It seems that the use of draft animals to replace motorized farm machinery is on the rise on farms around America. This rise is well documented in a recent New York Times article written by Tess Taylor. I first read about the return of draft animals to the farm in Europe where the popularity of …
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Ah, the joy of cheese. As anyone who has visited France can attest, one of it’s great pleasures is the unmatched selection of cheeses. A walk though even the most modest Paris fromagerie is a study in mixed emotions: I am off my head at the thought of this wonderfully varied selection at my disposal, …
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2 CommentsIn a post concerning fish farming, I asked the question “why would anyone choose farm raised fish when the options for sustainable wild caught fish are so plentiful?”. I believe that this is a legitimate question, given the inferior quality of most farmed fish I’ve tasted. By way of answer, a friend, who is also …
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1 CommentWorth reading is a recent March 1 Op-Ed piece in the New York Times by Mark Bittman on the subject of Federal Agricultural Subsidies in our current era of budget cutting. Bittman is a regularly contributor to the food section of the Times with his column “The Minimalist” and he is rumored to be developing …
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Leave a CommentAccording to an article in the February 1, 2011 edition of the New York Times written by David Jolly, fish farming is the fastest growing area of animal food production, having increased at a rate of 6.6% per year from 1970 to 2008. Fish products from aquaculture now make up 46% of the world’s supply …
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Leave a CommentSometimes it is hard to to get your head around all the important issues concerning food in America. Lets face it, no one who thinks seriously about how we as a nation produce, transport and consume food can help but be concerned. GMO’s, massive fish and bird kills, overfishing, tainted spinach, salmonella in chickens, beef …
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