Dandelion season

Dandelion season is hard to miss with the verges and people’s gardens full of the bright yellow flowers or the fluffy heads. The bumble bees love them because they are one of the first flowers that come out, and provide nectar for them. In a tough spring like this year when it felt like we had second and even third winter, those yellow flowers likely kept those bees going until other blossoms came out.

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Is Collapse or Plague Inevitable?

If yeast is introduced into a bowel of suitable media, the behavior of the yeast is quite predictable. The population will grow exponentially (like compound interest in the bank), until all food is consumed. Then the population will collapse.

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How Much do we Pay Essential Workers

Readers of this column may remember what we wrote about bull shit jobs about a year ago. This concept becomes relevant as the pandemic exposes the work and job realities of our society – what is essential work and how do we treat our “essential” workers.

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Should We all Go Vegetarian?

There are at least two distinct camps arising in the food awareness movement. One camp advocates that we should eliminate livestock agriculture entirely. They are on the forefront of the current drive for “beyond meat”, “impossible burger” and many other plant-based beef, pork, chicken and fish substitute products.

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After the Pandemic

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