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When might is right
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Cut out the middleman
Four traders, suppliers of raw materials supply 90% of food for humans and livestock: Cargill, ADM, Louis Dreyfus Commodities and Bunge. They supply cereals, cocoa, cotton, oil, eggs, flour, meat, peanuts, rubber, salt, wool, chemicals and vitamins. The biggest of these, CARGILL, is the largest private company in the United States and controls a quarter…
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Organic mass production has no future
Over the last three years, Europe has seen crop failures due to drought and invasive species. Farmers can’t beat the price of grain from Ukraine, which is in desperate straits. One hectare of arable land disappears every second in the world, and soil is a non-renewable resource. La disparition des terres agricoles – planetoscope: https://www.planetoscope.com/sols/1175-disparition-de-surfaces-agricoles-dans-le-monde.html…
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I know it’s bad for me but I can’t help buying it. How can I stop?
Processed food has historically helped human beings to be healthier (eg pasteurization, fermentation, natural conservatives, and so on). But ultra-processed food has not. It is proved that it causes diabetes, cancers, cardiovascular diseases, depression, mood disorders and obesity. So why does it represent more than half of the diet of the British and the Americans…
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Finance & Obesity
Today, nearly half of the world’s population is considered obese: Obesity and overweight – World Health organization: https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight Associated pathologies are considered as causes of “preventable” diseases because people are considered responsible individuals. This has the effect of distorting the figures, for example by pointing out the risks associated with physical inactivity or tobacco (risks…
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Meat and environment, is that possible?
No, if meat is responsible for the current pollution, it does not mean that we should stop eating meat. There will always be meat (old hens, cows, etc.) because without it, we would have to produce much more fruit and vegetables to provide the protein we need. And vitamin B12 is found exclusively in animal…
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My very hungry caterpillar
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Ay Yo Yogurt YOYO Yeah!
Guaranteed gelatin-free ( = bone + bovine skin + pig skin) That’s good, boycotting = no more poisoning The higher the quality of the ingredients, the better the taste and the healthier it will be. This recipe can be made with cow’s, ewe’s or goat’s milk and yoghurts. Boil 1l of whole milk (be careful,…
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Why wait 2000 years to adopt a natural and more efficient way to grow food?
“The recycling of organic wastes was perfected over centuries in Europe. But their Nitrogen content is only 0.5% and the heavy labor of collecting and distributing up to 40 tons of wastes per acres of city execra resulted in an overall loss of 60% of energy loss per cultivated acre. Green manuring was used by…
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“Courage is found in unlikely places”…
