10 GROUNDCOVER NEWS MLK DAY Roll me up and smoke me when I die This song from Willie Nelson has been in my mind since Christmas with my Michigan family when we watched the star-studded 90th birthday party for Willie. His love of music and mastery of the country genre has made him beloved for many people of America. It would take some time to listen to all the duets he has recorded with a wide range of talents. His album “Red Headed Stranger” was my best friend during a big heartbreak episode in my life. When I heard Willie and friends at his 90th year, I reflected on what I want to do before I die. “Seeds for Cuba” came to mind. It is the next step as I follow through on things I started in the 1990s. Villa Internacional is a bilingual proposal I made in Cuba for an ecovillage. We did build two houses where I have a room waiting for me whenever I am there. We also have an extended family at La Finca Esperanza, a small farm in our neighborhood. They have a moringa tree, one of the superfoods of our day. The war on Cuba includes stiff sanctions which create serious austerity; the government cannot support the free seeds they once did. I have a list of seeds that I want to share with the Ann Arbor Seed Company and see if they can supply for me. I will send or take KEN PARKS Groundcover vendor No. 490 whatever seeds possible to Cuba. I plan to go back in March this year. We will probably build a small house with a greenhouse on the south side. There is talk of similar demonstration projects in southeast Michigan and Brazil where people and land may work together growing whatever is nutritious and healthy with a focus on making key plants available. I hope many of us learn to grow crops such as chia until they are commonly available for everyone. Delicious recipes will follow. We will learn to promote a healthy intestinal microbiome as the center of good health. If we are timely in this work we will benefit with healthy aging for whoever is ready. I hope we work together in 2024 and make progress as we learn more about who we are as human beings and tap into our potential. An understanding of the commons is helpful. Martin Luther King Day on January 15 at Liberty Plaza will be a good event to share our aspirations and practical work. Go to annarborcommunitycommons.org. I will be working with Alan Haber and join in the open mic at Liberty Plaza. May 2024 be a year of blessings as we work together for the common good. Our ancestors want to help us. May we honor all those who go up in smoke and join the ancestors, may they be reborn in a Pure Land. The struggle continues. JANUARY 12, 2024 PUZZLE SOLUTIONS
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