The Goods Are Odd

Two products have recently fallen out of favor in our house due to their being less “real” that we had previously thought. By real I just mean whole and tested through long term human consumption (think centuries). There are clearly some product that don’t fit this description that I still occasionally buy or eat- like [...]

The latest issue of Anthrozoos has an article which supports the viability of small scale livestock operations for more broad population food needs. The research discovered that milk yields are increased when the dairy cow is less fearful or anxious. Some of the ways smaller scale milk producers calm their herds are by connecting, cooing, [...]

Oh how gratifying it is to write about something a few days before seeing it covered in the New York Times. This post on the TierneyLab NYT science blog addresses new research on the failure of the theory about the evil of saturated fat to be demonstrated positively in actual life, including generations of people [...]

Keeping track of the raw milk controversy has peaked my interest more in the sort of puritan relationship we have with the bacteria in the world and in our bodies (if we can call them that, with 90% of our cells being of other microorganisms). Advances in antibiotics have saved lives and expanded life expectancy, [...]