over half way...

reuters just released an article regarding the worsening famine conditions in East Africa in the coming year, specifically Kenya and Somalia.  the current, flawed favoritism towards using "big" agriculture to combat food shortages is often at the expense of climate health and the  [fiscal] survival  of small family farms who need profits and sustenance most.  but having gauged the amount of arable land relative to growing food demands, the U.N. recently released a statement that "small farms [are the] key to global food security".  read up! it will help you to better understand the need to improve the efficiency of subsistence farmers with limited resources.  wait...i'm doing that!

as for fundraising ... rock on, folks, we've reached $3,487 which means we're well over the $2,000 minimum required before my departure on the third of august.  talk about stress alleviation ... the proverbial mercury is a-rising!  in other news, we're collecting donated items for two different auctions: one is through bidding for good which is currently "live" with 2Seeds items, and the other is for a fundraiser scheduled for july 30th in san francisco.  if you have any goodies (i.e. gift certificates, coffee beans, time shares, etc) please offer 'em up for the sale!