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Norman Pagett : Cheap Food, Our Grand Illusion

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

It takes oil, and lots of it, to move our food. Image from Center for a Liveable Future. Cheap food, our grand illusion We built an industrial civilization on cheap oil, but now we’ve burned it all. We only have … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged End of More, Food Production, Fossil Fuels, Norman Pagett, Peak Oil, Scarcity, Sustainable Food | Leave a comment

RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Mother Jones’ Tom Philpott on Big Ag and the Politics of Food

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Sustainable food writer Tom Philpott at the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, June 7, 2013. Photo by William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast:Mother Jones‘ Tom Philpott onsustainable ag and the politics of food “As a … Continue reading →

Posted in Rag Bloggers | Tagged Agriculture, Interview, Investigative Journalists, Maverick Farms, Mother Jones, Podcast, Politics of Food, Rag Radio, Sustainable Farms, Sustainable Food, Thorne Dreyer, Tom Philpott | Leave a comment

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Norman Pagett : Cheap Food, Our Grand Illusion

RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Mother Jones’ Tom Philpott on Big Ag and the Politics of Food

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