Feed = Food? Do livestock really compete with humans for food?
Can we feed up to 10 billion people in 2100 by improving crop yields, reducing deforestation, and reducing meat and dairy consumption? These solutions are among those suggested by Jonathan Foley at the...
View ArticleWould Being Vegan Really Solve Climate Change? Not if We Don’t Kill the Cows.
A friend of mine drew my attention to this NPR blogger, who makes the point that being “good” isn’t zero sum (a situation where what is gained by one side or cause, is lost by another). If you’re...
View ArticleIs It Time We Stopped Shouting About The Dietary Guidelines?
The recent report by the advisory committee to the USDA dietary guidelines has certainly caused a media stir in the past week or so. There’s a lot of nutritional common sense in the report – eat more...
View ArticleI Can’t Brie-lieve It’s Nut Cheese
Plastic food, anybody? Am I missing something, or have words ceased to have any meaning? Take the phrase “nut cheese”. Seriously. Now stop giggling like a 12-year old and actually think about it....
View ArticleFrom The Archers to Antibiotic Resistance – Has BBC Radio 4 Lost the Plot?
Why is BBC Radio 4 blaming so-called "factory farms" for antibiotic resistance?
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