Paul Roberts, author of the latest book to be titled “The End of Food,” was at the Washington Ethical Society for an interview last night. I was not. Twice I ventured into rush-hour traffic for a trip that might take 15 minutes at any other time of day and twice I turned around and went […]
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Where are the shad? We used to love shad roe–long, meaty passels of it–fried with butter and bacon. But all up and down the East Coast, the fish have taken a powder. On the Susquehanna River in Maryland, the shad population has plummeted as much as 90 percent over the last seven years. On the […]
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Once again attention focused on the farm bill as Congress easily overrode President Bush’s veto and moved forward with plans to continue stuffing the pockets of big, influential landowners. There was a skunk at the party, however, as Congress realized that the bill they sent the White House was missing an entire section. Will they […]
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