By Steve Green (WINDSOR, ON) – From Ford City Community Garden on Drouillard Road, Windsor, Ontario, I can see the ‘business trees’ stretching out from their concrete roots, some vacant and some occupied, watching over us with industrial curiosity from across the waters of the Detroit River. They quietly oversee what we are up to, [...]
Dear members Kenney, Masse, Piruzza, McMeekin, Ritz, Raitt, Prime Minister Harper & Premier McGuinty, I would specifically like to know what you are doing to assist migrant workers restore the balance of power between migrant workers (TFW/SAWP) and their employers and recruiters. I have specifically become aware of the practices used in Windsor-Essex/Ontario/Canada similar to those found [...]
By Steve Green (WINDSOR, ON) – I’m a voracious reader. I love books. The smell, the weight, the turning of the pages. Am I old? Old school? Not sure. All I know is I prefer this old technology to the new electronic versions. That being said, this year I purchased “Folks, that’s not normal!” by [...]
By Steve Green (WINDSOR, ON) – I’ve been away from this column for a while. It’s been a busy month for those of us in the dirt. We had to wrap up operations on the cooperative farm, winterize the chicken coop, and close up Ford City Community Garden. Then there was the WECSA Locavore Dinner [...]
By Steve Green (WINDSOR, ON) – As a foodie and a co-op farmer of sorts, I find myself reflecting on the Occupy Together movement. Specifically, I’m torn between wanting to participate with my fellow activists downtown but realize I have pressing duties that will keep me from spending copious amounts of time with the demonstrators. [...]
By Steve Green (WINDSOR, ON) – It’s been a couple weeks since I submitted an article. I’ve been busy adjusting to a new healthy diet. For the month of October my daughter Jasmin and I have been eating only unprocessed food. That means anything that was refined or cooked and sold in the grocery stores, [...]
By Steve Green (WINDSOR, ON) – North Americans, in general, lay down their weary heads at night fully expecting to wake up to the same world they left behind. Tomorrow, will be ‘just like today’ with a modest increase in inflation. But nothing could be farther from the truth. Everything changes. But we rarely wake [...]
By Steve Green (WINDSOR, ON) – Whether you believe it or not, most of us are just days away from being very hungry. The days of having a cold room or cellar full of preservatives have faded into a dreamy and romantic pantry of country memories. Our own personal food supply is usually limited to [...]
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