tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post56336949868434672..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: February 21, 2011 - I Am An Urban HomesteaderAnnie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-90249004367711258962011-02-27T15:48:18.232-08:002011-02-27T15:48:18.232-08:00Forevermelody, you're most welcome. This litt...Forevermelody, you're most welcome. This little fiasco has made us aware of many more gardening friends!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-60337250187039594512011-02-27T14:29:32.844-08:002011-02-27T14:29:32.844-08:00thanks for blogging about this issue and linking t...thanks for blogging about this issue and linking to me! I look forward to following your blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987612643502797419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-73990149329330554962011-02-22T06:48:43.080-08:002011-02-22T06:48:43.080-08:00I don't think it is a hill I want to die on. B...I don't think it is a hill I want to die on. Before they started their site, I just called what I do, "gardening". I've learned so much from them that I feel like they can have the name if they want it that bad. They are still an inspiration to me. The gardening community has not really lost anything except for our reputation for kindness.<br /><br />Deborah....sub-urban farmer.Rainsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004524351613975443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-59609718400517680292011-02-22T04:41:31.543-08:002011-02-22T04:41:31.543-08:00I think that most of us who are very urban (as in,...I think that most of us who are very urban (as in, living in a CITY, not a suburb) have both bylaw and land issues when it comes to livestock.<br /><br />By saying (as that Californian family does) that you're only an urban homesteader if you raise livestock AND grow 50% or more of your food, then you're immediately discounting most of us who are seeking sustainable, self-reliant, low-impact lives in the middle of cities.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750292879037409647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-53808401975291731622011-02-21T14:02:09.722-08:002011-02-21T14:02:09.722-08:00Thanks so much for linking my piece on
http://urb...Thanks so much for linking my piece on <br />http://urban-farming-fl.blogspot.com <br />Peace,<br />SherylSheryl Dutton-Ramoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050765160054787422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-33016561776164647752011-02-21T13:08:31.889-08:002011-02-21T13:08:31.889-08:00Good to see you are participating! I did actually...Good to see you are participating! I did actually go a little overboard on today's post about this as well... the one good thing that's coming out of all of this hullabaloo is how UNITED we all are! It's wonderful :)Bethany @ Uncle Dutch Farmshttp://uncledutchfarms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-42741746892945299242011-02-21T12:23:44.591-08:002011-02-21T12:23:44.591-08:00Excellent post... I added it to mine! Thanks!Excellent post... I added it to mine! Thanks!-Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350457668863567842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-71710465898813609082011-02-21T09:50:45.654-08:002011-02-21T09:50:45.654-08:00Truly a dumb move on their part and has reduced my...Truly a dumb move on their part and has reduced my respect for the family considerably. More because they do not seem to be backing down when confronted by the inappropriateness of it. I have a link to their site on my site but I am intending to remove it as my own form of protest. <br /><br />Unfortunately I really cannot declare myself an "urban homesteader" as "suburban homesteader" is really a more apt description in my case.kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-3984807932844165422011-02-21T07:26:53.943-08:002011-02-21T07:26:53.943-08:00Isn't the world getting crazy.. How do you tra...Isn't the world getting crazy.. How do you trademark something that has been used in the English language for hundreds of years.. Crazy world.. what people will do for a buck...Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942726623031996502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-62643861194384412842011-02-21T04:51:14.333-08:002011-02-21T04:51:14.333-08:00It's such a sad act of greed.It's such a sad act of greed.The Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070310346205563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-38834167680387990862011-02-21T03:34:21.733-08:002011-02-21T03:34:21.733-08:00Wow I hadn't heard about that yet. I read thei...Wow I hadn't heard about that yet. I read their blog all the time (with a lot of others I never comment on). I'm really sad to hear they are doing this. For me it really destroys their reputation for who they are. Their reputation is for being outreach people for urban homesteading. Trademarking the term and making others not use it makes them seem greedy and petty. And certainly isn't very neighborly. Nor does it show any sort of outreach. Where is their integrity?Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-23180273849846216362011-02-21T03:17:42.485-08:002011-02-21T03:17:42.485-08:00Yes, what they are doing is unbelievable - I was o...Yes, what they are doing is unbelievable - I was one of the people that had some issues with them anyways, so I'm not surprised. I AM AN URBAN HOMESTEADER TOO!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-10569898643745500152011-02-21T00:23:33.942-08:002011-02-21T00:23:33.942-08:00Ya know, I USED to read their site, they had a lot...Ya know, I USED to read their site, they had a lot of good info, and I liked what they were doing....but, in typical fashion, they got TOO BIG FOR THEIR BRITCHES. I think the backlash from all of this is just the kick in the pants they needed.<br />:D<br />I'd LOVE to see them try to mess with AG. Whomp em' Granny!!!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-32078674637055659142011-02-20T23:57:31.950-08:002011-02-20T23:57:31.950-08:00Yay Annie... i've made 2 posts on the issue as...Yay Annie... i've made 2 posts on the issue as well.. i think they've stirred up quite a hornets nest... over at the Crunchy Chicken, Deanna Duke is requestion 'rebel/pirate' posts.. <br /><br />http://www.thecrunchychicken.com/Roasted Garlicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556028794687730410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-76033437895272078472011-02-20T23:29:17.016-08:002011-02-20T23:29:17.016-08:00I actually found out about the TM issue from anoth...I actually found out about the TM issue from another extremely well written rant on a local blog I read. I don't mind them stopping Monsanto and others from capitalizing on the name and their hard work, but to stop anyone else from using it with no profit motive is wrong. I understand they aren't going after us that use it for fun, but I can't say I know the how many ever folks they sent letters to. Sure backfired on them! I stopped going to their sites about a year or two ago. I bet they lost folks over this one for sure! Oh, and I'm NOT an urban homesteader, but I am getting chickens, hehe.Sinfonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973076975622726383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-14430409302943508952011-02-20T21:13:28.641-08:002011-02-20T21:13:28.641-08:00I agree with you all. What they are doing is horr...I agree with you all. What they are doing is horrible.meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-22300613501483458252011-02-20T19:20:41.454-08:002011-02-20T19:20:41.454-08:00That's the $64 question, robin.That's the $64 question, robin.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-19722879485829399012011-02-20T19:09:22.752-08:002011-02-20T19:09:22.752-08:00This is absolutely crazy!!! How in the heck can an...This is absolutely crazy!!! How in the heck can anyone get a trademark for this???Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-79139156707237783212011-02-20T18:45:02.889-08:002011-02-20T18:45:02.889-08:00LOL, Rachel, Annie and Otto are the only "liv...LOL, Rachel, Annie and Otto are the only "livestock" I raise. Oh, I forgot about Cookie! I guess raising a rabbit makes me a real urban homesteader...not that I'd ever eat him.<br /><br />********<br /><br />Alison, it's just wrong, wrong, wrong. What a way to ruin a reputation!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-33271405608918762702011-02-20T18:15:18.272-08:002011-02-20T18:15:18.272-08:00I'm with you on this! I can't really call ...I'm with you on this! I can't really call myself an urban homesteader either, but what they're doing is not right.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-15261743395217432782011-02-20T18:02:57.633-08:002011-02-20T18:02:57.633-08:00Eating dogs? What?! LOL. As an urban homesteader a...Eating dogs? What?! LOL. As an urban homesteader and one that's been following this thing since the beginning (I have friends that have been directly affected by it) and now in charge of the Google group on dealing with the legalities, I can honestly say this whole situation is horrible. Thank you for posting about it.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05607208465219962573noreply@blogger.com