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Cricket Bread – Trace Ramsey
What is Cricket Bread?
Bread made from crickets is a survival food in many places, a staple in others and a disgusting concoction in the "civilized" world. The discussion presented here details how I jump in between each of those cultures, destroying certain pieces as needed.
This is also a discussion about starting a farm, the do-it-yourself lifestyle, being an anarchist and how the interactions I engage in promote community, friendship and mutual aid.
I am a small drip of New Blood in the Old Body...
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Author Archives: Trace
Industrial carrots and Uncle Television
Last week Kristin and I traveled back to my hometown near Buffalo, NY for Christmas. My brother, his wife Kristen and nine month old Charlie (my first nephew) also made the trip from Fort St. John, British Columbia. Traveling back … Continue reading
Posted in biographical, food sources
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Punk ‘N Pie part two
After the pie auction, folks could be seen in every corner of the room eating and sharing their pies. A few people dug their fingers into our sweet potato dish. I’m not sure which pie bakers ended up with dates, … Continue reading
Posted in activism, biographical, photo essays
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Punk ‘N Pie part one
Capitalism is dead to me. I would like to see its stinking carcass burned and buried, preferably someplace where no archeologist could ever attempt an excavation, some cavern on the edge of town guarded by the ghosts of slaves, undead … Continue reading
Posted in activism, biographical, photo essays
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The next one-hundred miles
When I left Wilmington, I generated a new version of the 100 mile diet circle. Gone is the vast expanse of salt water; in is a nice chunk of rural Virginia and a bit of country in South Carolina. Many … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, food sources, foodshed
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Stone House Crop Mob
I wonder how much the Crop Mob is about agriculture and how much is simply about enjoying the company of like minded people? We came from all over to dig beds and spread mulch for someone most of us had … Continue reading
Posted in activism, biographical, crop mobs
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The farm starts…now
There are only two months to go before the other half of Team Buckner moves to the farm. The reality is that the house is barely ready for Kristin and I, even though we are only inhabiting 250 square feet … Continue reading
Posted in biographical, circle acres
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Persimmon harvest
Last weekend a crew of folks came from the other side of the county to gather up what, at this point, is the only crop that Circle Acres produces – American persimmons (Diospyros virginiana). These native fruits are very much … Continue reading
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Sweet potato Crop Mob
The number of landless and itinerant young farmers, working alone or with a few other people, is a pretty large demographic in my world. What is sometimes missing is not only land ownership but the sense of community that can … Continue reading
Posted in activism, crop mobs, food sources
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Pecha Kucha – Franchise Anarchism Presentation
It is hard to shake the stigmas and myths surrounding the word anarchist. We are the only political and social subculture deemed to be “self described” as if we are so disorganized that it is deemed to be a miracle … Continue reading
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CFSA Farm Tour – Freedom Farms
Next stop on the farm tour was Freedom Farms. Freedom Farms raises Dexter cattle, an endangered breed originally from Southern Ireland. Dexters are the smallest true cattle, suitable for a small farm where a mixed use cow is important. The … Continue reading
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