[Chapter_Fourteen] the fence
margaretha haughwout
xmargarethax at gmail.com
Sat Nov 13 08:04:20 PST 2010
dear all,
i think we just built a fence!
as an administrator of the list, it would be my personal policy not to fwd
writing. i can certainly add this sentiment in the welcome letter. to be
clear though, we are always taking a risk in an email list that our thoughts
and sentiments could be exposed to unknown forces. members of PHC or a
relevant org could already be lurking here. the archives can also be found
here:
http://lists.beforebefore.net/pipermail/chapter_fourteen-beforebefore.net/ i
am inclined to keep them accessible.
antonio and starhawk, thank you for offering to help. i think many members
of our community would like to hear about what is possible.
best,
/m
On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 5:42 PM, Rachel A. Buddeberg <rachel at rabe.org>wrote:
> My point exactly, so definitely agreed! Thanks for bringing this up again,
> Jason!
>
> Rachel
>
> On Nov 12, 2010, at 4:33 PM, Jason Hiller wrote:
>
> I agree that no-one should feel free to forward anything stated on the
> threads to anyone outside of the threads in the future. Being personally
> identifiable by our email addresses really makes this a sensitive issue.
>
> If this can't be adhered to then I personally can't be comfortable
> participating further. No harm with that move it seems but better to draw
> that boundary now or at least confront it if there is opposition to this
> notion.
>
> Agreed?
>
> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Antonio Roman-Alcala <
> antidogmatist at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Levi-
>> Excuse me. All I was doing was following up on the interest expressed (in
>> this thread, by many HVF participants) to connect with Project Homeless
>> Connect and Growing Home Community Garden. Knowing someone very involved in
>> those projects, I figured to make the connection. I didn't tell Megan, the
>> director of GHCG, what to do or anything; just let her know that there was
>> interest from HVF for support on this issue and that she may want to get in
>> contact with HVF-ers to begin a dialog.
>>
>> I never spoke "for" HVF.
>>
>> I sincerely hope this is not seen as un-called for.
>> -Antonio
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Levi Maxwell <levisiah at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Antonio: Who are you to speak for Hayes Valley Farm; I personally am
>>> offended by this as a homeless individual who has been with HVF for several
>>> month now. It is this sort of thing I had hoped would be worked out in this
>>> forum; that is a general consensus would be made before calling other
>>> organizations.
>>>
>>> There is a disconnect that people have for some reason; you are not
>>> helping getting a middle man involved esp. before we talk to the squatters
>>> (Though in actuality HVF are the squatters who took the homes of the former
>>> community before gentrification, urban renewal, and "Green" establishments
>>> came about).
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Vanessa Roland <
>>> vanessa.roland at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I do not have time to write much but am finding this thread very
>>>> interesting and love all of the comments, ideas, and breaking of
>>>> stereotypes. As a youth educator at HVF, I find the needles to be a
>>>> hazardous and ongoing problem that we are desperate to find solutions to
>>>> sooner rather than later. We have been working with mostly small children
>>>> who pick up any and everything they find onsite, especially the unusual. So
>>>> one of our tasks as educators is to survey the farm for needles and traces
>>>> of needle use before any of our classes. This is hard to do on such a large
>>>> area and with so many places for things to hide although one of the usual
>>>> places we find needles is the area near our classroom. We have discussed
>>>> whether putting up signs saying children's garden or space might deter the
>>>> usage and disposal, but I'm not sure that is really enough.
>>>>
>>>> I think reaching out to others in the neighborhood and community is a
>>>> great avenue as I know it is an issue in other areas of the neighborhood. I
>>>> have friends with a small child who live a couple blocks away and
>>>> consistently find needles on the street which they find very disturbing. I
>>>> also believe needles are found at Patricia's Green nearby and in various
>>>> areas along Octavia. I think part of the reason for so many needles in the
>>>> vicinity is the clean needle exchange nearby. I believe it is at the LGBT
>>>> Community Center on Market and Octavia. Maybe they are a community to reach
>>>> out to as well for ideas. I have the same question as Rachel about drop
>>>> boxes. Once going through all this effort to get high, will someone make the
>>>> effort to dispose of the needle properly? and how is it monitored? I know
>>>> very little about all of this so do not feel able to adequately answer these
>>>> questions or develop clear solutions but am very open to learning,
>>>> collaborating, and outreach to make the situation better for all.
>>>>
>>>> I would love to not be fearful each time we have children onsite that
>>>> they might reach into a patch of squash or broccoli and find a needle.
