I was invited to lead a workshop on urban farming Friday at my alma mater—American University here in D.C. I was surprised to learn that this all-day “Eating Green” conference was sponsored by the university’s philosophy department. But when you think about it, what could be a more existential question than the one that concerns [...]
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My composting system has been turned upside down this year. Normally I spend quite a bit of my time foraging the ingredients for my compost pile–leaves, grass clippings, coffee grounds–and managing a three-bin system for turning it all into the primary means of maintaining fertility in my vegetable beds. Despite all of that work, and [...]
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For years, my wife has been complaining that I hog too much of our closet with clothes I never wear. So finally I’m going through all my old duds and lots of them, frankly, are not even worth giving away. But why throw them in the trash? Most of the pants I’m getting rid of [...]
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We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
What's in your turkey? We killed and butchered more than 80 birds on the farm of Mike and Michelle Klein in Prince George's County. Thankfully, Michelle did the gutting. Unfortunately, Mike bought his turkey chicks earlier than usual and they did not stop growing. Our prize for helping was a carcass that weighed nearly 40 pounds. It barely fit in the oven. Here, Mike is subjecting a slaughtered bird to the "magic fingers," a machine with a nubby, rotating barrel that removes most of the feathers. 
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