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Accountable

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

In order to be accountable,
have to have accounts.

Hence the barter-trade-calculation formula:

(((time+mass)^chakra)/abundance)*utility) = base price of item.

in addition to that price might be
the shipping and handling fee
or other transfer related taxes.

each person can be their own account manager,
and the community manages it’s account.

all community accounts are public to community members.
however a person can have extra-communal personal transactions.

to get money from other groups,
trade local products and services,
for money from other groups.

foreign currency can be bought from the community,
or from any persons that did personal project trades.
the value of the currency is projectCost/currencyReceived
if the community has several such projects it can be an average.

there are community projects,
and there are personal projects.

community projects are decided on at regular intervals.
perhaps following soon after a festive holiday celebration.

an interesting time for project elections day is at cellestial events,
such as equinoxes and solstices, which are traditionally sacred.
times with greater energy for potential, critical junctures.

people can choose to do personal projects at will.
it is wise to take into account any ongoing community work,
though ultimately it is a personal decision.

can involve other community members
if they volitionally choose and commit to do so.

while doing a community job,
any personal donations given or received should be taken record of,
including the people who gave the donation,
for allowing more people to appreciate them.
Personal donations can be kept wholly.

Customer can request to give a community donation,
which would add to the communities pot.
These donations should of course also be recorded.
With potential tax benefits as a charitable organization.

Some items or services can be from the community,
so can be free or nominal fee to rent for community members to use responsibly.
community covering the cost of repair and replacement for rented items.
member can potentially purchase a replica of a community item,
if community item is not available for purchase.

The goal of these community events,
to make sure every community member,
lives a fulfilling life in harmony with each other.

How to get Respect for a new Flag.

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

There is a pesky bit of international law,

that “nations” can board, seize and otherwise molest “unrecognized nations”.

So how does one earn respect from a predator?

Respect enough to leave alone, and find some easier prey.

Some run, some hide, some have armour, some are thorny.

So if we are to pioneer a flag for instance:

black, gray, white.

We can put it on speedy vessels to be “hard to get” and military vessels to be “difficult to swallow”.

Or vessels which are somehow “bad for digestion” to predators.

Perhaps boats or steads full with composting matter.

Imagine a small submarine, that bothers to have the flag above the water line.

After spending a whole lot of time pulling it up out of the water by cranes,

it turns out it’s full of rotting garbage.

they might simply throw it back in the water.

Or risk being degraded to “garbage collectors”.

So these initial boats are somewhat of a “pioneering sacrifice”, so must be at least potentially expendable.

In case a boat is successfully captured, or in the process of, it should have some remote self-destruct ability.

It is best to waste as much of the predators energy, and once it’s got the “treat” make it “poof” and disapear.

Hungry and hurt, the predator goes to find some easier prey.

Initially can still having “recogized nations” flag at the residential stead(s).

Once a some boardings have been successfully repeled,

it may become convenient to use it on residential steads,

as onlookers would be just as weary of the

quick, prickly potentially poisonous flag,

worth practically no calories.

So at least for the “first impression” boats,

should all have internationally legal and very boring items,

with high risk of injury to predator,

and much potentialy wasted energy.

Once there are many such ships,

it becomes difficult for a megalithic army to track them,

and poor past experience dissuades them from further interaction.

Of course there is the alternative of becoming an edible fruit,

and hope that the predator defecates your seed in a prime location.

Birds and squirrels are quite prolific spreaders of seed.

Permaculture Seedball Forest Gardening

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

A simple form of gardening,
even a child could do,
to sustain themselves,
on abundant and diverse produce.

Like to dedicate this thread to Masanobu Fukuoka who rediscovered seedballs and natural farming.

Might be a member of the Orion Priesthood as indicative of his neutral focus.

from ‘The Natural Way Of Farming’
“One never blames nature, but begins by blaming oneself. One searches unrelentingly for a way to grow barley in the heart of nature. There is no good or evil in nature. Natural farming admits to the existence neither of insect pests nor of beneficial insects. If a pest outbreak occurs, damaging the barley, one reflects that this was probably triggered by some human mistake. Invariably, the cause lies in some action by man; perhaps the barley was seeded too densely or a beneficial fungus that attacks pests was killed, upsetting nature’s balance. Thus, in natural farming, one always solves the problem by reflecting on the mistake and returning as close to nature as possible.”

So it be the philosophy natural forest gardening.

Robert Hart from UK also has done forest gardening, but takes a more laborious western approach using pruning and mulching. This video is otherwise a good introduction to forest gardening.

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Forest gardening is perhaps the worlds best hope for a future.
Plants For A Future [URL="http://pfaf.org"]http://pfaf.org[/URL] has a database of over 7,000 useful plants.
Many plants commonly considered “weeds” actually may be edible and have many uses.

Ken Fern founded PFAF.
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Seedballs are a natural way of planting seeds,
which is much simpler than tilling,
and more efficient than broadcasting.

As the bird or animal that eats some fruit,
mixes it with compost and clay,
and excretes a seedball,
so it is natural.

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So have a go make a forest garden.
If you don’t have a plot, guerilla garden.

Get the seed and skills you need,
to sustain yourself and your family.
Healthy, happy, and abundantly appreciative.

Masanobu Fukuoka, an Orion Priest?

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Masanobu Fukuoka

from ‘The Natural Way Of Farming’
“One never blames nature, but begins by blaming oneself. One searches unrelentingly for a way to grow barley in the heart of nature. There is no good or evil in nature. Natural farming admits to the existence neither of insect pests nor of beneficial insects. If a pest outbreak occurs, damaging the barley, one reflects that this was probably triggered by some human mistake. Invariably, the cause lies in some action by man; perhaps the barley was seeded too densely or a beneficial fungus that attacks pests was killed, upsetting nature’s balance. Thus, in natural farming, one always solves the problem by reflecting on the mistake and returning as close to nature as possible.”

Imagine nature as goal setting, and it’s quite perfect.

Sustainable Forestry: Tribe Garden

Monday, May 10th, 2010

There are ways of maintaining forest health and diversity,
while harvesting resources from a forest.

For instance removing sickly and crowded trees and selling them.

Then there you have more claim to the land (in the eyes of foreigners),
as you are in the land, using it, and exporting products.

When a tree is removed,
and a new spot of sun is available,
can seedball some vegetables, herbs and bushes,

perhaps plant some of the trees you’d like more of.

Forest Gardening: Planting Bulbs

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Got some onion sprouting onion bulbs and am planting them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPNTynjgYQs

Reward self with fruit

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Elspru – Tastes So Much Better (vegan song)

After doing something beneficial,
give yourself a treat.

Like when going out to work in the field,
take a treat with you to celebrate completion of checkpoints.

Seedball Fruition: Wild Strawberries

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

saw some strawberries,
must have come from seedballs thrown previous autumn.
forest garden wild strawberries