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Somewhere for the muso types to compare length, breadth and accoutrements. I've been playing various guitars for about 19 years now and teaching for a few years for some extra cash or barter. Started writing with ableton about 3 years ago, have a few songs in my mastering pipeline which I'll have to get my ass into gear to finish so they can be degraded by the harsh light of public scrutiny. Equipment wise I am currently playing a ovangkal baden a-style acoustic, yamaha ae500 semiacoustic, a yidaki, halfway through constructing a diddley-bo, cigar stompbox and lagerphone. I use a novation launchpad and touchosc<<<huge recommend, particularly with apple devices as the android version is stupidly limited, will save you an almost infinite amount of cash<<< for my electronic production through ableton with m4l, roland ua25ex to handle my in'n'out and some AKG K271MkII cans. Wishlist is for some nice monitor speakers to annoy my neighbours/missus with, something with keys probs from Akai, arduino for heightened pretentiousness, a bass guitar as it's been years since I've owned one and an income so I can pay for the software that i currently 'demo'. I'm trying to get a bit more experience mastering various genres atm so if anyone has a tune they want to spice up let me know, I'll be happy to work on it for a small trade or donation, i'll upload a before and after soon to show what I can do. Marcel your a dark mofo, push through and you'll have some quality compositions (or be mo' po-mo and release a whole album of minute long intros called "Marcel's Minutes")

If anyone (who isn't a first-timer) wants some company and a few extra hands, or even just some extra targets for the farmers to shoot at (safety in numbers), on a bit of a drive around give me a PM as me missus and I are keen fungi watchers limited by the range of public transport. Happy to contribute to fuel and conversation or whathaveyou and we are ready to go at the drop of a spore. We're on the east side of BrisVeg but can meet anywhere in the vicinity of the aforementioned public transport system. Namaste FCL

I use wooden pallets as a bed base, wooden fruit boxes for a bed head and shelves and the likes. Bus drivers hate it when you jump on with four of the buggers though. Screw paying a few hundred or more for shitty wood furniture from Ikea or the likes though. Namaste, FCL

I'll jump in, vvvvvvvvv lotsa Datura metel v chlorantha, 20 Psychotria carth, 6 Mucunu pruriens v utilis, mix bag of Brugs all seeds, Rooted cutting of Mimosa pudica (not entheo but my small mind finds it entertaining) vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Cheers DS

Don't know much about its climate requirements apart from that it grows in the Amazon, but have you considered Acai palms? There is already a well established international market that as far as I know relies entirely on import from South America. This results in only dried or powdered product being available in Australia. It's cost has skyrocketed since it has been declared a 'superfood' and there is high demand in the weight loss market (I don't think overindulgence is going to disappear voluntarily). On the flip side though the income from Acai supports a number of tribes, whilst at the same time they are being grossly underpaid for their efforts considering the massive profits being made. Maybe Cacao? Huge market, diminishing supply due to droughts in Africa. Once again the possibility to take the little bread left from the already starving. Some native crops are increasing in popularity, Davidson's plum and the likes. Use some space to make high quality compost, combine food scraps with high carbon materials (all free to obtain) mix it together and let it rot, turn every so often, bag and repeat. Or fuck it all, plant a native forest and convince the Gov or a big biz to buy it's carbon offset potential on a fixed term contract (maybe 5-10 years), whilst creating some green tourism style things to make some extra cash. Namaste FCL

Can't pass that up vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv 5 Mucuna pruriens v utilis beans, 20 datura metel v chlorantha seeds, 10 psychotria carthagenensis berries, a piece of rooted native violet Viola hederacea vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

Well who is sending Mr Johnson an email telling him how unhappy you are with him pushing new laws on old, refuted science? No use preaching to the choir. Lib or ALP have such minor differences in reality these days it seems almost pointless to blame one or the other, I'm under a ALP state gov and they are thoroughly shit. Australia's politics is in a fucked place so everyone is doing 'feats of strength' to impress the constituents. Show them you are unimpressed and perhaps they will leave it alone. If everyone who has posted here sends an email aswell, you will be doing something, not just whining. While your at it, send one to both sides of your locals saying if they support harsh punishments for drug offences, they've lost your support. Make a difference. "We are declaring war on drugs and this is just the beginning," Police Minister Rob Johnson Deemed the most costly mistake America ever made "Just ask any parent whose son or daughter's use of cannabis led to an addiction to harder drugs or caused serious health or mental health problems such as schizophrenia" Not only is there no science, cannabis is shown as a great medicament for many mental health issues. "They will tell you that illicit drugs have ripped their family apart and ruined many lives. We owe it to our children to do everything we can to protect their future, which is why this Government makes no apologies for its tough approach on drugs." And they will tell you that since being imprisoned their health afflicted child has been a slave to crime, mental illness and recurring imprisonment. We do owe the children not to be made criminals due to a health issue because some polie wants reelection. Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan said he welcomed "any law reforms that will help combat the scourge of this insidious criminal industry in WA". Like legalization or non-criminal regulation? Here's the email, speak your mind, maybe you can make him feel embarrassed for being half a man and less of a polie. [email protected] Cheers FCL

