Two days prior to this photo, taken by my spouse, I received the much talked about Pandemic Haircut. So it was only natural, that once I got to see this… [Continue Reading]
Bangladesh is All of Us
Published 20 May 2020, Revised 28 January 2022 I am using Bangladesh as the ”canary” to show the impact changing climate and global warming is having on food in poorer… [Continue Reading]
Hand Hygiene
Hand Hygiene This post was initially drafted last year, when hand hygiene was not a pandemic issue. The reason I started this post was that The Guardian (April 2019) printed… [Continue Reading]
Pantries Are Necessary
Cellars and Pantries Some people, especially in more rural areas and living in older homes, likely have a cellar pantry that they can use to hold home-canned foods, potatoes and… [Continue Reading]
Pandemic Journal: My Day
4/23 Industrial Ag Meat News Read some news and have some thoughts. Just as industrial, large meat production is terrible for the animals, it is also terrible for the workers… [Continue Reading]
Limey, Yellow Limes
Pandemic or not, my lemon and lime fruit trees continue to bear fruit, lots of fruit. And since we are in a “stay home” mode, I cannot just take all… [Continue Reading]
Pandemic: Changes to Food
Crisis Can Mean Opportunity The one thing to remember about crisis events, while they can be terrible and devastating to many; they can also bring about inventions, innovations, and revolutions…. [Continue Reading]
Honey
Hunter + Gatherer’s Honey I watched a TV special series on The History of Food, offered on the Curiosity Channel, that featured the Hadzabe. This is an indigenous ethnic group,… [Continue Reading]
Personal Pandemic Lessons
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana Human Experiences In many ways, my personal experience of this Pandemic is bifurcated. I am over-stressed from work and… [Continue Reading]
The Best is Frozen
Pandemic Update In the time of a pandemic, canned and boxed foods are often gone from the shelves due to panic buying. But they are not the only food to… [Continue Reading]
Pandemic: Clean + Disinfect
I am focusing this post on how to clean and disinfect your kitchen, and some ideas for unprepared people and what they can do. I will also provide some DIY… [Continue Reading]
Non-Alcoholic Beer
Beer Connoisseurs PBS has a small video series called the Origin of Everything, that does in depth explanations of interesting topics. I ran across this series by accident last week,… [Continue Reading]
Zombie Apocalypse
My Day Job At my University job, one of my tasks is to evaluate risks and plan for events that can shut down our services. The reason why this is… [Continue Reading]