Is It Racism or Economics?

  Interesting program on KQED the other night about white privilege.  The commentator was white and he was addressing a white audience.
“We love to talk racism because it makes us look like better people.  But many people of color don’t care what we think of them — they care about our money.  We can talk about racism [...]

50 Ways To Go Green

In planning my exodus from Urban America, it has become increasingly clear that Going Green and learning effective permaculture planning cannot be ignored.
 MSN.com has a story on 50 Ways To Go Green. Hope it gives you some ideas.

Farm & Rural Blogs Hold Valuable Information

 
Homesteading Today is just one more source of useful information in the process of getting free. It’s a good idea to register and log on. Here are some interesting blog links posted by people who are already living their rural dreams. If you’ve ever thought about how to do it … or how to make [...]

Make a Living on 10 Acres And Love It!

Here’s just one of thousands of ideas you can purchase that will change your life … and most likely add years of contented living. Compared to most properties, the 10 acre Kennel and Horse Farm pictured above is priced somewhere near the middle. There are tons of properties throughout the United States that will fit [...]

What Kind of Farming for ex-City Dwellers … and Why?

Unless you’re young or grew up on a farm … or earned a degree in agriculture or something, they type of “farms” I’m urging African Americans to purchase are best called: “Hobby Farms” or “Truck Farms.”
For middle age folks and older, the prospect of buying over 1,000 acres of land, and actually FARMING them … [...]

Wanna See What You’re Missing?

Wanna See What You’re Missing?
Some black people will look glance at this blog and agree with its premise immediately. Others will need more convincing. So take a quick look at your room, studio apartment, or home in the hood, and then look at what you can have for shockingly cheap when you move out of [...]

So Much Land To Be Free In

During the Great Depression, many people fled the drought-stricken region that stretched from Nebraska to the Texas panhandle. The struggles of those who stayed are the subject of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Timothy Egan who follows a half-dozen families and their communities through the dust storms that terrorized America’s High Plains during the [...]

Greetings My People

 
I’ve always thought that the concept of “unconditional love” was an un-attainable one and a concept that sets a person up for disillusion.
But I woke up this morning and realized, that black people can steal my car, pimp my sister, snatch my mother’s purse … and I will still love them.
Black people can terrorize our [...]