i-Pig
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
Re-enter 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
TAKE THE FAIR FOOD FIGHT OATH!
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
NYT vs Bourdain vs Deen
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
Farming: YOU CANNOT LOSE
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.
Trout vs. 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
2500 Cargill Hogs Die of Heat
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
Grocery Co-op Preserves 865 Acres Farmland
Via PCC (Puget Sound Consumer Co-op in Washington): Today, PCC Farmland Trust and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) finalized a deal to permanently preserve a 300 acre portion of the 3,000 acre Hudson Bay Farm in the Walla Walla … Read more
MN Ag-Gag Bill Is Only “Mostly Dead”
The Humane Society of the United States reported on May 25 that the Minnesota House File 1369, AKA the Ag-Gag Bill, “is now dead, expiring as the legislative session ended” last week. This bill, which we reported on earlier this … Read more
Ag Gag Bill Alive in MN
A ridiculous bill making it a crime to take photographs on farms in Minnesota is still on deck in my fair state of Minnesota, despite a similar measure dying this month in Florida. The Minnesota law, introduced by State Senator … Read more
