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  • About:
    • Two Organizations in One:
      • Wild Willpower PAC – America’s first “Civil PAC”
      • The Peaceable Assembly
    • Prime Directive
    • Our Code of Ethics
    • Endorsement Letters:
      • Co-Founder & Former President of the California Lichen Society, Bill Hill
      • Richard Lonewolf, Ethnobotany and Wilderness Survival Expert
    • Special Thanks:
      • Kevin Ray Byrd
      • Jason Baker, Tech Support
      • Environmental Studies Professor Frank Schiavo, M.M.L. (1939-2010)
      • Bill Hill & The California Lichen Society
      • Ashawna Hailey (1949-2011)
      • Samaritans of the USA
      • To All the Tech Nerds
  • Articles:
    • Sondra Wilson files ~$10M claim against the State of Iowa, calls for Class Action Lawsuit on behalf of Transgender Iowans
    • Story County GOP bars public from attending meetings following Civil Rights Complaint
      • Letter to Story County GOP – 8/23/2023
      • Federal Civil Rights Complaint filed against Republican Candidates in Iowa
    • California Cases:
      • Robbed by Kern County Sheriff’s Deputies
    • Standing Rock Class Action
  • National Plan:
    • Right to Homestead Act:
      • “Who Owns Ames, Iowa?” – upcoming documentary
    • Civilian Restoration Corps:
      • Ecological Restoration:
      • Sustainable Cities
      • ** History & Purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps
    • Justice Accessibility Act:
      • Teach Jurisprudence in High Schools
      • Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Color of Law Crimes
      • Government Officials Must Provide Email Addresses
      • Additional Justice Reform Solutions
    • Weaning off fossil fuels
    • Education Reform:
      • Offer Local Native Language Courses in All U.S. School Systems
      • Sponsor Native Teachers to Train Wildharvesting Cooperatives
      • Teach Accurate, Non-Bias History in Schools
      • Teach Sustainable Gardening in Schools, Use Produce in Lunch Meals
      • Sponsor Native Teachers to Teach via The Wild Living Skills Database & Smartphone App
    • Swords to Plowshares Act (international policy)
  • Candidates:
    • Sondra Wilson for Iowa Governor
    • Join Wild Willpower – run for something
  • Service Projects:
    • “Civil Rights Self-Defense” legal self-help website
      • Stop Courtroom Abuse!
    • “Gardens Across Iowa!”; an Urban Gardening Movement
      • Ecological Restoration:
      • Homesteading Starter Kits:
      • Highly-Efficient Gardening Techniques:
      • Clean Energy Inventions:
      • “Simple-Tech” DIY Home Improvement Techniques:
    • Wild Living Skills Database & Smartphone App
      • Donate a Book – Help Build The Wild Living Skills Database & Smartphone App
  • Publications:
    • “More Valuable Than Gold” Ethnobotany textbook
    • “The Hidden History of Law” textbook series
    • “How to Legally Claim Abandoned Real Estate”
  • Donate
Wild Willpower PAC
  • About:
    • Two Organizations in One:
      • Wild Willpower PAC – America’s first “Civil PAC”
        • Sondra Wilson, Founder and Executive Director
          • 7-7-03: The Journey Begins
      • The Peaceable Assembly
    • Prime Directive
    • Our Code of Ethics
    • Endorsement Letters:
      • Co-Founder & Former President of the California Lichen Society, Bill Hill
      • Richard Lonewolf, Ethnobotany and Wilderness Survival Expert
    • Special Thanks:
      • Kevin Ray Byrd
      • Jason Baker, Tech Support
      • Environmental Studies Professor Frank Schiavo, M.M.L. (1939-2010)
      • Bill Hill & The California Lichen Society
      • Ashawna Hailey (1949-2011)
      • Samaritans of the USA
      • To All the Tech Nerds
  • Articles:
    • Sondra Wilson files ~$10M claim against the State of Iowa, calls for Class Action Lawsuit on behalf of Transgender Iowans
    • Story County GOP bars public from attending meetings following Civil Rights Complaint
      • Letter to Story County GOP – 8/23/2023
      • Federal Civil Rights Complaint filed against Republican Candidates in Iowa
    • California Cases:
      • Robbed by Kern County Sheriff’s Deputies
        • California Man faces Fabricated Charges used to Further County Fraud
        • If an Officer violated your rights – who would you report the incident to?