I'm interested in shamanism, though finding local information on it is very difficult. The stories of the Native communities are considered quite sacred still and rarely properly shared with the 'white fella' or even other groups. Quite rightly IMHO as we did effectively fuck them over with little remorse, and I don't think Krudds hollow apology counted for much, better to not apologies if you don't mean it then to lie to people who are already hurting. I recall a story of a woman (think she was a journalist/maybe photographer or some shit) who was trying to get the 'inside story' of a community up north ??I think?? Didn't make much ground until she used Reiki to assist someone who was sick, only to discover that the practice of energy healing using the hands was used by the community elder/healer. He asked for her assistance as he was overwhelmed with the numbers of people he was treating, in return she was accepted into the community. She released some information that as far as I know is new, such as the Reiki thing, however I would be suprised if she betrayed any true 'secrets'. It does reestablish some old stories of Dutch sailors who ended up overboard being accepted into WA aboriginal groups before the English arrived, so perhaps if you can demonstrate your worth to the traditional owners of your area they may entrust you with some gems. Plants in my area that were used for healing though I cant remember what for atm, is Pigface, beach morning glory, pandanus, scurvy weed, lemon myrtle, ti tree. Pituri around Brisbane is supposed to be good also, Dubosia hopwoodii. As Brisbane is rapidly expanding and weeds are rampant it would most likely be better to avoid harvesting anything from the wild, often things can be found in nurseries online and such. Treatment methods often relied on putting things like Ti-tree leaves on a fire and bathing in the smoke, similiar to smudging, plus poulstices and succus, or even just chewing leaves or folding lemon myrtle leaves and sticking them in your nose (though i can imagine some fella cracking up having convinced the whites to do it "stupid fuckers stuck it up their nose") Having said all that I'm also down with some Brisbane shamanic time with some like minded people, I'm fully attuned in Kundalini reiki, so I can bring that to the experience, got an awesome didj a friend made me from some trees in the top end aswell (none of that blue indonesian crap). Let me know if something gets organized. Namaste FCL

Don't know your climate zone and have no experience growing in areas with frost so I'm essentially 'speaking out my ass' but berries sound like a good option, Tino on gardening australia did a segment about pruning and training them that'll probably be available on their website, heavy producing, extravagant price at market. If it's for yourself maybe try and find someone who still holds some knowledge of native foods in your region and see if they'll help you out. Another possibility could be edible bamboo, rhizomes can grow through practically anything given enough time and they have a million uses. To contribute to the topic, atm I grow all my own beans and peas, asian greens, macadamia, banana, herbs, lemon myrtle, vietnamese mint, nasturtium, sweet potato, lettuce, lemon and limes, spring onion, chives. Trying out Kohl rabi this winter aswell Normally I would have tomato, chili, pumpkin, corn, chard, strawberry, cucumber but a combination of living in an expensive neighbourhood where everyone builds massive houses that take up practically their whole blocks surrounded by nutrient sapping 'easy care' trees who's roots I constantly find sneaking into my vegie beds and who's ridiculously large canopies overhang my gardening eliminating practically all of my winter light and high amounts of lime from dumped mortar killed off a lot of what was planted (I feel slightly better post rant). I think their karma has arrived now though, they haven't been able to rent the massive overpriced house next to me for over two months, probably because no-one wants to spend so much for the right to live next to a scary dreadlocked couple who are constantly ranting loudly about how "they" are against us and civilisation is doomed (cackles loudly for an uncomfortable length of time). Gardening Australia shits on Better Homes & Gardens, and BHG are too retarded to realise that shit would make primo fertilizer. I miss Peter Cundall, when it comes to poo, that man loves it. (no homoeroticism intended, the mans 80 something for fucks sake). Namaste FCL

Kudos, nothing more annoying than pitching a tent near a generator, Industrial Dark Psy non stop.......

I'll grab them vvvvvvvvvvvvvv 20 datura metel v chlorantha seed, 30 salvia hispanica 'chia' seeds, 20 Psychotria carthagenensis berries, 5 Mucuna pruriens v utilis beans, 10 Pisum sativum 'telephone' peas wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Cheers lofty vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv 20 Psychotria carthagenensis berries, 20 datura metel v chlorantha seeds, 10 white snake beans, 30 chia seeds, 20 red sprouting broccoli seeds, 5 telephone peas vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

mine gimme (hands outstretched selfishly) vvvv 20 or so psychotria carth seeds, 20 or so datura metel v chlorantha seeds, 10 white snake beans, 30 chia seeds (sage to over 2m with purple inflorescence) vvvvv Namaste FCL

My seeds have just arrived, thanks PH....... (dreams of sweet khat)

Just harvested some fresh berries this morning, Psychotria carthagenensis originally bought from SAB. 30 berries / $10 postage included Will take trades of ethnos, food seeds of most types (heritage varieties especially), funky succulents etc. Let me know what you have and we can work out a trade. PM if interested. Should have Datura Metel v chlorantha seeds and some Mucuna pruriens beans available soon Namaste FCL