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

Margie Boule of the Oregonian interviewed me for her Sunday column of which she has over one million readers! It came out this morning and I can’t help but think, if everyone of them tipped me a measly one dollar and thirty three cents (Paypal takes 33 cents) I would have one million dollars for this project. Think how many Rewild Camps I could run! I doubt all one million of her readers will come to this site, so feel free to drop more than $1.33 in my tip jar; you can even write the donation off on your taxes!

Though I spend a lot of time learning to hunt and gather my own food, I admittedly spend more time writing, teaching, researching and spreading the word. This means I still buy the majority of my food from the store. In order to continue to spread the message I need a cell phone, office space with internet, office supplies, bike maintenance and so on. With your donation, I will continue to have the ability to write educational blogs on rewilding here at this site and also spend less time worrying about having to abandon this project for a different job that does not inspire me. Your donation will also afford time for me to plan and execute more Rewild Camps around the country, and possibly the world. It will allow me to teach the self-sufficiency of rewilding skills to more low-income people and in less reachable areas.

Please toss a tip in the tip jar by clicking the “Tip Jar” icon to the right of this text. And if you haven’t already, go pick up a Sunday Oregonian and check it out. Thanks so much Margie!

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Posted: August 12, 2007 by

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

  1. 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.

  3. 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?

  4. 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.

  6. 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

  8. 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.”