>>>>
>>>> There is an elderly homeless man that I see frequently near the farm
>>>> whom I believe sleeps in or near often. I find him to be friendly when I
>>>> walk by and feel he might be a good person to reach out to for more
>>>> information about what happens at night. Has anyone talked with him yet?
>>>>
>>>> Vanessa
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Rachel A. Buddeberg <rachel at rabe.org>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> A couple of thoughts:
>>>>>
>>>>> * If people come onto the Farm to use drugs, will they really use the
>>>>> needle drop boxes? This is an honest question - I don't know, though it
>>>>> would seem odd to me that someone scales a fence, shoots up illegal drugs,
>>>>> and then is orderly enough to dispose of their needle... Plus, there's a
>>>>> question of trust - is someone monitoring the drop box?
>>>>> * Is needle sharing still an issue? I know this is a totally different
>>>>> can of worms but offering clean/sterile needles might be a need, too.
>>>>> * I very much liked Shannon's suggestion of working with Project
>>>>> Homeless Connect, especially given their background! I think this City is in
>>>>> desperate need of rethinking how we treat our homeless neighbors.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rachel
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 11, 2010, at 11:01 AM, Jason Hiller wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I just read the thread from start to now. Going back to the
>>>>> conversation about the fence seems most useful. There is a general principle
>>>>> I'm sure we all know that when you are in an argument or disagreement with
>>>>> someone the best way to disarm them is to accept them.
>>>>>
>>>>> The fence is ragged. If it weren't for the children's posters hanging
>>>>> from them I think the farm would look more like a private place to me than a
>>>>> public place. Well, it still seems private and I think that is okay because
>>>>> there are commodities and things of value on the inside even if it is all of
>>>>> us that owns that stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> The thing about crime is that you have to ultimately decide how much
>>>>> crime prevention is going to be apart of your life. If someone wants to
>>>>> commit a crime there is truly very little you can do to stop them. If they
>>>>> want to break in to your home or car the chances are that they are going to
>>>>> do it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Exactly which parts are we identifying as criminal here- or maybe a
>>>>> better phrase is disagreeable to the site. I think IV drug use is a concern
>>>>> and I could totally understand why Friend 2 decided to call whether you
>>>>> liked it or not. I have put my hands into the broccoli patch and harvested
>>>>> before anyone told me to be on the lookout for such a thing. I would be very
>>>>> upset to say the least if I got stuck by a needle. IV drug use transmits
>>>>> diseases and it is a very serious issue that you can't deliberate on too
>>>>> long. I'd hate to see a resolution wait until after someone gets hurt.
>>>>>
>>>>> But other than that, do we care if people make use of the land? Do we
>>>>> have obligations to prevent such access?
>>>>>
>>>>> I would propose two things to help make a solution. One- create an
>>>>> open, 24/7 public access to the site almost in a plaza-like feel. This gives
>>>>> people who need a place to sleep the ability to take advantage of it in
>>>>> non-destructive ways. Accept them instead of make them scale the fence.
>>>>> Greater access would have the benefit of letting the people who respect the
>>>>> fence enter. In other words, the people that are jumping the fence are the
>>>>> people that already don't mind acting criminally (although whether that is
>>>>> criminal is up to debate).
