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Temple Grandin

January 25, 2012

Temple Grandin, www.grandin.com, was speaking at Olds College last week. For those of you who may not know, she is the world’s foremost expert on animal behaviour. She is almost singlehandedly responsible for changing how people interact with animals – especially in feedlot and slaughterhouses. And the woman is autistic… As you can see from the picture, it [...]

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Big Fat Lies

January 6, 2012

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Planning…

December 27, 2011

I am sitting at my desk thinking today. The topic bouncing around my head is “Where will I be one year from today?”. I do not believe in destiny anymore. I do not believe in some cosmic plan that operates against my free will. My future is what I plan it to be, and is [...]

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Organic Beef costs more because….

December 10, 2011

Organic beef costs more because I do not feed my cattle chicken manure. Remember: Right now, the practice of feeding chicken feces to cow herds continues. So there is a risk of mad cow disease infection in U.S. beef right now. Very little testing is currently being conducted for mad cow disease, meaning an infection [...]

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Winter Morning

November 18, 2011

This is it. Snow is here to stay. But for me, I am in the office filling out government and accounting forms for my taxes. I would rather be out in the cold.

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What GMO’s are in your food?

November 10, 2011

http://fearlessrevolution.com/blog/gmo-infographic-love.html

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Building Bridges

October 24, 2011

About 12 years ago, we fenced off the creek that flows near the house. Cattle and sheep had been allowed to graze the area for 100 years or so. As a result, the creek had become a bog. There was no defined stream bed. The silt and manure buildup stopped the water flow and it [...]

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Hoven Organic Beef at the New Community Cafe

October 20, 2011

I was in Calgary yesterday to attend the grand re-opening of the Community Cafe at the Community Natural Foods store on 10st. It is quite a beautiful little place. You can see all the great thought that went into the location. First of all, the desire to promote local food. The cafe is here to promote local [...]

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