If you couldn't (pitch)fork over the 300 plus bones to attend last week's EcoFarm conference or 7 bucks a pop for session podcasts, you're not alone. It's a shame that all the knowledge and insight of the conference aren't available open source to the public.
If you're itching to hear a name brand farmer talk about the big picture of food and farming, at least one farming conference, the Northeast Organic Farming Association winter conference, doesn't disappoint. Hear Joel Salatin give the keynote address.
Thanks to Grace Note Farm for recording and hosting the files. Go to their site to download mp3s of the keynote and a three-part livestock seminar given by Salatin. And thank you to Joel Salatin for making what he has to say freely available.
Value of Nothing
A short video from our friend, Raj Patel. It may be an ad (which, btw, you can win a copy of), but it succinctly sums up the thesis of the book, which is 'How should we place value on stuff, the environment, and people?' And the 'value meal' bit was classic.
To save the world, market like Pepsi
In the December 2009 issue of Outside, human rights journalist Nicholas Kristof argues that by following the psychology used by marketing companies to sell stuff like Pepsi or Nike, those in the First World can be convinced to pay up to help people in the Developing World.
Raj Patel on Colbert
Raj Patel was Stephen Colbert's guest last night to discuss his new book The Value of Nothing. Patel explains how, if environmental and social costs were counted, a fast food burger might cost $200.
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
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Pollan on the Daily Show
Here's MP discussing his new book Food Rules and trading witticisms with Jon Stewart
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
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