>>>>>
>>>>> The second thing I would propose is, yes put in needle drop boxes. I
>>>>> would be surprised if with a few phone calls to the Health Department if
>>>>> they wouldn't come out and give you what you need and organize the pick up
>>>>> of them too. It is a bio-hazard and I think it really best to let
>>>>> professionals deal with the collection and removal. But more importantly,
>>>>> how do you offer encouragement, support and information to users so they
>>>>> reconsider. A simple sign that gets the message of "if you are going to use
>>>>> here, at least follow these safety steps" could do wonders to reaching those
>>>>> folks so that they become aware that their actions, while not judging them,
>>>>> are causing others great concern.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd be interested in helping figure out plans for these things if they
>>>>> seem viable to the larger farm group.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 2:17 AM, margaretha haughwout <
>>>>> xmargarethax at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i've been staying silent on here in the hope we might get some new
>>>>>> voices on this thread. this thread has initiated several conversations for
>>>>>> me outside of this list, one on one, which has been very interesting.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> one thing that has been gently pointed out to me is that the iv users
>>>>>> are not necessarily the homeless. they could easily be rich and unable to
>>>>>> use at home. i think i sort of conflated the two initially. i appreciate
>>>>>> that i was shown this, and that the showing was so gentle.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and thank you rachel, these suggestions are very good. one of the
>>>>>> intentions behind starting this list was for people - newly forming farms,
>>>>>> gardens, and other groups - to get practical advice from people who have
>>>>>> experience working with alternative models of governance, economy, labor,
>>>>>> human relationship, etc. there are maybe 50 people on this list at this
>>>>>> point, and i'm hoping it will grow and that we can continue to advise each
>>>>>> other on good practices as well as helping to clarify the issues as a few
>>>>>> good friends have done offline in the past couple of days.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> clearly, we have a lot of work to do in terms of building
>>>>>> relationships and trust across the border between day and night. i look
>>>>>> forward to this work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i hope folks will continue to pipe in here. i'd love to further the
>>>>>> discussion about written contracts. very curious about this debate rachel
>>>>>> and i began, and hope someone might elaborate on peoples or practices that
>>>>>> are successful that don't have written contracts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> also continue to be curious about any suggestions we might have for
>>>>>> working with the nighttime community on site and more generally,
>>>>>> accountability structures that facilitate response - ability to the land and
>>>>>> to the city (and to each other - !)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> best wishes,
>>>>>> /m
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Rachel A. Buddeberg <rachel at rabe.org
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I agree that we'd have to tread carefully when involving outside
>>>>>>> agencies. HOT might be out because it's a City organization (though there
>>>>>>> might be people working for HOT who have "I wish we could" ideas that go
>>>>>>> beyond the standard way of thinking...). The reason I suggested talking to
>>>>>>> other organizations is to learn from them. Maybe some of them have figured
>>>>>>> out ways to address issues like addiction. But I think the most important
>>>>>>> people to get involved in these discussions are the homeless themselves, so
>>>>>>> that Portland organization might be a good org to reach out to (
>>>>>>> http://www.dignityvillage.org/). Maybe also Street Sheet (
>>>>>>> http://cohsf.org/streetsheet/). Reaching out would be just to get
>>>>>>> ideas for potential solutions...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 6:47 PM, Levi Maxwell wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I feel that this issue is not only a farm issue but a city-wide
>>>>>>> issue as well.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I will not agree with any banning or invasion of an individuals
>>>>>>> home; HVF has for two decades been the workspace and living space for many
>>>>>>> people left with very few options in a city that cares only somewhat for
>>>>>>> Homeless people under 24 and women with children (Which is important as we
>>>>>>> are more likely to need special services that plague our demographic).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It is my belief in harm reduction as well as inter-community
>>>>>>> dialogue that the inhabitants and Farmworkers can come to a resolution.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> However I have no romantic notions about this; mental illness is
>>>>>>> rampant in my community, esp. in the camper community who either because of
>>>>>>> the feelings they have towards the shelter system or simply not
>>>>>>> understanding what is best for their health choose to live literally in the
>>>>>>> streets (the vast majority do not). There will be drunks, there will be
>>>>>>> heroin/meth/crack addicts, there will be people with mental disabilities;
>>>>>>> but if we can work with everyone even with the cultural gaps of two
>>>>>>> disparate groups (because there are many cultures that belongs to homeless
>>>>>>> people) we can come up with something.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> HVF must stand together with a single voice and come to a conclusion
>>>>>>> that can be agreed upon, so that there won't be some individuals calling
>>>>>>> police or disregarding new ground rules. We must not come off as saviors;
>>>>>>> neithier should we push our beliefs of what is right for them (that is
>>>>>>> alternative living situations); only suggestions.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Long term goals like building up security or breaking down the
>>>>>>> fence, I feel is too soon to think about because we should make sure the
>>>>>>> demographic discussed is the one doing damage.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Right now a few feet away the staff and clients of a youth runaway
>>>>>>> house I am living at are talking about misidentification. We know the
>>>>>>> neighbors for the most part don't like or want us here (even though this
>>>>>>> building in one form or another has been a emergency home for 20 years and
>>>>>>> most residents have been here less then 5-10 years) and we have to be on our
>>>>>>> P's and Q's when outside because any time anyone who looks young makes noise
>>>>>>> or trouble we get blamed, putting our housing and future housing in this
>>>>>>> building and other buildings around the city for us in jeopardy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The sons and daughters/students of this now gentrified, priviledged,
>>>>>>> & "hip" neighborhood walk around drunk, yelling at people, screaming,
>>>>>>> creating noise, yet we a demographic in need of services the most and
>>>>>>> understand our placement in these surrounding people's minds get blamed.