        • Kern Cty. Sheriff’s Deputies Disregard Couple’s Adverse Possession Claim, Arrest on False Pretenses, and Dispossess Them of Property
        • Involved Parties
          • Record Owners – John and Cheryl Ross
          • Kern Cty. Sheriff’s Deputies – trespassing, forcible entry and detainer, constructive fraud
          • Neighbors who Robbed Us following the Ouster
        • Our Redress of Grievances
    • Standing Rock Class Action
  • National Plan:
    • Right to Homestead Act:
      • “Who Owns Ames, Iowa?” – upcoming documentary
    • Civilian Restoration Corps:
      • Ecological Restoration:
        • Native Animal Cooperatives
        • Oceti Sakowin Heritage Trail
        • Wildharvesting Cooperatives
          • Kern River Wildharvesting Cooperative
            • Bulk Native Foods and Herbs, and Backpacking Mixes
            • Our Commitments:
              • Coordinate Respectfully with Forest Officials
              • Uphold The Zero Trash Commitment
              • Use Positive-Impact Harvesting Techniques
              • Wildfire Prevention
        • Paid for by gradually transferring livestock subsidies
          • The Devastating Ecological Impacts of Non-Native Animal Industries
          • Animal Abuse & Subjugation in the Current U.S. Economy
      • Sustainable Cities
      • ** History & Purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps
    • Justice Accessibility Act:
      • Teach Jurisprudence in High Schools
      • Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Color of Law Crimes
      • Government Officials Must Provide Email Addresses
      • Additional Justice Reform Solutions
    • Weaning off fossil fuels
    • Education Reform:
      • Offer Local Native Language Courses in All U.S. School Systems
      • Sponsor Native Teachers to Train Wildharvesting Cooperatives
      • Teach Accurate, Non-Bias History in Schools
      • Teach Sustainable Gardening in Schools, Use Produce in Lunch Meals
      • Sponsor Native Teachers to Teach via The Wild Living Skills Database & Smartphone App
    • Swords to Plowshares Act (international policy)
  • Candidates:
    • Sondra Wilson for Iowa Governor
    • Join Wild Willpower – run for something
  • Service Projects:
    • “Civil Rights Self-Defense” legal self-help website
      • Stop Courtroom Abuse!
    • “Gardens Across Iowa!”; an Urban Gardening Movement
      • Ecological Restoration:
        • Native Animals, & Organizations Involved in Their Restoration:
          • Plains Bison & Wood Bison Restoration – Get Involved
          • Elk Restoration – Get Involved
          • Pronghorn (Antelope) Restoration – Get Involved
          • Woodland Caribou Restoration – Get Involved
          • Bighorn Sheep Restoration – Get Involved
          • Mountain Goat Restoration – Get Involved
          • Porcupine Restoration – Get Involved
          • Prairie Dog Restoration – Get Involved
        • Native Prairie History, Ecology, & Restoration – Organizations (& Processes) Involved
      • Homesteading Starter Kits:
        • “Cold Frame Plants”: Broccoli, Cabbage, & Cauliflower
        • “Full Sunlight, Low Water”: Eggplants, Okra, Sunflowers
        • “Ideal For Raised Beds”: Asparagus, Carrots
        • “Leafy Greens” (& Spices of similar care)
        • “The 3 Sisters”: Corn, Beans, & Squash
      • Highly-Efficient Gardening Techniques:
        • How To Propagate Fruit & Nut Trees From Cuttings
        • Yard & Soil Preparation
        • *Wise* No-Chem Pest Control
        • Glass Jar Seed Starters
      • Clean Energy Inventions:
        • Ingenius Wind Energy Inventions
        • Innovative Solar Solutions
        • Water-Powered Energy Inventions & Purification Systems
        • Charge Your Electronics Using The Heat of A Campfire
        • Inventions That Clean Up &/or Process Trash
      • “Simple-Tech” DIY Home Improvement Techniques:
        • 7 Ingenius Uses for Salt
        • Vegetable Storage- for Best Results
        • Cob Housing- mixing mud to work like clay for walls, etc
        • Join ‘The Zero Trash Commitment’
        • Build Your Own Low-Cost Swimming Pool
    • Wild Living Skills Database & Smartphone App
      • Donate a Book – Help Build The Wild Living Skills Database & Smartphone App
  • Publications:
    • “More Valuable Than Gold” Ethnobotany textbook
    • “The Hidden History of Law” textbook series
    • “How to Legally Claim Abandoned Real Estate”
  • Donate

