For those of you who tried to "like" our schools entry on facebook on the Corona Tools page and found it frustrating and confusing I am very sorry!  I didn't get any instructions from Corona and when I went to their page it looked obvious.  It is not! 
In order to see our schools' entry you first have to "like" Corona Tools.  If you are willing to do that, then you will see our schools' post if you scroll down the page (looks like they do regular tool giveaways on the site so if you are a gardener it's not such a bad deal to "like" them) and THEN you can comment or "like" us.  I'm sorry it's such a pain in the butt and really sorry I sent out a bunch of email before I understood that it was more complicated than it appeared. 
If you're up for "liking" Corona Tools then please vote for AHS!  There is only one other organization in the running.  They have about 50 votes right now. We are closer to 25.  Voting ends 12/1.  We could use your support!
Thanks,
Joan

 
"There is one, and only one, solution, and we have almost no time to try it. We must turn all our resources to repairing the natural world,and train all our young people to help. They want to.
We need to give them this last chance to create forests, soils, clean waters, clean energies, secure communities,stable regions, and to know how to do it from hands-on experience"
"...the greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone.
Hence the futility of revolutionaries who have no gardens, who depend on the very system they attack, and who produce words and bullets, not food and shelter."

- Bill Mollison


From: Joan Stevens <mamabotanica@sbcglobal.net>
To: lapg@arashi.com; scpg@arashi.com; Permaculture Portal <Bullocks_permaculture_students@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, November 24, 2010 11:21:43 PM
Subject: [Lapg] quick and easy way to help out a school garden

I sent an email about this earlier before I understood the process.  Now I have details that make sense!
Please vote for Arcadia High school by liking the entry on the Corona Tools page.  This will help us get our tool request supported.  Only one winner each round and right now there are only two organizations who applied.
If you find the Corona Tools page on facebook they have a listing for the high school I teach at - Arcadia High school.  If you "like" that entry or write a comment under it (do both!) that counts as a vote.
Currently only one other organization has applied for the tool grant this run.  Voting ends on 12/1.  We are currently about 50 votes behind.  Please help out!  Our Food Forest is really an amazing place and it does magic turning kids on to composting and gardening.  Please take a few minutes to "like" our entry and help turn more kids on to gardening!  No one likes having crappy tools and this is one way to get some good quality tools that will work for years.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=100030385583&set=a.100029460583.186044.717450583#%21/coronatools
Thanks,
Joan
P.S. Spread the word!  Every "like" counts!
 
"There is one, and only one, solution, and we have almost no time to try it. We must turn all our resources to repairing the natural world,and train all our young people to help. They want to.
We need to give them this last chance to create forests, soils, clean waters, clean energies, secure communities,stable regions, and to know how to do it from hands-on experience"
"...the greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone.
Hence the futility of revolutionaries who have no gardens, who depend on the very system they attack, and who produce words and bullets, not food and shelter."

- Bill Mollison