We're all familiar with food deserts. Here is the official USDA definition of a food desert: places where one-third of the population lives at least one mile away from the closest supermarket in urban areas and at least ten miles away in rural areas.
Read MoreMy good friend and mentor Woody Tasch, founder of Slow Money, has an interesting twist on certifications. His gift is simplifying complex notions into either a formula or phrase.
Read MoreWhen I say the above phrase, scientists bristle. But when THE ECONOMIST says it, apparently everyone's fine with it. The reason I'm drawn to examples of subjective science is because the more our western culture worships science, the more hubris surrounds it.
Read MoreI promise not to inundate you all with promotions of the first ever on-farm Mother Earth News fair here at Polyface July 17-18, but when I'm giddy about developments, I can't help but share things.
Read MoreWho is today's Ghandi? If you'll recall, Ghandi practiced civil disobedience. At the time, he was vilified, especially by the powers of the day, both domestic and foreign. He was the quintessential populist, making ordinary people believe they could do things they didn't think possible.
Read MoreA New Yorker article illustrates nonsensical thinking: "Ranchers are appalled by the prospect of their cattle and sheep being killed by wolves, even though they plan to send those animals to slaughter anyway."
Read MoreCorteva and Bayer are duking it out over market share of their darlings: Enlist versus Roundup. They're offering farmer discounts and sales meetings going head to head like two Titans in the ring.
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