Category Archives: Food: Field to Table
India – exporting beef to the world
India’s elections spark debate on beef exports BBC News – SHILPA KANNAN – May 4, 2014 Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has attacked the current government over India’s position as one … more
Closing down the meat industry
What If Everyone in the World Became a Vegetarian? motherjones.com – L.V. ANDERSON – May 1, 2014 If the world actually did collectively go vegetarian or vegan over the course of a decade or two, it’s reasonable to think the … more
Mismanagement, not overpopulation
Almost half of the world’s food thrown away, report finds Guardian – REBECCA SMITHERS – Jan 10, 2013 [The UK’s Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)] report, Global Food; Waste Not, Want Not, found that between 30% and 50% or 1.2-2bn … more
Happy cows make for happy humans
Go to video: “Milk of Human Kindness” Where Cows Are Happy and Food Is Healthy New York Times – NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF – Sep 8, 2012 “For productivity, it’s important to have happy cows,” he said. “If a cow is … more
Milk — We need it more than ever
Got Milk? You Don’t Need It Opinionator, The New York Times – MARK BITTMAN – Jul 7, 2012 Today the Department of Agriculture’s recommendation for dairy is a mere three cups daily — still 1½ pounds by weight — for … more
Feed humans first
We Already Grow Enough Food For 10 Billion People — and Still Can’t End Hunger Huffington Post – ERIC HOLT GIMENEZ – May 2, 2012 Hunger is caused by poverty and inequality, not scarcity. For the past two decades, the … more
Let them eat nuts and bolts
Forbes reveals that farmers are at the top of the list of careers headed for the dustbin in the US: food production increasingly outsourced. Jobs Outlook 2012: Careers Headed For The Dustbin Forbes – JENNA GOUDREAU – Feb 7, 2012 … more
Example better than precept
It so happens that it’s the time of the Tibetan New Year, and today’s New York Times Dining & Wine section ran an article that caught my eye: Tibetans’ (Forbidden) Special Treat New York Times – JULIA MOSKIN – Feb … more
Bhagavad-gita: Handbook for Human Civilization
The Globalists’ Worst Nightmare Land Destroyer Report – TONY CARTALUCCI – Mar 11, 2011 Self-Sufficiency: a universal solution to the globalist problem. …By moving to the city, people give up private property, cease pursuing productive occupations, and end up being … more
Happy cows for happy humanity
Holy cow! Small is beautiful The Hindu – P. SAINATH – Jan 5, 2011 The 72-year-old former school teacher scoffs at the official mind-set on cattle. “The cow for them is just a milk-production machine” he says. “Their view has … more