The Japanese as a Wheat-Eating Nation
Sorry, folks. I hit the publish on this before I meant to. In any case an interesting story in Slate. I’d actually put the beginnings of the Japanese move to…
Read moreInadvertent Slaughter in the Wheat Fields
Published figures suggest that, in Australia, producing wheat and other grains results in: at least 25 times more sentient animals being killed per kilogram of useable protein more environmental damage,…
Read moreWilliam Rubel on Bread
Primitive tools do not need to imply primitive results. exquisitely carved objects and elegant painting by societies tens of thousands of years before the invention of grain agriculture attest to…
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