I want to thank the Sponsors of Duckfest 2010 for being so generous with their time and products. Here is a little more about them and what they are offering:

Aprés Vin– Producers of pure varietal grape-seed oils, flours & soaps have kindly donated 20 bars of their Lavender Merlot and Lemongrass Chardonnay soaps to help [...]

UPDATE: 12/12/09–SOLD OUT!
Ring in the end of one decade and the beginning of another on Podchef Island! Come to see, touch and taste Gascony right here in Puget Sound as “The Queen of Gascony”, Kate Hill,  brings her Camp Confit to America.
Join us for a festive start to the New Year with a three-day  weekend [...]

While I wind down from the Porkshop and gather my thoughts about it, the very busy week and all that has gone on, I though I had better share with you something which is even more important.
Downshifting Path in the UK has begun a “Rooting for Farmers” award on her blog which is [...]

I have an idea. I don’t know how relevant, feasible, and practical it is, but I nevertheless want to investigate it. Perhaps you can help. Read on, and let me know via comments or email.
Due to a lack of veterinarians in rural areas and an shortage of veterinarians overall I am thinking it would be [...]

The very fact that GM potatoes could even remotely be linked to Cancer should be enough to have the research on their development stopped and all trials withheld. But a further question is, can we even tell which potatoes are genetically modified and which ones aren’t any more?
Without proper labeling to notify consumers to allow [...]

In the past few weeks there has been almost too much news to keep on top of in food & agriculture related areas.
As the USDA’s bid to implement National Animal ID strengthens at the State level, all appearances are that as more people find out about this invasive, privacy stealing plan the backlash is having [...]

Food Miles are not a new concept. You can read some of my thoughts here. But increasingly Food Miles are gaining a lot more attention. But with this attention, the idea is getting more and more criticism. Criticism which is often times heavily slanted towards the views of Corporate Argi-Business.
The distance food travels to our [...]

With the discussion of Food Miles and Global Warming taking center stage we have to ask ourselves just how much does it cost in terms of crude oil–and all its production and consumption implies–for us to eat the foods we enjoy? And is eating locally a viable option or is it just too expensive?
Author Chad [...]

These are some news items worth following. I plan on covering some of them more in-depth as time allows.
Bird Flu hits UK–160,000 Turkeys to be slaughtered. Widening control zone set. Will this be another Foot and Mouth Disease Carnage Fest? Chances are, the means they use to deal with this outbreak will be similarly used [...]

What does the USDA’s National Animal ID System–or NAIS– have to do with the Real-estate market? More than you would think.
As more farmland is being sold for development or is just changing hands as retiring city dwellers seek the quiet country life, the USDA’s permanent and binding Premise ID system may get in the way [...]