I am extremely heartened by Minnesota’s decision to protect its state grain, wild rice. Resources will be ploughed into investigating the status of the plant itself in the Land of Lakes and, more importantly, into monitoring any and all attempts to interfere directly with its DNA. The legislation ha...
Over at the Sustainable Food Laboratory blog [they're asking]http://blog.sustainablefoodlab.org/?p=31 1 “How long, one wonders, before the term organic is rendered meaningless and doesn’t do anyone — farmers, food companies, or consumers — any good?”. Why? Because the USDA’s new guidelines for o...
On a glorious Sunday, what could be nicer than visiting some gardens? Alas, they don’t quite know how to organize these things in Italy. No scones, no home-made jam, no plants for sale (which is just as well as I have nowhere to put them). But they do have guides, and regimentation. Parties enter...
It’s night in the big city. Down by the point a foghorn blows. A phone rings, clearing the fog.
“It’s Bob.”
“Good to hear you. What's up?”
“I need a hand.”
“Sure. Ask.”
“You were at the Geneva gig, right?”
“Yeah. Why?”
“You know how we always monitor the audience, see what’s happening out th...
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Tuesday 15 May: A minor blitz is on at the moment. Who knew a packet of miso soup could be so nourishing?
