Homespun Consciousness's topics - tribe.netTribe.net. Local Connectionscreative cookingVikinggirlhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/aed90d0b-0047-4e02-b28d-c3fe2cd97caf2009-12-10T05:05:37Z2007-10-25T18:23:55Z<div>This site gives you recipes from the stuff you have in your cupboards. Just select what you have laying around and they come up what you can make with it. Perfect!
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<br/>http://www.cookingbynumbers.com/</div>
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</div>Vikinggirl2007-10-25T18:23:55Ztried sponges?jayahttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/a989f290-a50e-42f2-8578-4c77896d9e322009-01-22T22:40:23Z2004-08-16T20:43:30Z<div>anyone tried sea pearls or other sponges? i did once but it was hard to get out. heard you should sew some thread or fishing line in it to remove.
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</div>jaya2004-08-16T20:43:30ZEco Couture – Buy Local, Save the Economy and The Planetrecycledfordancinghttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/4d93af8c-d2f6-4485-858f-c791894484d72009-01-20T21:24:22Z2009-01-20T21:24:22Z<div>Wear Your Values
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<br/>Coco Chanel once said “Fashion is not something that exists only in dresses. Fashion is in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”
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<br/>At the end of its journey clothing and fabric scrap takes up a huge amount of landfill. Add to that the environmental costs of packaging, transport, color dying, printing, and laundry and it creates a dangerous and enormous carbon footprint. This is the reason fashion designed with recycled materials comes as a welcome new fashion trend. There are countless ways to reduce your fashion carbon footprint and rebuild the economy. The choice is ours to support local designers and in turn save the planet and create jobs.
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<br/>“Several studies have shown that buying from an independent, locally owned business, rather than a nationally owned businesses, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, service providers and farms continuing to strengthen the economic base of the community and creating jobs. Locally owned businesses can make more local purchases requiring less transportation and generally set up shop in town or city centers as opposed to developing on the fringe. This generally means contributing less to sprawl, congestion, habitat loss and pollution. Small local businesses are the largest employer nationally and in our communities, provide the most jobs to residents.“ Source: sconnect.org
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<br/>RecycledForDancing.com designs by Deborah Paulino are collectable works of art that show the nature of transformation, and draw attention to the human connection to one another and the environment. Combined are an array of fabrics from different eras and areas of the world that are either surplus, recycled or vintage.
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<br/>The reconstruction process starts with hand washing the fabrics in oxygen bleach, then looking at the fabric, shape, color, then sketching out a design. Often several pieces are used to make one piece of clothing and it can take time, sometimes weeks searching through thrift shops, to find the right elements that compliment each other. Once all the elements are in place the construction takes place, then fittings and finishing touches - sometimes tailoring alterations, other times embellishments such as beading, appliqué, or distressing. When the garment is finished and ready for retail, it is then steam cleaned for any leftover dust and allergens and de-wrinkle and refresh the fabric. The results are one of a kind sincere works of art that are well-made, timeless, and fun to wear. For more info please visit http://www.recycledfordancing.com and check out the latest Winter 08/09 Collection
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<br/>Retail Store Locations for Recycled for Dancing
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<br/>Recycled for Dancing
<br/> Studio By Appointment:
<br/> Haight Ashbury, San Francisco, 94117
<br/> Phone 9 am to 6 pm: 415 420 5871
<br/> http://www.recycledfordancing.com
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<br/> Distractions
<br/> 1552 Haight Street
<br/> San Francisco, CA 94117
<br/> Walking - Upper Haight, Between Ashbury and Clayton
<br/> Open 11 am to 7 pm - 7 Days a week.
<br/> Phone: 415 252 8751
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<br/>Trunk
<br/> 554 Haight St.
<br/> San Francisco, California
<br/> Walking - Lower Haight, Between Steiner and Filmore
<br/> Open 11 am to 8 pm Wednesday to Monday
<br/> Phone: 415 861 5310
<br/> http://www.pandorastrunk.com
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<br/> Jalina's
<br/> 19 E Blithdale Road
<br/> Mill Valley, California
<br/> Phone: 415 388 4682
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<br/>Arara
<br/> 665 San Jose Ave.
<br/> San Francisco, California
<br/> Walking - between 28th and 29th / Bernal Heights -Noe Valley
<br/> Phone: 415 756 5826
<br/> http://www.ararasf.com
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<br/>“On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.” Thomas Jefferson
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<br/>For more info please visit http://www.recycledfordancing.com and check out the latest Winter 08/09 Collection.
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</div>recycledfordancing2009-01-20T21:24:22ZFREE MP3 with RON PAUL, BARACK OBAMA, JOHN McCAIN & LOTS OF MUSIC!Casper Leitchhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/8df03ac3-7a17-4ed5-bc4b-402fb5963ddb2008-09-14T09:33:22Z2008-09-14T09:33:22Z<div>Enjoy a real Texas ho-down in celebration of the 2008 Global Marijuana Music Awards and the 3RD ANNUAL 6TH ST SMOKE-OUT hosted by Texas NORML in Austin on September 20th. One of the organizers of this event (a leader in the TX-NORML chapter and founder of the organization Out Grow Big Bro.), Hector Sanchez detailed all the excitement when he sat down and took Time 4 Hemp. It's FREE to download at http://www.Time4Hemp.TV
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<br/>Not only is it Time 2 Vote for the winning songs at the GMMA - it's Time 2 Vote for a new President of the United States. That's why, in this segment you hear directly from the Democratic candidate, Sen. Barack Obama and the Republican candidate, Sen. John McCain as to where they stand on medical marijuana and the War On Drugs.
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<br/>You also hear Texas Congressman and former Presidential candidate, Ron Paul discuss the Marijuana Bill that recently went before United States Congress.
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<br/>If you get the chance to visit the http://www.Time4Hemp.TV Video Vault, you can download these segments as well as many others) and send them in e-mails to your friends and community leaders!
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<br/>Musical Artists Featured (in order of appearance):
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<br/>The Individuals
<br/>Jet Baker
<br/>Johnny Reefer Seed & Afro-man
<br/>Sean Reefer and the Resin Valley Boys
<br/>Jr. Boogie
<br/>Donovan and Afro-man
<br/>Love and Rockets
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<br/>Please pass this information on to everyone who you feel would enjoy it.
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<br/>Keep Strong
<br/>Casper Leitch
<br/>Creator/Host: Time 4 Hemp
<br/>http://www.Time4Hemp.TV
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<br/>Time 4 Hemp cell phone Website:
<br/>http://www.Time4Hemp.mobi/
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<br/>"The only thing new in the world is the history you do not know"
<br/> President Harry Truman
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</div>Casper Leitch2008-09-14T09:33:22ZThe Spirits MeetTemeluchhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/66ff3111-d2b8-4799-850d-e44aaa6265e42008-09-11T22:41:58Z2008-09-11T22:41:58Z<div>The Kindred Spirits Meet - at 11am on Sept 27th.
