It's not just commercial birds that are affected - I've been told that some muppet has decided that all birds will have to be registered: the neighbour's two rescue ex-batts, Auntie's budgie and the tenants of the ornamental duck pond (and saints forfend any of them being fattened up for foie gras!). I just hope my informant was wrong ...
Washington, the Sahara of the Bozart! I like reading about the city now that I no longer live there. In truth, I hardly recognize it — I miss some of the old hard scrabble neighborhoods. Anyway, I wouldn’t mind having duck tomorrow. I hope you sit down to a royal bird, wherever you are.
Right on, Julia! Having lived most of my adult life in the DC suburbs, your description of Washington and its surroundings had me laughing: you are completely accurate. I adored 'eatWashington' and through that website, I discovered so many wonderful places. Thank you!!
Amen to the statement that industrial food production methods need to be addressed, not artisanal ones. Of course, that goal is complicated by the benefits of mass production of food, feeding billions who in previous eras would have been chronically malnourished. The same applies to the benefits and risks of the plant-based version of industrial food production, large-scale monoculture, with its dependence on fertilizers and pesticides. Ironically, the numbers of humans on the planet would likely be much smaller were it not for these developments, as can be seen starting with the close ties between the “agricultural revolution” and “demographic revolution” of early modern Europe. The other irony is the degree to which mass production of food leads to mass waste of food while many people still go hungry. Ah, capitalism. Speaking of which, I’m convinced that it’s the lobbyist salaries in multiple six figures which keep the former politicians returning to DC, not the food. Speculation, I know. Another great essay and appealing recipe (this one is reminiscent of Marcella Hazan’s).
It's not just commercial birds that are affected - I've been told that some muppet has decided that all birds will have to be registered: the neighbour's two rescue ex-batts, Auntie's budgie and the tenants of the ornamental duck pond (and saints forfend any of them being fattened up for foie gras!). I just hope my informant was wrong ...
Washington, the Sahara of the Bozart! I like reading about the city now that I no longer live there. In truth, I hardly recognize it — I miss some of the old hard scrabble neighborhoods. Anyway, I wouldn’t mind having duck tomorrow. I hope you sit down to a royal bird, wherever you are.
Right on, Julia! Having lived most of my adult life in the DC suburbs, your description of Washington and its surroundings had me laughing: you are completely accurate. I adored 'eatWashington' and through that website, I discovered so many wonderful places. Thank you!!
Amen to the statement that industrial food production methods need to be addressed, not artisanal ones. Of course, that goal is complicated by the benefits of mass production of food, feeding billions who in previous eras would have been chronically malnourished. The same applies to the benefits and risks of the plant-based version of industrial food production, large-scale monoculture, with its dependence on fertilizers and pesticides. Ironically, the numbers of humans on the planet would likely be much smaller were it not for these developments, as can be seen starting with the close ties between the “agricultural revolution” and “demographic revolution” of early modern Europe. The other irony is the degree to which mass production of food leads to mass waste of food while many people still go hungry. Ah, capitalism. Speaking of which, I’m convinced that it’s the lobbyist salaries in multiple six figures which keep the former politicians returning to DC, not the food. Speculation, I know. Another great essay and appealing recipe (this one is reminiscent of Marcella Hazan’s).