December, 1974 €GRICULTURE · FOO~ Forest Seedlings State of Oregon, Dept. of Forestry 2600 State St. Sale"m, Ore. 97310 (503) 378-2562 6 million tree seedlings available. Douglas Fir, Black Locust, Incense Cedar, many more. Shipping, mid-December. Order blanks, price info., planting advice from above address. Northwest Foraging Doug Benoiel Signpost Publications Lynwood, Wn. Guide and recipes. 171 pages. 1974. $4.50. Malthus and America (A report about food and people) Subcommittee on Dept. Operations of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives From: U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 40¢ (courtesy copies from congressional representatives. "For example, in the less dev~loped countries, approximately 400 pounds ofgrain is available to the average person, nearly all of which must be consumed directly merely to meet minimal food energy needs. ... Contrast this example to the average North American who uses nearly a ton ofgrain per year. Of this ton, less than 200 pounds is consumed directly as bread, pastry, and breakfast cereal. The remaining 1800 pounds is consumed indirectly in the form of me'!t, milk, and eggs." Farallones Institute P.O. Box 700 Point Reyes Station, Cal. 94956 Has an apprenticeship program in four areas of study: 1) Architecture, building and land use. 2) Small scale natural energy systems, ecosystems management, and food production. 3) Documentation and photography, design with nature, appropriate technology, design for small-scale coherence and economy, village scale. 4) Use and development of an ·integral urban homestead and agricultural field state (80 acre working farm). A project of a non-profit California corporation, Community for Environmental Change. see also education (eRCHITECTURE ) House For An Indian Family Now Available only from: Len Dawson 4615 Bagley Ave. N. Seattle, Wn. 98105 Pole Frame, minimum energy use, $5.00. see also networks ~RT ) Anne Hughes and Friends Gallery 2328 NW Everett Portland, Ore. 97210 (503) 223-9441 Opened this past month exhibiting textile collage, weaving, graphics, stained glass. Page 3 <;uDJO VISUAL ) Environmental Communications 64 Windward Ave. Venice, Cal. 90291 (213) 392-4964 An incredibly rich catalog of some image makers in the world. Slide shows, movies, books and video-tapes. Rental $20-100. Solari, domes, kenzo tange, instant city, nomadic truckitecture, the diner from Boston to L.A., survey of wall paintings, La Chicano grafitti, human territoriality, image bank, ant farm, a r c h i gram. see also media, art €oMMUNITY ) The Community Assoc. Newsletter 704 Whitaker St. Cottage Grove, Ore. 97424 They've had lots of struggles making a community. Expect to be near selfsufficient. Large undertaking. For people considering community building. $15/yr. €0MPUTER Computer Conferencing Synergy Access 21st Century Media 606 5th Ave. E Northport, N.Y. 11731 (516) 368-2609 The Oct., 1974 issue of Synergy Access has lots of information about computer conferencing, techniques, and technology. Wes Thomas. Free public access to a computer (DIALOG) with millions of references on a wide variety of educational, scientific, psy-chological, agricultural, and business fields is now offered at several California Bay Area libraries. It is a NSF funded experiment in public access to large computer bases. Access to DIALOG is also possible by terminal and phone directly from other parts of the country for approximately $110 per question. Jean Rice, Cockheed, Sunnyvale, Cal., (408) 742-6688. -Synergy Access Oct., 1974
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