All posts tagged civil discourse

My Wish for All of You

I’ve been trying to construct an appropriate holiday message. While the accepted thing is to garner a wish of Happy Holidays, it doesn’t fit my desire. I want something deeper and spiritual and more meaningful. One thing that has surprised me about readers of my blog is that you come from so many diverse backgrounds. You are Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Christian, Bahia, Buddhist, agnostic, and more. You are from France, Romania, Finland, Pakistan, Belgium, South Africa, Australia, Switzerland, England, Ireland, India, Canada, the U.S.A. and others. I love our differences and it causes one message to resonate with me in particular.

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by Tammy on December 24, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in blogging, Celebrations, Civil Discourse, Community Supported Agriculture, sustainability
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Posted by Tammy on December 24, 2010

https://agrigirl.com/2010/12/24/my-wish-for-all-of-you/

Telling Our Stories

“When a community loses its memory, its members no longer know one another. How can they know one another if they have forgotten or never learned one another’s stories? If they do not know one another’s stories, how can they know whether or not to trust one another? People who do not trust one another do not help one another, and moreover, they fear one another.” (Wendell Berry, What Are People For)

 

Wendell Berry: Farmer, Writer, Academic - photo courtesy of thebridgepai.com

 

 

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by Tammy on October 17, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in agriculture, books, Civil Discourse, community, Community leadership, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, food, inspiration, leadership, learning, recipe
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Posted by Tammy on October 17, 2010

https://agrigirl.com/2010/10/17/telling-our-stories-humanities/

Tammy’s Top Ten (t3 report) Ways to Save Water

Hy*po*na*tre*mia. As I understand it, the condition arises when too much water inside the body causes tissue to swell. Because our cells maintain a certain sodium content, excess water outside of our cells begins to draw sodium from within the cells in an attempt to re-establish the specific concentration. As more water gathers, the sodium concentration decreases and creates this condition. It occurs from drinking too much water. Actually, that’s not an accurate diagnosis and we are not drinking too much water but in a world where 38,000 children die weekly from unsafe water, we are wasting too much.

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by Tammy on October 15, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on October 15, 2010

https://agrigirl.com/2010/10/15/tammys-top-ten-the-t3-report-ways-to-save-water/

Talking with Our Mouths Full

What a couple of weeks these have been! My middle guy just returned from a school trip. I was at a company meeting for three overnights. Upon returning home, my husband had an evening meeting and there was the annual dinner for our Economic Council. I hope it doesn’t sound like a complaint as we enjoy an abundant life but what do I really miss when our schedule fills up like this? Dinner time!

 

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by Tammy on October 9, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in Civil Discourse, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, eating seasonally, food, inspiration, learning, life, love, recipe, success, support
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Posted by Tammy on October 9, 2010

https://agrigirl.com/2010/10/09/preserving-family-dinnertime-conversation/

Read the Recipe Because Words Matter

Several years back I was in a dinner club. On one occasion I opened my assigned recipe the day of our meal and realized that my dish was supposed to have marinated overnight. Problem! I don’t remember how I resurrected the food item but I certainly learned a lesson. Read the recipe in a timely fashion.

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by Tammy on June 5, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on June 5, 2010

https://agrigirl.com/2010/06/05/civil-discourse-sb1070-arizona-farm-labor/

My Own Private Revolution

The timing of this couldn’t be more ironic.

My First Grader and his recent find

I was at my son’s school. I had gone in to teach Art Masterpiece where once a month a parent takes over the class for an hour to teach the students about fine art and lead them in a creative project.  While I was there I overhead his teacher in conversation with another . I didn’t understand the exchange at the time which centered on his teacher being chastised for challenging activities that were “earning money for the school”.  His teacher’s refrain was that “obesity isn’t worth the earned revenue”. THEN, after school, I saw “the note” and I knew exactly what their dialogue had been about.

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by Tammy on April 13, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on April 13, 2010

https://agrigirl.com/2010/04/13/food-revolution/

Why did the Democrat cross the aisle?

To eat the chalupa!

Let me explain. One of the highlights of my year was the opening of the O’Connor House. The 1950’s adobe ranch-style home was moved brick by brick to its new location behind the historical museum in Papago Park. I’d been invited by a special mentor to have lunch but had no idea that the home’s previous owner, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, would be in attendance. Nor did I know that it would be the first time Justice O’Connor had seen the home since it was moved. And finally, imagine my delight in being seated next to her for the meal.

Sandra Day O’Connor and the O’Connor House

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by Tammy on March 21, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on March 21, 2010

https://agrigirl.com/2010/03/21/why-did-the-democrat-cross-the-aisle/