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@phillip @cR0w @TNLNYC - Hahaha, yeah, when I spun up this group I realized that ALL of my last collaborative interactions these past couple of decades have been with hackers.

Like... even my language is so steeped in 1337speak and jargon that normal folks didn't understand me.

I said something like "Oh, I'll spin up a server real quick" and they were like... Wat. What's a server? And what do you mean by "Spin up?"

And I was like... Spin up. You know... like... spin up spin up. Huh...

Hahahaha!!!!

So yeah, if I want to build community and mutual aid movements, I have to design the solution around the people that use it, not force the people to use a weird ass (to them) solution.

Pre-orders live for the #solarpunk anthology I edited, releasing Earth Day (April 22)!

susankayequinn.com/books/brigh

These hopeful #climatefiction stories each imagine a way for us to survive the future, together.

EBOOK: preorder on Amazon, Kobo, GPlay, Apple or Nook

PRINT: preorder on Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble or Amazon

If you get the book from Bookshop.org, you support small bookstores!

Order at your local Barnes & Noble & you'll alert the bookstore to the book!

#books #SciFi @bookstadon

I've been toying with the idea of some sort of Solarpunk/Library Socialism Movement in St. Louis for a while. I do not feel like any current organization deals with the specific issues I'm concerned with in a comprehensive, local way.

As a result, I have a vision I've been toying with that I feel ready to share: nextcloud.nullarch.com/s/qkkis

I'm very open to feedback or interest in this idea/project.

NextcloudA Solarpunk STL.mdNextcloud - a safe home for all your data

#DuarteCA #CommunityGarden to be developed at #TzeitelParasCaracciPark

March 12, 2025

"Duarte residents will soon have a new space to grow fresh produce, connect with neighbors, and enjoy the outdoors. Last month, the Duarte City Council approved the development of the Duarte Community Garden at Tzeitel Paras-Caracci Park (2701 Royal Oaks Drive).

"'This project exemplifies our dedication to creating #sustainable, #accessible spaces for our residents,' said Mayor Cesar A. Garcia. 'This garden will not only enhance the beauty of our park but also provide a space where our community can come together, learn, and share in the joy of nature. I am excited to see this project grow and look forward to it becoming a vibrant part of our community.'

"The goal of the Duarte Community Garden is to increase #FoodSovereignty by creating garden plots for community members to grow healthy food, cultivate agricultural literacy with educational programs, gather community by creating a welcoming and accessible garden space, and perform ecosystem services by removing grass, installing a sustainable #DripIrrigation system, building a #NativeHabitatGarden, and collecting #compost.

"The garden will feature 20 plots and two #ADAAccessible raised beds, available for rent at $5 per month. Community members can plant edible (excluding smokable) plants and flowers for personal, noncommercial use. It will include a storage shed with garden tools, an irrigation system promoting sustainable practices, and ADA-accessible decomposed granite pathways.

"The garden will be run in partnership with Food Exploration and Discovery (#FoodEd), a nonprofit organization that collaborates with San Gabriel Valley communities to create edible education sites and provide programs on #ecosystem #stewardship, healthy living, #environmental innovation, and entrepreneurship.

"Food Ed’s educational model will support gardeners of all skill levels, providing supplies and plants for beginners while experienced gardeners can use their own resources. The garden will also offer picnic benches for community #gatherings and host educational programs on topics like #VegetableGardening, #composting, #DroughtTolerant landscaping, and #SoilHealth.

"As the lead on this grant project, Food Ed will be responsible for building the #DuarteCommunityGarden. This includes overseeing site construction, collecting infrastructure bids, contractor management, program management, community engagement and workshops/events, processing plot holder applications, plant and soil replenishment, above ground irrigation repairs, developing the garden’s webpage and branding and overall garden management through October of 2026.

"For more information on the Duarte Community Garden, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at (626) 357-7931."

Source:
heysocal.com/2025/03/12/duarte
#ThirdSpaces #SolarPunkSunday #CommunityGardens #FoodSecurity #BuildingCommunity #California #SolarPunk #Composting

Hey SoCal. Change is our intention. · Duarte community garden to be developed at Tzeitel Paras-Caracci ParkDuarte residents will soon have a new space to grow fresh produce, connect with neighbors, and enjoy the outdoors. At its regular meeting...
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@nixCraft

So, who wants to quit the #megamachine, build a #solarpunk #ND, #disability friendly #autonomous #regenerative #intentionalcommunity in woods, grow abundent food, medicine, trees to share with whoever needs it, host people who need a place to be, help heal whoever needs to heal, actually have time and spoons to enjoy living?

Not looking for arguments.

Seeking dreamers to live simply, learn skills, be uncomfortable, enjoy music, stories, art, campfires, singing, howling at the moon

Say hi to Finn-Tuan Le, the main character of the comic I'm currently working on!

With a very near-future setting and the first volume basically being a roadtrip between #Nürnberg and #Ansbach, this illustration doesn't really give away it's genre. But drastic environmental changes (and a touch of fantasy because rule of cool) lead to a slow but thorough breakdown of globalization and now people have to rebuild a more resilient society.

I've recently found a lot of joy from #book pairings I stumble on by accident.

I first read "The Terraformers" by Annalee Newitz, which is a wonderful little bit of scifi about people employed in terraforming entire worlds, as paid for by megacorps, to turn them into tourist destinations etc. It gives the usual corps vs enviornmentalist rundown, but in a brilliantly presented way, and is very inspiring.

Shortly thereafter, I read "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer, which is a very real story about her lived experience blending first nations wisdom with hard sciences of the west, and working to help her botany students, and the whole world realize that nature is not "out there" but that we are an integral part of nature, and that love of our environment, and realization that our environment loves us can prompt a radical shift in how we view the world and what we do with our time here.

This combination was fantastic, and I recommend them in the above order to anyone who is a fan of the #environment #solarpunk or just wants to find ways to make the world a better place.

Saw this at the current exhibit at Wash U's Kemper Art Museum. The whole exhibit is about seeds and the art is lovely, but this really stunned me. The drawers are full of seeds taken from plants growing locally, which you can take.

Went to the community garden with the kids to do some annual maintenance and help install some accessible raised gardens.

These are high enough that you can plant without stooping so low to the ground. It also allows wheelchair users to roll up to them and plant without having to get out of their chair.