A note to vegetarians from page 147 of Michael Archer and Bob Beale's book 'Going Native': "... clearing fields to produce more monoculture of plants to provide for vegetarians will result in millions more dead animals and plants. Even more will … [Read more...] about Killing Mice, So We Can Eat Bread
Food & Farming
Vitamin A, Meat & CSIRO
"Lack of vitamin A promotes the death of about 6000 children per day, worldwide, from infectious disease. This is a tangible health hazard of vast scope that dwarfs any hypothetical hazard attributed to genetically modified (GM) foods." ... begins … [Read more...] about Vitamin A, Meat & CSIRO
The Dutch Ban Free-Range Chooks
While in the US, the Prime Minister announced that Australia is joining the new International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI). On 16th September he said, The partnership will bring together concerned states to limit the spread of … [Read more...] about The Dutch Ban Free-Range Chooks
Grape Glut
The front page of today's Australian Financial Review (AFR) included the headline 'Grape glut crushes winemakers profits'. A record harvest of 1.92 million tonnes! It seems amazing given the recent drought. When I started working on Murray River … [Read more...] about Grape Glut
Quolls for Sale Instead of Cats?
I have been in Melbourne over the weekend. I had the most magnificent meal of Kangaroo Saturday night over-looking the Yarra River. The choice of dish was perhaps influenced by the book I am reading. Michael Archer (Dean of the Faculty of Science … [Read more...] about Quolls for Sale Instead of Cats?
Organics Use Less Energy?
My recent writings on GM food crops, including in The Land newspaper last Thursday, have resulted in some emails suggesting that I am wrong and that organics, rather than GM, really are the answer. I received an email with a link to a paper titled … [Read more...] about Organics Use Less Energy?