Blogs
by Danielle Nierenberg on September 11, 2007 The first international technical conference on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, held last week in Interlaken, Switzerland, didn’t get much coverage from the mainstream media—unfortunately.
by Danielle Nierenberg on September 6, 2007 Earlier this week, an MD I have long admired sent me an e-mail with the subject line, “I never thought I’d live to see the day.” When I opened his message, I found an excerpt from an editorial about zoonotic diseases in the current issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
by Danielle Nierenberg on August 29, 2007 As summer draws to a close here in DC, it seems like an appropriate time to give a few updates on some of the issues we’ve previously covered in this blog.
by Danielle Nierenberg on August 22, 2007 As prices for gasoline and milk rise, consumers have balked at—but still paid for—gas that hovers at around $3 a gallon and milk that costs anywhere from $3 to $5 a carton. But the question isn't whether these prices are too high—it's whether we're paying enough for our penchant for cheap dairy and fossil fuels.
by Danielle Nierenberg on August 15, 2007 Okay, I admit it. Sometimes I watch crappy TV—I call it "mind candy" after a long day of writing about tough issues like meat production, farm animal welfare, and the environmental problems caused by nitrogen pollution. Once in a while, however, these two worlds collide.
by Brian Halweil on August 7, 2007 The recent New York Times op-ed suggesting that local food isn’t the be-all and end-all of sustainability generated quite a bit of discussion around the Worldwatch office. Many of us who are committed to eating local food agreed with the author—himself an admitted locavore—on many points.
by Danielle Nierenberg on August 6, 2007 Over the weekend, my inbox was filled with news about the latest foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the UK. And, like many food and ag bloggers who write about animal agriculture, I’m anxious to see how the British government responds.
by Brian Halweil on July 23, 2007 At a potluck dinner last night, in the midst of local skirt steak, Montauk scallops, a frittata made with the year’s first potatoes, and a salad made with the year’s first tomatoes, the conversation naturally turned to the origin of our foods.
by Danielle Nierenberg on July 18, 2007 As avian flu has spread across Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe over the last three years, many countries have responded by banning outdoor raising and sale of poultry. Why? Their rationale is that confining poultry in larger, factory-farm style production facilities and implementing biosecurity procedures will prevent the emergence and spread of H5N1 and other diseases.
by Danielle Nierenberg on July 10, 2007 I’ve been reading a lot about "shit" lately—more specifically, cow manure and all the nasty things it can do to the air and even the climate. And my interest in this topic isn't that unique; there’s actually a lot of research currently being done around the world on how to make manure less noxious.
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