>>>>>>> Phone calls and complaints come to the program manager and he has to
>>>>>>> decipher out what was us and what was them (Even though he can't know since
>>>>>>> he is never here in the building itself).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So remember think about what HVF does before we call any outside
>>>>>>> organizations or people; some folks just want to live their life and thread
>>>>>>> lightly and the ones who don't, those are the ones *we *need to
>>>>>>> speak to.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 6:03 PM, margaretha haughwout <
>>>>>>> xmargarethax at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> dear rachel and everyone.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> thanks so much for writing and offering your insights and feedback.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> a few brief responses with yes more to follow:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> sorry to link to the google doc; i mean to link to this:
>>>>>>>> http://www.sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=2041
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> and no, we don't have a fixed decision making process at the farm
>>>>>>>> right now, beyond the small groups that we at times work within. i work
>>>>>>>> within a few small groups at the farm. the one i work most actively within
>>>>>>>> goes by consensus with the bigger decisions, and a conversation- based
>>>>>>>> ad-hoc style for the smaller decisions. to be clear, the ad-hoc nature at
>>>>>>>> the farm that i described with the friends as an example has many
>>>>>>>> advantages. it means we can respond very quickly in some circumstances and
>>>>>>>> act with some freedom. i'm not necessarily arguing against it... is there
>>>>>>>> someway we can have both consensus and ad-hoc? i worked as a gardener for
>>>>>>>> over a decade, mostly with women; we would deliberate about what to do about
>>>>>>>> an apple tree for a while, and then one of us would make a move. similar
>>>>>>>> things seem to be happening at the farm, though there are more people, and
>>>>>>>> not everyone is consulted on any given issue. i'm sure you can imagine there
>>>>>>>> are some circumstances that arise where this may be more of a problem...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> in regards to Diana Leafe Christian, i'm so glad you brought her up.
>>>>>>>> i was hoping she would figure here. to be honest, i'm wary of written
>>>>>>>> documents, since they've been so successful of robbing native peoples of
>>>>>>>> their land. have you heard criticisms of the written document? what are the
>>>>>>>> pros and cons? what do non-literate cultures do?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> all the best wishes,
>>>>>>>> /m
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Rachel A. Buddeberg <
>>>>>>>> rachel at rabe.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Wow! There is lot to digest here, so I am only going to respond
>>>>>>>>> with some initial thoughts, probably more questions/reaction that I had when
>>>>>>>>> reading these...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sit/Lie passed on Tuesday. To me this shows that the majority of
>>>>>>>>> the voting City does not want to see homeless. Homeless remind us of the
>>>>>>>>> inequality we've created in this land of plenty where some don't even have a
>>>>>>>>> place to sit or sleep or wash. To me this means that the farm represents a
>>>>>>>>> real opportunity to show that things can be different. But it also means
>>>>>>>>> the prevailing winds we have to deal with: Homeless are mostly seen as a
>>>>>>>>> nuisance not as human beings with needs.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> As I was walking from the Farm yesterday to one of the cafes to use
>>>>>>>>> the restroom, I watched a homeless guy comb his beard and hair. He seemed
>>>>>>>>> strangely dignified, as he was doing something so usual to us - trying to
>>>>>>>>> maintain a resemblance of dignity in a very humiliating situation. Are
>>>>>>>>> there maybe some homeless who are not addicts and could offer some
>>>>>>>>> suggestions and/or help? Why are the people using drugs (beyond the
>>>>>>>>> addiction; addicts are very wounded people)? Would they get off drugs if
>>>>>>>>> they had hope for something? Homeless are part of our communities. Most
>>>>>>>>> people don't see them that way and we often don't talk to them to see if
>>>>>>>>> they have solutions.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> There is a garden very close to the Farm run by the Project
>>>>>>>>> Homeless Connect (it's on the other side of Octavia on Oak St). Would
>>>>>>>>> working with them might help us figure out a solution? Also, what did the
>>>>>>>>> HOT people say? (It looks like you linked to a Google doc. If that's true,
>>>>>>>>> I am not able to access it). Also, there's dignity village in Portland (
>>>>>>>>> http://www.dignityvillage.org/).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I am not sure how to approach the communication issues other than
>>>>>>>>> mentioning a couple of reactions: Calling HOT seemed like a breach of the
>>>>>>>>> consensus and I am wondering if the person who called them realizes that; do
>>>>>>>>> you have a process set up for making decisions. That's one thing Diana
>>>>>>>>> Leafe Christian talks about as one of the absolute necessities for a
>>>>>>>>> community: a written agreement on how important decisions are made. To me,
>>>>>>>>> how to deal with the golden fence seems like a very important discussion
>>>>>>>>> that might need to be made more formally.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 3:01 PM, margaretha haughwout wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Last night a few of us went to see Starhawk’s new movie called
