Welcome neighbor, SF Commune!

At the Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair, Free Farmer Erik handed me this flyer:

This was not an April Fools’ Day prank as I later checked several news sources (http://occupysf.org/2012/04/01/occupysf-inhabits-vacant-turk-st-building/ & http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/01/MNP11NTE3K.DTL includes photos) to confirm that SF Commune moved into the vacant building on Turk/Gough--next door to The Free Farm! Other highlights from Anarchist Book Fair: Jenny of Finney Farm (http://www.finneyfarm.org/) gave me packets of seeds (Cherokee Trail of Tears Beans, French Climbing Bean, Homestead Bean) that I plan to plant at The Free Farm. Finney Farm, 100+ wooded acres in Skagit County, WA, was founded by EarthFirst! members 20 years ago. It has a Food Not Lawns project, where they grow and distribute rare, open pollinated and heirloom seeds to schools, non-profit groups and low-income individuals.
Food Not Bombs (http://www.foodnotbombs.net/) co-founder Keith McHenry says their movement started when the Diggers occupied St. George's Hill in Surrey, England on April 1, 1649, in a protest ("peaceful resistance") for the right of landless people to feed themselves. On this anniversary, Food Not Bombs announced its global campaign, "Food is a Right, not a Privilege Day of Compassion." Food Not Bombs volunteers also served up veg soup and bread at this Fair.The Diggers Celebrate People's History was among many cool posters.