Updates 29-Oct-2013

Good news:

1. tutorial for farmers and volunteers is online: http://www.lftaustralia.com/tutorial-farmers/
2. consumers directory is ready: http://www.lftaustralia.com/directory/
3. from $0.20 to 1.5 acres: how we got 1 and a half acres without much money and pain: http://saywhatlft.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/alternative-economies-and-how-we-got-15.html
4. Jerry's "cooperation training" almost ready
5. farmers' convention (trial) ready to go (30-Nov); this is thanks to Merv! http://saywhatlft.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/farm-contingency-plan-conference-of.html
6. crosspolination with Scot G. is taking them to negotiate with key stakeholders in Gympie
7. Anne's online project could be used to negotiate other diversification options for our farms
8. Food security as a "business" : http://www.lftaustralia.com/wheres-the-tucker/

Negotiations

1. Phil W. became a member...Marco is pending: http://www.seqenergy.com.au/contact/Meet_Our_Directors
2. We sent the options how our network can help Phil and Marco's ideas, -pending
3. Jason is keen to help Kevin with the almost 200 heads of cattle
4. Directory for Madonna is ready but still need some info from her
5. Norman is preparing letter for our drovers take action and continue the mustering in his property in far north QLD.

Still brewing

1. Software for international students
2. Negotiation with foreign universities, local governments and key people to get our farms into the "education and training" area
3. Marcela's post for the "river research"
4. reply to farmers in California, Colombia and Brazil

Beware:

1. gas companies and miners: we are negotiating with some farmers the way how we can have our own team of professionals to negotiate at the level with them
2. microzojt and rotten apples: get your computers our of the MONOPOLY of that terrible people and use GNU-Linus... Our software!
3. waste of time: this is a killer! please use the "tasks and to-do list" are at LFT