Comments on: If You Tip Me $1.33, I’ll Have a Million Bucks!

By: rix

rix — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:18:54 +0000

I appreciate your homegrown rewild camp and look to it as an example but if you come to my town I will be wary and keep my distance since you have no roots here and will have the taint of mammon surrounding you…

Those who don’t like strange smells should keep their noses out of other people’s taints.

But seriously, James, I think the “franchise” part was meant more in terms of spreading the spirit of rewilding. In fact, your suggestion of rhizome example…

I’d suggest going with a rhizome approach by sticking to your own place and getting increasingly established, while setting an example for people in other places to follow based on developing a rewilding community that teaches by practical locally-based example and not online text from your air-conditioned box.

…pretty much defines how Scout is going about the “franchise.”

By: Urban Scout

Urban Scout — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:44:02 +0000

James,

Not a penny, huh? Okay then… How about five bucks?

By: Vanasto

Vanasto — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:21:14 +0000

I refuse to donate a penny to such a cause… this can’t be done with money and an (apparently) heirarchical organizational plan. Franchising? Are you the one who calls the shots for all your spin-off camps? Are you going to go to the expense of travelling to these camps which may be quite some distance away, whose flora, fauna, people, climate, and terrain you probably don’t know very well? And money to pay office rent, buy more food at the store, and better computer technology isn’t spreading the kind of word I’d be interested in hearing…

I’d suggest going with a rhizome approach by sticking to your own place and getting increasingly established, while setting an example for people in other places to follow based on developing a rewilding community that teaches by practical locally-based example and not online text from your air-conditioned box. It’s cool that Jason Godesky is inspired by you but I wonder if he or his crew would like to be a part of Rewild Camp TM. Any input, Jason?

I appreciate your homegrown rewild camp and look to it as an example but if you come to my town I will be wary and keep my distance since you have no roots here and will have the taint of mammon surrounding you…

-James

By: Urban Scout

Urban Scout — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:58:57 +0000

Thimbledrum, sounds interesting.

Aelstro, thanks for your tip, and yes, franchising is the plan!

By: Aelstro

Aelstro — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:09:33 +0000

There was an article written named “Caveman Chemistry”. I have a pdf copy of it, but I’m sure you can google it.

It begins with caveman and builds up to how to make railroads and such with every step inbetween.

I think it would make an awsome set of discussions in your meetings.

Just my $1.33 worth.

Also, once you have a serious money making method for these camps, I would consider franchising them. A few people in each state and you’d have a viable national organization.

By: thimbledrum

thimbledrum — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:10:02 +0000

I’d probably stress my head clear off if I had that many paying attention to me. I know this kids working for the local public school newspaper, I’ll show them this. Would you be up for a phone interview with a shrewd 14 year old journalist?

By: Urban Scout

Urban Scout — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:06:46 +0000

Thanks for the donation! Let’s get this shit figured out.

By: andrine

andrine — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:01:26 +0000

I just read the article and was very delighted to know you’re doing this. I’ve sent a donation and would like to chat with you about this project, introduce you to my family and figure out how we can become more involved.