Coming to Terms with the Twinkie
A couple of years ago, the media was abuzz with the news that the venerable American industrial snack cake business, Hostess, might meet its demise, and with it the Twinkie, a…
Read moreThe Potato Marches On
The Chinese as potato eaters? Oh yes, if Ms. Feng, former potato farmer turned potato promoter and the Chinese government have their way, according to a couple of fascinating pieces…
Read morePuzzles about the family farm
On his blog Applied Mythology, Steve Savage has a nice post on farmers in the US and Canada, with graphs showing how their numbers have dwindled and how efficient they…
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