>>>>>>>>> Permaculture: the Growing Edge at Madrone Studios. One of the things
>>>>>>>>> Starhawk said during the panel discussion is that the edge is where the gold
>>>>>>>>> is. The margins, the fence line, the difficulties. It’s interesting because
>>>>>>>>> there’s a way in which all of our problems/ opportunities (in permaculture
>>>>>>>>> problems and opportunities are the same) at the farm can be tracked to the
>>>>>>>>> reality and the metaphor of the fence. How can we make the most of this
>>>>>>>>> edge?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Jay <protojay at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The morning after the “Attack on the Bees<http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/07/bee-murder-at-hayes-valley-farm-unknown-attacker-sprays-hives-with-pesticide.php>”
>>>>>>>>>> at Hayes Valley Farm, I was walking around the fence line looking for holes,
>>>>>>>>>> evidence of the vandalism, hoping to find a can of Raid or something that
>>>>>>>>>> could be fingerprinted or traced.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I met one of the farm’s neighbors on this walk, the property
>>>>>>>>>> manager of the building on Octavia and Hickory. I asked him about the holes
>>>>>>>>>> in the fence on Hickory Street, and mentioned the vandalism that had
>>>>>>>>>> occurred the night before. He offered to keep an eye on the site from his
>>>>>>>>>> window and when cruising around the neighborhood in his car.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Since then, he has called me a few times. The day after our first
>>>>>>>>>> encounter, there was a burglary at the site, someone stole 3000
>>>>>>>>>> pounds of cardboard<http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-07-23/bay-area/21994721_1_bee-colonies-vandals-sprayed>,
>>>>>>>>>> and my new friend called to let me know when the east gate was open and not
>>>>>>>>>> locked. This is how I learned about the crime. After that, there were a few
>>>>>>>>>> other late night calls with thoughts on security, and a few neighborly
>>>>>>>>>> hellos over the summer. We talked about the fence-line some more, the new
>>>>>>>>>> neighborhood-watch styled public safety group being formed to ensure safety
>>>>>>>>>> and security on the farm and in the neighborhood, and friendly small-talk.
>>>>>>>>>> I invited him to participate in the Public Safety Meetings with the Hayes
>>>>>>>>>> Valley Neighborhood Association. Later, I learned that he has lived there
>>>>>>>>>> for years, has been his old cars in the alley since the before the freeway
>>>>>>>>>> closed (he actually used to have more of them), and had even complained
>>>>>>>>>> about the farm (on behalf of his tenants?) in the earliest of days of the
>>>>>>>>>> project.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Two weeks ago a security specialist walked the site with me and
>>>>>>>>>> assessed areas of concern, mostly along the fence and in a few places within
>>>>>>>>>> the site. Just last week, during METHODS 101: Permaculture Design
>>>>>>>>>> Basics<https://docs1.google.com/document/d/1m2-j1YZPmjG-sh_s3PdcieqLL_wQqrW9Rwxr1dCYgC8/edit#>,
>>>>>>>>>> one of the students decided to address safety and security on the farm as
>>>>>>>>>> their design project. During the site assessment, issues were identified.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> There were some trees and overgrown brush along the alley at
>>>>>>>>>> Octavia and Hickory Streets that were preventing any of the lights from the
>>>>>>>>>> big parking lot on Oak and Octavia from shining into the alley, creating a
>>>>>>>>>> dark, boxed-in area that was obvious to the both the security specialist and
>>>>>>>>>> the newest of observers as the easiest access point and biggest “hole in the
>>>>>>>>>> fence”.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The assessment continued to describe the problem with clean up
>>>>>>>>>> here is that the trees were hanging over the old cars. Cars which belonged
>>>>>>>>>> to the same property manager. Apparently he had been asked many times by
>>>>>>>>>> the community to move them, to help in clean up the alley, and he had always
>>>>>>>>>> ignored these requests.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Near the end of the METHODS 101 class, I noticed Robert parking in
>>>>>>>>>> the alley, and began to talk to him again from the top of the off-ramp
>>>>>>>>>> berms. We talked about the trees and the light and he offered to help. We
>>>>>>>>>> talked about his cars being in the way, and he offered to move them. He
>>>>>>>>>> went on to to tell me why there were so many paper plates near the corner of
>>>>>>>>>> the farm’s fence. He explained he had been feeding some cats who patrolled
>>>>>>>>>> the farm at night by. We talked a little bit about how the pile of plates
>>>>>>>>>> weren’t really the best thing for the plants growing on the fance, and that
>>>>>>>>>> maybe we could figure out another way. Feeding them on the outside wouldn’t
>>>>>>>>>> work, putting a dish on top of the fence wouldn’t work. He liked the idea
>>>>>>>>>> of a feeding tray attached to the inside of the fence, that he could pour
>>>>>>>>>> food into...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Then, we talked about the tomatoes. He was very impressed with
>>>>>>>>>> them and I gave him a handful to enjoy, here is the shot I took through the
>>>>>>>>>> fence - http://protojay.tumblr.com/post/1489300766.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -Jay
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 2:59 PM, margaretha haughwout <
>>>>>>>>>> xmargarethax at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> That story reminds us that our presence is new on this site.
