Penguin population plummets — sheepdogs to the rescue
Last Saturday, like I do on most Saturday's, I scanned the "Earthweek" feature that shares space with the San Francisco Chronicle's weather page. On the world map,
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Prancing pygmy goatlet
A grad school chum of mine, who practices permaculture on her farm, posted this video
Making bacon from scratch
Last Sunday I made bacon and eggs for breakfast. Nothing earth shaking about that — but I didn't buy the bacon from the farmer's market or even 17 Comments • Read this story »
Red bowl full of winter comfort
Winter and soup go together like cold feet and comfy, goose down slippers. Once the weather turns cooler, I begin my seasonal longing for soup's warmth
Real food now!
From the rabble-arousers who brought us The Meatrix I,
not milk?
Good news! It's not too late to help keep animal clones from entering our food supply. A few weeks ago, I wrote
It’s time to get pickled!
Maybe it's my German roots, but I have always loved pickled foods: dill pickles, pickled
Do we condone cloning?
When I heard the news last week that the FDA approved the use of cloned animals and their offspring as food for the American populace, I almost puked at
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Spreading democracy right here in the U.S.A.
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erda gardens: basil, bees, and bagged bounty
Last week I returned from six amazing days in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This particular visit was spent mostly indoors, however, because I was there to attend the annual Language
Let’s speak on behalf of the cows, shall we?
Tell me, do boycotts still work today in America? For dairy cows everywhere, I hope so. The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is co-leading the
Digest: USDA swindles again, Monsanto’s still greedy
Washington Post*: A federal court concluded last week that the USDA repeatedly broke the law by allowing
