Going green should not be scary. I feel like so many people are intimidated by the vastness of the ecological movement, of sustainability, of the color green. In his TED conference talk, “The paradox of choice,” Barry Schwartz explains how too many choices can paralyze us from making a decision. I learned the same theory [...]
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Going green, one baby step at a time
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged farming, green, pollution, water on 27 July 2008 | 4 Comments »
The OmniJew’s Dilemma
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, corn, farming, food, Michael Pollan, nitrogen, omnivore, pig on 10 April 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, was recommended to me somewhat randomly by a colleague, off of a general discussion about the lunch we were eating. I ordered it on a whim off of Amazon, and after receiving it, looking at the cover, I wasn’t particularly excited about the impulsive purchase I had made. By [...]