>>>>>>>>>>> Homeless folks have been on site for much longer than we have, and this is
>>>>>>>>>>> an uncomfortable positioning. Many of us know the narratives of
>>>>>>>>>>> gentrification and marginalization that frequently come with the creation of
>>>>>>>>>>> urban gardens; the white people come and make a robust and pleasing green
>>>>>>>>>>> space, the rents go up and so does intolerance. And yet we also have an
>>>>>>>>>>> obligation to the city government for permitting us to be on site, and an
>>>>>>>>>>> obligation to the neighborhood, to look “respectable.” We need to protect
>>>>>>>>>>> the daytime community from getting hurt, and the tomatoes from getting
>>>>>>>>>>> trampled. How do the permaculture values of earth care, people care, and
>>>>>>>>>>> fair share figure here? How do we care for all the people that tread across
>>>>>>>>>>> this site? What is the fair share? Who gets the food? Who recognizes it as
>>>>>>>>>>> food? Is it too far fetched to think this farm might help the drug addicts
>>>>>>>>>>> that trespass here? Today Jay and I discussed designing a safe enclosed
>>>>>>>>>>> space with small trees and other food forest layers for the nighttime users.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Another acquaintance regularly meets with the upper crust
>>>>>>>>>>> designers in Hayes Valley (of which there are many). These are people who
>>>>>>>>>>> don’t know permaculture, never come to the farm, but think they know urban
>>>>>>>>>>> design. She says they frequently ask what the hell is going on over there.
>>>>>>>>>>> Why doesn’t it look good? Our fence line is in flux right now. There’s a big
>>>>>>>>>>> area we’re sheet mulching and there’s a lot of cardboard. It looks like
>>>>>>>>>>> trash because it is! We’re closing that loop, turning trash into nutrient
>>>>>>>>>>> and resource. We start all of our plants from seed, rather than buying big
>>>>>>>>>>> full plants, so we aren’t transforming overnight. We’re a farm.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Somehow to me the fence is emblematic of our unique positioning
>>>>>>>>>>> as an inner city farm. It is a constant reminder of the larger national,
>>>>>>>>>>> civilized, and urban infrastructures we operate within: of land ownership,
>>>>>>>>>>> upper class values, of real and perceived dangers that come from class
>>>>>>>>>>> divisions and unequal distribution of resources.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> /m
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Jay <protojay at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> My good friend tells this story:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> “Last fall, a group of us would meet for brunch on Sundays.
>>>>>>>>>>>> This was before we were given permission to open the gates (to
>>>>>>>>>>>> activate the space and provide the community with access to it).
>>>>>>>>>>>> We were dreaming about "Volunteer Work Parties" on the giant lot. After
>>>>>>>>>>>> brunch, we would walk around the perimeter fences to observe the site.
