What exactly is a factory farm? And how does this affect me?
A factory farm is a way of raising animals where they are confined together so tightly that the animals suffer and are prone to illness and disease; where there is too much waste that’s untreated and usually spread so heavily onto land that [...]

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Sustainability is more a philosophy or way of life than a set of rule or standards. Sustainable living involves putting back what you take out; having respect for oneself, the environment, and others; and living in a way that does not harm oneself or others.
Environmental sustainability is meeting the needs of the present without [...]

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We started this blog when we did because we wanted to chronicle our time in Texas with Moopheus and The Meatrix, which was quite entertaining and fun. But now that we’re all back in the office and back to the regular routine, where will we go with this?

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No work today – so thought I’d leave you with a shot of Walter Hatz’s famous homemade turkey noodle soup. Happy eating!

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Did you know that Turkey is the third largest exportor of organic food to the European Union? Did you also know that industrial agriculture is trying to move into Turkey and take over the independent farms and destroy their organic way of life? But there are people trying to stop this – and [...]

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One of the projects I work on is called the Eat Well Guide. It’s an online directory of sustainably raised meat, poultry, dairy and eggs from farms, stores and restaurants in the US and Canada.

All you have to do is go to www.eatwellguide.org and put in your zip code, or you can go to [...]

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Do you live in or near New York City? Want to attend an event called “Northeast and Raw Milk Cheese: Back to the Future Discussions & Guided Tasting” hosted by the Baum Forum?
These and other events are always happening in and around New York City, actually in and around cities everywhere in the country [...]

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I’m now officially back at work. Yesterday didn’t count because I spent the entire day reading emails and looking at the mountains and mountains of papers on my desk.
But now it’s time to get back to work and back to my quest to bring a little fun and entertainment to the nonprofit world (while [...]

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I got a call from a friend today who was in Austin for the music festival. He turned on News 8 Austin on Saturday night and saw a piece on the news about Moopheus and how he was all over Austin. They apparently took photos from the blog and showed them on tv.
We’re [...]

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Friday night is a blur. After the showcase, we had to return equipment, find something to eat, and, yes, go cowboy boot shopping. Oh, yeah, these are my new boots!

We also went to the closing night film party.
Met more people, including a very drunk Irishman. He told us he was a drummer in [...]

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