Category Archives: Farming

It’s a smaller world than before

[Translate] Just this month the front cover of Forbes called Monsanto “Seed Heroes”. (hack, cough, cough) Balderdash. I may buy a copy just so I can frame that cover as evidence that Forbes has abandoned even the pretext of journalistic … Continue reading

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Manure for the masses

[Translate] “We can fertilize with s**t but will have to sterilise (sic) it. That requires energy. We have to move food from farms to the public and s**t back.” That’s what I found when I stumbled upon one web site … Continue reading

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Food, inc. – a first glance

[Translate] Food, inc. takes a fact-supported look at agribusiness. It’s not a pretty picture. This book is a companion publication to the movie by the same name and includes much material and additional detail that simply could not be reasonably … Continue reading Continue reading

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