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<br/>We will all share in the creation of a new vision
<br/>of an Earth Restored and a World at Peace.
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<br/>We are proud to welcome all others in the global community to
<br/>join us in creating the Kindred Spirits of the Emerald Forest of
<br/>Sustainable Communities, and an EcoVillage
<br/>right here in Northern California.
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<br/>All are welcome to come who come in good spirit.
<br/>This is just one small branch on a very big Tree.
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<br/>All friendly voices do need to be heard and there is a place for all
<br/>that is good and right to be included.
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<br/>We will meet right out in front of the
<br/>Jack London Lodge restaurant area right in the middle
<br/>of the tiny town Glen Ellen and that is just about 45 miles
<br/>north of the golden gate bridge.
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<br/>One topic will be the significance of the spirit of place that all
<br/>people have been wrestling with, and how we connect up into community.
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<br/>Who are we in relation to our place and our community
<br/>and how to do we sustain that and leave something to future
<br/>generations.
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<br/>Just a friendly gathering of Kindred Spirits working towards a
<br/>collective vision of an Earth Restored and a World at Peace in all
<br/>different ways.
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<br/>It's all to be Positive and Constructive.
<br/>Collaboration and Companionship is Key.
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<br/>You are all welcome to share some of
<br/>your own most elegant wishes and ideas on Community.
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<br/>This is the place to make your Contributions known and I want you
<br/>all to be there with us.
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<br/>This is what the real Magic is all about:
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<br/>We can make it all happen by combining our own intentions to
<br/>collaborate together and to start making things happen.
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<br/>More details can be found on this page:
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<br/>http://peacewarriors.com/ksm.htm
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<br/>Looking for an organic/friendly temp living solution?
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<br/>Come to the meeting.
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<br/>I have a good place for an inexpensive
<br/>community minded living situation that
<br/>I may be able to provide for maybe 6 months out of the year
<br/>up in a beautiful spot beyond the sidewalks,
<br/>where I live for only $90. a month, as a contribution
<br/>towards the land maintenance fund.
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<br/>Lets collaborate. I would love to meet you.
<br/>Just thought I would put that our there,
<br/>just to see what happens.
<br/>Everything has to be Self Reliant and Amicable. - T
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</div>Temeluch2008-09-11T22:41:58ZEco Couturerecycledfordancinghttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/4e9ce93b-55bd-4137-9cfc-bdbbf4119b202008-08-19T23:56:12Z2008-08-19T23:56:12Z<div>Hi, I'm seeking like minds.
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<br/> I grew up designing and making my own clothes since a little girl, and apprenticed with Mirage in Melbourne, Australia’s largest CMT house for major Oz designers; before studying fine art at Heatherleys in London. I was also sponsored by Mirage and a runner-up in the Australian Fashion Awards. Then I traveled and lived in a few different countries and got into planet activism and events, then running an online arts community, then helping manage festivals. Now current fashion has caught up with the designs in my head and the ideals in my heart and I recently returned to designing eco-friendly wearable art.
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<br/>The stuff I’m now designing and reconstructing are Eco Couture, individual one-off’s made from recycled and vintage fabrics. My design skills are coming back and improving with each collection batch. Sketches and photos of recent experiments are up at http://www.recycledfordancing.com plus I already have clothes in 2 boutiques, addresses are on the site under Retail Stores.
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<br/>I also do custom stage gear; before working on festivals full time I actually did costumes for Music TV dancers, musicians, and theatre. I had a few designs on national TV way back when, on long running music TV show called Countdown. And I designed costumes for a whole Bertolt Brecht play at the Chelsea Playhouse in London, plus whole wardrobes for nightclub dancers and contemporary cabaret, and fire dancers for festivals in Byron Bay.
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<br/>My current designs are inspired by San Francisco and Japanese street fashion, as well as European Couture and Burning Man. For me it is sculpture using textiles with a wearable framework and chaos, I take something that I see and mix it with something else that I see, each piece inspiring the next piece. Anyway take a peek at http://www.recycledfordancing.com for art’s sake, and keep me in mind when you are thinking of new additions to your wardrobe or recycling your wardrobe.
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<br/>Thank you for being here.
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<br/>Deborah Paulino
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<br/>Eco Couture
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<br/>http://www.recycledfordancing.com</div>
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</div>recycledfordancing2008-08-19T23:56:12ZMarc Emery, Prince of Pot, takes Time 4 Hemp!Casper Leitchhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/08285228-fb33-4ac1-a284-14ff8604e0c12008-01-30T05:47:29Z2008-01-30T05:47:29Z<div>Marc Emery is called the 'Prince of Pot' and claims to have sold more marijuana seeds than anyone in the world. To date, no one has disputed that claim. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, he is the founder of Cannabis Culture magazien, and considered by the U.S. government to be the biggest drug kingpin in history.
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<br/>Just days before embarking on his 16-city 'Farewell Tour Across Canada' (and a few short weeks before entering prision for a 10-year stay), Marc was nice enough to sit down and take Time 4 Hemp.
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<br/>Featured Music Artists:
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<br/>The Individuals
<br/>Muck Sticky
<br/>Negative Index
<br/>Bob Marley
<br/>John Lennon
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<br/>If you get a few minutes of free time, check out my new MySpace Time 4 Hemp Group Site at:
<br/>http://groups.myspace.com/ATime4Hemp
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<br/>Please be kind enough to share this information with everyone who you know would enjoy these free downloads.
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<br/>Keep Strong!
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<br/>Casper Leitch
<br/>Creator/Host: Time 4 Hemp
<br/>http://www.Time4Hemp.com
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</div>Casper Leitch2008-01-30T05:47:29Zfuel cell poweredVikinggirlhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/ab3a10a7-d433-4b98-9a84-ece3cefe1e512007-10-15T17:17:21Z2007-10-15T17:17:21Z<div>"Toshiba’s new player can run for up to 10 hours on 10 milliliters of methanol, longer than would be possible using a similarly sized conventional battery. The prototype integrates the fuel cell power plant into the back of the player - which runs on nearly 100% methanol - and discharges the vapor created through natural evaporation. (...)
<br/>With all the potential advantages that DMFC technology offers, it is not hard to see why companies are investing heavily in the technology. A future where rejuvenating the laptop, mobile phone or portable media player with a dash of methanol replaces having to race off to the nearest power outlet can’t come soon enough for a society increasingly hooked on power hungry mobile devices."
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<br/>http://www.gizmag.com/go/8151/</div>
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</div>Vikinggirl2007-10-15T17:17:21ZFree MP3 featuring Steve Hager - High Times editorCasper Leitchhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/68af967f-fc77-4ece-946b-71a5328bb0312007-07-25T04:12:53Z2007-07-25T04:12:53Z<div>A rare interview with High Times Editor, Steve Hager, is free to download at http://www.Time4Hemp.com as is a new music interview featuring Lynnette Shaw (California hemp activists and singer/song writer).
