--_l National Oil-Spill Hotline, a 24-houra-day toll-free telephone number' 800-42+-8802 May be used for reporring oil spills and discharges of hazardous substances into the nation's waters. The single number has been established at the National Response Center operated by the U.S. Coast Guard in Washington, D.C., to aid and encourage the general public in reporting incidents. All reports received will be recorded and maintained for at least 90 days. -LJ Tbe Politics of Enoironmental Reform, Marc Landy, 1976, 98.95 from: Johns Hopkins University Press 'Baltimore, MD 21218 The flow of things in the real world is a lot more slippery than we thinkbf it being. This thought-provoking study delves into the poiitics of creating Kentucky's strict strip-mining laws and why the forces that achieved that feat could not sustain its enforcement. It's not as clear as we would think! Human excellence, human frailty and the unexpected implications of our actions are more important often than clearcut laws and institutional structures. -TB RICULTURE.FOOD Low-Energy Maple Syrup Maple syrup has always seemed somewhat a luxury. Expensive to buy, consuming huge quantities of wood in its production for boiling down 30 to 40 gallons to sap to make one gallon of syrup, and requiring a lot of cold work to get. But the March '77 issue of Countryside ($1 single copy, Sglyear) from 312 Portland Road, Highway 19 East, Waterloo, WI 53594) reporrs on a simple low-energy process of getring the water out of maple syrup by freezing rather than boiling. The process itself requires only one-sixth the energy, though in practice that will vary depending on tradeoffs between use of natural temperatures, electric freezers and wood firesl Freezing the sap to 26.7 d,egrees F. theoretically produces the legal concentration of maple syrup, though practical processes involve slower partial freezing and then finishing on the kitchen stove. -TB Food Co-op Project 106 Girard S.E., No. 110 Albuquerque, NM 87106 The Food Co-op Project has moved from Chicago, Illinois, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and although it no longer publishes Food Co-op Nooz, it sells a number of useful publications (ask for pricelist), l) The Food Co-Op Directory, $1.5O (individuals, co-ops), f:.OO (Uusinesses, institutions). Over 1750 U.S. and Canadian listings, including warehouses, bakeries, restaurants and food processors, all collective. Published every 6 months, currenr issue comes with a Food Co-Op Nooz. 2) "How to Start a Food Co-op," 25d (individuals, co-ops), 40d (businesses, institutions). A 5-page pamphlet introducing you to co-ops. 3) Food Co-ops for Small Groups, by Tony Vellela,lT3 pp., published by Workman, N.Y., $2.25 (indiv., coops), $2.65 (bus., instit.). Gives you the practical info needed to srarr a co-op. Following a step-by-srep outline from finding a group of people, doing research, working out operating procedures; to re-evaluation and modifying the co-op as it grows, this book stresses the many ways you can oPerate your co-op. Barbara and Larry Geno, whose report on eco-agricultuie in Canada was mentioned on p.24 of the April '77 issue, stopped by to visit and rummage through our files and piles in mid-April. It was nice to see them and to talk about their trip and the future directions of this stuff we're all working on. The Genos are now working on "Energy Conservation on the Farm: A Practicai Booklet" and "Solar Energy in Agriculture, An Annotated Bibliography." If you have publications which should be included in the latter, send them ro the Genos at P.O. Box 5516, Station F, Ottawa, Canada. They'll send you a copy of the finished bibliography in exchange. -LJ May I97Z RAIN page 15 1976 Directory of Major II.S. Corporations Inaolzted in Agribusiness, $3.50 (individuals and non-profit groups), $5 (others), from: Ag-Biz Agribusiness Accountabiliry projectWest Box 5646 San Francisco, CA 94101 Provides financial and other info about 25 companies concerned with food production and distribution, including those active in agricultural production and marketing; manufacturing farm equipment and fertilizers; and financing agribusiness. -LJ Oneartb and Open Letter, $10 (f4) from t The Bookshop Findhorn Foundation The Park Forres IV 36 OT2 Scotland Add 7Od if paying in foreign (i.e. U.S.) currency. Single copies of Oneartb are available for $3.50. I don't know quite what to make of the Findhorn Community in Scotland. I first read in East West Journal about the magical place where they grow huge cabbages in sand and commune with spirits and elves, and I've been fascinated, warmed and skeptical ever since. Onearth is a 90page journal that comes out Lwice a year. The one I read had a talk by William Irwin Thompson on Planetary Culture, some wonderfui poems, and several accounts of encounters with devas. Open Letter comes out six times in the intervals-it's filled with more practical news about this flourishing intentional community of 2OO peopletheir new learning center, conferences, basketball teams and gardens. Together they are a nice way to keep in touch with this amazing manifestation of the "new age." For some in-depth background you might wanr to get hold of Findborn Garden by the Findhorn Community (Harper & Row, 1975, $10) and the Magic of Findhorn by Paul Hawken (Bantam, 197 5, 92.25). I always did believe in fairies. LdeM :,-L.'r I L
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