><br /></a><ul><li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=ian+miller+vmix">Ian Miller</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.sanddragon.blogspot.com/">Debbie</a></li></ul><span style="font-size:130%;">About the future of this blog</span><br /><br />Ian posted <a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhdfvkbw_11g574k7d5&invite=dcg8hc4">some of the notes</a> from our meeting yesterday. Main outcomes of the meeting may be the following: a statement of guiding goals, and plans for two future meetings.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Guiding goals<br /></span><br />Here, from the meeting notes:<br /><blockquote><ul><ul><li>goals / purpose<br /></li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>place where organizations go to get their events publicized</li><li>individuals can find events in their community of the greatest interest to them</li></ul></ul></ul><ul><li>ease of use is a priority</li><li>offer multilingual ability</li><li>seek to integrate diverse perspectives in the region</li></ul></blockquote>Here from what I wrote down:<br /><blockquote><ul><li>To become the place where organizations/individuals go to get their events publicized.</li><li>To become the place where individuals can find events of most interest to them.</li><li>To seek and cultivate contributors who can help the project present a more complete and helpful view of the region. (This was the wording I could not remember from an <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2008/01/addressing-neglect-of-tj-on-this-blog.html">earlier post</a>).<br /></li></ul></blockquote>We were focusing primarily on calendar integration. We also addressed, blogging, mapping, and the use of Wikis to create knowledge base applications--such as tree-pruning tips or local gardening knowledge.<br /><br />We also mentioned the possibility for publishing on paper: versions of the internet documents created collaboratively (e.g., and agenda view of the upcoming calendar); and to market the collaborative technology we create (e.g, cards in cafes, mentions in the SD Reader).<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Upcoming meetings / in-person collaboration:</span><br /><ol><li>Ian planned to come up with a demonstration of some of the ideas he mentioned during the meeting. I think these include ideas about the wikis and about the calendaring.</li><li>Probably after that, we'll arrange a meeting to help contributors learn to use the mapping, blogging, calendaring, wiki, etc. features we decide will be a part of our collaborative project.</li></ol>At both of these meetings we hope to have a projector so we can display the technology we're talking about.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />More on the meeting</span><br /><br />Some concerns:<br /><ul><li>Should we try to dialogue with more existing organizations about what we hope to do? <a href="http://www.activistsandiego.org/">Activist San Diego</a>, IndyMedia, <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2007/12/contributors.html">etc.</a>, may be people to work more closely with.</li><li>Do we have too wide a focus? Should our goals be more like the following: "to develop a protocol that like-minded groups can use to mutually publicize each other's events."</li></ul>I sort of like that lower-key statement of goals.<br /><br />I did appreciate that there was an interest expressed by at least Mariah and Ian to have better reporting about the permaculture/foodnotlawns type happenings--something this blog hopes to address.<br /><br />Mariah recommended a simple archive of photos and videos, free of editorial content. I mentioned that like for <a href="http://streetsblog.org/">streetsblog</a>, we can have photos and videos on the various media-sharing sites tagged with identifying labels such as "sdfoodnotlawns" or "sdtjdph" and then aggregate these. Ian mentioned "tag clouds", which I'm not 100% familiar with, as a means of aggregating content by neighborhood or subregional location.<br /><br />As an example, here are photos tagged with "<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/searchbrowse?q=sdtjdph">sdtjdph</a>", and "<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/searchbrowse?q=sdfoodnotlawns">sdfoodnotlawns</a>".<br /><br />Other things addressed include:<br /><ul><li>wanting not to be over-dependent on google (some, however, like me, don't mind this if it reduces time spent fiddling with technology)<br /></li><li>wanting to enable posting to the calendar without needing to register with some new system (google or otherwise)--anonymous posting, in other words<br /></li></ul><span style="font-size:130%;">So anyway, what else happened last week?