It is almost time for bed but this little thought has been slowly fluttering around my brain. As I was walking to the office this morning, I was standing at the corner of a very busy intersection. Cars were moving very fast. Buses were piling up at the stops. People were running back and forth between the stops and the Skytrain platform. Cyclists weaved between the commotion.

It was then, right before I stepped into the street, the world seemed to slow down. I looked up at the sky and noticed a flock of Canadian Geese flying (in strict formation) just above the electric bus lines. They appeared worried, the lead goose darting his head from side to side. I assumed he was on alert. They glided above the intersection, turned, and headed for towards the west.

Once they had disappeared from sight, I was unexpectedly overwhelmed with a concern for the world. The natural world and the modern developed world clashed for me during that short moment.

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My mommy e-mailed me a few minutes ago to bring my attention an issue with the UBC Farm - and if she is e-mailing me about such things, it must be a serious matter.  If you don't know what the UBC Farm is, here is a quick primer (of course, there is far more detail on their site).

The UBC Farm is a 24 hectare learning and research farm located on the University of British Columbia's Campus in Vancouver, Canada. The farm is student-driven and integrated with the wider community. As the only working farmland within the city of Vancouver, the UBC Farm is an urban agrarian gem, featuring a landscape of unique beauty.

The Farm is a student-driven initiative where students, faculty, staff, and the local community have been working together to create a place where anyone can come to learn, live and value the connection between land, food and community. The ultimate goal of the farm is to retain and re-create existing farm and forest lands at the University of British Columbia into an internationally significant centre for sustainable agriculture, forestry and food systems.

I have never checked out the farm (as I thought it was a private farm) but, now that I know they sell the things they grow, I am going to check them out on October 18th.  Let's spread the word about this situtation.  I haven't seen any major local coverage (aside from the Vancouver Sun and the Courier) - but why hasn't the CBC covered this?  You'd think the CBC would have some idea that the UBC Farm is in danger of being bulldozed for more student housing. I encourage the CBC to get acting on this!  Help them spread the word! 

What can you do to immediately help out?

1. Sign the petition.  (This is the most important part!)
2. Get educated by reading the news coverage!
3. Blog about it!  If you have a blog, tell your community!  The UBC Farm has a blog!
4. Join the Facebook group.
5. Check out the Friends of the UBC Farm web site!
6. Get involved and spread the word.

Send this to your friends and get others involved.  The Vancouver community should help save this patch of land and keep it safe from over zealous development.  Sign now!  Don't wait to finish reading this post - go!  Sign!  Spread!

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There are a few things about bloggers that are not overly apparent when you start getting into the blogging world.  One of these things is called the slacker post - posts that you start but never seem to get around to finishing.  I have quite a number of those and among them are the following:

• An intensive review of the Goldfish Pacific Kitchen.
• Several posts about my Microsoft Zune.

I have now put them "out there" and this is a reminder to myself to get my butt in gear and finish up these posts.  They have taken so long for different reasons (for example, why does it take weeks to figure out that the Zune community for Canada does exist but the Zune software seems too stupid to know this) but, now, they are being worked on.  This week and next, I will make sure these posts are finished and posted.  I am sure you are waiting with silent awe.

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