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March 23, 2013
Hi Everyone,
This
is just an official notice that it is spring. Some of you are apparently not aware of this fact since you are not experiencing
spring due to climate change. Spring is important as that is when you are supposed to join the farm. Please send in your memberships
to encourage spring to arrive. Also, don’t forget to sign up for the CSA programs before they are filled. I am encouraging
you to join now before spring Town Meeting in Falmouth as some of you may not agree with my positions on some of the more
contentious warrant articles. I thought it might help if I expressed my positions in this newsletter. Even though many of
you are not residents of Falmouth, I think these issues cross many political boundaries.
The most important article is of course funding the
River Bend Silo Restoration. I have written enough so that you should know all the details but if not go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Our-Silo/492660634085940 The main point of the silo project is that
many of our current issues can be solved by learning from the past. For example, my truck’s hydraulic
brake lines just rusted out and would cost $1800 to repair or I could buy a new truck. Instead I simply cut a hole in the
floor and bolted on a bracket to which I pinned a 2 x 4 that can touch the ground when I apply pressure; a simple fix I learned
while as a child watching an historical animated documentary series on TV about cavemen.
Regarding wind turbines; I was the only person at the
Special Town Meeting in 2009 that spoke out against the plan to replace the proposed small turbine and solar PV array with
the large Wind II turbine. Basically I don’t like big mechanical things compared to smaller mechanical things. We learn
from the past that everything fails; it’s just a matter of time. When big mechanical things fail they just
lay around the farm and rust; small mechanical things fit into the dumpster. When small electronic things fail I run them
over with the tractor just to feel good. My preference
for solar is self-serving; large solar arrays reflect light and can be seen from outer space and thus attract aliens. In
the past they used large power consuming searchlights pointed up into outer space to attract aliens to special events
such as truck sales (which I need to seek out) and carnivals. Aliens come here (see Men in Black) primarily because our prices
are good and they are good customers; especially on Jamaican Nights.
Another controversial issue is the need for sewers. That crazy lady next door
wants us all to have composting facilities inside of our houses to avoid flushing expensive drinking water down the toilet.
We can learn from the past that these facilities are more appropriately sited outside the home. You can go
to Home Depot and buy a shed for short money that can seat a family of four easy. Dig a few holes, line them with plastic
trash cans, consume plenty of leafy greens, and problem solved. Make sure to carve some symbol on the door, such as a moon,
so the facility doesn’t get confused with the storage shed. I have lots of concerns over other warrant articles as well.
The proposed bylaw that men over
60 need to wear suspenders in public oversteps government responsibility in my view. Anyhow, if anyone needs suspenders it’s
Allison but I’m not going to tell her.
Some other notes of importance: We are looking for someone to work with animals here at the farm either fulltime
or close to fulltime.
There is a Special Olympics Fundraiser at the Beach House Restaurant in North Falmouth today from 12-5pm.
If you are a small non-profit and
want to rent an office space there is one available next door at New Alchemy; contact me for details.
Don’t forget the
past; join the farm and CSA for the future.
Farmer Ron
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