"Right now, someone nearby is buying organic bean sprouts. It may be the last thing he ever does. Last week’s E. coli outbreak in Germany - potentially traced to an organic farm - was more deadly than the largest nuclear disaster of the last … [Read more...] about Demands for Moratorium on Organic Food
Food & Farming
Australian Cattle Not Singled Out for Brutal Death
I saw many buffalo, cattle and also deer, slaughtered in Indonesia during the 1970s. There was usually praying, the beast’s head was secured, and then a sharp knife used to saw through the neck. I write ‘saw’ because the neck is thick and as I … [Read more...] about Australian Cattle Not Singled Out for Brutal Death
Rice Suits the Murray Darling Basin
MANY environmentalists don’t believe we should be growing rice in Australia. I disagree. Rice suits a land of drought or flooding rains. Unlike almonds, grapes and other perennial crops, rice doesn’t need water every year. It’s an annual crop … [Read more...] about Rice Suits the Murray Darling Basin
Floods Steal Precious Topsoil?
According to journalist Peter Sheehan writing in today’s Sydney Morning Herald: “The rivers have been running brown. A lot of the lifeblood of this country has been gushing away in liquid mountains we don't even see. A few sages warned that the … [Read more...] about Floods Steal Precious Topsoil?
Peter Spencer: The Starved Farmer
PETER Spencer has talked a lot in recent weeks about climate change and carbon sinks, but the root of his problem with government lies in the native vegetation laws that have prevented him from clearing - and farming - much of his land... Read … [Read more...] about Peter Spencer: The Starved Farmer
Cows Greener than Soy?
I am dismayed that so many people have been so easily fooled on the meat eating and climate change issue following the UN report. The culprit is not meat eating but rather the excesses of corporate/industrial agriculture. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Cows Greener than Soy?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
