Reposting from earlier bc I think this is important...
When I found the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR) it was a breath of fresh air. They are "a non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing civil rights and liberties for all Americans, and promoting a common culture based on fairness, understanding, and humanity." Their "pro-human movement" is, I believe, exactly what we need. Their latest guest substack expresses how "America is exporting its worst ideas" (some of the ones driving our culture wars) to our cross-Atlantic allies: American problems are becoming global problems. It's a short but thought-provoking read, closing with the following:
"We’ve arrived at a critical moment in which we have a choice to make: continue down the path of extremism and watch the American experiment become consigned to the dustbin of history, or do the hard work of uniting the American people, and by default, our international allies, around principles of freedom, democracy, and decency."
Can nostr be part of this urgent depolarization movement? I hope so. Let's do this.
Fairforall.substack.com
Fairforall.org
#freedom #worthreading #orgstofollow #grownostr #tolerance
Nice! Cold for sure, though...I was racing in the burbs on Saturday and dealt with some serious sleet. 😲 Best of luck with the seedlings! What are you growing? 🌱
Welcome! Loving how many people here are into gardening etc. 🙂
Ooh, nice! I just got PlantFinder recently, which I like so far. You just have to make sure to X out of the request to get a premium trial every time you open it...which is annoying. But it seems to work really well.
Woohoo! The #runstr movement is on!
I have had everything from 4mm to 12mm...12 is definitely way too high for me. Currently my road runners are 8 and my trail runners are 4. Seems to be working well. Hope you like your new ones!
I'm not quite sure, but I think it has to do with changes to the Amethyst client code that prevent images posted via Amethyst from showing up on any/most other clients. Sure, competition and innovation are good, but if too many newcomers get frustrated with this problem and then badmouth nostr to their friends this early in the game, it could make it a lot harder to get broader adoption. That's my limited understanding, anyway.
When I found the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR) it was a breath of fresh air. They are "a non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing civil rights and liberties for all Americans, and promoting a common culture based on fairness, understanding, and humanity." Their "pro-human movement" is, I believe, exactly what we need. Their latest guest substack expresses how "America is exporting its worst ideas" (some of the ones driving our culture wars) to our cross-Atlantic allies: American problems are becoming global problems. It's a short but thought-provoking read, closing with the following:
"We’ve arrived at a critical moment in which we have a choice to make: continue down the path of extremism and watch the American experiment become consigned to the dustbin of history, or do the hard work of uniting the American people, and by default, our international allies, around principles of freedom, democracy, and decency."
Can nostr be part of this urgent depolarization movement? I hope so. Let's do this.
Fairforall.substack.com
Fairforall.org
#freedom #worthreading #orgstofollow #grownostr
🎵 "I could be happy, the rest of my life, with my cinnamon fern..." 🎶 😁
It has grown so much in the last few days! Excited for when it gets its truly cinnamon-stick-resembling reproductive fronds. These are native in the U.S. east of the Mississippi plus in Oklahoma and Texas. I love watching things grow in spring! What's growing in your garden?
#grownostr #plantstr #gardenostr
I ran a trail 25k today and got these adorable "medals" (one for finishing, one for an age group award) made by local Girl Scouts. It was so much fun! Twisty course with just enough rolling hills to give you constant momentum, and random sleet squalls off and on to keep things interesting on an otherwise cool and cloudy day. Thankful for my body that it can do these things and the amazing trail running community. 💜 #grownostr #runstr
You must not have deer to munch the berries, haha. Sounds like a fun collection of stuff!
Some hashtags I would love to be worth following: #runstr (all things running) and #plantstr (gardening, foraging, medicinal plants, etc). Maybe #wildlifr? Idk. I might be biased... 😆
A host of house sparrows! 😁 Hopefully they make you smile. #grownostr #birdstr (eh? should birdstr be a thing?)
These tiarellas (foamflower) are in my native perennial bed. They're so cute! A nice shade/woodland plant. You can also get them in crosses with heuchera (coral bells/alumroot), called heucherella. There are so many heuchera varieties to choose from, from lime green to deep purple and blooms from white to bright red. For purists, the original native strains are also lovely. Does anyone know if heuchera or tiarella have any culinary/medicinal uses?
Of course, this was before the tiarellas were munched off by deer. :-( Any tips for keeping those giant pests out of my garden?? (Besides shooting and eating them...where I live that's unfortunately not an option.)
#grownostr #gardenstr (I feel like this should be a thing?)
Spotted this recipe on my aunt's fridge last Thanksgiving. Easy and so delicious! I reduced the sugar to 1/2 c and added 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Seems ripe for adaptation! Maybe golden raisins or currants?
1 c chopped dried apricots
2 c all purpose flour
3/4 c sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1 cup plain Greek yogurt
1/2 cup melted butter
2 tbl milk or oil
Heat oven to 350 F.
Line or grease muffin pan
Bring 2 c of water to a boil. Turn off heat and soak apricots.
In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients.
In a medium bowl, mix wet ingredients.
Add wet to dry and mix until just combined.
Drain apricots and fold in. Batter will be *thick.*
Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full. Makes 12 muffins.
Bake 20-24 min until tops are golden brown and toothpick in center comes out clean.
Enjoy!! I can also imagine these being amazing with a cream cheese-based icing (like for carrot cake, my personal favorite)...
#grownostr #bakestr (can we make this a thing??)
Overall, totally awesome. Love how you're creating win-wins for you, your customers, and nature. But... I thought daylilies were invasive? 🤔
Nice! Nowhere terribly special, just my local state park. Thankful to have plenty of green space nearby. Hauling pallets and fences for work or your own projects - or both?
Awesome! We're on 1/4 acre in the burbs...but still have a hobby garden and a big native perennial bed. What fruit trees are you growing? Do they produce well?
I think farmers markets have a ton of potential for finding people who don't know yet they are bitcoiners. People who shop there are more likely to have the back-to-basics, personal responsibility, self-sufficiency vibe (depending on where it is, I guess - some of those people may go a step farther and just have their own big gardens, chickens, etc., haha). Great idea, I say!