What is the "greenest" or most progressive liberal city/town in Alaska? (Anchorage: new home, places to live)

[Dusty Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Annie Metal

Thanks for the suggestions everybody, sound like some neat places.


P.S. Please---Stop trolling with your hunting crap please.

Actually most folks in Alaska, or so it is to the best of my understanding, really don't hunt crap, various and sundry four legged critters fill a freezer well and cook up quite deliciously, I do a honey/butter Deer ham that will have ya salivating from fifty yards. Crap is something the peta folks like to dish out, then object loudly and long when it flows in their direction.

[Metlakatla]

Originally Posted by Socialism > Capitalism

Maybe it is unfair of you to post some things that may be considered private. old or outdated, or perhaps she just has a (American radical) radical view, and is much different from most American peoples. I read all of her posts, as I found her arguments to others, to be similar to what I would have possibly said about Socialism, being I am from Germany.

Private? They exist on this forum; they aren't "private".

I brought it up because I happen to value the posters in this forum and don't want to see them played the way she did before.

It has nothing to do with her politics.

[Metlakatla]

Originally Posted by Socialism > Capitalism

Many people seem to hate Vegetarians here. I grew up eating meat, but have since changed my ways, as it is the most healthy way to live. I think you all need to back off of Annie Metal. You seem to love to gang up and pick on her, because she seems different to you. I think she seems intelligent, and well intentioned.

And you just joined today and you're already an expert on us.

Something tells me that when one of the mods compares your IP to that of Ms. Metal's they're going to see more similarities between the "two" of you than just your political leanings.

[Metlakatla]

Originally Posted by Socialism > Capitalism

Many people seem to hate Vegetarians here. I grew up eating meat, but have since changed my ways, as it is the most healthy way to live. I think you all need to back off of Annie Metal. You seem to love to gang up and pick on her, because she seems different to you. I think she seems intelligent, and well intentioned.

Nobody hates vegetarians here; I lean towards that myself. What we hate is people trying to tell us how to live, especially when they've got no real knowledge of what living in the North entails.

And about health--again, the traditional SE Native diet is among the healthiest on the planet.

[blueflames50]

Originally Posted by Socialism > Capitalism

Many people seem to hate Vegetarians here. I grew up eating meat, but have since changed my ways, as it is the most healthy way to live. I think you all need to back off of Annie Metal. You seem to love to gang up and pick on her, because she seems different to you. I think she seems intelligent, and well intentioned.

well lets see...iceburg lettuce does not grow in ice or perma frost...nor do vegetables...high altitude Tibetans eat meat as vegetables do not grow in their climate...healthy has nothing to do with where you live an what is available. The town we are in right now is full of "green" people...yuppies who want to "buy" organic veggies, have their cappuccino coffee's and socialize at the local yuppy store slash breakfast eatery...drive their prius's but complain they live next to a "stinky" farm because the farmer raises cows and pigs!... haven't a clue....got a great house for sale for you green urban people with a great mix of your city type greeners~!

[naturesdreams]

I do not have any issues with vegetarians either... I love vegetables and fruits when I can get them but I do adapt to where ever I am and eat to sustain... Gunganir.. I agree with Freezen.. you did hit it on the head... Now Met... wish I was close enough to come over for dinner... hmmm... yummmm... I know you're a great cook too... just know it

[freezengirl]

Originally Posted by naturesdreams

I do not have any issues with vegetarians either... I love vegetables and fruits when I can get them but I do adapt to where ever I am and eat to sustain... Gunganir.. I agree with Freezen.. you did hit it on the head... Now Met... wish I was close enough to come over for dinner... hmmm... yummmm... I know you're a great cook too... just know it

Do you think it would work to throw myself on the mercy of all the good cooks I know something like-will trade yard work for decent cooking?
It is driving me crazy after a lifetime of cooking from scatch , canning, gardening that I have competely lost my touch for it! Variety in meals for me these days is asking myself if I want bananas with spots or without!

[naturesdreams]

Originally Posted by freezengirl

Do you think it would work to throw myself on the mercy of all the good cooks I know something like-will trade yard work for decent cooking?
It is driving me crazy after a lifetime of cooking from scatch , canning, gardening that I have competely lost my touch for it! Variety in meals for me these days is asking myself if I want bananas with spots or without!

Hey I would certainly take you up on it... maybe after my visit in 2 weeks (getting excited ) I might decide to move sooner than later... or course depends on where I end up settling won't it... you all make me smile after a long day at work... thanks

[Frostnip]

I was an lacto-vegetarian prior to moving up here from the lower 48. It's not a reasonable lifestyle where I currently live due to the cost (both financial and environmental) of shipping in the variety of foods I'd need to get a balanced, varied lacto-veggie diet. I'm not bothered by that, since it's factory farming I primarily object to, and here for meat I can mostly get wild game and fish, plus chickens and eggs off the people around here who keep them.

Being a vegan or a vegetarian can be a responsible, healthful thing, but it just doesn't make sense up here, so I can't see being dogmatic about it. I figure having less choice about diet is just part of the cost of living in a beautiful, relatively wild place.

[Grannysroost]

Originally Posted by Metlakatla

Sorry to have to break it to you but the North is not an area of the planet where a person can live off of the available plant life.

The closer you get to the equator, the easier it is to survive on a vegetarian/vegan diet derived from local resources. The botanical diversity that makes that possible in warmer climates does not exist here. To put it simply, the farther north you go, the less species of plant life you see. It's obvious even coming from Oregon to Southern Southeast Alaska.

Some hunters use gas etc....and a lot of lettuce etc is planed up to Alaska courtesy of fossil fuels as well.

I suppose that everyone has their subjective definition of progressive; it may help if the OP would clarify what hers is before she starts to slam hunters.

If progressive means eating food that is planed in from the lower 48 and sold in cellophaned packages rather than following the principles of the 100 mile diet then all I can say is that the urban liberals are truly idjits of the first order.

I didn't read through the whole thread...Annie Metal was gone for a long time, coming here with the crap...go check out previous posts...she is an oldie! I see her in AZ too......