One of my tweeps — Gene Roney –posted this video today (I have no idea why the embed code didn’t work but I have decided to link & hope you come back)… it prompted me to reminisce about my days in Tifton and further south talking with farmers about all the things they do to protect peanuts from disease, insects, etc…. Read More
Tweet transcript from #foodchat 10-20-2009
Wow. Twitter chat sessions are always fever pitched, but I have a new found respect for folks who host them! Shaun Haney & I sat in on responsibilities for #foodchat last night. Michele Payn-Knoper does so many of these and handles the stress so well week after week… Okay, when technology melts down she may glisten ever so slightly. But… Read More
Common Sense Agriculture: Harris Ranch vs. Cal Poly – The Rest of the Story
Jeff Fowle is a farmer rancher I’ve gotten to know over twitter. Today, he posted a blog entry about the recent events involving Michael Pollan, Cal Poly and Harris Ranch. It is one of the first in-depth first-hand accounts I’ve had the chance to read (though I’ve appreciated that several alumni, students, etc have briefly posted through Twitter). When I… Read More
Get Involved: World Food Day
We’re looking at food insecurity on #foodchat this week…. saw this in the feed and wanted to pop it up here too. World Food Day was Friday. The FAO’s website on World Food Day says some things that give me pause for thought. With an estimated increase of 105 million hungry people in 2009, there are now 1.02 billion malnourished… Read More