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Back in Gainesville after three years in Seattle

After living in Seattle for the past three years, I moved back to Gainesville a month ago. My first impression, a feeling really, was that Gainesville felt as close to me as my skin. Lying in bed on one of those first nights I easily thought of all the things I love about this city. The first week I walked out on Bolens Bluff to the lookout platform on Paynes Prairie. I find that place as sacred and peaceful as any place I’ve meditated. A few days later I was on the wooded paths of…

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Added by Sh'mal Ellenberg on July 31, 2011 at 12:59pm — 1 Comment

HOME VAN NEWSLETTER 11/6/10

(photo by Michael Levin www.zoobird.com)

“Hope is the thing with feathers,

that perches in the soul,

and sings the song without the words,

and never stops at all.”

Emily Dickinson

I've written a bit about the Home Van - here and… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on November 6, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

HOME VAN NEWSLETTER 8/14/10 ::: GAINESVILLE SAYS GOODBYE TO FATHER GILLESPIE

Father John Gillespie, Director of St. Augustines Church and Catholic Student Center, long-time board member of St. Francis House, and a strong advocate for the homeless and hungry people of Gainesville for many

years, is being reassigned to a parish in St. Augustine. He went before

the City Commission many times over the years, strongly supporting the basic

human rights of poor and homeless people, most recently during the ongoing

battle…

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Added by Michael Levin on August 15, 2010 at 4:25pm — No Comments

HOME VAN NEWSLETTER 6/28/10

GPD STEPS UP TO THE PLATE

I am deeply grateful and happy to let you know that the Gainesville

Police Department is joining in the effort to keep our homeless friends

hydrated and well through the extreme heat of this summer. They are

accepting donations of bottled water, sun screen and bug spray at their

headquarters, 721 NW 6th Street, and taking them out to areas where

homeless people camp. They have also created… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on June 29, 2010 at 11:44am — 2 Comments

HOME VAN NEWSLETTER 5/1/10

THANK YOUS!

A belated thank you to the children of Westminster Presybterian Church,

who made 12 dozen dyed Easter eggs for us to take out. They do this

every year, and it's really special. Thank you to the P.K. Yonge 9th

graders who collected an awesome amount of food for us, along with some

socks and hygiene products. The PK 9th graders are making a special

project of learning about homeless people and doing… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on May 1, 2010 at 6:06pm — No Comments

Magic Ecology near the Kingdom

Spring is in the air. It's as beautiful here in Winter Park, FL as it gets. April was the friendliest month I can remember here, ever. There are little baby grapefruits on the trees, Citrus blossoms are all replaced by these gems...…

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Added by Michael Levin on May 1, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Finca Mycol and Sustainability

Mycol Stevens has the ultimate home organic garden: 20 acres just north of Gainesville, FL. I wrote about Mycol's place on Elephant Journal here. He's cultivated his property with edible plants from all over the world. Just last weekend, Mycol taught an Ethnobotany Intensive workshop at the Forest Hostel in Brunswick, GA. If I… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on April 24, 2010 at 8:54am — No Comments

The one straw revolution...

Kane joined Zoobird a few days ago and noted the book "The One Straw Revolution ", by… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on February 2, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Gratitude is a Sickness Suffered By Dogs...

Elephant Journal points us to an article in the NYTimes entitled "Now Sending | Dictator Cards". It's good to remind ourselves of the ways various people… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on December 25, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

HOME VAN PET CARE PROJECT NEWS

Photo of Sassy, the beautiful Irish Setter owned by Sandy Lack in Reno, taken by Michael Levin

From Elizabeth Howard, Coordinator

“. . . I live in the house near the corner, which I have named Gratitude.” Mary Oliver

Many times now I come home and there are bags of pet food on my… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on September 17, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

GUERILLA LUNCH-FARE

That is what Arupa calls the food people are bringing to the perimeter of St. Francis House and to the downtown plaza to give to the people turned away after #130 is admitted to St. Francis House for lunch...

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Added by Michael Levin on September 1, 2009 at 2:47pm — No Comments

Home Organic Gardens ::: What to plant now?

(Pedalpalooza Permaculture Tour - checking out Home Organic Gardens in Portland, OR - photo by Michael Levin)

UPDATED!

Fall is approaching. How do you decide what to plant? It depends on a few things, like where you live and what you like to eat! Portland folks love home gardens. Oregon has fertile ground and lots of rain. Florida, on… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on August 9, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Home Van Pet Care Project News

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HOME VAN PET CARE PROJECT! In May it will be two years old. This project came about when one of our friends, Diane, came to a support gathering for homeless people with a tiny kitty in her hands. That kitty was part of our first all spayed/neutered cat colony in Tent City – the Tent City Tribe. Diane and her friend James are still our reliable caretakers for that Tribe of nine cats.

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Added by Michael Levin on May 8, 2009 at 11:35am — No Comments

Bob Sh’mal Ellenberg 11329 8th Ave. NE Apt 106 Seattle, Wa 98125 Sh’mal@zoobird HESTER’S LAST SMILE AND CAN OF ROLLING TOBACCO In the nursing home where I work people dying is go…

Bob Sh’mal Ellenberg

11329 8th Ave. NE Apt 106

Seattle, Wa 98125

Sh’mal@zoobird

HESTER’S LAST SMILE

AND CAN OF ROLLING TOBACCO

In the nursing home where I work people dying is going on regularly; it’s nothing new to me, but now people are being admitted, in their forties and fifties, who are terminally ill with one critical illnesses or… Continue

Added by Sh'mal Ellenberg on April 16, 2009 at 2:11pm — No Comments