Chatroom Meditation: Scheduling

[Plenum]

Thanking the Organic Farmers

Date: 7 November, Saturday
Time: 10AM EST, 3PM London, 2AM Sydney (on following day)
Location: Chatroom 2

Theme: I've recently started ordering a weekly organic produce delivery. There is a juicing box (with carrots, apples, lemons, beets etc), and also a Vege box, which is the staple of my cooked meals.  I've also been using organic grains and beans for over a year now, although I have dabbled in that area a bit previous.  But I like cooking things from scratch, and having a direct sense of continuity with the food.

Obviously, this is only made possible by those who are farming by non-conventional methods.  Which sounds a bit strange to say, because maybe Organically-Grown was the conventional method before the 20th Century had it's agricultural revolution with synthetic fertilizers and agrochemicals.  That is not to say that this Revolution was not useful; it allowed humanity to expand and populate in proliferous ways.  But the aftereffects of the Agricultural Revolution are starting to be widely undeniable.

So is there a different way?  Yes, although it does cost more.  Those who want to farm Organically (and be certified that way) do offer an Alternative.  And there are the businesses in the middle which mediate the farmer and the final consumer (read: me and you).  So there are people engaged in this economy.

Let's just thank those who have chosen to make a deliberate life choice to make their business in Organically Grown agriculture.  This is grains, fruits, veges, olives, the whole gamut.  

We can vote with our money, and that is concrete.  And we can also offer an energetic and inspirational support for all those gathered in this kind of business/enterprise.  I know that they have my thanks; even though I do not meet the farmers directly, or know them personally.

So if this theme interests you, we'll gather in Chatroom 2.  Check your local times!!

Plenum