“In the long territorial stretch of the Old World that I came to think of as ‘Yogurtistan,’ people have until recently been much closer than we are to the primal origins of both dairying and cooking with dairy foods.  The Indian sub-continent also preserves more links with an ancient past.  So do the Russian reaches … Continue reading →

“One eternal farming seduction involves the distinction between labor-intensive and labor saving processes. Where we suspect we are being offered a false choice, it might be better at the outset to look into the nature of the work. If the job is meaningful and carries intrinsic rewards, then there may be little need to rescue … Continue reading →