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day 7 in Puebla

Posted on January 9, 2013 by admin

Meat, meat, meat. That was the day’s theme. The other aspect made very clear is how globalized our markets are. The first stop of the day was an industrial pig farm, RYC, where we were given a wonderful tour by … Continue reading →

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today it feels like

Posted on January 8, 2013 by admin

we worked for two days in Puebla. I am starting to lose count! The day was loooong – we left our hotel at 8 am and some, but not all, of us returned to the hotel around 8:30 pm. The … Continue reading →

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day 4 puebla

Posted on January 5, 2013 by admin

We started today with a conversation with Manuel Molina Martagon, who showed us a video he made, which features the NYC Mexican cook/runner who ran the NY Marathon with one of the miners who was in the cave-in of 2010. … Continue reading →

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day 2 in Puebla

Posted on January 3, 2013 by admin

This is our pre-dinner break; actually, Octavio of UPEAP (our host university) was planning to take us to a market that sells handcrafted items between our tour of the city and dinner tonight. We begged off, since we are still … Continue reading →

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Philabundance

Posted on September 18, 2012 by admin

On Thursday morning (9/13), I attended the Philabundance Hunger Symposium. The event was inspiring – the on the ground movement to feed hungry people in Philadelphia is tremendous. The activists partner with businesses (think Bank of America, Vanguard, Target, and … Continue reading →

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I’m traveling……

Posted on August 2, 2012 by admin

so posting will be light until the semester begins. I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer. CD

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Office of Inspector General’s audit of the National List

Posted on July 26, 2012 by admin

The audit report released on July 20 gave a verdict of “no finding” to the review process for the National List and for selection of members for the NOSB. The response from those watching the organic industry has been one … Continue reading →

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still more wonky thoughts on the NOSB board

Posted on July 19, 2012 by admin

Today’s number crunching examines the membership of the board by two categories: are the members employed (directly or indirectly) by a big food company (organic or conventional), and does the member have a history in the organic, conventional or “sustainable” … Continue reading →

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more on the NOSB (wonkish)

Posted on July 18, 2012 by admin

This morning, just for fun, I ran a few statistical tests on the composition of the NOSB. First, I linked the year the person was appointed to the president in office at the time. Note that some error might have … Continue reading →

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cynicism about the farm bill

Posted on July 13, 2012 by admin

The most recent big news about the farm bill is that the House agriculture committee passed their version yesterday, although the full House has not yet voted on the bill.  Rather than discussing the contents of the bill (which are … Continue reading →

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