I am currently living in Cambridge, UK as a student in the University of Cambridge, so I voted a couple of weeks ago. Granted, I assume it wasn't as exciting as voting today, I did sent my absentee ballot with (posted to What's your voting story?)
Happy birthday Feministing!! Thanks for all your hard work and all the wealth of information that is shared here. I have become a better feminist because of it!! (posted to Happy 5th Birthday to us!)
Yeah! I'll be doing HelpX.net (similar to WWOOF) next week, so I was very pleased to read this post. I also plan to do a New England/Canada trip next year like yours... very exciting! Definably more people should know about (posted to New Leaf Organic Farm)
I actually totally screwed up her name--sorry Jill! She's actually Jill Kopel, not the other one. (posted to New Leaf Organic Farm)
Haha, glad to know I wasn't the only one who was thinking "the anti-abortion one? Runs an organic farm?" but even if she did share a name it would have been interesting! (posted to New Leaf Organic Farm)
I am excited for you about this trip as well, Miriam. I agree that public school education should include something on basic agricultural practices. My partner and I live in Brooklyn and we have a container garden on our fire (posted to New Leaf Organic Farm)
i love wwoof. i love food politics. i love growing food. i love this post! (posted to New Leaf Organic Farm)
i love wwoof. i love food politics. i love growing food. i love this post! related things i love: http://www.windowfarms.org/ http://seedlibrary.org/blightee/ (posted to New Leaf Organic Farm)
