The Socratic method has worked throughout history to help people uncover their own prejudices and faulty assumptions. Another technique is to ask "why?"…
Read MoreIn the last week I've done three conferences and my FOOD EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION is really resonating, moving into some fairly high-swinging circles in the political tornado. So I'm a bit hopeful…
Read MoreI'm on my way today to PorkFest in New Hampshire, an engagement transacted by a speakers' bureau. Rather than my getting the plane ticket, it was procured by a third party…
Read MoreI'm flying back today from Palm Springs, a desert city with 120 golf courses that each use 1 million gallons of water a night…
Read MoreThis is our government food safety at work. Read and weep…
Read MoreLast week I had the distinct pleasure of spending a day at St. Martin's Academy in Fort Scott, Kansas. I became acquainted with the school in the fall of 2020 (remember that?) when a busload of students stopped by for a farm tour as part of a trip to the east coast…
Read MoreDavid Stockman was President Ronald Reagan's Secretary of the Treasury, and the youngest cabinet member to ever serve in the federal government…
Read MoreHave you ever tried to help someone and then discovered your help wasn't appropriate? I have…
Read MoreYou can like or dislike the current goings-on in Washington, but you have to admit we're learning a lot of things…
Read MoreI'm writing from the Dallas-Fort Worth airport waiting to board to come home after speaking at the Heritage Homestead Festival in Waco and the Great Homeschooling Conference in Columbus, Ohio…
Read MoreToday I received the following letter and request to add my signature…
Read MoreBill Mollison, co-founder of permaculture, always said the solutions to the world's seemingly complex problems are amazingly simple. I've been thinking about food, farm chemicals, RFK Jr., and policy…
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