>>>>>>>>>>>> After a few walks, we had met quite a few neighbors, who loved to talk
>>>>>>>>>>>> about the potential for the space and what they had been observing over
>>>>>>>>>>>> time. We came to know the fence line very well. We would admire the
>>>>>>>>>>>> recently dumped furniture, look for freshly cut holes in the fence and other
>>>>>>>>>>>> signs of life.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Along Laguna Street, at the west gate, two large gates locked
>>>>>>>>>>>> with a formidable chain and series of married locks. The fences were all
>>>>>>>>>>>> topped with barbed wire. At the south gate, along Oak street just east of
>>>>>>>>>>>> Laguna, there was a hole in the fence big enough to crawl through but not so
>>>>>>>>>>>> big that you could push a shopping cart through. The hole in the cyclone
>>>>>>>>>>>> fencing was hastily cut and sharp of the passageway. The more formal double
>>>>>>>>>>>> doors at the east gate was unlockable. The frame of the doors was
>>>>>>>>>>>> stationary and the fencing slid open like a shower curtain. It was clear
>>>>>>>>>>>> people had been camping under one of the Melaleuca trees. A tent and tarp,
>>>>>>>>>>>> piles of trash, and a dumpster lined the path. On one section of the fence
>>>>>>>>>>>> near the east gate, an entire section of the fence was removed from pole to
>>>>>>>>>>>> pole.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On one beautiful sunny day last December, we visited the site
>>>>>>>>>>>> with a good friend who was excited to shoot some "before shots" of the site
>>>>>>>>>>>> for a documentary. We parked in the Octavia and Oak street parking lot,
>>>>>>>>>>>> turned on the camera, hauling tripods and some extra gear, and approached
>>>>>>>>>>>> the east gate. As we "slid back the curtain" of the fence and walked right
>>>>>>>>>>>> in, we were immediately warned off by a barking dog. The large, gray black
>>>>>>>>>>>> lab-mix was protecting its owner's campsite. We continued, and proceeded
>>>>>>>>>>>> along the ravine. We took video of the homeless' camp, the tents and trash
>>>>>>>>>>>> that lined the inside of the path. And the broken bottles and needles that
>>>>>>>>>>>> lie all over the place.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> We slowly walked through the site and up towards the west gate.
>>>>>>>>>>>> We had been there for a little while, testing different lenses and lighting
>>>>>>>>>>>> and shooting some footage of the ramps. At one point, while heading back
>>>>>>>>>>>> down the offramp, we noticed something "going down" at the east gate. A
>>>>>>>>>>>> couple of more people were now assembling there, milling about behind the
>>>>>>>>>>>> parking valet shack that was stationed right outside the gates. We wanted
>>>>>>>>>>>> to get out of there, but all of this new action was happening at our
>>>>>>>>>>>> entrance (and planned exit). With some adrenaline, we remembered the hole
>>>>>>>>>>>> in the south gate and decided we should try to squeeze through their rather
>>>>>>>>>>>> than "run the gauntlet" of the barking dog, the camp, and the new gang
>>>>>>>>>>>> forming at the gate.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I went first through the hole, to show my documentarian friend
>>>>>>>>>>>> how to get low and avoid the spikes. As she got through, she started to
>>>>>>>>>>>> stand up and scratched her arm on the fence. It looked pretty bad. That
>>>>>>>>>>>> night, after showing her family what happened, she never came back to the
>>>>>>>>>>>> farm.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> So, the footage is in an archive somewhere (for now) and one day
>>>>>>>>>>>> she might come back to shoot some "after" shots...”
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> -Jay
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://protojay.tumblr.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 2:47 PM, margaretha haughwout <
>>>>>>>>>>>> xmargarethax at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On our farm we find heroin needles in between the broccoli
>>>>>>>>>>>>> plants. We have a barbed wire fence that wraps around the entire 2.5 acres
>>>>>>>>>>>>> of our "freeway food forest" -- a food forest that is rising from the ruins
>>>>>>>>>>>>> of a freeway that collapsed and then lay dormant for 20 years. At night
>>>>>>>>>>>>> there is a pregnant cat that makes the place her own (all the sheet mulching
>>>>>>>>>>>>> has stirred up the mice and rats). Other folks crawl through the fence at
>>>>>>>>>>>>> night too. With perhaps one exception, the people that come at night aren't
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the same people that come during the day. Often “fresh” needles appear in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the morning. The stories we write about here all have to do with the chain
>>>>>>>>>>>>> link and barbed wire fence that was on site when we arrived. The forces it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> is meant to keep out, the forces it is meant to contain, the edge it creates
>>>>>>>>>>>>> around our site, the fact that it is there at all.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are regular potlucks Tuesday evenings on the farm. Last
>>>>>>>>>>>>> week I didn't go, but I live really close by, so I got a text message from a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> friend saying she way stopping by. She came up saying she wouldn't stay long
>>>>>>>>>>>>> as she was getting up at 5:30am tomorrow morning to let H.O.T.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Homeless Outreach Team<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m2-j1YZPmjG-sh_s3PdcieqLL_wQqrW9Rwxr1dCYgC8/edit?hl=en>through the gates to talk to the folks that were sleeping there. "I guess
