New Haven Bioregional Group

We are re-posting this notice from the newsletter of CT NOFA.

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Urban Oaks Organic Farm Needs Support Following Accident

Urban Oaks is an Organic Farm in the city of New Britain.  The farm is active in the community, and boasts a CSA, farm stand, spring plant sale, and Green Faire.  They were featured in last month’s Gleanings, but we have featured them again this month in an effort to spread awareness of a recent accident at the farm. An automobile drove into the farm stand, sending the office manager to the hospital and causing extensive damage to the building. This comes hard on the heels of Hurricane Irene, making it difficult for the farm staff to clean up from the storm and to complete their harvest season. If you think your or your organization might be able to offer support or assistance to Urban Oaks, don’t hesitate to email us here at CT NOFA or visit Urban Oaks online.

The deadline is coming up soon.

Please get your order in as soon as possible.

This is what the Bioregional Garden looked like after last week’s unusual October snowstorm.

Read Fred Cervin’s article about our recent 6th anniversary / Peter Berg Celebration.

On the tour we showcased a variety of community-based efforts to respond to some of the challenges of modern urban life and develop creative new pathways to sustainability, from school gardens to co-housing to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure designed to make streets safe for all users. Click here for a resources guide that will give you a flavor of the tour.

Tomorrow, Friday 9/7, there will be another meeting of the Seedlets / Alternative Currency discussion group. Here are some background resources provided by the organizers:

MONEY AS DEBT This 45 minute animated video is an allegory of the creation of money, and explains in clear detail how we went from a gold standard to our current system. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc3sKwwAaCU

ZEITGEIST: ADDENDUM The first 21 minutes of this video also explains how our current system operates. You don’t gain the context of gold banking, but it’s incredibly concise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gKX9TWRyfs

THE MONEY FIX This video moves beyond our current system and explains money from an informational and technological standpoint. This one will get you to think about the conceptual and abstract aspects of ‘money’. http://www.themoneyfix.org/content/video-money-fix

THE SECRET OF OZ This movie explains the hidden allegory of the gold and silver standards within The Wizard of Oz, and also discusses a lot of historical aspects of money. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swkq2E8mswIt

GiftFlow, a resource for promoting a non-monetary “gift economy” that was founded in New Haven, is up with a new beta version. Check it out.

On Wednesday, September 28th at 6:30 p.m., the Community Development Committee of the New Haven Board of Aldermen is holding a public hearing at City Hall (165 Church St.) about a resolution calling for the Downtown Crossing project to honor the City’s commitment to “complete streets.” The resolution is sponsored by Alderman Justin Elicker and supported by Elm City Cycling, the New Haven Safe Streets Coalition, the Urban Design League, the Route 34 Coalition and a large number of other concerned citizens. We believe re-introducing a human scale to our urban landscape is a bioregional issue, and we are supporting efforts to ensure the Downtown Crossing project is done in a responsible way that is environment-friendly, bike-friendly, and climate-friendly. We hope you will come out to this important hearing, and feel free to tell us what you think about Downtown Crossing in the comments below.

The social revolutionary thinker, writer, ecologist, environmental activist and founder of Planet Drum Foundation died on July 28, 2011 after a sudden case of pneumonia complicated by his bout with lung cancer. Peter’s visit to New Haven in 2005 helped to spur the formation of the New Haven Bioregional Group.

Click here for more info.