August 2009
12 posts
“Guy Waterman had climbed every peak in the Northeast high country—in winter, and...”
– Outside Online Archives | Outside Online
“Nationally, the number of women who own farms jumped almost 29 percent from 2002...”
– Business & Technology | Number of women farmers growing in Washington state and nationally | Seattle Times Newspaper
“Agricultural trade associations have long asserted that animal welfare laws are...”
– Looking Out For All Animals - The Atlantic Food Channel
“It sounds like a communist utopia, but a basic income program pioneered by...”
– A New Approach to Aid: How a Basic Income Program Saved a Namibian Village - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
Wish
sweetcandie:
Actual children’s answers to the question “what is love?”
“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.” - Billy, age 4
“Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.” - Karl, age 5
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” - Terri, age...
“Here’s the unhappy twist: the explosion of home gardeners — the very people most...”
– You Say Tomato, I Say Agricultural Disaster - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
“My husband had become lost in the myth. But he found his way out. We’ve since...”
– Modern Love - Those Aren’t Fighting Words, Dear - NYTimes.com
“I love you
For putting your hand
Into my heaped-up heart
And passing over...”
“Of course, if you’re the kind of person who wants to see the whole system come...”
– Ka-Pow! Bang! Crash! Down Goes Another Bubble! Doug Henwood in Conversation with Christian Parenti - The Brooklyn Rail
“The Rarest Thyme
For you I would have built a herb-garden,
Not a pathetic...”
– 3quarksdaily