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<br/>If you're a fan of High Times magazine (and, who isn't?) this segment of the 'Time 4 Hemp PotCast Series' is one you DO NOT want to miss.
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<br/>And if good music is what your are looking for - take time to enjoy the fun segment with Lynnette Shaw and discover her remarkable history with the Hemp Movement.
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<br/>Also posted to the http://www.Time4Hemp.com site is another segment from the classic 'Time 4 Hemp Television Series' - featuring Dennis Perone, one of the founders of the Medical Marijuana Movement.
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<br/>If you get time, check out and join the Time4Hemp.com forum and/or help yourself to any or all of the other free video and audio downloads.
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<br/>Please forward this message to your friends &/or copy and post the above information anywhere and everywhere you feel people, who would enjoy these interviews, will be most likely to see it.
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</div>Casper Leitch2007-07-25T04:12:53ZFreecycleTheHunhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/59d9dcba-365d-4c73-bdea-ea0851ea16c42007-05-21T16:42:53Z2005-04-06T22:18:08Z<div>It doesn't look like anyone's posted this. I"m sure most of you are aware of it.
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<br/>http://www.freecycle.org/
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<br/>A great place to find new homes for some of your old stuff. Give, receive, request. Keep stuff out of landfills.
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<br/>My metro area alone has over 7,000 members. Check it out!</div>
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</div>TheHun2005-04-06T22:18:08ZFree hugsVikinggirlhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/046b2415-0aeb-452b-b1a4-d2a42261e95a2007-05-20T09:50:48Z2006-10-16T12:57:39Z<div>We are going to organize this in our city.
<br/>Inspiring!!! This made my day.
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<br/>www.youtube.com/watch
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<br/>*hugs from Vikinggirl* </div>
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</div>Vikinggirl2006-10-16T12:57:39Zmold allergy??da_shrizzhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/0209e966-d378-43ee-a607-046994ae12fa2007-05-20T06:56:59Z2005-04-21T21:01:45Z<div>does anyone have tips on how to treat (naturally) mold allergies? I feel fatigued, nauseous, achy... these are all symptoms of such. i had a moldy chair in my room. removed it, but still feel ill. yuck!!!!</div>
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</div>da_shrizz2005-04-21T21:01:45Zcrafty witches?mhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/97ca093a-aec0-4e20-b103-6f0b33233e5d2007-03-05T05:16:47Z2007-03-05T05:16:47Z<div>http://tribes.tribe.net/craftywitches</div>
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</div>m2007-03-05T05:16:47ZWanted - Digital printing onto hemptufanihttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/5c6e77b1-1f57-4b27-a882-29a9505b8e8b2007-02-06T16:33:33Z2007-02-06T16:33:33Z<div>Hello all
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<br/>We are looking for someone to print our images onto light colored hemp fabric to then be made into various textile items. Large format printing preferred.
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<br/>Thanks!</div>
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</div>tufani2007-02-06T16:33:33ZA Time 4 Hemp yahoo group has been deleated...Casper Leitchhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/9e8e8ca2-ff72-481b-a955-c20fb4811d282006-10-28T03:10:49Z2006-10-28T03:10:49Z<div>...by Yahoo! it seems...I loged on a day or so ago and it had been deleated. I contacted Yahoo's office and was informed that - yes, Yahoo closed the group - and if they ever answer my e-mail...maybe someday, I will find out why? Was it censorship???? I have started a new Yahoo Group - have posted some video clips, photos and after I post this message to a few group sites, will start to add messages to my message board.
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<br/>I had important news item dating all the way back to the year I founded the ATime4Hemp Yahoo groop...the year 2000. Neary 1,200 messages had been archived on the site for people to wade through should they need to find information on Hemp Studies - or locate links....whatever.
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<br/>I'm mad. Mad enough to start a new group and ask that the Hemp Movement join it and help to make it bigger and better than the one that was deleated.
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<br/>Please go to:
<br/>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Time4Hemp
<br/>and become a member - and post some informative messages and then share the site with your friends....
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<br/>Keep Strong!
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<br/>Casper Leitch
<br/>Host/Author: Time 4 Hemp
<br/>http://www.Time4Hemp.com
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<br/>Time 4 Hemp Cell Phone Website:
<br/>http://www.Time4Hemp.com/cell/index.htm
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<br/>Time 4 Hemp YouTube Video Channel:
<br/>http://youtube.com/profile?user=Time4Hemp
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<br/>Great products can be located in the
<br/>Time 4 Hemp Gift Shop at:
<br/>http://www.cafepress.com/time4hemp
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<br/>You can join A Time 4 Hemp Yahoo! Community Group at:
<br/>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Time4Hemp
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<br/>You can join the Time 4 Hemp YouTube Community Group at:
<br/>http://youtube.com/group/Time4Hemp
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<br/> Group sites are also found at:
<br/> My Space and listed as: Time 4 Hemp Group
<br/> TribeNet and listed as: Time_4_Hemp Group
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<br/>"Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable." - John Galbraith.
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<br/>"The only thing new in the world is
<br/>the history you do not know"
<br/> President Harry Truman
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</div>Casper Leitch2006-10-28T03:10:49ZNew Marijuana Channel on YouTube!Casper Leitchhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/fd48dd4e-3275-47d1-983e-ad53f34cb08d2006-10-15T01:30:59Z2006-10-15T01:30:59Z<div>There is now a Time 4 Hemp Channel on YouTube you can surf!
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<br/>When you get time, please visit the site, and if you
<br/>like what you see - become a SUBSCRIBER to the
<br/>channel.
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<br/>Time 4 Hemp YouTube Channel:
<br/>http://youtube.com/profile?user=Time4Hemp
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<br/>Upon arrival, you'll notice a lisiting of Videos I've
<br/>posted from the Time 4 Hemp Series, along with other
<br/>contributions, sorted into playlists and located under
<br/>Favorites.
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<br/>If you are not a member of the YouTube Community, it
<br/>is free, quick and easy to join.
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<br/>A Time 4 Hemp YouTube group has also been established.
<br/>Please visit the site.
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<br/>Time 4 Hemp YouTube Group Site:
<br/>http://youtube.com/group/Time4Hemp
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<br/>I would be very greatful if you were to check out the
<br/>new sites and tell all your friends about them. With
<br/>any luck, a lot of people will benefit from the
<br/>educational value of they offer.
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<br/>Keep Strong!
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<br/>Casper Leitch
<br/>Host/Author: Time 4 Hemp
<br/>http://www.Time4Hemp.com
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<br/>Time 4 Hemp Cell Phone Website:
<br/>http://www.Time4Hemp.com/cell/index.htm
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<br/>Time 4 Hemp YouTube Video Channel:
<br/>http://youtube.com/profile?user=Time4Hemp
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<br/>Great products can be located in the
<br/>Time 4 Hemp Gift Shop at:
<br/>http://www.cafepress.com/time4hemp
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<br/>You can join A Time 4 Hemp Yahoo! Community Group at:
<br/>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atime4hemp/
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<br/>You can join the Time 4 Hemp YouTube Community Group at:
<br/>http://youtube.com/group/Time4Hemp
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<br/>Group sites are also found at:
<br/>My Space and listed as: Time 4 Hemp Group
<br/>TribeNet and listed as: Time_4_Hemp Group
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<br/>"Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable." - John Galbraith.
