Jerks, urban farming in Seattle, and parties
"Sin tierra, no somos nada."
I'm gonna start off serious, and possibly get you worked up about something sad. Then I'm gonna be all, "but there's hope!" And last I'm gonna suggest you go to a party which ends up being related to the serious stuff, but which you could totally attend as mere social animal, without any regard for social justice.
Agenda:
- Jerks are the worst. Especially jerks who hate gardens.
- Food is vital.
- Hey look. Some gardens haven't been destroyed by jerks yet.
- There's a party you should go to.
OK. The serious part. You don't have to watch this video. You can scroll down if you're sensitive. There's no violence. But there's injustice, and that can get intense.
The Garden. It's a documentary about an awesome community garden in LA that the government messed with under very mysterious circumstances.
Did you skip it? Here's what you missed: Food. It is both infinitely practical (duh), and totally symbolic. But sometimes certain kinds of food are ridiculously inaccessible in large cities. These people in LA had a cool garden and grew food. But the government got bought by corporate jerks, and acted like they were against the garden because they just woke up feeling that way.
The end.
Defining urban farming is beyond the scope of this blog post.
If you're really determined, you could probably find a reason to not be into it.
As for the rest of us made of flesh and bone... we think it's pretty neat.
I know of some people in Seattle who do a lot of work growing food and tending to land, right in the city.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanpants/4634111297/in/pool-alleycatacres
They put in a lot of work moving dirt, water, rocks, and tools around. Often only with the help of bikes.
Bikes: they carry stuff.
Then the dirt get sprinkled with little kid aura.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanpants/4553187069/in/pool-alleycatacres
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanpants/4534078372/in/pool-alleycatacres
Time passes, food grows.
People in the neighborhood get the food.
And this all happens within city limits of Seattle, with the help of Alleycat Acres.
Alleycat Acres is powered by human energy, and little kid aura, which is free. But it also uses stuff that is not free... blah blah blah, give them money.
There's an event, which by many measures, even if it were not a fundraiser, would probably be worth your while (food, drinks, DJ). But it IS a fundraiser. So bonus!
Event Details
Date: Thursday, May 27th
Time: 6 PM - 10 PM
Place: Grey Gallery and Lounge, 1512 11th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
Suggested Donation: $5-20 @ door
Just to recap: You can help Alleycat Acres, even if you hate dirt, just by going to a party!!
If you hate dirt AND hate parties, you can just straight up donate.
If you don't live in Seattle, you might be thinking to yourself, "I like dirt AND I like parties, what can I do?"
Not unlike the people in Seattle who hate dirt and hate parties, you can donate.