</span><br /><br />The beginning of the week was a rest for me. Don found that World Market, not far from here, west on El Cajon & 53rd(?) (not in any online yellow pages I can find), is a budget source of seaweed and mushrooms and other foods used by the Asian community. And then he got to cooking up some fancy meals.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Five Gallons of Jerusalem Artichokes/Sunchokes + Amaranth<br /></span><br />Don dug up these roots. He filled a five-gallon bucket to overflowing. I had been afraid to try more of them, thinking they had led to some bloating/ major gas due to the indigestibility of inulin. We've been slicing them and cooking them in a fryingpan with a bit of olive oil. So far no bad effects for me. We've eaten a lot.<br /><br />We're both curious how sunchokes would serve us as an energy food for serious hiking or physical work--what is their actual nutritional value? Don also helped me prepare to harvest some amaranth grain.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Planning for the Garden<br /></span><br />I rested and meditated on what to do with the garden. This will be reported later on the <a href="http://4602seminole.blogspot.com/">garden blog</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Rare Tree Walk, Balboa Park Walks, + Crash<br /></span><br />On Saturday, Don went on a rare tree walk that begins every third Saturday at 10 am in Balboa Park at the visitor's center (in the main plaza-turned-parking lot). That's all the info I have.<br /><br />I see in the Home Sunday fyi section of the Union Tribune there are other Balboa Park walks listed. . . maybe we can get these in our calendar to help us learn more about the plants.<br /><br />Saturday evening I got hit by a car which was turning left without seeing me, but only had a minor bang to the knee, and the bike is fine, the driver was helpful. (There's a lot more that could be said about that, including about what I will no longer do).<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Tule, Cattail, Sedge weaving <a name="wk">workshop</a><br /></span><br />The <a href="http://sdtjdphevents.blogspot.com/2008/01/tule-cattail-sedge-basket-hat-mat-etc.html">announcement</a>, & some of the results:<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/colinleath/Garden20080115/photo#5157940886718769634"><img src="http://lh6.google.com/colinleath/R5Sv6JVV6eI/AAAAAAAACW0/xPuQSWjScQ4/s800/IMG_1830.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/colinleath/Garden20080115/photo#5157940959733213698"><img src="http://lh3.google.com/colinleath/R5Sv-ZVV6gI/AAAAAAAACXE/5FL8zRbezzQ/s400/IMG_1833.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />I learned to make mats, bands, and cordage. And we hung out in a nice secret spot in Mission Valley for an afternoon. Now that we've done it, I realize there are tules and cattails closer to home as well. ( Laurie, the photographer, was also along for part of it.)<br /><br />Taking the time to practice weaving using natural materials is potentially transformational in several ways. For one, I was made aware of how much time indigenous people had to do nourishing things in nature.<br /><br />We passed Home Depot on the way back. I felt that the river with its reeds and river cane and my neighbor's bamboo forest was closer to being my Home Depot now.<br /><br />A future project may be to use cordage I make to lash the bamboo & rivercane trellis and fence for the garden.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The week(s) ahead: an expedition; the garden<br /></span><br />We've got an excellent start on restarting the garden here--I'm excited about that.<br /><br />But first Don and I will be going camping somewhere, and then he's headed on to other adventures.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Thoughts about this post<br /></span><br />In this post, written quickly, I strove for some balance between business, perhaps of wider regional interest, and personal reporting. If it were just a personal post, that might be best on a personal blog.<br /><br />Reporting on food-not-lawns & permaculture-related events was also included.<br /><br />This may be a good mix.<br /><br />The hasty style I cannot avoid now if I'm going to post at all. Perhaps readers would prefer something more carefully thought out. Even so, this did take about two hours, and I've read it through to smooth rough spots.<br /><br />Feel free to show us something different by example!<br /><br />Also, I updated my <a href="http://sdtjdph.blogspot.com/2007/12/links_24.html">links page</a>.Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776582287215819287noreply@blogger.com0