>>>>>>>>>>>>> someone called them,” she said. I said I’d get up with her. I was curious. A
>>>>>>>>>>>>> few minutes later I got another text message from another friend leaving the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> potluck. "Coming over!" it said. Friend no. 2 came up and we told her how we
>>>>>>>>>>>>> were getting up early for the Homeless Outreach Team. "Oh," friend no. 2
>>>>>>>>>>>>> said; "I called them. That was me."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> This call was predicated by several debates in our community
>>>>>>>>>>>>> about the homeless. Some feel we should let them sleep in the farm, others
>>>>>>>>>>>>> are more wary. Personally, I like the idea of city worn homeless people
>>>>>>>>>>>>> finding the soft sheet mulch to sleep on, and maybe even helping themselves
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to some cherry tomatoes. For a farm built on the principles of people care
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and fair share as well as earth care, we are torn by what it means to give
>>>>>>>>>>>>> them the boot. Youth education coordinators despair over the fact that a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> child might come across a needle before they do, and since we
>>>>>>>>>>>>> lost our bees this summer from a senseless act of violence<http://www.hayesvalleyfarm.com/blog/324-two-killed-and-one-attempt-at-the-farm.html>,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> we are all a little more skittish. The last time I sat with the women who
>>>>>>>>>>>>> were at my house after the potluck, we had heated debate on the topic around
>>>>>>>>>>>>> another table at another house in the neighborhood. It ended with all of us
>>>>>>>>>>>>> agreeing if there was such a thing as a needle drop box that was configured
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in a way that you couldn't reach back in and use the old needles, it would
>>>>>>>>>>>>> be a good idea to install a few of those around the perimeter. We also
>>>>>>>>>>>>> agreed that eventually we should probably just take the fence down.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The obvious issue at hand in this story might be how to handle
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the issue of homelessness and nighttime drug use on our urban farm. The not
>>>>>>>>>>>>> so obvious issue in this story, but one that we want to tease out and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> explore is how we decide what to do about the homelessness and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the needles - and the fence. In the scenario above, some of the farmers
>>>>>>>>>>>>> debated it at length and then one person took action ad-hoc without really
>>>>>>>>>>>>> having a method of checking in with the rest of the community. Also, the way
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in which the conversations occurred were very ad-hoc, and happened at a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> variety of nodes located not only on the farm but in the neighborhood around
>>>>>>>>>>>>> it - both inside and outside the farm. There is a lot to say here about how
>>>>>>>>>>>>> we make decisions on the farm, particularly when they negotiate between the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> farm and the city, the inner and the outer, day and night, permacultural and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> urban. A lot of times decisions happen exactly in the manner I’m describing
>>>>>>>>>>>>> above. This is a thread someone might pick up for discussion: the thread of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> decision making and accountability when our values ask us to be responsible
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to the land, the common people and the terms of our lease asks us to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>> accountable to a larger hierarchy. I love the unfolding at play in the story
>>>>>>>>>>>>> above, but what if friend no. 2 decided to call the cops instead of H.O.T.?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lead Researcher, Hayes Valley Farm
>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.hayesvalleyfarm.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lecturer, Film and Digital Media
>>>>>>>>>>>>> University of California Santa Cruz
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Communications 151
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> chapter fourteen<http://lists.beforebefore.net/listinfo.cgi/chapter_fourteen-beforebefore.net>
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>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Lecturer, Film and Digital Media
>>>>>>>>>>> University of California Santa Cruz
>>>>>>>>>>> Communications 151
>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>> Lead Researcher, Hayes Valley Farm
>>>>>>>>> http://www.hayesvalleyfarm.com/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Lecturer, Film and Digital Media
>>>>>>>>> University of California Santa Cruz
>>>>>>>>> Communications 151
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> Lead Researcher, Hayes Valley Farm
>>>>>>>> http://www.hayesvalleyfarm.com/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lecturer, Film and Digital Media
>>>>>>>> University of California Santa Cruz
>>>>>>>> Communications 151
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>> Lead Researcher, Hayes Valley Farm
>>>>>> http://www.hayesvalleyfarm.com/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lecturer, Film and Digital Media
>>>>>> University of California Santa Cruz
>>>>>> Communications 151
>>>>>>
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