Rant: I hate the term Urban Pioneer

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lol, would be a neater ad if he were wearing a coon skin cap.

[Walker Evans]

I have stared down a possum in my back yard, have been annoyed by a groundhog living under our shed, and watched a raccoon climb across the roof of my neighbor’s house.

That’s my urban pioneer cred. ;)

(Seriously though, I’m not a huge fan of the term either. I understand the meaning of it, and understand the gripes about it, but I normally am not one to use it very often myself either…)

[Walker Evans]

groundrules wrote >>
this is legit. i saw walker carrying a musket and a stack of beaver pelts on gay street.

I’m planning on bartering with the pelts for a 75%-off discount coupon at a local restaurant.

[groundrules]

Walker wrote >>

groundrules wrote >>
this is legit. i saw walker carrying a musket and a stack of beaver pelts on gay street.

I’m planning on bartering with the pelts for a 75%-off discount coupon at a local restaurant.

Please let us know how it goes.

[jimbach]

Walker wrote >>

groundrules wrote >>
this is legit. i saw walker carrying a musket and a stack of beaver pelts on gay street.

I’m planning on bartering with the pelts for a 75%-off discount coupon at a local restaurant.

We’ll know who to blame if lizless starts putting “Varmint” on her menus.

[gramarye]

jimbach wrote >>

Walker wrote >>

groundrules wrote >>
this is legit. i saw walker carrying a musket and a stack of beaver pelts on gay street.

I’m planning on bartering with the pelts for a 75%-off discount coupon at a local restaurant.

We’ll know who to blame if lizless starts putting “Varmint” on her menus.

And to be wary of any new “Dog of the Day” promotions at Dirty Frank’s …

[catnfiddle]

On a side note, jimbach, your new location name is fantastic.

[cyclist II]

I just finished reading a book written in 1961 about the frontier.

[TaraK]

Similar peeve: “urban agrarianism.” Srsly? Um, you mean that potted cilantro from Lowes?

[racheltb]

lazyfish wrote >>
frontier seems like a useful term, remember when Italian village north of 1st was the frontier, seems weinland park still is. I’ve heard east of Ohio is the frontier. Urban pioneer may be trite, what about homesteaders?

Oooh – Don’t say urban homestead. It’s copyrighted.

I just might have some urban-caught-‘varmint’ in the freezer. What does that make me?

[rus]

TaraK wrote >>
Similar peeve: “urban agrarianism.” Srsly? Um, you mean that potted cilantro from Lowes?

either that or weed under grow lamps in the spare bedroom, I guess…

[Anidem]

^Good lord, it looks like that’s not the only phrase they trademarked.

“In addition, Dervaes Institute owns numerous trademarks which should be properly acknowledged if used. These protected names and images include the following registered trademarks:”

URBAN HOMESTEAD®
URBAN HOMESTEADING®
PATH TO FREEDOM®
GROW THE FUTURE®
HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION®
FREEDOM GARDENS®
LITTLE HOMESTEAD IN THE CITY®

http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/2011/02/16/fyi-urban-homestead-trademark-matter/

It looks like there is quite a bit of backlash against their trademark frenzy. Interesting article and following commentary you had linked.

[joev]

TaraK wrote >>
Similar peeve: “urban agrarianism.” Srsly? Um, you mean that potted cilantro from Lowes?

I’ve never heard that one. Also, you want to grow cilantro from seed – it doesn’t transplant well.

[HeySquare]

Does anyone find it hilarious that the phrase “path to freedom” is trademarked, and can’t be used without permission? lol

[AmyD]

racheltb wrote >>

lazyfish wrote >>
frontier seems like a useful term, remember when Italian village north of 1st was the frontier, seems weinland park still is. I’ve heard east of Ohio is the frontier. Urban pioneer may be trite, what about homesteaders?

Oooh – Don’t say urban homestead. It’s copyrighted.
I just might have some urban-caught-‘varmint’ in the freezer. What does that make me?

Dalrymple?

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