Madison Hours

Happy Valentines Day and if your not doing anything at all for valentines day then join us February 15 the day after which is when me and Chris Skinner are co-hosting an Open Mic at The Mercury Lounge at 117 East Mifflin starting at 7pm

Hey if you'd rather, go see me Feb 4th at the Great Hall with the Mad Hatters & Dirty Jive (for more info E-mail Rory at rorylinnane@gmail.com)

Also starting on February 1st the voting for The MAMAs starts and I hope you go to http://www.themamas.org and vote for my CD U're The Best to win a Madison Area Music Award in the Unique CD category.

Here are some photos I took at the holiday trade fair at the High Noon while vendors were setting up. I meant to get back around but got busy at the info table and never did. Which is too bad because there were some excellent handmade ornaments made in the shape of 3D electron microscope images of viruses. We bought "Salmonella" which made a great gift! But alas, no photos of that - or many others who weren't quite set up when I made this quick photo tour.

We are small-scale diversified farmers, producing organic vegetables, herbs, cut flowers and fruit. Working mostly by hand, we provide 20-week shares of organic produce (mid-May to mid-October) typically using less than 1 quart of fuel on-farm per share. Subscribers can expect to receive raspberries, apples, pears and hardy kiwi in addition to a wide variety of vegetables and herbs. More seasonal fruits may become available as we expand our orchard to include aronia, currants, plums, and grapes.

"Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet." - Albert Einstein

I have been happily and healthily vegan for over 10 years and I love it!

Alan Rosenblith is a musician, currency activist and permaculture enthusiast.

His new documentary, The Money Fix, presents a strong case that our money system itself causes many of the seemingly impossible problems we face: Poverty, unemployment, debt, etc. He shows how money is created in a central bank system and then shows the ridiculousness of the debt-based system that we labor under. The film earns points for creative use of simple computer graphics. I really enjoyed watching the banks shoot money into people's heads, to site one example.

Hello Friends and 'Future, Potential, and/or Aspiring Madison Fruits and Nuts',

FYI: For those of you with interest in helping create edible neighbor'woods' in Madison, consider joining us for a planning session regarding the following:

Funding Available to Plant New Orchards Next Spring in Your Madison Neighborhood

The Grassroutes Caravan of Resilience is a bike caravan going from Madison to Detroit for the US Social Forum in June of 2010.

On November thirteenth 2009 Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group and Big Red Go Green invite you to march with fellow students and citizens in support of green solutions. 3 - 5 pm.

This march is intended to raise awareness about the Climate Summit in December in Copenhagen, The American Clean Energy and Security Act, and climate change.

Mark your calendars!

Madison Hours Holiday Trade Fair
Sat, Dec 5 2009 - 10 am - 2 pm
High Noon Saloon
701 E. Washington Ave.

Buy Local this holiday season. Vendors will be selling: Food, jewelry,
clothing, cards, crafts, local music, clothing and much much more..

The High Noon is once again getting in on the action and will be accepting Madison Hours toward the purchase of any Ale Asylum beer.

New members can sign up at the fair. We will also have a currency exchange.