We had the privilege over the last 3 days to host perhaps the world's best minimalist, Rob Greenfield. Detractors call him a professional mooch because he depends heavily on hosts and road kill, but I find his lifestyle fascinating. I always appreciate people who push the edges of the envelope; that's where challenges to our own thinking develop.
Read MoreTeresa and I just spent last week in Montana at Music Ranch Montana where I gave the first ever non-music performance at this remarkable venue. Country music celebrities Paul Overstreeet, Jimmy Fortune, and Rory Feek surrounded us with music all week and it was wonderful.
Read MoreThis morning we had a heart-seeking conversation with the leaders at Mother Earth News magazine which unfortunately has been caught up in racial allegations against Polyface Farm and me specifically.
Read MoreThe upcoming POLYFACE DESIGNS book will have all the formulas for areas for pigs, millenium feathernets, chick brooders, etc.
Read MoreMeeting with a fellow yesterday who runs in alternative medical circles gave me lots of stuff. Is it true? You decide.
Read Morewo pharmaceutical company chairmen, normally engaged in bitter marketing competition, joined forces to write an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal predicting that by 2050 antibiotic-resistant superbugs would kill 30 million worldwide.
Read MoreI know I'm supposed to be teasing you about the new book POLYFACE DESIGNS every Friday, but I just can't help today weighing in on the name change at the Washington Redskins. They are our closest NFL team so our area is full of Redskins fans.
Read MoreI've resisted any comments about the violence in our cities, but yesterday tipped me over the edge. I will relate it the way it was related to me, by the mother of a 23-year old fire fighter near Richmond.
Read MoreSometimes a conversation meanders around and then suddenly and spontaneously winds up in a profound place. Such was a guest podcast I did a couple of days ago with Certified Health Nut Troy. I do several guest podcasts a week and can't begin to keep them all straight, but apparently he also has a superfood line where everything is grown in volcanic ash beds.
Read MoreI challenged the Orlando gathering last week of the Libertarian Party with their Achilles heel: property rights versus the commons. Numerous members admitted that the LP has a horrible assumption of environmental degradation.
Read MoreLast week I spoke at the Libertarian Party National Convention in Orlando so I have a flight update to share. Tomorrow I'll share what I talked about at the convention. And for the record, I am not a member of the Libertarian Party--I'm not a member of any political party; they all get squirrely around the edges.
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