Elephant Revival, a band from Colorado, is on tour and will be performing in Columbus tonight from 8:00 – 10:00. Their fiddler, Bridget Law, emailed me the other day to say that they’re promoting local food and sustainable farming. They invited me to be there to answer questions and to […]
Monthly Archives: March 2012
I think the headline above would have been a better one for this article from BusinessInsider.com: “Georgia ‘Chicken Man’ Blows Himself Up As Police Arrive To Evict Him” The following articles describe how the city of Roswell, Georgia harassed Andrew Wordes for three years. It wasn’t just about his chickens. […]
Most Vegetarians Return to Eating Meat “About half of vegetarians originally gave up meat for ethical reasons. Pictures of confined animals standing on concrete in their own excrement and the stench of factory farms on country roads from 5 miles away is no doubt plenty of reason to turn away […]
Since Ohio legislators recently overturned the law that defined pit bulls as dangerous, it appears Mifflin Township Code Enforcement Officer Steven Blake has a lot more time on his hands. Rather than spending his days ticketing the owners of dogs that have never bitten anyone, he’s decided to justify his […]
I recently received the following letter from someone soliciting my endorsement of H.R. 3798, amendments to an act regarding egg product inspection: Dear Frijolito Farms, I hope you’re well. Thank you so much for your wonderful commitment to sustainability. I’m writing to you on behalf of a coalition of nonprofit […]