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Forwarded article: Eco-Economy Update 2006-5 July 13, 2006 SUPERMARKETS AND SERVICE STATIONS NOW COMPETING FOR GRAIN Lester R. Brown Cars, not people, will...
Sustainable Tucson - Tucson Peak Oil: The third meeting will be held August 8th, 6-8pm at the Main Library. For further info call Bob at 323-0242. Mr. Cook is...
Does anyone have a pet project to create an edible urban forest in Tucson? There may be an opportunity to get some funding to help create a project for such...
Hey Tres, do you know what the motivation behind this project is? I've never heard of anybody doing an urban forestry project before...it sounds interesting....
At the meeting last week in the Tucson Main Library, the subject of "Sustainability 101" briefing sheets was brought up. I've tinkered with the idea, and...
I read the info package from the AZ Forestry Division. The short version is they want applications from officially organized and operating groups, and they...
According to the RFP, this is not a tree planting project. It is a federal matching grant that requires at least a 50% non-federal match (which can be in-kind...
Dear Tres and Eva, This is great stuff! This program bids fair to establish Tucson's urban agri-forestry neighborhood corps, which is what Tucson needs to...
Thank you, Ron, for introducing the tree Moringa. We would certainly like to have Moringa trees in our neighborhood. I agree, federal guidelines forbidding...
I think the point is that almost NONE of the money can be used for tree planting under this grant, regardless of where they are planted. It is not a grant to...
it sounds like you have a concept for a project that might be eligible for funding, Lindianne. we would need to develop the concept in greater detail and find...
Tres: I have walked Tucson's alleys and noticed piles of uncollected brush in alleys and on private property. This constitutes a fire hazard. The city does...
I'll check with the boss (the wife of course...) and see if she'll let me start some cuttings... There are of course other trees and vines with edible leaves,...
Lindianne- Did you talk about this at the meeting? I'm wondering if people are interested in taking on this project. Also, if we're talking neighborhood...
Eva, this will have to be started neighborhood by neighborhood. In each neighborhood there will be a few people who want to work on the ground like this. We...
Dear Ron, After looking at the treesforlife.org website I am thrilled about the potential for Moringa cultivation here in Tucson, and hope to see a live...
Eva, One of the instructors in my "Master Gardener" class mentioned the benefits of an appropriate population of microbes, but no real details were provided. ...
Hey friends, The only concern this raises for me is that this is a non-native. With a nod toward the law of unintended consequences, I would want to research...
I fully concur with Tony about the need for caution. Anything that really likes it here is a potential danger. HOWEVER.... If we are really concerned about...
Hi, I just got off the phone with a new friend from Arizona PIRG. They are looking for a group of citizens in Tucson to meet with Senatore McCain to ask him...
Hi Vince, Sustainable Tucson would be pleased to meet with Senator McCain. Those levels are low, but we need to start somewhere! Kindly ask Arizona PIRG to...
Thanks Tres, For all, if I may quote Mr. Diamond's own summary for his book Guns, Germs, and Steel, "History followed different courses for different peoples...
Vince, et all: I note Senator McCain and Senator Lieberman cooperated on CO2 bills in the past. Do you have any details of whatever proposal is "on the table"...
There is an additional topic I'd suggest in any meeting with a U.S. Senator: Now before the U.S. Senate is the "National Uniformity for Food Act of 2006",...
To our growing group: Here's a link to the latest newsletter of CommunitySolution.org: http://www.communitysolution.org/pdfs/NS9.pdf. They are the folks who...
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