The Big Question for Small Farms
I’ve noticed that when we (meaning farmers like me) argue for the merits of small farms we do it by pointing out the failures of the industrial food system. From mistreating animals and workers to degrading the environment, big farms do a lot of things wrong. Small farms can have exactly the same issues, albeit...
Addictive Seltzer: Examining a Bold Claim
The chemicals in LaCroix Here are a few wacky things I believe: that anyone who puts raisins in stuffing is a monster; that the combination of social media and artificial intelligence is a potentially existential threat to humanity; that geese are the biggest jerks of all animals. Here’s a wacky thing I don’t believe: that...
When to be a Techno Skeptic
My Grand Theory of Technological Progress Lately I’ve been luxuriating in the ocean of articles detailing the troubles faced by Meta, nee Facebook. So far, the pivot from being a company that offers you Minions memes in exchange for every kernel of data that can be gleaned from your digital life to a company that...