I think one of my next Compost Piles will have to centre on endocrine disruption. There has been credible science pointing to low dose endocrine effects from man made chemicals for over 15 years and yet we haven’t forced testing of even the heavily regulated pesticides. The two most commonly used herbicides in North America [...]

I’ve heard Joel speak 4 times and I own every book he’s ever written. I consider Joel one of my mentors even though the longest conversation I’ve had with him was probably 5 minutes at a conference in Harrisburg, PA. His latest book is his first published by a “mainstream” publisher. All his previous books [...]

A movie that explains why everyone should be shopping from us or someone who produces food in a similar manner (but then I’m a little biased). Here’s the trailer. I don’t think I need to say more. You can order a DVD from their websit (http://www NULL.foodincmovie NULL.com/)e. I downloaded our version from iTunes.

One of the continual challenges I face is the fact that most of what we are trying to do is so far outside mainstream agriculture that we receive our fair share of negative feedback that we need to counter with inspiration from other sources. While I subscribe to one of the mainstream farm newspapers in [...]

I must admit that due to my career path I never had the opportunity to experience an Apple product first hand and therefore never became an evangelist. My first experience with an Apple was the IIc when I lived with a family in Germany for 4 months back in the eighties. My second experience with [...]

OK, even my “fiction” is non-fiction. A short, light read by Gord Steinke that Silvia thought I would enjoy. If you thought all the good gangster stories came from south of the border, think again. This book details the exploits of a number of Canadian born and bred bootleggers during Prohibition. From our connection to [...]

Niall Ferguson’s look at the evolution of money and financial instruments in the context of the historical change that resulted from each new “invention”. A very readable work that illuminates how we got from trading 3 goats and block of cheese for some cloth to the current derivatives market.

Yes, I like math. Always have. Please don’t hate me. This book explores the different ways that the massive amounts of data that we as individuals are generating are being analyzed by various entities from marketers to politicos. It’s a very readable peek into the world of math geeks. If you’re not aware of this [...]

Jared Diamond’s treatise on why human society followed the path that it did. Ever wonder how a handful of Spanish conquistadors could vanquish the mighty Incan empire on their home soil? A thoughtful read that connects many disciplines to provide a unified explanation of not only the what of history but the why. Not a [...]

The book about Genetically Modified Organisms that the agro-industrial empire doesn’t want you to read. It’s a little unbalanced and over the top in places and manipulates the truth to fit a particular viewpoint in others. But it contains enough that it should cause you to question whether you want to participate in the largest [...]