And let’s not forget those delicious ovaries! Sweet, juicy, engorged ovaries… Yum! 😋

I could have told you that. And I would have, if I had the funding.

I’d be interested to know how they turn out!

All solid choices by the sound of it. I’ll need to read up on loquat some more.

I’ve noted that plum down to recommend to folks in colder places!

Pathogen does make more sense in this context. My command of the language is not perfect either.

How fortunate that you experienced an abundance of fruit at an early age!

Just keep in mind…

Just keep in mind…

To the native animals who currently live there, all humans are rich fucks.

Speciesism strikes again.

There has probably never been a better time to not live in Bangladesh.

“As well as making the point that smart people can also hold silly beliefs, [Michael Shermer] actually put forward the idea that, more than being also susceptible, smart people are often more of a problem when it comes to believing silly things because they’re better at rationalising those silly beliefs. If you hold an idea, whether it be good or bad, if you have intellectual ability, if you have rhetoric ability and argumentative ability, you’re able to convince yourself a lot more easily of the bad ideas that you hold. There are certain individuals who exist who I am certain could argue that the moon does not exist and I’d probably believe them, because they’re just that good. I’m sure most people have somebody they could think of who’s just that good at talking, good at convincing people of things, that they could do a similar feat. But of course this is the problem, and this is why it’s particularly dangerous when smart people believe silly things.” – Alex O’Connor

“I think highly enough of you to suggest that you can do better. You have the capacity to reach the moral standard that your intelligence prescribes.” – Alex O’Connor, It’s Time To Go Vegan speech, 2019

A study published in April zeroed in on antibiotics specifically and found similar results. Researchers used a model to estimate contamination across the world’s rivers based on the annual human consumption of the 40 most-used antibiotics, including ceftriaxone, cefixime and amoxicillin (anyone who has had a bacterial infection has probably heard of this one). They found that 8,500 tons of antibiotics leach into the world’s river system, with the potential of reaching the ocean. This number doesn’t include contamination from manufacturers or the agricultural industry.

Bold part is interesting considering that animal agriculture uses about 70% of all antibiotics produced (80% in the USA) and probably a similar fraction of vaccines. But I suppose that no one really wants to hear about that.

A study published in April zeroed in on antibiotics specifically and found similar results. Researchers used a model to estimate contamination across the world’s rivers based on the annual human consumption of the 40 most-used antibiotics, including ceftriaxone, cefixime and amoxicillin (anyone who has had a bacterial infection has probably heard of this one). They found that 8,500 tons of antibiotics leach into the world’s river system, with the potential of reaching the ocean. This number doesn’t include contamination from manufacturers or the agricultural industry.

Bold part is interesting considering that animal agriculture uses about 70% of all antibiotics produced (80% in the USA) and probably a similar fraction of vaccines. But I suppose that no one really wants to hear about that.

“The good news is that in conventional agriculture, which is the vast majority, there is a lot to gain,” Wim van der Putten, soil ecologist and NIOO professor, said in a statement. “On all farms, including organic ones, it is important at this point not to cultivate the soil too intensively. For example: ploughing less. Inverting the soil during ploughing is a very big disruption for soil life.”

Let us not forget the importance of syntropic agriculture practices for sustainability. Tree-based food production is the most effective way to achieve a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem on the veganic farm, and such food forest systems don’t require ploughing by anyone, human or non-human.

Trujillo leading the way once again…

It’s definitely not exclusive to white people.

It takes a long time, but it doesn’t require help? Something like that is worth waiting for.

Two years… If I waited that long, it would be a disaster! Glad it works for you though!