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Please come to my garden which is abloom in the gloriousness of spring! 7318 23rd ave nw, just 1/2 block from the community center. I am around until thursday and will offer tea if you call first and I am here.789-4648. otherwise just come to the south side and thru the gate...enjoy<br>paula jenson<br><br>> From: urbancropcircle-request@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>> Subject: UrbanCropCircle Digest, Vol 11, Issue 4<br>> To: urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>> Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 13:08:47 -0700<br>> <br>> Send UrbanCropCircle mailing list submissions to<br>> urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>> <br>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> http://lists.sustainableballard.org/listinfo.cgi/urbancropcircle-sustainableballard.org<br>> <br>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> urbancropcircle-request@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>> <br>> You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> urbancropcircle-owner@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>> <br>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> than "Re: Contents of UrbanCropCircle digest..."<br>> <br>> <br>> Today's Topics:<br>> <br>> 1. Re: UrbanCropCircle Digest, Vol 11, Issue 3 (C A ISAAC)<br>> <br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 08:35:48 -0700<br>> From: C A ISAAC <carolannisaac@msn.com><br>> Subject: Re: [UrbanCropCircle] UrbanCropCircle Digest, Vol 11, Issue 3<br>> To: <urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org>, Rhonda Brown<br>> <rhondavous101@hotmail.com><br>> Message-ID: <SNT101-W627CF057960D4D401DFE7DAE640@phx.gbl><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Rhonda,<br>> <br>> I don't know if this kind of thing should go onto the UCC Digest. Maybe it is something to think about as we go to the tree sale. I leave it up to you.<br>> <br>> The "home to more than 300 wild<br>> fruit and nut species including apple, plum, cherry, apricot and<br>> walnut" are facing extinction. ..."A lot of our domestic fruit supply comes from a very narrow genetic<br>> base," she continued. "Given the threats posed to food supplies by<br>> disease and the changing climate, we may need to go back to these<br>> species and include them in breeding programmes." <br>> <br>> 05/08/2009...<br>> Wild fruit trees face extinction<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> By Victoria Gill<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Science reporter, BBC News<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Kyrgyzstan's forests are home to the ancestors of domestic apples<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> The wild ancestors of common domestic fruit trees are in danger of becoming extinct, scientists have warned.<br>> <br>> Researchers have published a "red list" of threatened species that grow in the forests of Central Asia. <br>> <br>> <br>> These disease-resistant and climate-tolerant fruit trees could play a role in our future food security. <br>> <br>> <br>> But in the last 50 years, about 90% of the forests have been<br>> destroyed, according to conservation charity, Fauna & Flora<br>> International. <br>> <br>> <br>> The Red List of Central Asia identifies 44 tree species<br>> in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan as<br>> under threat from extinction. <br>> <br>> <br>> It cites over-exploitation and human development as among the main<br>> threats to the region's forests, which are home to more than 300 wild<br>> fruit and nut species including apple, plum, cherry, apricot and<br>> walnut. <br>> <br>> <br>> Antonia Eastwood, the lead author of the research, described the region as a "unique global hotspot of diversity". <br>> <br>> <br>> "A lot of these species are only found in this area," she told BBC<br>> News. "It's very mountainous and dry, so many of these species have a<br>> great deal of tolerance to cold and drought. <br>> <br>> <br>> "A lot of our domestic fruit supply comes from a very narrow genetic<br>> base," she continued. "Given the threats posed to food supplies by<br>> disease and the changing climate, we may need to go back to these<br>> species and include them in breeding programmes." <br>> <br>> <br>> Farming fruit<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are thought to be the ancestral homes of<br>> familiar favourites such as Red Delicious and Golden Delicious. <br>> <br>> <br>> The US Department of Agriculture has already sponsored expeditions<br>> to Kazakhstan, during which scientists have collected samples with the<br>> aim of expanding the genetic diversity of farm-grown apples.