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<br/>"The only thing new in the world is
<br/>the history you do not know"
<br/>President Harry Truman
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<br/>All information and transactions
<br/>non-negotiable and private
<br/>between the parties.
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</div>Casper Leitch2006-10-15T01:30:59ZAnybody got a woad vat going?Bradhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/26a6d5af-60ff-4800-96ca-f9985a7309332006-06-16T21:41:34Z2006-06-16T21:41:34Z<div>I need to dye some wool yarn woad blue. But, looking at the instructions, I felt a bit daunted. Anybody got a vat going? Want to get one going? We could set one up here at the LA EcoVillage and keep it going indefinitely.
<br/>Looking for a woad dye buddy.......</div>
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<br/>Many readers have mistakenly, and probably due to a cursory reading of the material below, assumed that Mother Earth hints at our destruction as a species in 3-4 years. This is not the case. All She seems to be saying is that around that period the warning that She is giving now will manifest in events that will painfully make it clear that there is something really "big, unusual, and important originating from the level of nature that could potentially have a disastrous effect on the human race. At that moment, the Term "Mother" will take on more of a "real significance" and many will finally suspect and realize that Mother Nature is a BEING of Supreme Divine intelligence of a level that we, Homo sapiens, cannot even remotely fathom. We will start becoming acutely aware that Mother Nature is not a thoughtless, non-conscious machine that has, up to now, obsessed all of our scientist using their restricted intellect, in their attempts to understand Her intricate laws and ways of operations and forces, more often that not in order to gain active control over Her, and skew Her for their short-term benefits. So please do not take this a a message that wants to instill defeatism (if you believe that that Gigantic consciousness would send a direct message at all) and fear in your soul, for that will feed anger and rejection. </div>
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</div>2006-05-04T18:58:10ZTime 4 Hemp goes LIVE - once a week - with a high noon WebCast!Casper Leitchhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/474a5c42-37bb-4fff-aa2f-70b976c734b92006-03-08T02:57:53Z2006-03-08T02:57:53Z<div>The series, Time 4 Hemp, rolls back into production with a 1-hour weekly LIVE WebCast!
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<br/>This allows for you to IM or call in and speak directly to our guest. Those who have already agreed to be a on the re-launching of the series are:
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<br/>Allen F. St. Pierre, (Ex. Dir. of NORML);
<br/>http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5972
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<br/>Steven Hagar, (Ex. Editor of High Times Magazine);
<br/>http://www.hightimes.com
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<br/>Steve Bloom, (Senior Editor at High Times Magazine);
<br/>http://www.hightimes.com/ht/home/
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<br/>Eric Sterling, (founder of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation);
<br/>http://www.cjpf.org
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<br/>Jack Herer, (Author of 'The Emporer Wears No Clothes');
<br/>http://www.jackherer.com/
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<br/>Ed Rosenthal, (founder of Quick Trading Books);
<br/>http://quicktrading.com
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<br/>Lynette Shaw, (now running for Lt. Gov. of CA. and the writer and singer of the theme song 'Time 4 Hemp');
<br/>http://www.revshawrecords.com
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<br/>Steve Dillion, (Chair - Natl. NORML);
<br/>http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4489
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<br/>John Birrenbach, (founder of the International Institute For Hemp);
<br/>http://www.birrenbach.com/
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<br/>Keith Stroup, (founder of NORML);
<br/>http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4503
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<br/>Gatewood Galbraith, (Reform Party Candidate for Governor of Kentucky);
<br/>http://www.gatewood.com
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<br/>Steve Kubby and his wife Michele (hemp activists fighting for their lives in the US Legal System);
<br/>http://www.kubby.com/
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<br/>Dale Gieringer, Ph.D (Vice Chair of NORML and EX. Dir. of CA NORML);
<br/>http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4490
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<br/>Rob Robinson, (Ex. Dir. of NY NORML);
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<br/>Lynn Wilson, (a/k/a - The Happy Hemptress);
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<br/>Jack Cole, (Founding member and Exc. Dir. of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition)
<br/>http://www.leap.cc/who/jackbio.htm
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<br/>Bruce Mirken, (Director of Communications for the Marijuana Policy Project);
<br/>http://www.mpp.org
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<br/>David Borden, (founder and Ex. Dir. of StoptheDrugWar.org and the Drug Reform Coordination Network);
<br/>http://stopthedrugwar.org/aboutdrc/index.shtml
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<br/>Peter Gorman, (Feature Writer for High Times Magazine);
<br/>http://www.hightimes.com/ht/home/
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<br/>Many more great activists fighting for our freedoms on the front lines in the War On Drugs (as well as a few well-known public figures) have also agreed to be part of this production.
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<br/>'Time 4 Hemp' is the name of the television series I created in the early 1990's. You can locate the web site at:
<br/>http://www.Time4Hemp.com
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<br/>There you will find the list of guests who appeared on the series when it was first produced includes: Willie Nelson, Tim Leary, Kevin Zeese, and all the founders of the American Hemp Movement.
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<br/>I am one of 17 people who, in 1991, wrote the California Hemp Initiative (CHI) allowing people who need the use of hemp (slang termed: marijuana) for medical reasons to grow 6 plants or less in their own homes with out fear of prosecution.
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<br/>The 17 of us who wrote this initiative then recruited an army of volunteers to gather enough signatures to get the CHI onto the voting ballot in 1992. California voters overwhelmingly supported CHI and it became state law shortly there after. I created 'Time 4 Hemp' as a way to bring attention to the CHI.
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<br/>A copy of the CHI can be reviewed on the web site as can free short video downloads from each interview. You can also freely download the complete audio of each interview should you like. You can also download 4 video clips from my involvement in the Smoked Marijuana Study at UCLA funded by the US government if you have time for a quick chuckle. I am the only person in the world ever to be filmed in a study of that nature.
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<br/>The 'Time 4 Hemp' weekly WebCast will broadcast LIVE, at High Noon once a week through the internet. Each program will then be edited and archived so anyone wanting to listen to it - at anytime - can do so.
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<br/>We intend to rock the world (as always) with the message of:
<br/>"Hemp for Paper, Fiber, Fuel and Medication".
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<br/>With that said, I'd like to invite you to listen in and be an ACTIVE AUDIENCE. The whole idea of broadcasting live is to give people around the world the chance to ask questions of each guest. Either through telephone (we'll have an 800 number) or IM.
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<br/>I'll be posting up-dates about the series through my Time_4_Hemp tribe site.
