What does it take to feed the globe? Events through the Berkeley Food Institute and San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club highlight food and climate
This post was originally published in The Berkeley Graduate. How will the world feed a planet of seven billion people during drought, disaster, and rising temperatures? The climate change’s effects … Continue reading
Maine artists’ collective, stopping in Oakland, urges ‘No’ vote on Prop 1
Article by Ethan Bien, photos by Lakshmi Sarah. This post originally appeared in Oakland North. If a picture is worth a thousand words, the Beehive Collective’s posters are whole books. … Continue reading
Protests Against the UC Berkeley Fee Increase
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Meet the Kalette, the newest hybrid vegetable in town
Kale is annoying. Not only as a cultural concept, but preparing it can be tedious: Washing it, cutting out the stems, cooking it with enough spices — but not too … Continue reading
Stealth Chevron consultants administer Richmond news website
Written by Jimmy Tobias with additional reporting by Lakshmi Sarah – this post originally appeared on Richmond Confidential. In February, a slick new website showed up on Richmond’s media scene. Dubbed … Continue reading
2013 in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,700 … Continue reading
Randy Newman I’m Dreaming Political Satire: New Song From Perspective of a Racist Voter
I just lost 3 minutes and 17 seconds of my life that I will never get back. I wanted to watch the whole video, as I thought there might be … Continue reading
“Hard work” (on what it takes to be a farmer)
Sarojany Devi has four daughters between age 14 and 20. All of her daughters are in school now. Sarojany manages 40 nali (20 nali = approx 1 acre) of land … Continue reading
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