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Category Archives: Farming
Looking at what the world eats using world maps
I had hoped to share maps exploring fun topics related to what people eat around the world, but that was tougher than I had expected. It turns out there’s not much serious research around important questions like favourite desserts around … Continue reading
What the Bushmen of the Kalahari can teach us
Who would have thought that the longest “serving” hunter-gatherers on our planet, the San people of southern Africa, more commonly referred to as Bushmen, would have some important reminders for the rest of us. But a Christmas book I just … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, History and Politics, Just wondering
Tagged Affluence without Abundance, botswana, Bushmen, Climate change, egalitarian, hunter-gatherers, hunting, inequality, James Suzman, Kalahari, Namibia, patriarchy, people, resilience, San, social conventions, southern Africa, stress, wants versus needs, work versus leisure
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How do we know what we’re eating?
I do understand that we are better off being able to buy food that comes from farther away than 100 miles. A 100-mile diet in my neck of the woods could get pretty monotonous in the winter, depending on how … Continue reading
Rats and Alberta: a haiku
Be warned: the subject of this post is not suitable for all audiences. I don’t know about you, but I have an instinctive aversion to rats. Not the cute little white rats you find in labs and pet stores, but … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Odds and Ends
Tagged Alberta, drawing, farming, Montana, poetry, rats, Saskatchewan
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