Making Hunger a Priority in the Public Square

Sherry Hooper, executive director of The Food Depot in Santa Fe, was one of the keynote speakers on the first day of the second annual End Hunger in New Mexico Summit in Albuquerque. This tweet and photo come courtesy of Patty Keane.

Policy leaders should be talking about #hunger & poverty. If they arent, ask them why-Sherry Hooper #EndHungerNM #NM pic.twitter.com/wKKaj5DOk1

— Patty Keane, MS, RD (@PKeaneRD) September 23, 2015

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Hydroponic Garden for profit

Hydroponic Garden for profit

 

Lowest water consumption and lowest use of fertilizer
Lowest impact on ground water, too
Feed yourself; Feed others
Run your own silver mining operation
When your neighbors are starving, take their silver coins and gold
Viewer discretion advised; Humorous, but somewhat obscene

 

 

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Outdoor Season Update

This summers growing has been progressing steadily. Ive harvested the basil a few times, and the cucumbers and squash now have fruit beginning. The cukes and squash have had flowers for at least three weeks, but until recently all the flowers were male - that means no fruit. I thought the lettuce might grow well under the shade of other plants, but so far theyve just stayed small and dormant. Bell peppers have produced a few fruits but few new flowers. Nitrate levels in the water have remained very high (~80ppm) and Ive put some Maxicrop plus Iron in as well. I started up the tank with pure ammonia, so I think there was a lack of some trace nutrients, including iron..

Grow beds on 7-26-2011

Squash (foreground), Lettuce, & Jalapeños (background)

Cucumbers (foreground), Peppers (mid), & Lettuce (background)

Basil (R) with Small Hot Peppers (L)

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Gloves Hats Tube Socks and Childrens Toys Needed

Image by secretlondon (OpenClipArt)

The Rock at NoonDay is seeking donations of certain items to distribute on Christmas Day. The guests--adults who are experiencing homelessness as well as some children--will receive the gifts as part of a special Christmas lunch, which will take place from 11:00-1:00 p.m. on Dec. 25.

Please take a few minutes in the midst of your Christmas shopping to buy new gloves, hats and white tube socks as well as toys for children for this special occasion.

Please drop off these items at the shelter, located at 2400 Second St. NW (map), on Sunday, Dec. 20, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., or on Monday-Wednesday, Dec. 21-23, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

For more information, please contact Pastor Danny Whatley at (505) 220-6036

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How to Set Up Automatic E mail Notifications for a Craigslist Search Using IFTTT

A while back, we wrote about the wonders of IFTTT, which automatically updates us when a new posting for something cool shows up on Craigslist.  Shortly after, Andrew from Green Machine Farm took it one step further, showing how to make more sophisticated Craigslist searches that filter out unwanted results and capture related searches in a single IFTTT recipe.  Today, we wanted to run through the steps of how we actually set up an automated notification for a Craigslist search.  Just in time to pick up some last-minute Christmas bargains!

Start out by going to www.ifttt.com, and clicking on either sign in (if youve been here before) or sign up.

If you clicked Sign In, it should take you here (assuming you remembered your login).  If you clicked Sign Up, youll have to click through a few pages to get to this page.  Once youre here, click Channels.

Then scroll down until you see the Craigslist logo.  Click on the peace sign.

Then scroll down until you get to the Triggers option, and click it.

The one we like the best is on the far left, which tells IFTTT to send us an e-mail when a Craigslist search results page is updated.  Click that button.

That should take you to this page, where it gives a spot to enter the url of a Craigslist search.

Now open a new tab in your browser and navigate to your local Craigslist.  Enter in a search term or click on one of the subcategories.  Today, were going to look only for free stuff.

Search for something youd like to find.  Katie says, "why would you eat pancakes you found for free on Craigslist?!"

Good point, Katie.  Lets use some of Andrews tricks to search for free windows instead so we can make a greenhouse!  Then, copy the url from the browser address bar...

...and paste it into the IFTTT form, then click Add.

Success!  Now click Done.

That takes you to a page where you can give the recipe a title.  Thats helpful if you set up more than one search, because they all default to the same title.

Thats better!

Then, scroll down and click Update.   Youre done!  Youll get an e-mail from IFTTT whenever the results page for your search is updated.  Normally, we get the e-mail about an hour after something has been posted.  To see stats on your recipe, scroll back up to the top and click on My Recipes.  Happy Craigslisting!

Do you have another tool for getting automatic notifications when a good deal pops up on Craigslist?  Let us know in the comments section below!

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Prayers and Reflections for the Third Sunday in Lent

Todays Readings
Isaiah 55:1-9    Psalm 63    I Corinthians 10:1-13    Luke 13:1-9

from Bread for the World

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Creating a More Just and Equitable Community

"Interfaith work is the patient commitment to reweaving the relational ties that constitute our communal life to create a more just and equitable community. The touchstone of this work, for me, is founded in stories of Christ crossing dangerous boundaries to heal social ills. I believe that multireligious collaboration can correct injustices in our society and, in turn, draw us deeper into our own faith traditions.”

-Aaron Stauffer,
Executive Director of Religions for Peace USA (Read his reflection in Sojourners).

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