I just wrote a newspaper column titled: …growing “green concrete.” During a stop in Oklahoma City a number of years ago, I met with a man who had turned his quarter-acre lawn in that city into a “permaculture,” with numerous … Continue reading
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While doing research on agriculture, I read an article in National Geographic on farming and fertilizer the other night. And a major problem in America these days, and around the world for that matter, is artificial fertilizer with nitrogen that’s … Continue reading
As I type this, the coronavirus is in 180 countries playing havoc with practically everything. One of those ‘things’ is the global food supply chain. Planting is being delayed. Food import/export markets are being disrupted. Things are breaking down. So… … Continue reading
buzz feed photo Some restaurants in America are in danger of closing because of the coronavirus. It might be good for a number of them to close, actually. You see, we in First World America are regularly dropping $25, $35, … Continue reading
Iowa farm bureau photo What you’re looking at here is a tremendous moral issue with significant spiritual ramifications for most of us. This is a “confinement farm” that has become state-of-the-art in American agriculture these days — representing the far … Continue reading
cancer cell… –cybergazing.com photo In the past 100 years, or so, the Blessed Virgin Mary has been showing up in apparitions all over the world with a set of urgent messages for mankind. (A significant number of these have, by … Continue reading
a slice, or rather a ‘stalk,’ of Joe’s agriculture research notes Corn is the most produced crop in America, coming in at about $24 billion a year. There are a significant amount of U.S. government subsidies for growing corn. This, … Continue reading
“Its the economy stupid!” This political campaign slogan mantra is bandied about, either implied or implicit, in every presidential campaign cycle. Ours, however, is a different take on the “economy.” As an example: I was just reading in the book … Continue reading
A vignette that’s emblematic of the crux of some of the article. –photo by Robin Hammond I just read a rather detailed article on “African agriculture” in National Geographic magazine. It noted that it was on the rise and that … Continue reading
Joe working on an organic farm in Lisbon, Ohio –photo by Steven Piscura It will be a ‘Plimpton presidency,’ as it has been a ‘Plimpton candidacy.’ George Plimpton was a “participatory sports journalist.” That is, he would actually play whatever … Continue reading