More on over-consumption

More on over-consumption

The symphony of articles surfacing on western culture’s preference for over-consumption continues with Grist this week. The article highlights a Netflix documentary that I will NOT plug here, and their focus (both Netflix and Grist) seems to be on the apparel industry. I see little difference between industries – so generalizable imho. Grist sets it…

Returning to agriculture’s sustainable roots

Returning to agriculture’s sustainable roots

When, save the last 100 years or so, has agriculture focused on a single product (plant, e.g., corn or soybeans, rice or peanuts, etc.)? Probably never intentionally – remember the oft cited ‘Three Sisters’ from Native American practices. According to Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Ph.D. Administrator, Agricultural Research Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture, “in agricultural parlance, ‘The…