EMBRACING DIFFERENT
Thanksgiving Day is tomorrow and I thought I’d do one more post about something I’ve become far more grateful for in later life than I was in my younger years…
BEYOND LABELS PODCAST
We’re starting Thanksgiving week, which usually engenders a spirit of gratitude and specifically thinking about our blessings…
PARALLEL ECONOMIES - AGRICULTURE
I had the distinct privilege and honor yesterday to speak here at Hillsdale College in Michigan. This college is a bastion of liberty and freedom, refusing even to take the GI bill because of the government strings attached…
VICIOUS VEGANS
I wish I knew how many times I’ve been accused of being a murderer, of being unable to love, of encouraging violence in society, all because I eat meat. Worse than that, I produce livestock to be eaten. Sin of all sins.
SOUTH AFRICA
Today is my first foray into transcontinental trips since covid, heading to South Africa and hosted by Hope Farm. Looks like 3 two-day masterclasses in three cities: Johannesburg, East London, and then Cape Town.
ALMONDS AND MILK
Lake Shasta, built in 1945 to meet the needs of six million residents and irrigate a third of California’s farmland is at 33 percent capacity. It’s never been that low since it began filling in 1945. Farmers are bulldozing out almond groves in the Central Valley due to lack of water…
ROUNDUP IS GREAT
Remember August 2018 when anti-chemical folks chortled over the first big jury trial win in the Monsanto/Bayer Roundup cancer trial?
CHILDREN’S BURDEN
I guested on Dr. Peter Osborne’s podcast today and he used an interesting statement worth sharing. We talked about fake meat and the anti-livestock craze to save the planet from incinerating…
ROGUE FOOD CONFERENCE
As food prices and availability take center stage in our media and discussions, the answer is not subsidies, regulations, or governmental intervention. The answer is good old freedom to stimulate opportunity and competition. Let the best players win.
THEE THEN ME
Health experts are asking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require warning labels on sugary drinks and snacks. Other countries like Mexico, Ecuador and the UK already have such labels and an effort is underway to duplicate them here…
Amish Farmer Stands for Food Freedom
Amos Miler is a horse and buggy Amish farmer in Pennsylvania who has a Personal Membership Assocation (PMA) of a couple thousand people who voluntarily choose his pasture-based food. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has been tested in the courts and found to be “not in commerce” due to shared risk…