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<br/>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail of the first live broadcast, let me know.
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<br/> You can send me a message through my Time4Hemp.com web sit at: Casper@Time4Hemp.com with the subject line:
<br/>I Want 2 Take Time 4 Hemp - NOW!
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<br/>Please tell your friends about this series. Copy and paste this message anywhere you feel someone might benefit from something one of our remarkable guests has to say.
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<br/>Keep Strong!
<br/>Casper Leitch
<br/>Creator/Host: Time 4 Hemp
<br/>http://www.Time4Hemp.com
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</div>Casper Leitch2006-03-08T02:57:53ZFree Hemp video and audio downloads can be found at...Casper Leitchhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/732b57a1-f206-4a7b-bf15-64cbbdedef6d2006-02-22T20:50:52Z2006-02-22T20:50:52Z<div>... http://www.Time4Hemp.com There you can locate complete interviews with Willie Nelson, Tim Leary, Jack Herer, Gatewood Galibrath, Steve Bloom, Keith Stroup, Kevin Zeese and all the founders of the hemp movement including Mae Nutt (who spoke before the US Supreme Court on behalf of her son needing medical hemp for his cancer); George McMahonn (a legal medical hemp usere); Dr. Todd Mikuriya; and Dr. John Morgan. Also free to download is a 25-minute video on Medical Hemp and a 7-part audio download on the History of Marijuana. There's even a cell phone web site at http://www.Time4Hemp.com/cell/index.htm . Check the site out and tell your friends!
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<br/>Keep Strong!
<br/>Casper Leitch
<br/>Creator/Host: Time 4 Hemp</div>
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</div>Casper Leitch2006-02-22T20:50:52ZAltoids boxes...spankerswirlhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/4c253a49-4623-42d6-94b7-5f46d7c617582006-02-18T00:26:08Z2004-05-27T17:24:40Z<div>I just thought of a great way to use all those little mint containers (you know the metal boxes Altoids etc. come in). Pigeon knows how to make salves. We are going to re-use the tins for stocking stuffer sized olive-oil-bee's wax salves of different sorts. What other containers do you guys recycle? </div>
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</div>spankerswirl2004-05-27T17:24:40ZYou know you're addicted to crafts when...http://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/c7c55a41-6533-49bb-a83e-18be5fc4b4fa2005-12-10T00:01:19Z2005-12-02T17:36:47Z<div>You know you're addicted to crafts when:
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<br/>the people who work at the bead shop in your neighborhood understand that if your family comes in, they must not reveal, under any circumstances, how much money you spent last time you came in.
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<br/>Even though you're the only adult who lives at your house, you hide your craft supply purchases so that people won't ask you about them.
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<br/>Sometimes, as you're falling asleep, you get an idea for a pattern or design, and you can't go to sleep until you get up and draw it so that you don't forget the important details.
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<br/>You dream that you went to the bead store in the night, took what you wanted, and left the owner some money and a note, thinking, "She''ll understand that I needed this right away."
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<br/>When you see someone wearing or using something beautiful that they obviously made, you can't resist the urge to ask them about it, and are sincerely fascinated by what they tell you.
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<br/>You don't allow yourself to bring your debit card to the craft store so that you'll really stay within you're budget.
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</div>2005-12-02T17:36:47ZMy People! I've found you!http://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/f130c51b-fea5-4fe9-8dbb-a37285bc21482005-12-02T17:28:57Z2005-02-26T03:31:27Z<div>Oh my gosh. There are other obsessed crafty recyclers out there? I am so glad.
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<br/>I knit, crochet, sew, bead, and make hemp jewelery.
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<br/>I get special satisfaction from recycling when I make my crafts. I have crocheted a long-term reusable shopping bag out of plastic shopping bags, for example. My mother and I have made purses out of tire innertubes. I love to recycle fabric and make cool stuff.
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<br/>I'm happy to find this site.
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</div>2005-02-26T03:31:27Zsewing help please!Mollyhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/dbcf979a-cb31-40cb-a5db-f1cb944c546f2005-11-18T00:50:59Z2005-11-16T02:30:41Z<div>ok, so I'm making a dress and I wan to put tucks in the bodice, but I have NO clue how to go about it, can anyone help me? Also, I don't use patterns (no clue how).
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<br/>thanks in advance family, lovin' you all :o)
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</div>Molly2005-11-16T02:30:41ZMy first sweater!maryhallhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/32510ad0-b471-45bc-9540-f0af40f19fd72005-11-10T01:23:35Z2005-11-10T01:23:35Z<div>Hey folx, i've posted pics of my newest creation, a felted wool baby sweater. Ok, so i didn't spin the wool myself, but i knitted it and felted it...and if thats not crunchy enough, the pics are taken on an actual commune where i live. If you look closely you'll even see a old hippie in the background of one of the photos.
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<br/>Zadek is the newest baby born at Twin Oaks, the community i live in. Our website is www.twinoaks.org, lots more pics of him and others there.
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<br/>Peace out, Mary</div>
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</div>maryhall2005-11-10T01:23:35ZNew Tribejoytastichttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/af275ec2-b52f-4761-a4a0-b693c63b49df2005-09-27T18:52:14Z2005-09-27T18:52:14Z<div>Hi, everyone! I've started a new tribe for people interested in talking about Domestic interests in general. From cleaning tips to home crafts, to projects, to cooking. Anything and everything domestic related. It's called Dire Domesticity
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<br/>It's just getting started, so I'd love some members who like this kind of thing!
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<br/>~smile~
<br/>Meredith
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</div>joytastic2005-09-27T18:52:14ZGetting rid of fleas without toxins?bethhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/38089a1f-3236-4ee9-8cd6-ef83991d289d2005-08-15T01:36:12Z2005-06-16T19:52:44Z<div>hey.
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<br/>so i live in a neighborhood that has an abnormally large population of vagrant cats... including my own who now only comes inside to infest everything with fleas!!!
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<br/>does anybody know of anything that isn't creepily toxic that can deter the fleas from festering outside? like a home-made spray?
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<br/>or perhaps something i can start feeding my cat that will make her less tasty to fleas?
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<br/>message me!
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</div>beth2005-06-16T19:52:44Zhippie handcrafters tribe! newhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/e8fdb9e5-d0e3-42e8-8ee6-ab3f6ac766cb2005-07-13T01:00:50Z2005-04-19T00:57:30Z<div>check out my new group! put your handmade goods up for sale!
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<br/>a tribe for all of you mamas and papas who love to create and share your work with others! This includes sewing patchwork, jewelery making, hemp tying, macrame, knitting, crocheting, fiber weaving, tye-dyeing, hand-dyeing fabrics, glassblowing, fine arts, woodworking, instument making, herbal product crafters, and anything else you can imagine!
