The Food System The Food System The Food System - Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems Social Issues Team and Elliott Kuhn (graphic artist), 2004. Agricultural Treadmills PDF version of Agricultural Teadmills For more detail see: Howard, Philip H. 2009. PDF version of Connect Four: The Percentage of Sales Controlled by the Top Companies in Specific Food SectorsData: Hendrickson, Mary, and Bill Heffernan. 2005. Poultry Networks Typical relations among broiler growers, integrators and other agents in broiler growing networks. Beef Networks Typical relations among cattle growers, feedlots and other agents in beef cattle networks. Commodity Crop Networks Typical relations among farmers and other agents in corn and soybean commodity crop growing networks.
Blog | Carsie Blanton Sexual misconduct, affirmative consent, and the dangers of shame and moralism. We are in the midst of a massive reconnoitering of American sexual culture. At the convergence of the Weinstein watershed, the #MeToo movement, and the rapidly-changing standards of sexual negotiation and consent, it has become clear that we are undergoing a sea change. Most of the women I talk to are giddy with delight. There is a sense that the feminist movement has finally made it out of classrooms and courthouses, and is entering the intimate spaces of our everyday lives. There is a sense that the chickens are coming home to roost, and that men - who have enjoyed centuries of arbitrary and unmitigated power over us - are being cut down to size. But there is also a sense, in some quarters, that this particular reckoning contains within it a kernel of panic, and that the legacy of sex panic in America is long and grotesque. But I am an artist, not a politician. 1) The problem of sexual moralism. 1.
How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Butter How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Butter - Easily! With Step-by-step Photos, Recipe, Directions, Ingredients and Costs This month's notes: April 2014: Spring is just around the corner. Strawberries are here in Florida, Texas and California, next in late March and April for much of the South, then in May for most of the country and June in cooler northern areas. Organic farms are identified in green! Subscribe to our: Email alerts; Follow us on Twitter Add this page to your favorites! Click here for a PDF print version If you have enjoyed pumpkin butter from farms stands, and wanted to make your own, but thought it might be too difficult; guess again! Now, with a crockpot, it's easy! Prepared this way, the jars have a shelf life of 6 months in the fridge. Directions for Making Pumpkin Butter Ingredients and Equipment 7 quarts of Pumpkin Puree (See step 1) Note: The yield is usually about 2 or 3 cups of puree per 6 inch diameter pie pumpkin! Recipe and Directions Step 2 - Fill the crock pot Add:
Chainless INgSOC Hybrid Bike is Out of This World Finally, proof that we’re not alone – where else could the design of this INgSOC hybrid bike come from but an advanced alien species? The INgSOC combines the aerodynamic shape of a triathlon bike with flexible handling and hybrid tech to create a wild-looking chainless bike that runs in three modes: battery-powered, battery assist, and battery charge mode, where the user powers up the battery by pedaling. Allegedly the bike was designed by Edward Kim and Benny Cemoli, but we’re not entirely convinced. The INgSOC’s frame is constructed from carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (also widely accepted to be of extraterrestrial origin). A battery powers the motor as well as a headlight and rear tail lights, plus an iPhone charging dock for, you know, phoning home. What do you think of the INgSOC? + Edward Kim & Benny Cemoli Via Yanko Design
MyFitnessPal | Advice on weight loss, nutrition, recipes & fitness about brainpickings.org Hey there. My name is Maria Popova and I’m a reader, writer, interestingness hunter-gatherer, and curious mind at large. I’ve previously written for Wired UK, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab, among others, and am an MIT Futures of Entertainment Fellow. Maria Popova. Brain Pickings is my one-woman labor of love — a subjective lens on what matters in the world and why. Founded in 2006 as a weekly email that went out to seven friends and eventually brought online, the site was included in the Library of Congress permanent web archive in 2012. Here’s a little bit about my seven most important learnings from the journey so far. I think of it as LEGOs — if the bricks we have are of only one shape, size, and color, we can build things, but there’s a limit to how imaginative and interesting they will be. Please enjoy. For more on the ethos behind this labor of love, here is my On Being conversation with the wonderful and generous Krista Tippett:
Manifesto Ideas and principles that I frequently return to. tl;dr: Life has no intrinsic meaning (but meaning is precious) so make some yourself. Do not become attached to any one idea When writing a manifesto, it is important to keep this in mind. See the world from many angles. The world is not perfectly split down any single axis. However, many models working in unison help avoid making bad decisions in edge cases. With many enough angles on the same question, you can see its whole shape. The natural conclusion of this is to have so many fuzzy models working in parallel that they become fully integrated into your thinking and dissolve into a general 'intuition'. Relevant twitter thread: Previously: I used to want to find the one idea that explained everything — this gave me a lower resolution view of the world. There are timeless truths There are timeless truths, many of them sound cliché. Unfortunately they are difficult to learn through reading. I cannot learn from reading aphorisms. Be nice Egoism?
Compound Butter Product Reviews / Main Nibbles / Cheese-Butter-Yogurt Compound Butter To Perk Up Almost Anything! Page 1: Herb Butter CAPSULE REPORT: Strawberry butter and herb butter are not just special treats enjoyed at fine restaurants. They’re easy to make at home—and you’ll be surprised at the variety and the pairings. Overview There’s nothing that adds more festivity to bread than flavored butter—think of strawberry butter with brunch breads and pancakes, garlic bread, herbed butters and anchovy butter on canapés. The recipe for all flavored butters is the same: soften unsalted butter to room temperature and blend in the flavor ingredients with an electric mixer, beating at medium speed until completely blended (1 to 2 minutes). Before refrigerating, you can roll the butter into logs with wax paper; press it into molds to create stars or other shapes; create balls with butter paddles; or simply press it into ramekins for serving. Herb Butters Butter à la Maître d’Hôtel Chive Butter French Herb Butter
Innovative New 'Design For Human Health' Program Launches at the Boston Architectural College There are thousands of design programs across the country, but not a single one focusing exclusively on design for human health from the human perspective. This really seems crazy when you think about it, as the built environment surrounds us in every facet of our lives and shapes physical and mental health in so many ways. From the choice between fluorescent lights versus natural daylighting, to what kind of materials to use in flooring and finishes (toxic, non-toxic), to heating, cooling and ventilation decisions, to flow and transportation within buildings and between buildings, every design decision impacts people’s health and wellbeing—either positively or negatively. Now is the time that design professionals take this subject to the next level. Within the past century, much of design has been object or typology based. For architecture and design professions, preference is usually given to the art and design followed by human factors. + Boston Architectural College
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