tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post5527856396201333138..comments2024-03-28T09:57:15.040+11:00Comments on Artist as Family: Cold season food and family clothArtist as Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01000057566127487240noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-12849131377473975082015-08-11T14:00:49.126+10:002015-08-11T14:00:49.126+10:00I loved this - lots of discussion at home was fort...I loved this - lots of discussion at home was forthcoming as a result.<br /><br />By the way, never mind toilet paper; Unicef reckons that over a billion people are still engaging in open defecation - squating and pooing in the fields - in India alone it's almost 600 million. It creates all sorts of issues for women in particular, who are constrained as to when and where they can have a poo or a pee, but it's also related to high infant mortality.<br /><br />Thanks for having the courage to be different!<br /><br />Anti-Patrick Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-6045513965531584782015-07-16T19:54:42.752+10:002015-07-16T19:54:42.752+10:00Hey chfg, glad we're setting off sparks, we...Hey chfg, glad we're setting off sparks, we're surely trying to start a fire, only not one made of carbon. We'd love to host you at some stage. Let us know. Permapoesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05565236504537501720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-54701893409516076362015-07-15T13:50:57.941+10:002015-07-15T13:50:57.941+10:00There was a long discussion at our place after you...There was a long discussion at our place after you first mentioned the family cloth. A good discussion though! <br />I'd love to do your SWAP initiative, just reading your blog sets off sparks in my brain, staying in the SWAP shed may well explode my poor brain though :-)<br />Love your work guys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-71866148288923172002015-07-07T23:24:42.299+10:002015-07-07T23:24:42.299+10:00That is certainly crossing us over into the next s...That is certainly crossing us over into the next strata of simplification; yes, very little input. Thanks for pushing us and making the case. Not sure we're quite there yet, maybe because it's deep winter and comfort begs. But we certainly agree there is nothing quite like taking a crap in a forest, using bark to wipe and washing our hands in leaf humus.Permapoesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05565236504537501720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-84288753645606746782015-07-07T20:34:08.069+10:002015-07-07T20:34:08.069+10:00Have you thought about just using your hand and wa...Have you thought about just using your hand and water to clean yourself? Just thought this might be of interest to you.....It requires very little input. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-58358078958410773492015-07-06T21:57:12.497+10:002015-07-06T21:57:12.497+10:00Hello Mel, thanks for saying. We have SWAPs come a...Hello Mel, thanks for saying. We have SWAPs come and stay intermittently. It's a fairly informal arrangement. We're looking for people to come and swap labour and ideas for food and board (as a hybrid between permaculture barter and an artist-in-residence programme). It operates as a gift economy where SWAPs learn and physically contribute to the day-to-day production of our household or community's food resources, for around 4 hours a day. The rest of the time SWAPs get on with their own creative, scholarly or like project that benefits the world in some way. In return SWAPs get 3 meals a day and a small dwelling of their own (the SWAP shed). We are looking for SWAPs who are excited about rolling up their sleeves, getting their hands in the soil and engaging in political, philosophical, microbial and ethical conversations around transitioning to ecological and just societies. If a SWAP sounds like you, please email us when you'd like to come and let's see where it goes from there.Permapoesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05565236504537501720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-69279753165105686332015-07-06T20:07:41.961+10:002015-07-06T20:07:41.961+10:00Your family really is so cool! Thanks for the cont...Your family really is so cool! Thanks for the continued inspiration. Where can I find more info about your SWAP initiative? Mel :)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511545743733658094noreply@blogger.com