Uphold The Zero Trash Commitment

Kern River Wildharvesting Cooperative seeks to “be the change we wish to see in the world“, as Mahatma Ghandi said, by really “walking the walk” when it comes to designing a business from the ground up which accounts for both ecological AND societal factors.  Every product we offer will only be made available via bulk sections OR planet-considerate packaging in order to help “eliminate waste on the consumer level“.

Before applying for a job with Kern River Wildharvesting Cooperative, each employee will sign a contract with the cooperative which explains that they agree to help uphold The Zero-Trash Commitment, meaning that this job is not of everyone.

What is The Zero-Trash Commitment?

Today, when most people go camping or come back from the store, nearly everything they purchased is wrapped in garbage:

garbage shopping

   Whether bringing food into the forest OR offering the products we harvest to stores, as much as what we purchase (within reason) OR produce will be done via bulk sections (preferably) OR planet-considerate packaging (i.e. no disposable plastic or metallic packaging OR styrofoam, especially) so that we don’t have to bring a bunch of garbage-wrapped goods to the forest AND so that we re not adding to landfills via throwing the packaging “away” (there is no “away”).

bulk section nuts

Above:  A photo from Casa de Fruta; just west from I-5 on the 152 toward San Jose about 10 miles on the left.

By re-using durable bags in bulk sections, we can help eliminate waste on the consumer level!

Why Didn't I Think of That

   Paper packaging at least has the benefit of being able to be burned, & so its not as bad as disposable plastic or metallic packaging, or styrofoam.

burn paper waste

HELPFUL TIP!  

    Sometimes, inside gas stations or restaurants, there is no “water button” on the soft drink dispenser (probably because they want us to purchase highly-wasteful bottled water);  IN THAT CASE, simply fill your container with ice & then use the hot water button on the coffee dispenser to get cold water.   

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   “Package management jobs” (i.e. creation of packaging, mining of products to create packaging, garbage services, etc.) create an increased cost on products, & thus cause a negative-value on our economy, making American-made products less valuable on the international AND domestic market.  

     Here’s a wonderful video about the unique & inspiring Professor Frank Schiavo (1939-2010) in his legal battle of self-defense against The City of San Jose, who tried to force him to pay a garbage bill even though he was not producing garbage for over 20 years:

    …& here’s another great video from one of our favorite stores, Rainbow Grocery Cooperative in San Francisco, who has been a leading example for many years regarding Earth-conscious mindfulness, including their vast array of bulk sections which give customers the option to leave the store without having to take part worsening the landfill problem:

Kern River Wildharvesting Cooperative‘s 3rd commitment:

“To Use Encampment Preparation & Wildfire Prevention Techniques before harvesting”

Notice Regarding all Campaign Contributions

Wild Willpower PAC is a nonpartisan “nonconnected PAC”, registered with the IRS as a 527 tax exempt political organization. Contributions will be used to directly and/or indirectly influence the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of individual(s) to federal, state, and local public offices, and to offices in political organizations. Wild Willpower only promotes candidates who align themselves with our National Plan. Due to FEC restrictions we may not accept contributions from foreign nationals.

Notice regarding all political Campaign contributions made through this site:

Wild Willpower PAC is a nonpartisan, “nonconnected PAC”, registered with the IRS as a 527 tax exempt political organization; the first registered "Civil PAC" in the nation. While many PACs primarily focus on getting candidates elected (or not elected), Wild Willpower PAC utilizes campaign contributions toward Service Projects to help the general public. We are non-partisan because politics ought be about good ideas and benefiting society as a whole rather than "turning one group against another group". Politics today have become too "sports team mentality" - people support their side for better and for worse even when it is unjust to do so - and that's where Wild Willpower draws the line. We seek credible information, and to evaluate nuance prior to planning our trajectory, and we sincerely invite you to join us. If you see anything within our National Plan, Service Projects, or case work which could be improved, email [email protected]. "We the People" can co-create the best national plan possible. Notice that although campaign contributions ("donations", "contributions", "profit from sales") will be used to directly and/or indirectly influence the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of individual(s) to federal, state, and local public offices, and to offices in political organizations,we primarily uses funds to finance Service Projects to benefit the general public. Wild Willpower PAC only promotes candidates who openly align themselves with our National Plan and Service Projects. We believe that "We the People" need to coordinate more directly with candidates instead of simply voting for whatever they're trying to sell us - and that is why we registered the first Civil PAC in the nation. Due to FEC restrictions we are required to inform you that we may not accept contributions from foreign nationals.

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