Book Tour Update: From Amish Country to New York City

I'm so glad things are going well (4.00 / 6)

on the tour! I can understand how your talk went on longer than you expected. I did a talk on tile for the Archetectural Heritage Society in Portland once. I was supposed to talk for 45 minutes, I think we went an hour and a half - I was the last speaker. Then the convoursation continued on during lunch at the Lucky Lab. If you're passionate about a topic, once people get ya talkin' there ain't no stoppin'..... Wait till you get on the radio and there's still people on the line but you're out of time. That's the hardest. Been there done that too.

Also, when you make it out to Portland, I think that's going to be next month? If your schedule still lets you get out here to Mulino, Carine Goldine, owner of Goldine Artisan Cheeses said you could come out to the fromagerie and she'd give you the grand tour. He makes goat cheese, owns the goats, etc., and is one of my Mulino CSA Network members. I'm trying to help her sell her cheeses through my online store where my CSA customers order their produce.

Regarding locavores as elitists - explain to me how supporting local business is elitist....

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by: Joanne Rigutto @ Sun Aug 09, 2009 at 15:49:45 PM CDT

AHC!!! (4.00 / 3)

Some of my favorite people in Portland!

I was thinking about going out to their dinner at Echo up on NE MLK this past week, but I'm broke as shit these days.  Instead, I just go to random talks at their place here in SE on Grand whenever I get a chance.  As soon as I get regular work again, first thing I'm doing is donating for an annual membership to them.

:)

Next time you're speaking there, let me know!

An especially sore point for me, since back where I'm from (Newark, NJ), the bulldozers come out before anybody ever gets the chance to even think about talking about preservation.  Then afterwards, they trot out some consultant to talk some bullshit about "new beginnings", and etc.  Right in front of some of the ugliest buildings ever constructed in the history of mankind...

"Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization." - Eugene V. Debs

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by: JayinPortland @ Sun Aug 09, 2009 at 19:16:39 PM CDT

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The talk I gave was (4.00 / 2)

several years ago. I was going to get a corporate membership last year, but ran out of money... :-(

If ya have a radio, I'll let you know when I'm going to be on Bob Strong's "Around The House With Handyman Bob" show next. He mentioned a few weeks ago that it's about time to do another tile show, and apparently I'm still the guest that gets the most call ins to the show out of all the guests he has, and he has guests on almost every show. I love doing that show, it's the only time I ever get to talk about tile and stone for 2 hours without boring people to death.....

Regarding locavores as elitists - explain to me how supporting local business is elitist....

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by: Joanne Rigutto @ Mon Aug 10, 2009 at 10:26:07 AM CDT

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Amazingly enough... (4.00 / 1)

I have no radio here, heh.

They probably stream it, though?  Or put it out as a podcast or something?  I can hear it somehow, I'm sure...

"Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization." - Eugene V. Debs

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by: JayinPortland @ Mon Aug 10, 2009 at 13:50:45 PM CDT

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I'll have to ask Bob (4.00 / 2)

but I know there are podcasts, and I think the show is streamed.

Regarding locavores as elitists - explain to me how supporting local business is elitist....

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by: Joanne Rigutto @ Mon Aug 10, 2009 at 15:49:15 PM CDT

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Glad everything is going so well! (4.00 / 5)

I apologize in advance for the weather the next couple days! Somebody upstairs is just not listening to me!

I've been in the kitchen most of the day as I usually am on Sundays and won't be able to show up tomorrow night as I'll be in my Introduction to Hydrocolloids class :-/ I'm awaiting your report on today though! Hopefully you'll get some good food justice connections while here as there are plenty. Will you have time to check out some of the urban farm projects? (on the water, on the rooftop, on the islands, in da 'hood, etc)

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by: nycstray @ Sun Aug 09, 2009 at 17:27:48 PM CDT

One day in the 90s in NYC this entire summer (4.00 / 4)

and I have to be in town for it!!!

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Sun Aug 09, 2009 at 20:58:07 PM CDT

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Are you going to be up to the heat (4.00 / 3)

tomorrow? I've just baked a wild blueberry coffee cake and will bring some for you and Eddie if we're still on. :)

I wish I knew half what the flock of them know
Of where all the berries and other things grow,
Cranberries in bogs and raspberries on top
Of the boulder-strewn mountain, and when they will crop.
--"Blueberries" by Robert Frost

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by: wide eyed lib @ Sun Aug 09, 2009 at 21:36:00 PM CDT

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Jill, I'm so glad you could be here (4.00 / 3)

Only connect--and you're doing a great job of it. Hope that today's appearance went well, and that you enjoy NYC!

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by: monkeybiz @ Sun Aug 09, 2009 at 21:06:12 PM CDT

This is not snark: (4.00 / 2)

What's NOT to love about NYC?  I still miss it...even the 1980s-era subway trains with few cars that had a/c & graffiti everywhere.

NYC is where my heart is.  I merely endure my exile in PA.

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. -- Calvin Trillin

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by: Youffraita @ Mon Aug 10, 2009 at 02:09:57 AM CDT

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Heh... (4.00 / 2)

even the 1980s-era subway trains with few cars that had a/c & graffiti everywhere.

I want this book.  

Now that was art, not the b.s. these punks are doing out there these days.

(taking off ranting old man hat...)

:)

"Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization." - Eugene V. Debs

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by: JayinPortland @ Mon Aug 10, 2009 at 13:58:26 PM CDT

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