Tagged With: Agriculture
WikiLeaks Breaking News: Straus Dairy Increases # of cows by 50% – Overnight!
San Francisco, CA (June 21, 2011) — Amid allegations of being ‘corporate agribusiness’ sellouts, and sending foodies into a frothing frenzy, Straus dairy – the nation’s iconic organic ‘family’ farm – announced the doubling of their herd size. Organic loyalists and activists expressed dismay and outrage. “You mean all this time they’ve just been pretending … Continue reading
Anna Lappé Pours Cold Water on Dow Chemical’s PR BS
I remember the first time I met Anna Lappé many years ago, when she came to Point Reyes Station to visit her mom (Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet among her many accomplishments). Anna, like her mom, was (and is) passionate, brilliant and outspoken and, in the years that followed that chance … Continue reading
Jobs: Communications Director, MALT
The Marin Agricultural Land Trust is looking for a new Director of Outreach & Communications. Summary: The Director of Outreach and Communications plans and guides the strategy for all outreach, communications, marketing, website, and public relations messages and collateral to articulate MALT’s mission and attract donors. S/he oversees outreach programs and the volunteer program. S/he … Continue reading
The ‘Force’ is Strong … with MALT
There’s a story in our family, dark and unexplored, about how, many, many years ago, around the time I was born, there had been a rift between two men / almost brothers. A horrible battle ensued. There were no hands left clean. Somewhere, in that struggle, was born the kernel of an idea … to build … Continue reading
Pickup Truck and Urban Farming = You?
A couple of years ago, I had the great pleasure of turning loose StrausCom’s PR forces to support Aaron, Curt and Ian – the co-producers and stars of King Corn (and if you haven’t seen it, do … fantastic, insightful film) … subsequently, Curt and Ian (totally rockin’ guys) have been working on a number … Continue reading
Clover milk should sue the New York Times for libel
Yesterday’s New York Times (at least their online edition) ran the following article, headline and photo about radiation in milk from Washington State. If I were Clover dairy (Petaluma, California), I’d sue the Times for libel. Simply an outrageous visual guilt-by-association, fear-mongering maneuver. They should show the actual contaminated product, or have no product photos … Continue reading
Is TIME on my side?
I was laughing at myself (pretty hard) yesterday … sandwiched in between a long overnight bus ride, randomly meeting the region’s organic pioneer, prepping to dive into (and hopefully equally able to extricate myself from) a spiritual movement/cult, and realizing that I’m a descendant of the guys who were the leaders of the Mumbai’s and … Continue reading
Milk Memories on Ethicurean.com and 3BLMedia.com
Today, Ethicurean.com published … er … my milky memoirs … I think this version is better than the one I posted a few days ago, but would love your opinions. And, I’m now a contributing blogger for 3BLMedia.com. Jimmy Stewart, cults, and a lot of broken glass: Remembering Straus Family Creamery’s opening day By Guest … Continue reading
The Birds and …. what?? no bees??
Ever notice how many agricultural metaphors are used in daily conversation? Cream of the crop. The grass is always greener. That’s a bunch of bullshit. One oldie-but-a-goody, however is grave danger of, well, kicking the bucket. Namely, the birds and the bees. If you haven’t heard of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), the buzz is about … Continue reading
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