This post shares a video slide show with last month's Media Monarchy broadcast that featured BBQ-ing with a Permaculture Twist as the Mounsey Minute topic for June
I wish I were a young 'un, I'd be a farmer. My grandma was a GREAT gardener, but I don't know if my gene is latent or just Not There! I'm getting better with house plants, tho.
Really cool video with Corbett... not sure how I got into that, LOL!
But you look like a Scot by heritage, or French? Anyway, a good face. ^_^
It matters not how many times you have been around our local star (Sol) in this particular lifetime! You can grow some tasty, nutritious and medicinal stuff if you really want to! :)
I help to install (ultra) raised beds for those that have been on many laps around the sun in their current body (to minimize bending required to plant tend and harvest) as well as multi-tiered vertical growing systems for fences/railings. You can also grow some powerful medicinal, tasty crops and beautiful plants right on your kitchen counter with the right planning.
I like to grow ginger as a house plant ( for more info on growing ginger at home: https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/the-generosity-of-ginger? ) as the leaves look nice and both the leaves and the rhizome (often erroneously referred to as a "root") are medicinal and delicious.
I am glad you enjoyed the video with Corbett and glad you re-subscribed to my blog.
Yes I have some Gaelic blood in me, and since my father's side gave me the name Mounsey, perhaps I have some ancient french blood in me as well.
The surname Mounsey was first found in Sussex where they held a family seat as lords of the manor of Herstmonceux. They were descended from the ancient Lords of Maers and Monceaux, Counts of Nevers in Normandy.
I TRULY want to teach my thumb until it's green... I'm losing my home soon (I just rent, but life has been weird and hellish, so having a hard time finding work), putting things into storage, looking for a shelter... All temporary, I HOPE, but maybe I can start growing something in buckets or whatever... lol I'm game and I'm NOT giving up.
And... I have some French and Celt in me, too... Irish, Scot, French, English, a little German, Cherokee and Choctaw. If anything I'm told either I look Scot or French. I'm definitely a MUTT. ;) Thanks for your always-wonderful posts and kind words.
And whatever happened to those OLD GROWTH TREES? Did the Bad Guys chop 'em? Did they burn them down? Poor trees, I think of them often.
Also, it appears that not all of the RCMP in BC are corrupt, some of them (when bearing witness to their colleagues acting as mercenaries for hire and enforcers for a corporate racketeering operation( refused to continue in their role as a police officer, one even joined the protestors/forest defenders.
So apparently not all of the RCMP are cowards for hire and thugs with badges, and there is apparently still some honor and common sense left in a limited number of law enforcement professionals.
May the courage and integrity of the few fan the fading spark of goodness that still burns in their peers to become a flame so that many will refuse to obey corrupt and immoral orders in the future, leaving the corporate oligarchs and duplicitous racketeering interests in government high and dry (and without muscle to enforce their edicts) next time the things heat up there.
I will say a prayer and envision opportunities arriving at your doorstep.
Cherokee, interesting, I was just re-potting some Shagbark Hickory trees earlier today and reading about how the Cherokee would cultivate those trees in food forests along side Paw Paw, Elderberry, Crabapples and medicinal herbs. They would smash up the hickory nuts and boil the mash in water to separate the (extremely hard to conventionally crack) shells, from the nut meat and oil for eating/saving for later. Thanks to your ancestors I have this knowledge and I shall try my hand at making Hickory nut "milk" and oil this fall :)
I am glad you enjoy my posts.
If you are asking about the ancient Douglas Fir and Cedar trees in the Fairy Creek watershed on Vancouver Island (which I talked about in this post: https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/death-by-a-thousand-clearcuts? ) the persistence of the forest defenders has been a success so far.
Despite many brutal assaults by corrupt police and unlawful arrests of peaceful forest defenders (on their own traditional and unceded lands) the relentless presence of the hundreds of people blocking the roads in waves (getting arrested by the hundreds and hauled away, only to have more forest defenders hike up through the woods to replenish the lines the next day) got big enough attention on the situation so that the cockroaches in government and corporate logging industries were forced to go to court and pretend like they are re-assessing the ecological significance of the ancient forest there.
Now, in 2024 the deferrals on the watershed are still in place but are set to expire in February 2025.
Fairy Creek remains intact as of now, but unprotected in the long term. Those who wish to preserve extremely rare intact primary temperate rainforest watersheds like Fairy Creek will have to remain vigilant in getting the word out, keeping people informed and sounding the alarm when the vultures try to swoop in again while no-one is looking. But, at least for now, the courage, kindness, perseverance and reverence for our elder rooted beings (embodied in the thousands of forest defenders that work tirelessly to protect those sacred forests) has prevailed over cowardice, greed and arrogance.
May it remain that way through our collective vigilance, persistence, cognisance and willingness to speak the truth.
