First, let me say that the article is basically a long headline. Long on buzz words but short on content. Right off the bat, the notion that American farmers have ever “operated in a free market” leaves me scratching my head. Before 1906, that statement…
reasonable people unable to speak to each other
The subject of genetically modified foods is one that makes otherwise reasonable people unable to speak the each other. I find it useful to follow these guidelines. Talk about the Science. Talk about property, patents and licensing. Talk about food and agriculture policies. Only talk…
Subsistence is just that, subsistence
Why do we Spend So much time arguing and defending the preservation of subsistence farming in developing nations? If you are paying any attention to popular media the message is unavoidable. We must help poor farmers around the world to preserve their traditional ways of…
Why aren’t we there yet?
It is surreal to watch the news on a nightly basis and see the oil in the gulf of Mexico make its unstoppable way to shore. Surreal because it’s all too familiar a sight. I remember walking on Santa Monica beach in 1969 and being…
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure – containers for things become containers for hope
The Trash There are approximately 17 million TEU of containers in the world’s current shipping inventory. Twenty foot Equivalent Units are the industry standard 8′ x 8′ x 20′ steel container – a 40′ container is two TEU’s. 700 thousand of these lay unused in…
Accidental food
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Feb 19 2010 My new favorite place in Richmond The long awaited Home Show had arrived and the stress of going and setting up our booth was pressing down on all those involved. It’s at times like these that fate can find an opportunity to…
At the start of a new year
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The beginning of a new year is framed by the end off the last. I started to write a new post months ago – as you can see I never posted it, not because I didn’t know what to say but rather I couldn’t decide…
At the start of a new year
The beginning of a new year is framed by the end off the last. I started to write a new post months ago – as you can see I never posted it, not because I didn’t know what to say but rather I couldn’t decide…
Human Scale in the Google World
Apr 282009 I recently saw a version of a presentation called Did You Know? in which the writers illustrate the exponential growth in data generation and assimilation, past, present, and future. Information on the web was once only available through either commercial portals like CompuServe…
Industrial food and the cost of eating well
Food is once again in the fore front of my mind as I’ve just finished reading “In Defense of Food” by Michael Pollan. This is the third book of his that I have read and when I get my hands on the others I will…