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<br/>We are the people you see selling their goods at shows and festivals! If you have a website selling your goods, feel phree to adverstise! We are talented artists and love to share our work with others! </div>
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</div>2005-04-19T00:57:30ZRevolutionary nomadic tribeJameshttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/24e330d4-9cd3-4359-8bc1-b1db970fb1872005-07-13T00:56:49Z2005-07-13T00:56:49Z<div>I'm starting a nomadic tribe, intended to both demonstrate alternatives to mainstream society and promote the widespread sharing of information on tribalism, biocentric ideas, and the threat of society. I'm looking for good people interested in a somewhat minimalist tribe to travel nationaly or globaly, supporting each other through non-mainstream paths like art and music, and working to spread some of the messages that a modern destructive society needs so desperately to hear. I'd like to create a truly tribal experience, and I think that there's a lot of fun to be had and good things to be accomplished. Knowledge of tribalism, life sciences, and social problems a plus, but not neccesary, there's plenty for all of us to learn. Knowledge of tribalism, life sciences, and social problems a plus, but not neccesary, there's plenty for all of us to learn. No hard drugs, alchoholism, sexism, racism, or negative lifestyles/behaviors please.
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<br/>Like to explore a new path together? I'd love to hear from you.
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</div>James2005-07-13T00:56:49ZI once made all my own clothesBradhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/ec97d2f7-4bef-4c6e-9df3-c95b80d4ed7c2005-05-24T06:14:18Z2005-05-24T06:14:18Z<div>For about two years 20 years ago, I made, well, not everything I wore like underwear, but almost everything - shirts, pants, shoes, coats. Now I don't make things I wear but i make other things like shelves, trellises. I try not to go to a store for things. I try making stuff first. I guess I picked that up from my dad - he grew up on a farm in Iowa where they didn't buy anything. They made everything themselves - clothes, food, electricity, soap, furniture, hinges, everything, well, I guess except for sugar.
<br/>I grow some food and weave scarves to sell too.</div>
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</div>Brad2005-05-24T06:14:18Zdread beads and cuffs!http://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/3dc22e5f-8694-4a38-801c-a416c9fbc0ba2005-05-04T15:54:41Z2005-04-12T21:08:06Z<div>check out my page below for some really nice handmade dread cuffs and phatty blown glass beads all by me! ;)
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<br/>http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog&Mytoken=20050412140634</div>
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</div>2005-04-12T21:08:06Zhippie patchwork and morehttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/871b5319-25d8-403a-a81d-37e36d8d0ea62005-05-02T00:16:57Z2005-05-02T00:16:57Z<div>I've got some dread beads, jewelery, and patchwork clothes that are on clearance that i made a while ago. I do have some new items for sale too! If you want my catalog emailed to you, *send me your email address* or email me at gruvenmama@aol.com. i got some phatty stuff so check it out cause its cHeAp goin FaSt!!
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</div>2005-05-02T00:16:57ZTillamook tries to go rBGH-free!!Joriehttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/0d80004d-391e-4efa-8068-18a3c60696c82005-02-26T19:24:05Z2005-02-26T19:24:05Z<div>Tillamook, a nationwide distributor of dairy products, has announced it plans to go rBGH-free. In response, Monsanto, the main producer of rBGH (Posilac,) has responded by applying intense pressure on Tillamook to reverse that decision.
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<br/>Tillamook has set their membership meeting to vote on rBGH for this Monday, Feb. 28 at 10:00 a.m.
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<br/>Please contact Tillamook as soon as possible expressing your support for the board’s decision to go rBGH-free.
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<br/>http://www.organicconsumers.org/rbgh/tillamook.cfm</div>
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</div>Jorie2005-02-26T19:24:05ZDress made out of used sheetsmaryhallhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/12b4d517-b10a-488c-ae77-d146bf2668db2005-01-26T20:56:29Z2004-08-31T02:08:58Z<div>I made this colorful lightweight dress out of floral sheets from the 60's and 70s. The skirt has 8 panels of 4 different sheets, and the top was made out of a pillow case. Its my first dress, i was looking for clothes at a thrift store, and came across these sheets that i just loved.
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<br/>Its kind of a funky patchwork looking dress with a bunch of bright colors. Great way to recycle.
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<br/>Oh, then after i made it, i went into this boutique in Baltimore, and there were these dresses with similar kinds of flowers. I had a nice little chuckle.</div>
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</div>maryhall2004-08-31T02:08:58ZHemp twinesara1976http://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/010e3401-ba14-4d9e-ba9c-ef32255b0a152005-01-25T19:11:40Z2004-06-03T20:10:45Z<div>I am going to be working with hemp twine for the first time (making a necklace). I am wondering if I need to prepare it somehow, the rope just seems so stiff, or if it just loosens up naturally. </div>
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</div>sara19762004-06-03T20:10:45ZGlobal Relocalization – A Call to Actionbeaudhahttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/6ea040a4-8a6e-4487-884e-a9d86bc0fbee2004-12-31T07:01:58Z2004-12-31T07:01:58Z<div>Join this very important call to action!
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<br/>"The imminent peaking of global oil production and the fact that natural gas production has already peaked in North America could be the catalyst for positive transformation of industrial society. It could also be a recipe for disaster...
<br/>"...seeking like-minded organizations, volunteers, and activists to create a coalition to support community relocalization projects and experiments, as well as online database access and community tools that can help streamline the relocalization process. We are also organizing conferences and creating a speakers bureau with energy, biosphere, and localization experts to help spread the word."
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<br/>Check this link for full article and a list of ways you can get involved!
<br/>http://www.postcarbon.org/index.php?page=relocalization</div>
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</div>beaudha2004-12-31T07:01:58Zsustainable fashion?Clairehttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/af913bbc-d937-4a8e-b997-723515e1e05a2004-12-30T00:10:09Z2004-12-10T01:52:03Z<div>Hi, I just found this tribe. (my apologies for the cross posting of this one, I've got the same topic on another related tribe, but I'm searching out those interested in this....)
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<br/>greetings everyone, I was wondering if anyone out there was interested in a discussion of sustainable practices related to issues of fashion and clothing. Just so happens this is my thesis topic. I've got some loooonnnnng posts to other tribes specific to fashion and reconstructed clothing, but I'm interested in hearing the thoughts of those of you out there who are *not* necessarily into 'fashion' (in fact, you may even find it distasteful) but still like to present yourself with style. Or maybe you couldnt care less, but all of us have to wear clothes....
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<br/>here's a fun quote:
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<br/>“…there is a complex issue to contend with in the fact that the term eco-fashion embodies the incompatible agendas of sustainability and consumerism: eco-fashion as oxymoron. Therefore, eco-fashion has to involve a radical rethinking of the "grounds" of fashion and ecology in order to deliver sustainable solutions that can only ever partially arrive with recycling. ”
<br/>-Alison Gill
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<br/>any thoughts? anyone interested in further discussion?</div>
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</div>Claire2004-12-10T01:52:03ZNew movement to co-opt corporations for changespideyhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/561e0997-6c73-4952-90fb-96d4cf24a1842004-11-14T14:20:47Z2004-11-14T14:20:47Z<div>I have a passion for life - for my life, my kids ’lives, and all of our lives …so I have to share my passion and my vision (that follows) with you …hoping that it might lead you to more hope-filled, joyful and sustainable lives.
