Jen Mayer
urban homesteader in Boulder, CO
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Feral Houses
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read comments (0)Lions and Lambs
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Is it March that comes in like a lion and out like a lamb?
I hope so.
This weekend I am finishing a thesis project I have been working on for the last 2 years. It’s on Feminism and Childbirth. There are a few feminist critiques on childbirth, and midwifery is usually given as the remedy. So to expand on this body of knowledge I conducted semi-structured interviews with homebirth midwives in Colorado. My intention was to learn their professional needs, the needs of birthing women and their thoughts of feminism. I had the pleasure to spend about 20 hours chatting with homebirth midwives about their experiences, and learned more than I have over two years of library research.
Blackout
And while cruising the internets I stumbled upon this 2005 essay by Tim Boucher on the 2003 blackout in the Northeast. As I am intrigued by the possibilities of our society changing (read crash), this essay is a romantic look at what happens when the lights go out. I was in upstate NY during this blackout, working at a SOHO comes upstate mexican restaurant. I served my last table of the afternoon by candlelight and served them whatever could be prepared without electricity. That evening was spent star gazing with a friend into the newly darkened sky drinking whatever alcohol was at the house (not much) while wrapped in a down comforter on the roof. Even the cars on a busy country road were quiet. Needless to say, I was disappointed when the power came on the next day. The dream was gone.
Below is a link to an article explaining how big Ag business in connected to increasing economic disaster. High production farms rely on petroleum for their fertilizers and oil to transport their products. When oil production continues to decline, and prices increase again this will have major consequences for consumers. The time is now to invest in creating more local organic food sources.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_16777.cfm