Category Archives: Animal husbandry
Round-up resistant weeds
The NY Times (via Cornucopia Institute) today had a story about Round-up resistant weeds: “It is the single largest threat to production agriculture that we have ever seen,” said Andrew Wargo III, the president of the Arkansas Association of Conservation … Continue reading
Buyer-beware: ultra-pasteurized milk
I stopped by Kowalski’s the other night; usually I get groceries at the co-op but the only thing we were out of was milk so I just picked some up there. Wish I wouldn’t have been in such a hurry: … Continue reading
Filed under Animal husbandry, Nutrition, US Food Production
Book review: Toolbox for Sustainable City Living
Authors: Scott Kellogg and Stacy Pettigrew This book is full of ideas for really hardcore people who want to practice radical sustainability and preferably live in a mild climate. The whole time I was reading it I kept picturing the … Continue reading
Where the new home economics are taught
Sorry for the light posting schedule over the weekend. I’ve never been so busy in my life; I either have my hands in the dirt, my head in this book, or one toddler in each arm. In my spare time … Continue reading
Food, Inc.
Yes, yes, yes! If I could make a movie right now, this is the movie I would make. But it’s already been made and is coming to theaters this summer. Money quote from the trailer: The way we eat has … Continue reading
Filed under Animal ethics, Animal husbandry, Nutrition, Practical, Sustainability, Theoretical, US Food Production
