I was recently (Feb 12) interviewed on the podcast One Bite Is Everything (OBIE) to discuss my concept of a self-sufficiency gardening food system. It was entitled, “Is a Parallel Food System Possible?” I liked that. Although I’ve often referred to it as an...
R U up for a little friendly yet globally-consequential controversy? Yes? Then read on. Meet Michael 1 If you’re a foodie, you’re likely aware of Michael Pollan. Author of The Botany of Desire (2002), In Defense of Food (2009), and a steady stream of other books about...
R U up for a little friendly yet globally-consequential controversy? Yes? Then read on.Meet Michael 1If you’re a foodie, you’re likely aware of . Author of The Botany of Desire (2002), In Defense of Food (2009), and a steady stream of other books about food and the...
Over years of perusing reports on AI’s challenges, both in product performance and financing, I’ve seen a steady increase in the number of economists and analysts who predict an AI implosion1,2,5-7. In fact, it’s now closing in on a consensus. What follows here is a...
Flood? What flood? If you follow the news at all, I’m sure you’ve seen the stories about the atmospheric rivers that have picked up water from the Pacific (by evaporation) and dumped it along the west coast, causing “historic” and “catastrophic” flooding. Yet as...
There is one global trend that trumps all others, and it’s not the president and his tariffs. It’s the alarming rate at which climate change catastrophes are becoming more frequent, costly, and intense. Against this onslaught sits the greatest challenge of the 21st...
