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Today is Farmers Day (also known as Old Farmers Day), an annual occasion for the celebration of the United States’ rich history as a nation of agricultural producers. Now, as the country’s relationship to that agrarian past continues to evolve–with urban and organic farming renewing interest in an industry dominated by multinational corporations–we can take [...]

An interesting New York Times story on the impending collapse of the Colorado River’s water delivery system – which supplies water to 7 Southwestern states – has us worried about our friends and relations living in Arizona and Southern California. (It also made us think of that incredible Joan Didion article, “Holy Water”, about the [...]