Food For Change

Here's the trailer to a relatively new film about American food cooperatives in the twentieth century.

Time and Images 5

Here are some photos of the last few months on the farm, including our annual summer get together. As you can tell, Ecotone is currently in its equine phase. These horses, mules and donkeys belong to a local polymath minister Franklin Mitchell, who we're glad to have around these days. Jessica gets all the credit for most of these pictures. Enjoy!

Barnraiser

Ok. So you might have heard about Kickstarter. Here's a similar platform for sustainable agriculture: Barnraiser! This is a cool project they're supporting at the moment. Have a look yourself.

Agrarian Panopticon, Introverted

Another Ag-Gag Case in Idaho.

Livestock Futures 2

Again, regarding chicken, this time their biopolitical constitution, courtesy of Slate.

Livestock Futures

Or, the future of livestock: an interesting piece from the LA Times. A photo of the "naked-neck":

Are you selecting your animals for climate change? Maybe you should. We've been doing it since the last major change, no reason to stop now, eh?

From Liberal Arts to Liberal Artisans 2

Or, why teach Plato to plumbers...again, from The Atlantic:

The Coming Obsolescence of Food?

From this week's The Atlantic - "The Man Who Would Make Eating Obsolete"

World Food Clock

This is pretty interesting: a World Food Clock.

Sharecroppers, Migrant Workers and Adjuncts?

An interesting opinion piece here.