Monthly Archives: April 2008

 

Global food & expensive wine

Apr 17

I just stopped myself from cheering when I read a newspaper report about global food and farming in an English paper on the plane ride home. The very next day A Friend (thank you, friend) sent me a link to … Continue reading →

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GM labelling in Canada – you can do something!

Apr 17

Canada stands with other GM producing nations (like the US) in refusing to require labelling of GM foods (currently it’s voluntary) but also trying to force non-GM enthusiasts into allowing GM products into their markets. It’s a hugely complicated matter, … Continue reading →

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Hasta luego London

Apr 16

A flash farewell to London left me time only for a sprint to the Tate, where the trees are quite shockingly beautiful, and Peter Doig’s show was in its best points big and beautiful, particularly, for me, the landscapes and … Continue reading →

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London, briefly

Apr 13

The workshop ended on Friday, after a few more mouthfuls of food and poetry. We had readings several evenings during the week, the first from Tammy who read some of her travel poems; then a reading by all of us; … Continue reading →

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Questions of too much food

Apr 10

The week to date has been a blur of eating, drinking, reading, writing, talking, eating, drinking and so on. It’s been productive writing time for me, though I feel like every hour is filled, and manage to write only late … Continue reading →

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