So it is and so it shall be.
Thanks for asking about the old growth trees, and thank you for caring about our ancient rooted elders in the few remaining primary old growth forests on Earth.
Vancouver Island is not so far from me, though I'm in Washington State, on the Kitsap Peninsula... South of Seattle, near Tacoma... Maybe I should go camp out up there...
As for the Cherokee, I only have about 1/32 of a claim, LOL!!! But I love those guys, and glad for my wee bits.
But you know, I've been waiting for The Big Idea, and it's come, and I'm am so NOT surprised by where it's come FROM, because I've liked this guy for a long time, but haven't delved much. This is a link to a BOOK, which you can download as a PDF, or listen to a podcast of it being read, which is what I did, and it took a while, like a full day or part of two days, to get it all. But it's THE ANSWER I've been looking for!!!! I'm sooooo excited, hope you can get through it, and want to, and get all happy about it, too... It's about LIFE, not food, LOL. See what you think? If you're so inclined. If not I'll try to give you the Very Short Version.
I love the Olympic coast and the coastal range, I miss them dearly. Though here in Ontario I can grow a lot more and no risk of Earthquakes or tsunamis so that is something I suppose.
If you are gonna go camp out up there be aware that it can get dicey. I had a couple friends that went up to sit down peacefully on the road to block the logging equipment and some specialized (militarized) RCMP thugs tased them, mased them and ripped up their tent. Others have had worse done. So be careful.
As I said in the post linked above, I apparently do not have the same view of the word “civilization” and “civilized” as Larken Rose (based on how I interpreted his use of those words) but aside from that, I agree with everything he says in the excerpts I shared in the post above.
That being said, I have a lot of respect for Larken Rose and feel his writing explores many truths that would benefit this world if more widely known, understood and acted upon. Thanks for highlighting his work in your comment, I am glad you are really enjoying his book.
I’d love to have his book, I LOVE books, but I listened to the audio of it, and I like listening, too. I took a day arf yesterday, ha ha, so today I’ll check out your link. Cheers.
I wish I were a young 'un, I'd be a farmer. My grandma was a GREAT gardener, but I don't know if my gene is latent or just Not There! I'm getting better with house plants, tho.
Really cool video with Corbett... not sure how I got into that, LOL!
But you look like a Scot by heritage, or French? Anyway, a good face. ^_^
It matters not how many times you have been around our local star (Sol) in this particular lifetime! You can grow some tasty, nutritious and medicinal stuff if you really want to! :)
I help to install (ultra) raised beds for those that have been on many laps around the sun in their current body (to minimize bending required to plant tend and harvest) as well as multi-tiered vertical growing systems for fences/railings. You can also grow some powerful medicinal, tasty crops and beautiful plants right on your kitchen counter with the right planning.
I like to grow ginger as a house plant ( for more info on growing ginger at home: https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/the-generosity-of-ginger? ) as the leaves look nice and both the leaves and the rhizome (often erroneously referred to as a "root") are medicinal and delicious.
I am glad you enjoyed the video with Corbett and glad you re-subscribed to my blog.
Yes I have some Gaelic blood in me, and since my father's side gave me the name Mounsey, perhaps I have some ancient french blood in me as well.
The surname Mounsey was first found in Sussex where they held a family seat as lords of the manor of Herstmonceux. They were descended from the ancient Lords of Maers and Monceaux, Counts of Nevers in Normandy.
Thanks for the kind words and thoughtful comment.
I TRULY want to teach my thumb until it's green... I'm losing my home soon (I just rent, but life has been weird and hellish, so having a hard time finding work), putting things into storage, looking for a shelter... All temporary, I HOPE, but maybe I can start growing something in buckets or whatever... lol I'm game and I'm NOT giving up.
And... I have some French and Celt in me, too... Irish, Scot, French, English, a little German, Cherokee and Choctaw. If anything I'm told either I look Scot or French. I'm definitely a MUTT. ;) Thanks for your always-wonderful posts and kind words.
And whatever happened to those OLD GROWTH TREES? Did the Bad Guys chop 'em? Did they burn them down? Poor trees, I think of them often.
Also, it appears that not all of the RCMP in BC are corrupt, some of them (when bearing witness to their colleagues acting as mercenaries for hire and enforcers for a corporate racketeering operation( refused to continue in their role as a police officer, one even joined the protestors/forest defenders.
https://web.archive.org/web/20221124112640/https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/11/24/news/did-not-want-be-involved-police-officer-quits-task-force-rcmp-Fairy-Creek
So apparently not all of the RCMP are cowards for hire and thugs with badges, and there is apparently still some honor and common sense left in a limited number of law enforcement professionals.
May the courage and integrity of the few fan the fading spark of goodness that still burns in their peers to become a flame so that many will refuse to obey corrupt and immoral orders in the future, leaving the corporate oligarchs and duplicitous racketeering interests in government high and dry (and without muscle to enforce their edicts) next time the things heat up there.