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Communities in Central Asia are learning to use the forests sustainably<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> This type of genetic foraging, Dr Eastwood explained, allows<br>> domestic lines to be crossed with wild strains, producing varieties<br>> more resistant to diseases such as apple scab, a fungus that can<br>> devastate crops. <br>> <br>> <br>> "But these countries lack the resources to conserve their valuable trees," added Dr Eastwood. <br>> <br>> <br>> This year, as part of the the UK Darwin Initiative, Fauna &<br>> Flora International is working with scientists in Kyrgyzstan to carry<br>> out research on threatened trees and develop methods to harvest the<br>> fruit sustainably. <br>> <br>> <br>> The organisation is training local scientists and involving communities in the planning and managing of their own forests. <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> > From: urbancropcircle-request@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>> > Subject: UrbanCropCircle Digest, Vol 11, Issue 3<br>> > To: urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>> > Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 13:07:04 -0700<br>> > <br>> > Send UrbanCropCircle mailing list submissions to<br>> > urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>> > <br>> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> > http://lists.sustainableballard.org/listinfo.cgi/urbancropcircle-sustainableballard.org<br>> > <br>> > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> > urbancropcircle-request@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>> > <br>> > You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> > urbancropcircle-owner@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>> > <br>> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> > than "Re: Contents of UrbanCropCircle digest..."<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > Today's Topics:<br>> > <br>> > 1. Garden Updates, Tomato Sale (rhonda@sustainableballard.org)<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> > <br>> > Message: 1<br>> > Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 20:50:40 -0700 (PDT)<br>> > From: rhonda@sustainableballard.org<br>> > Subject: [UrbanCropCircle] Garden Updates, Tomato Sale<br>> > To: urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>> > Message-ID:<br>> > <f036047ac2161f0f036423784552e893.squirrel@webmail.sustainableballard.org><br>> > <br>> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1<br>> > <br>> > First of all, my apologies for mis-addressing to the list and you did not<br>> > receive the meeting reminder that I sent to only ME (sigh, and it isn't<br>> > even mercury retrograde yet).<br>> > <br>> > At the same time the speaker for the evening fell through, even if the<br>> > group was smaller we had a good time. If anyone is feeling deprived of<br>> > garden talk, feel free to share what is happening in your garden. For<br>> > instance, I was concerned that my baby broccoli raab's flowered as soon as<br>> > they hit the dirt outside but Christina's did the same thing, hmmm.<br>> > <br>> > One of our new group members, Kate Folchert, is having a sale this<br>> > Saturday from 9-1 for her unusual tomato called "Uncle Wilfred". They are<br>> > supposedly good for this climate and she's selling them for $2 a start.<br>> > What a deal!<br>> > <br>> > Saturday, May 9th, 9-1<br>> > 8031 Jones Ave NW<br>> > <br>> > Also, Plant Amnesty's very fun Tree Festival is this weekend and the UCC<br>> > will be represented in the Sustainable Ballard booth. Ingela has some<br>> > available shifts, not a big time commitment and it will be a great way to<br>> > hang at the festival. The weather report looks good! Here's the link to<br>> > check it out and if you have a couple hours shoot Ingela an email at<br>> > Ingela@sustainableballard.org<br>> > <br>> > http://www.plantamnesty.org/festival/home/default.aspx<br>> > <br>> > I will be out of town for a couple weeks and worrying about my plants<br>> > already! Happy Gardening!<br>> > <br>> > Rhonda<br>> > <br>> > Oh! An idea that was talked about on Monday is for some get-togethers at<br>> > different houses, so we can see our gardens in person. It would have to<br>> > be in addition to the regular meeting at the community center because that<br>> > is an advertised thing through the parks department, but I'm sure we can<br>> > figure it out.<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > ------------------------------<br>> > <br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > UrbanCropCircle mailing list<br>> > UrbanCropCircle@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>> > http://lists.sustainableballard.org/listinfo.cgi/urbancropcircle-sustainableballard.org<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > End of UrbanCropCircle Digest, Vol 11, Issue 3<br>> > **********************************************<br>> -------------- next part --------------<br>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> URL: <http://lists.sustainableballard.org/pipermail/urbancropcircle-sustainableballard.org/attachments/20090508/6af00424/attachment.html><br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> UrbanCropCircle mailing list<br>> UrbanCropCircle@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>> http://lists.sustainableballard.org/listinfo.cgi/urbancropcircle-sustainableballard.org<br>> <br>> <br>> End of UrbanCropCircle Digest, Vol 11, Issue 4<br>> **********************************************<br><br /><hr />HotmailŪ has a new way to see what's up with your friends. <a href='http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/WhatsNew?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_WhatsNew1_052009' target='_new'>Check it out.</a></body>
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