Author: El Dragón

About El Dragón

Barth Anderson is chief blogger at Fair Food Fight. He has roughly 20 years experience with the natural foods industry, working as grocery stocker, produce buyer, marketer, and organic certification coordinator at various natural foods co-ops across the country. His two novels, THE PATRON SAINT OF PLAGUES and THE MAGICIAN AND THE FOOL (Bantam) are available through Amazon.com.

Posts by El Dragón

Farm Bureau Hates on Chipotle, Organics

Ye Olde Factory Farm in the Chipotle Ad
Chipotle caused a stir during the Grammy Awards a week ago, airing an old ad about sustainable farming. You wouldn’t think an “ag ad” would get this buzzworthy, let alone one that had been in circulation since last summer. But … Read more ▶
Posted February 20, 2012 by El Dragón in Farmers.
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i-Pig

Pig Face
Farmville never hooked me. I found it, um, pointless? Monotonous? That said, I do find the cultural phenomenon of Farmville hilarious and intriguing since a rinky-dink computer game is about as removed from actual farm work as you can get. … Read more ▶
Posted January 24, 2012 by El Dragón in Farmers, Fighters.
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Re-enter the Dragon

2012: The Year of the Dragon
2011 was a rough year for Your Humble Blogger El Dragón. Posting has been sparse here, because Fair Food Fight had to be put on hold as sponsor and good pals at Equal Exchange had to reorganize priorities with coffee … Read more ▶
Posted January 23, 2012 by El Dragón in Eaters, Farmers, Fighters.
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Cork That Wine!

Red Wine
Red wine is heart healthy, as everyone knows. After all, scientists at the cardiovascular research center in the University of Connecticut proved wine’s cardio benefits years ago. From CBS News: UConn officials conducted an internal review into the work of … Read more ▶
Posted January 12, 2012 by El Dragón in Eaters.
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TAKE THE FAIR FOOD FIGHT OATH!

Feliz Navidad, luchadores!
Wrestling Mask? Yes. Steroids? Injected… Boots? Standing tall on the throats of tyranny. Mic? Lowering to the announcer [MIC CHECK!]… Fair Food Fight is back and the ring is open…~CLANG!~ Why don we now our caped apparel? Because it’s the … Read more ▶
Posted December 16, 2011 by El Dragón in Eaters, Farmers, Fighters.
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NYT vs Bourdain vs Deen

Anthony Bourdain, Fair Food Fighter
The Anthony Bourdain vs Paula Deen “food fight” has gotten so loud and fun that even the normally staid NYT wants to join the fray (which means the fight’s probably about over, too). Columnist Frank Bruni wades in on the … Read more ▶
Posted August 26, 2011 by El Dragón in Eaters, Fighters.
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Farming: YOU CANNOT LOSE

Get Rich Quick with Farming
This one goes out to all my farmer friends out there, slaving away in the lucrative August heat…just remember what you’re in it for, amigos. “Farming” sketch from the UK’s Mitchell and Webb Situation.
Posted August 17, 2011 by El Dragón in Eaters, Farmers, Fighters.
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Trout vs. CAFO

Stop Richfield CAFO
Controversy around a proposed dairy CAFO near Richfield in Adams County, Wisconsin is getting and more more press in the Dairy State. From WUWM in Milwaukee: The [Wisconsin] Department of Natural Resources is considering whether to issue a water quality … Read more ▶
Posted August 15, 2011 by El Dragón in Farmers, Fighters.
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2500 Cargill Hogs Die of Heat

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Cargill just can’t get out of the headlines. Not only is the Minnesota ag behemoth in the news for failing to recall bad turkey a good 4 months after salmonella illnesses began, Cargill is also tied to a massive hog … Read more ▶
Posted August 4, 2011 by El Dragón in Farmers, Fighters.
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Raw Milk = Raw Deal?

You may have heard that a raw-milk seller called Rawesome in Venice, California, was the target of a police raid yesterday. The story got huge traction when, on the Forbes blog American Times,  E. D. Kaine misread the initial report … Read more ▶
Posted August 4, 2011 by El Dragón in Eaters, Farmers.
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