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<br/>First, for perspective, the next paragraph is the important part of world history in a single paragraph. Then, I hope to enlist you in joining the Aikido Activism Movement, a movement that can face today ’s deepest challenges with the most empowered approach to change.
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<br/>THE IMPORTANT PART OF WORLD HISTORY IN A PARAGRAPH
<br/>Humanity has passed from a first great era of primarily physically-mediated conflict to one today of primarily economically-mediated conflict (see for example, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, by John Perkins - http://www.tinyurl.com/4tebc or http://www.tinyurl.com/5t8j9 ) and NOW we can and must advance to an era of primarily reason-mediated conflict. In each of the earlier eras people by and large did the best they could with what they had (as they will today and in the future only now with much better tools for communication which MUST be used for increased understanding, which -- fortunately -- can naturally translate to caring). The problem of capitalism today was less a problem when it was invented as a solution to feudal imperialism (with regular physical conflict). Economic imperialism has yet further removed the suffering from view of the beneficiaries of economic imperialism; but, in order to link with economic subjects, a global network has been built that can actually be used to bring people together -- and while inter-tribal, international, and intercorporate engagements in ages of primarily physically-mediated and primarily economically-mediated conflict have a history of being quite exploitive (if not deadly), engagements in the dawning age of reason can evolve to be much more like a dance, yet still a dance of joy or survival depending on one's viewpoint. The key should be seeing the power of inclusion, which can bring joy and unity -- replacing profit maximization with fruition maximization as a necessity for sustainability/survival and joy in a globalizing era.
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<br/>My passions have been channeled into writing about a systematic solution to this systemic problem of today: that corporations do both the most good and the most bad, but it is their ability to hide bad things in the complexity of corporate behavior and in the popular but treacherous myth they promulgate -- "greed is good" -- that has led to essentially all major world problems.
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<br/>Efforts to overpower corporations with grass roots public fervor or death-of-their-excesses by a thousand cuts from non-profits or NGOs appear to be having little effect, so why not turn the tools of corporations (and their economic might) against their regressive practices? This is Aikido Activism, my passion that I hope will become yours in a budding movement that everyone should want to join - and that anyone and everyone with a computer and Internet access is empowered to advance by sharing parts of the puzzle (how Aikido Activism can be applied in their field and applying it), supporting other Aikido Activists, getting the word out electronically, etc.
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<br/>Change is possible. Find out who some Aikido Activists are who are working for progressive transformation of outworn social traditions –and please share any comments, ideas, connections, at the new wiki-website http://aikidoactivism.xwiki.com/ where there is a growing amount of information begun to be collected and organized online to advance the Aikido Progressive Movement – to understand our past and build a promising opportunity for our future.
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</div>spidey2004-11-14T14:20:47Ztoilet paper rollsCraftleenhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/1a39bd8c-e04c-4480-98b0-1b041d3507462004-10-27T19:27:57Z2004-10-23T22:58:23Z<div>everyone has these, the influx never ends. so what to do with them? i mean you could crush and bundle them and stick em in the recycling box. what i do is cut them so they're a flat square-ish piece of cardboard. then i use the cardboard to make a card, book (with regular paper inside), stencil (for spraypainting or just drawing), all kinds of things. its strong thin board!
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</div>Craftleen2004-10-23T22:58:23Zglass beer bottles & bottlecapsneodolatelnahttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/21d015b7-7158-459c-9143-66931b95b28c2004-10-23T22:54:07Z2004-07-19T23:58:02Z<div>my roomates drink a lot of beer, we have no problems filling up our recycling bins every week. is there anything useful or decorative i can make out of the bottles & caps?</div>
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</div>neodolatelna2004-07-19T23:58:02Zre-using microwavable frozen lunch containersTeriBhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/e3677b5b-b390-4610-87d5-6279fe937eb02004-10-05T18:56:18Z2004-10-04T18:04:35Z<div>I have an idea about re-using the popular microwavable frozen lunch "bowls".
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<br/>My idea is to wash and save the bowls for foods that I believe I could approximately re-create at home with my limited cooking time and skills.
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<br/>Has anyone had luck with Glad Press-N-Seal in the freezer? Anyway, I would basically be re-using the entire package, since the cardboard label is simple origami, held together by tabs rather than glue. The other side of the label is plain brown, so I could even make some other food, label and date it, and fold it in reverse.
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<br/>See the .jpgs I scanned of the SeaPak garlic herb shrimp packaging in the tribe photos. I guess I could even use the label as a template and make my own.
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<br/>Anyone have anything else to add to my idea or has anyone tried it already? Does it work well? Does the plastic hold up?</div>
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</div>TeriB2004-10-04T18:04:35ZInsteadhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/85e14db5-7e90-4926-a91e-c06da4530f3f2004-09-27T01:06:54Z2004-09-21T08:30:23Z<div>Hello everyone. I have a quesstion about the tampon alternative called Instead. It is like a little cup that has a flexibile rim. I was wondering if any body has use them and what did they think about them. They are rather exspensive at Wal Greens and I want to get opions before I spend the money.
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</div>2004-09-21T08:30:23ZPsychedelic placementjazzlambhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/0be34d32-915d-4d2a-a826-0eefb69d3a5a2004-09-18T10:03:36Z2004-09-18T10:03:36Z<div>Do y'all plan on doing psychedelic in certain envrionments, or is it a momentary thing? For me, it's a combo of both. This is, in many ways conciousness, no? The future, the past and the present, all in one. Danka y'all. To the fall, and the sweet colours and smells.</div>
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</div>jazzlamb2004-09-18T10:03:36ZCrochet and Knit hats (and hand dying yarn)maryhallhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/30d8e9bc-2936-4d71-ad4d-aa8212d4aaed2004-08-31T02:17:39Z2004-08-31T02:17:39Z<div>I make hats all the time and give them away. Folx love them, and i enjoy making them. I've gotten a lot of colorful yarn in thrift stores, and most folx like the how i mix the colors up and do weird things with them.
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<br/>Recently i found some pastel cotton yarn in a thrift store, and i'm not really big on pink, baby blue, yellow or white as colors, so i plan to tye dye them.
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<br/>I've done this before, you can get the dye in most any decent art store, and if you are in Asheville there is a lovely craft store that caters to folx who like natural stuff. With this kind of dye you need to soak it in soda ash first. Oh, back up, first thing you do is unwind it from the ball, and make it in to a skein. I wrapped mine around a oversized book. Then put a string or twist tie through the loop, opposite of each other. You can also put rubber bands around the outside (after the twistties or string) to keep the dye going in that area. Mixes it up a bit.
