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The Cow Goes Moola

farmAnd now we bring you a history lesson as imagined by the Guru…

Maybe we were meant to fight our way through, struggle, claw our way up, scratch for every inch of the way. Maybe we can’t stroll to the music of the lute. We must march to the sound of drums.

–Captain James Tiberius Kirk

Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

–The Bible, Matthew 7:13-14

In the beginning human life crawled out of the primordial ooze and was horny. But, even before that, it was hungry. Foods, it thought. We need foods.

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Honey, I Shrunk my Ethics

HoneycombEarlier this month honey made the news. The headlines were ominous.

  • Honey laundering: When honey isn’t really honey (Los Angeles Times)
  • Your Honey Might Not Be the Real Thing, Says New Study (Associated Content)
  • Most honey isn’t really honey (Grist Magazine)
  • Sticky Situation: Most Store Brand Honey Isn’t Honey (AARP News)
  • Contaminated Honey Found In US Market (TopNews Arab Emirates)
  • Honey I Shrunk the Pollen! Honey Processing Masks Illegal Origins (Food Integrity Campaign)
  • Smuggled Honey Makes It To American Stores Under Cover Of ‘Ultra-Filtration’ (Huffington Post)

I decided to take it upon myself to become your tour guide through the complicated buzz of news coverage.

What gives?
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