Those of you that follow me on Instagram probably saw a few dreamy photos of my recent trip to Belcampo's Meat Camp. As promised, I wanted to share some more images and info on my experience. Being from the East Coast, I was unfamiliar with Belcampo until Michelle Tam connected me to Anya Fernald, the company's co-founder and CEO. Not only do they operate 7 butcher shop/restaurant locations in California, they also have their own 27,000 acre ...Read More
Vertical Farms: Thermodynamic Nonsense
I recently had dinner with my long time farmer friend Chris Yoder of Van Garden CSA in Dover, MA. We were talking about lab-produced meats and the recent explosion of vertical farming in the Boston area, and how ridiculous these “sustainable” solutions are. He told me his brother came up with a slogan: “Freight Farms: Your Salad in Critical Care”. What a great visual - all that plastic, outside inputs, no soil, climate control, monitors... I ...Read More
Why Fake Burgers Make No Sense
The silicon valley tech scene loves to deny basic rules of nature: You can't make something out of nothing. Life requires death. Energy comes from the sun and is recycled here on Earth. Humans need to eat real food. [Tweet "Fake burgers are NOT REAL FOOD!"] With investments of over $250 millions of dollars, the fake-meat burger company Impossible Foods just ran into some hot water with the FDA. It turns out their bleeding burger hasn't been ...Read More
Fanatics Hate Nuance
I needed some air after trying to record a podcast episode. My guest hung up on me. I spent some time pulling weeds in the carrot bed, including very nutritious and delicious purslane, which grows well in many parts of the world. I'm a big advocate of including more wild foods in the diet. Weeding is quite therapeutic. My guest had a great conversation a few months back about veganism that I really enjoyed listening to, and an ...Read More
Sentience: Black & White? Good & Bad?
There was an interesting story floating around the web a while back, about an octopus who was able to squeeze out a tube, scoot across the floor, and slither down a pipe, presumably out to the ocean. I think what made this video so viral was that folks were blown away by how smart this animal was. I’ve also seen videos of an octopus taking photos. Clearly they do have some smarts. But what about other animals? Are they less or ...Read More
