Page 2 RAIN February/March 1982 LETTERS Dear RAIN, January was a particularly good issue. Like Stokes' article/interview. He makes good sense. Which is why I suppose he's not in government! Too bad. Tim Bowser Berkeley, CA Dear Carlotta, In my "air document" which I picked up at the Ppkhara airport on Dec. 24th was your great volume—Knowing Home! What a wonderful glimpse of home and all the precious places. Many Thanks! Now it serves a daily purpose of being my writing desk—it's the biggest smooth surface I have. (!!??) Keep up your good works—I think you could do great work here too—but it makes good sense to stay home to do your work. Best wishes, Prue Kaye Peace Corps Volunteer Nepal Dear Friends, Thank you for your visionary work. Knowing Home. It is very inspirational for those in Austin who share the same vision and see the crisis as an opportunity for change and evolution into a new, nurturing and sustainable society. We are fighting the same battle in Austin as in Portland, although we are under even greater pressure to grow, grow, grow. Thanks for the needed inspiration. Rick Manning Austin, TX Dear RAIN, Just a note to let you know I am still reading and enjoying RAIN. When I began work at the Alternative Energy Corporation in June, I added RAIN to the list of periodicals for our new library. Knowing Home is particularly good and deserves a careful re-reading. I expect to use it as a resource document in designing projects for our community program. Steve Clinehens North Carolina Alternative Energy Corporation Research Triangle Park, NC Dear RAIN, I want to extend the Oregon Historical Society's, as well as my own, congratual- tions to you and all others associated with RAIN for an excellent new publication. Knowing Home. I have read it with much pleasure and interest and am recommending it to others here and in the community with whom I meet. Chet Orloff Development Officer Oregon Historical Society Portland, OR Dear Laura, Thanks for your article on forestry (RAIN V1II:2,12). We can certainly use more of it. As a woodworker, I daily note the differences in wood due to age. Old growth (and old second growth) certainly outshines young trees in almost every respect. However, I very much doubt that "new housing will need to be replaced every generation" (30 yrs. ?). Construction details and maintenance are far more significant. From whence comes this projection? [Ed. note: From Tree Talk, by Ray Raphael, reviewed with the article.] I am told (by my tree planting friend) that reforestation of logged areas is two years behind. Yet unemployed loggers won't touch tree planting and have, on occasion, been extremely obnoxious to employed tree planters. I wonder how it's even possible for those who steward the health of the woods to stand by and allow the forest to be clearcut. Joe Lubischer Bainbridge Is. WA Vol. VIIINo. 5 RAIN February/March 1982 Journal of Appropriate Technology RAIN Magazine publishes information which can lead people to more simple and satisfying lifestyles, help communities and regions become economically self-reliant, and build a society that is durable, just, and ecologically sound. RAIN STAFF: John Ferrell, Mark Roseland, Carlotta Collette, Laura Stuchinsky, Steve Rudman, Nancy Cosper, Steve Johnson, Lisa Conrad, Salena Baker. Linnea Gilson, Graphic Design. RAIN, Journal of Appropriate Technology, is published 10 times yearly by the Rain Umbrella, Inc., a non-profit corporation located at 2270 N.W. Irving, Portland, Oregon 97210, telephone 503/227-5110. Copyright © 1982 Rain Umbrella, Inc. No part may be reprinted without written permission. Typesetting: Irish Setter Printing: Times Litho Cover Photograph: Ancil Nance
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