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Can Sustainable Farming Really Feed Us?
After a vivid and thoughtful discussion of the organic farming practices and the positive effects of a strong local economy that has in many ways rejuvenated the town of Hardwick, Vermont, the host, Robin Young, asked a pricelessly dense question: “but can sustainable farming really feed us all?” The thoughtless presumption of the question is that unsustainable… Continue
Added by Erik Lindberg on July 23, 2010 at 9:30pm — 4 Comments
BP-Style Extreme Nightmares to Come, by Tom Brandstatter
This is only for those willing to understand why the Pentagon via the Joint Forces Command sent out a deeply worried press release back in early April several weeks prior to the gulf spill . This press release was not picked up in the US press and this should make you shudder at the gross incompetence of the media. This press release had to be picked up in London and Paris. Basically to recap that April… Continue
Added by Erik Lindberg on July 2, 2010 at 10:02pm — No Comments
Powerdown Week Ultimate Local Food Challenge Conclusion
I’m just a simple farmer from Shorewood who got mixed up with a bunch of Riverwest radicals. They made me think a lot about the future of the world and the way we use energy. Food, they taught me, is embedded with fossil fuels in its production, so I try to eat stuff I grow without fossil fuels (mainly).
Last week I tried to eat only things I grew, supplemented by a few staples procured in town at the General Store (damn… Continue
Added by Erik Lindberg on July 1, 2010 at 8:14pm — No Comments
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