So it is and so it shall be.
Bless 'em. I'm a literal tree hugger... ^_^ They love me, too.
I will say a prayer and envision opportunities arriving at your doorstep.
Cherokee, interesting, I was just re-potting some Shagbark Hickory trees earlier today and reading about how the Cherokee would cultivate those trees in food forests along side Paw Paw, Elderberry, Crabapples and medicinal herbs. They would smash up the hickory nuts and boil the mash in water to separate the (extremely hard to conventionally crack) shells, from the nut meat and oil for eating/saving for later. Thanks to your ancestors I have this knowledge and I shall try my hand at making Hickory nut "milk" and oil this fall :)
I am glad you enjoy my posts.
If you are asking about the ancient Douglas Fir and Cedar trees in the Fairy Creek watershed on Vancouver Island (which I talked about in this post: https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/death-by-a-thousand-clearcuts? ) the persistence of the forest defenders has been a success so far.
Despite many brutal assaults by corrupt police and unlawful arrests of peaceful forest defenders (on their own traditional and unceded lands) the relentless presence of the hundreds of people blocking the roads in waves (getting arrested by the hundreds and hauled away, only to have more forest defenders hike up through the woods to replenish the lines the next day) got big enough attention on the situation so that the cockroaches in government and corporate logging industries were forced to go to court and pretend like they are re-assessing the ecological significance of the ancient forest there.
Now, in 2024 the deferrals on the watershed are still in place but are set to expire in February 2025.
Fairy Creek remains intact as of now, but unprotected in the long term. Those who wish to preserve extremely rare intact primary temperate rainforest watersheds like Fairy Creek will have to remain vigilant in getting the word out, keeping people informed and sounding the alarm when the vultures try to swoop in again while no-one is looking. But, at least for now, the courage, kindness, perseverance and reverence for our elder rooted beings (embodied in the thousands of forest defenders that work tirelessly to protect those sacred forests) has prevailed over cowardice, greed and arrogance.
May it remain that way through our collective vigilance, persistence, cognisance and willingness to speak the truth.
So it is and so it shall be.
Thanks for asking about the old growth trees, and thank you for caring about our ancient rooted elders in the few remaining primary old growth forests on Earth.
Thank you. ^_^ xo xo
Vancouver Island is not so far from me, though I'm in Washington State, on the Kitsap Peninsula... South of Seattle, near Tacoma... Maybe I should go camp out up there...
As for the Cherokee, I only have about 1/32 of a claim, LOL!!! But I love those guys, and glad for my wee bits.
But you know, I've been waiting for The Big Idea, and it's come, and I'm am so NOT surprised by where it's come FROM, because I've liked this guy for a long time, but haven't delved much. This is a link to a BOOK, which you can download as a PDF, or listen to a podcast of it being read, which is what I did, and it took a while, like a full day or part of two days, to get it all. But it's THE ANSWER I've been looking for!!!! I'm sooooo excited, hope you can get through it, and want to, and get all happy about it, too... It's about LIFE, not food, LOL. See what you think? If you're so inclined. If not I'll try to give you the Very Short Version.
https://archive.org/details/larken-rose-the-most-dangerous-superstition-iron-web-publications-2011/MP3/Most+Dangerous+Superstition+%5BB0886CC7JX%5D+-+04+-+Part+2+-+Disproving+the+Myth.mp3
I love the Olympic coast and the coastal range, I miss them dearly. Though here in Ontario I can grow a lot more and no risk of Earthquakes or tsunamis so that is something I suppose.
If you are gonna go camp out up there be aware that it can get dicey. I had a couple friends that went up to sit down peacefully on the road to block the logging equipment and some specialized (militarized) RCMP thugs tased them, mased them and ripped up their tent. Others have had worse done. So be careful.
Yes, The Most Dangerous Superstition is a great book, I shared several pages from it in this post: https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/why-i-do-not-celebrate-canada-day?
As I said in the post linked above, I apparently do not have the same view of the word “civilization” and “civilized” as Larken Rose (based on how I interpreted his use of those words) but aside from that, I agree with everything he says in the excerpts I shared in the post above.
I lean more towards Lyla June's interpretation of the word "civilization" and "civilized" myself ( for more on that: https://youtu.be/fYVBjgHRmus?si=jYerm2nSmKSktv4j ).
That being said, I have a lot of respect for Larken Rose and feel his writing explores many truths that would benefit this world if more widely known, understood and acted upon. Thanks for highlighting his work in your comment, I am glad you are really enjoying his book.
I’d love to have his book, I LOVE books, but I listened to the audio of it, and I like listening, too. I took a day arf yesterday, ha ha, so today I’ll check out your link. Cheers.