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A Great Day at the Garden!

I went to the garden tonight. What a good time! So many nice things happened. I rode up at dusk and found the garden drenched in the light of the sunset. My mission tonight was simple. I wanted to pick some mint for tea. Mint is dependable. I pulled one strand of the mint, took a look around and saw that the garlic chives were thriving, as always. Troopers! Tomatoes all over the place. Meanwhile, someone visiting the garden said hi. I took a walk around and saw some old… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on August 6, 2011 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

A Great Day at the Garden!

I took a chance and planted sprouts yesterday...

The vendor, a Future Farmer of America student, confidently told me that the frosts were over. I bought 8 Big Boy tomato sprouts, 2 jalapeno and 2 bell pepper sprouts.

Just before Christmas, I planted seeds I'd accumulated from various sources: tomatillo, carrot, sweet cream and okra.… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on March 13, 2011 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Edible Plant Project and Abundant Edible Landscapes

Gainesville is home to the Edible Plant Project, recently featured in the Gainesville Sun. It's all about edible landscaping. What a great idea! Why not plant foliage that is not only beautiful, but also… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on August 7, 2010 at 12:35am — No Comments

Get Spiritual, Eat Sweet, or Give Kombucha a Kick ::: You Pick!

There’s a book called “Finding God in the Garden”, by Balfour Brickner…

You can read (I like it) or you can go outside and discover a few things yourself. What’s a You Pick farm? It’s a farm where you visit and pick your own fruit. There’s a new

hostel in Gainesville called “The Zen Hostel”. Owner Tobe Terrell gave

me a book…

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Added by Michael Levin on July 9, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Barrels of Hope in The Gainesville Sun

Hey we need your help to volunteer on Saturday to build another demo shelter for TV20. They can help us get the word out. Donate a couple hours of bag filling and lifting for this great cause.

As we continue to gain support and publicity, Barrels of Hope has made it big time...that's right people, we're in the Gainesville Sun. Click here to read all about…

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Added by michael amish on April 13, 2010 at 4:40pm — No Comments

Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Fest Starts This Weekend!

Check out INDIGOGreen's latest blog, Blogreen on this. We are happy to see The Greening of Southie come to the south on Saturday. Chek out the blog here.

Added by michael amish on March 18, 2010 at 12:26pm — No Comments

Italian Steel, Legendary Frames and Good Vibes... It's easy as ABC

I dropped by 8th Ave Bikes and Coffee this weekend. I'm calling it 8BC from now on, because I'll be talking abut the good vibes, Italian steel, and legendary frames to my friends.

What we have here is a… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on January 24, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

One Love - A Great Day at the Garden 1/13/10

We have had some cold weather here in Gainesville, haven't we? Well, settle back, click the video above and listen to One Love performed by musicians around the world and have a stroll through McRorie Community Garden with me...

Here's yours truly, happy to be at the garden. But, it's been freezing at night and some… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on January 15, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

A Nice Day at the Garden

(Photos by Mike Levin)

I dropped by the garden this weekend. The workday last weekend was a huge success. If you recall, the summer growth in McRorie Community Garden was begging for attention.…

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Added by Michael Levin on September 23, 2009 at 6:00pm — 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...

Read the rest here in the Caring Zoobirds… Continue

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

Gators, Jon boats and Kayaks!

Springtime is coming! The snow is melting (not in Florida!). I biked down to Lake Sybelia, here in Maitland, FL yesterday and caught this sunset photo with an iPhone camera. Click on the photo to see more sunsets from this ride and other days...

A neighbor had a garage sale and look what showed up! It's a 10' Jon boat. Weighs in at… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on March 21, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

A Trip to Villin Cycle Works

(photo from the Villin website)

I was browsing craigslist for bikes and ran across a "locally made" Villin fixie for $1200 "originally $1700". "Hmmm," says I. "What is this shop called Villin?" So, I googled Villin and found http://www.villincycleworks.com/ I read Villin's philosophy: "Consider purpose. Since the industrial revolution, workers have…

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Added by Michael Levin on October 19, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments