One thing in our favor, and it isn't trivial, is that it is downhill from those outlying growing areas into the city. Of course, the nutrients transported in the form of food should make their way back to the land to close the loop, something we are far from dealing with.
Joel At 07:28 PM 7/18/08 -0400, you wrote: >At 11:21 AM 7/18/2008 -0400, you wrote: > >Oh, that's right, without those wasteful vehicles, they're not > >going to be able to get it to you, are they? Tsk. > >Jon--One can obtain 4 wheel bikes with a sizable box on the back, holding >up to 600 pounds. So there's no problem moving all of that produce and >beans from the farm into Ithaca without using a gas/electric fired >vehicle. Each of these fancy bikes also comes with 3 free certificates >redeemable at the medical center of your choice for your first 3 hernia >operations! 8>) Tom > >****************************************** >Tom Shelley >118 E. Court St. >Ithaca, NY 14850 >607 342-0864 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Compost Educator and General Sustainability Geek >_______________________________________________ >For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, >please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > >RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: >[email protected] >http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins >free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
