Countdown to the 2008 Farm Bill : Part IV
The Conservation Security Program
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First, Plant Your Garden
An interview with Bill Mollison, the father of permaculture
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A three-parter!
First, Extreme Eating, by Joel Stein for Time Magazine. Not only is it anti-local eating, but he implies that eating local in Iowa means your menu will consist entirely of corn, soy, and pork.
Then, Edible Media: Anti-local yokel, a rebuttal by Tom Philpott at Grist.
And then, Typical bicoastal blather (An Iowa chef takes issue with Time’s Joel Stein.) Kurt Michael Friese of Iowa City restaurant Devotay wonders “whether Mr. Stein has actually been to Iowa (outside of a presidential candidate’s rally).”
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Joel Stein must have lacked attention as a child. He goes out of his way to be incredibly offensive and draw attention to himself. From the front page of his blog:That guy behind me? Totally gay for me. Hell, I’d be too.In case you stumbled here by accident, I’m the guy who loves porn and hates America.
Robin – some people just seem to get their kicks being contrary, don’t they.