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<br/>Once its secure, and you've soaked it, then you can dye it. I think it has to sit 24 hours with the dye on it. In the past i then washed it in the washing machine, and hung it to dry. Now if you didn't put rubber bands on before, i'd do it before you wash it. Its hard enough untangling the bugger, making it back into a ball.
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<br/>I imagine you can also dye with natural dyes. Or you can buy your cotton yarn in a place like ac moore or micheals, you can even get your dye there i think. But of course the more eco and recycled you go the better.</div>
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</div>maryhall2004-08-31T02:17:39Zmenstrual blood as fertilizer?neodolatelnahttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/f7ced7f7-42e9-4ca1-a382-99a55dadaba32004-08-30T19:30:59Z2004-08-26T18:47:22Z<div>not sure if this is the appropriate tribe to post in about this topic...
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<br/>can you use menstrual blood as fertilizer? how is it applied (directly or diluted?) and how often should it be given to plants? i've read that plants love it, but is there any sort of evidence backing this up? has anyone grown plants that were given menstrual blood vs. no fertilizer side by side to see which one does better? how potent of a fertilizer is it? what exact nutrients does it give to a plant? there seems to be no information on this sort anywhere online. i'd rather not buy fertilizer if it's something my body already produces.</div>
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</div>neodolatelna2004-08-26T18:47:22ZCalling all creative spirits!!Nokturnalhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/ba6d85ba-b044-40f2-b369-7cb5171d02f12004-06-22T17:46:37Z2004-06-22T17:46:37Z<div>www.area709.com is a new site based out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We are a collective of passionate people who want to create a bubble of creative energy online. We are slowly gathering members from across North America, and are now beginning to focus on the visual arts aspect of our site.
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<br/>If anyone knows of anyone who might be interested in having their portfolio on the site it would be free for them other than covering their own server space and bandwidth (about $18/month). We are looking for artists that have a passion for electronica, and who are professional, productive, friendly and talented.
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<br/>There is no limit to the medium of creative expression, so anything goes right now!
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<br/>area709 is also an emerging production collective, our first two events have been extremely successful and very well recieved (reviews and video footage are on the site). We are pushing the envelope here in Alberta by re-establishing the art-party experience. Already on our team we have one of the best projection visualists in Alberta, Byron Pope, and the legendary talent behind the Team Psyence decore Darren Schweitzer.
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<br/>Our goal when we host an event is to offer those who attend a chance to see really stunning art and visuals as well as hear intelligent, beautiful music.
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<br/>Anyone with any ideas feel free to post them in this thread, or thoughts of who we might contact. Our site this month will be at 100,000 hits already and it is only barely 2 months old so we know we are onto something!
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<br/>I forgot to mention that artists featured at our events would be brought in for the event. That is obvious for performers, but that applies to painters or other mediums of expression as well as their art.
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<br/>Oh yeah and our events are not limited to Calgary, we have an event forming in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in February 2005. The venue: Hotel California....how sweet is that?
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<br/>Please feel free to send me a message with any thoughts!!!! </div>
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</div>Nokturnal2004-06-22T17:46:37ZReady MadeThttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/f55f6479-0906-4549-9a91-2e750df107302004-06-07T12:23:43Z2004-06-07T12:23:43Z<div>If you are interested in projects and recycling materials - check out the link below. I made the handbag out of recycled plastic bags from the current issue, (see my photo album for a pic). http://www.readymademag.com/</div>
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</div>T2004-06-07T12:23:43Zlavender dryer sackshttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/9c07dcdc-5da3-46d6-a9a7-573b315ef5402004-04-25T06:12:07Z2003-11-16T05:52:24Z<div>want an alternative to your basic dryer sheet?
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<br/>have a look :
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<br/>better yet make your own!!
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<br/>http://www.betweenfriendstoo.com/household.htm
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<br/>http://www.glenbrookfarm.com/herbs/eomixes.html
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</div>2003-11-16T05:52:24Zstokedhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/0d4bb40f-499e-4be9-a70f-bdb6234622ed2004-04-04T02:39:13Z2004-04-04T02:39:13Z<div>YAY! you folks actually do care about this topic ! there are so many new members - Welcome!
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<br/>please feel free to add topics , create conversation , and work together to bless up this beautiful world YAHWEH gave us to care for ..
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<br/>we are all making our own efforts and each of us has alot to learn and teach...
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</div>2004-04-04T02:39:13ZconfessionsRabbithttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/108743d5-a05b-47a1-8ec0-a0667033a2df2004-03-19T03:14:00Z2003-11-12T19:13:08Z<div>Help me, I'm a swiffer junkie!!! Please tell me there's a bio-friendly alternative to replace the cloths. Or are they bio-degradeable?
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</div>Rabbit2003-11-12T19:13:08ZBay Area Recycled Art Centersfonduiehttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/b51004de-cf97-4f3b-8c35-dccb3ac0106a2004-02-27T19:17:12Z2004-02-27T19:17:12Z<div>New here, dig the tribe. thought I'd contribute.
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<br/>I'm a preschool teacher so I know about a few places where you can pick up recycled stuff for art projects.
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<br/>For example I picked up at RAFT (Resource Area for Teachers) in Santa Clara scrap fabric, cardboard tubing, I learned that plastic cups (of a specific plastic content) can be used as shrinkie dinks, etc...
<br/>http://www.raft.net/
<br/>Materials at raft are surplus items donated by over 1,000 local businesses and range from cardboard tubes to computers.
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<br/>There's also SCRAP (Scroungers Center for Reusable Art Parts) in San Francisco. http://scrap-sf.org/ The founders of SCRAP converted an old warehouse into a sort of holding pen for fabric, glass, wood, plastic, cardboard, tile, and paper for the express purpose of inspiring the artist in you. (And to demonstrate a cool recycling option.)
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<br/>on the East Bay I also heard about (but never been) to the Center for Creative Reuse off of Ashby and San Pablo.</div>
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</div>fonduie2004-02-27T19:17:12Zfor the ladieshttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/26bb14aa-7bf8-4033-a900-d24a647becc42004-01-30T18:48:43Z2003-10-24T17:15:41Z<div>here is a good alternative to tampons .
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<br/>http://www.thekeeperstore.com/picture/
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<br/>they also sell cloth washable pads.
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</div>2003-10-24T17:15:41ZNew here.Redhttp://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/b7d83bcd-8585-4971-9d5e-4d33e5539ee22003-10-31T00:07:58Z2003-10-15T23:04:02Z<div>Hola. I'm from Jacksonville, liv e in tha mountains now. I use cloth diapers too!!!
<br/>Two things that link us!
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</div>Red2003-10-15T23:04:02ZWELCOME!http://homespunconsciousness.tribe.net/thread/c4e77a06-7916-4112-a71f-33cdb7a5f4a62003-10-15T04:30:53Z2003-10-15T04:30:53Z<div>hey everyone!
<br/>im so happy your joining in :)
<br/>feel free to leave tips , thoughts, goods for sale ,etc.
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