tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75247586863885019682012-02-09T05:34:46.425-08:00<img src="http://www.iveydoyal.com/2006/2006images/feedbag.jpg" height="150" width="515">Ivey Doyalnoreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524758686388501968.post-5857769794055260932008-01-28T07:28:00.000-08:002008-01-28T11:19:10.258-08:00

There was a great article in the New York Times Magazine yesterday about the loss of biodiversity among livestock. This is a familiar tale, but Andrew Rice laid out the complexities very well in his story, “A Dying Breed.” There are many factors leading to the extinction of heritage livestock breeds around the world, and Rice hits on a lot of them, including, rather unexpectedly, Heifer

Ivey Doyalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524758686388501968.post-17931980444781084412008-01-26T10:05:00.000-08:002008-02-03T11:55:37.451-08:00

Peter and I recently returned from Bali, Indonesia, where he was charged with the gravity-defying mission of convincing American delegates at the UN Climate Conference to sign on to an agreement to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80% by 2050. That minor task having been accomplished (well done Pete), we set off for a two and a half week motorcycle trip through this beautiful, agrarian island.A

Ivey Doyalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524758686388501968.post-31328599533901137472008-01-07T12:59:00.000-08:002008-01-26T10:19:56.256-08:00

I first met Will Harris at the Buckhead Whole Foods in Atlanta. He was standing in front of the meat counter, offering beef samples to a gathering of rapacious customers. He asked passers-by in a deep and dignified southern drawl, reminiscent of a more chivalrous time, if they would be interested in trying some local grass-fed beef. I, for one, could not resist. The combination of boundless charm

Ivey Doyalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524758686388501968.post-1266480329264996472007-04-15T11:59:00.000-07:002007-05-15T08:10:13.811-07:00

Attention farmers, foodies and fellow citizens of Georgia: the 2007 Farm Bill is about to make its way through Congress, so if you enjoy eating food, drinking clean water and stimulating your local economy, listen up. Now is the perfect time to get involved. Already members of the Congressional Subcommittee on Agriculture, three of whom are Georgians, have begun putting together the budget for

Ivey Doyalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524758686388501968.post-67642659103883166362007-02-25T07:26:00.000-08:002007-02-25T07:36:28.030-08:00

In 2005, Georgia passed Senate Bill 87, which disallows any “county, municipal corporation, consolidated government, or other political subdivision of this state” from passing regulations against the use of genetically modified seeds. Genetically engineered organisms aren’t just creepy because they could open a window to “human animal hybrids,” an abomination our president roundly denounced in

Ivey Doyalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524758686388501968.post-63825170648605499762007-02-08T10:31:00.000-08:002007-02-08T12:07:12.771-08:00

For the 32% of the population who still believe Bush is doing a “heck of a job” in Iraq, sustainable agriculture may be a hard sell. For whatever reason, there are some people who have bought into the status quo, and aren’t letting go. For these people, I give you the Ag Rag talking points:1. Our food supply is susceptible to a massive terrorist attack.Former Secretary of the US Department of

Ivey Doyalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524758686388501968.post-68960120683214312222007-01-21T16:10:00.000-08:002007-01-24T13:47:41.421-08:00

I first heard about biodeisel from an alternative fuels magnate here in Atlanta. And by “alternative fuels magnate,” I mean anti-corporate anarchist. My heart skipped a beat as he explained to me in detail how you can turn used grease from fast food restaurants into energy. Wide use of this technology would mean a completely renewable local fuel source - no war required. Needless to say, I became

Ivey Doyalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524758686388501968.post-74471561619196297092007-01-15T08:05:00.000-08:002007-01-21T16:57:24.761-08:00

A few weeks ago, I convinced my boyfriend, Pete, to go to the grocery store for me. This is decidedly not his jurisdiction, and whenever I ask him to go, it is always followed by a fair amount of foot stomping. However, this time he eventually agreed, and grudgingly set off with my list in his pocket and a grimace on his face.When he arrived at our local Whole Foods, he meandered around a bit (

Ivey Doyalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524758686388501968.post-39941926488313154842007-01-08T17:17:00.001-08:002007-01-12T06:55:58.189-08:00

The American perspective on food has always dipped dangerously into the psychotic. The absence of a national cuisine has contributed simultaneously to both a general apathy toward food and to bizarre and obviously detrimental dietary fads (see Dolly Parton’s banana and skim milk diet or John Harvey Kellogg’s grape and enema regimen). I was certainly not immune to this national mindset. As the

Ivey Doyalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524758686388501968.post-13312685718517125802007-01-08T17:16:00.000-08:002007-01-09T07:11:45.234-08:00

Below is an example of our bizarre relationship to food. Where, but America would you find people who would voluntarily eat this way?:The Cabbage Soup Diet Also called "The Dolly Parton diet," for reasons that are shrouded in mystery, this 7-day diet really does work--in the short term, anyway. And there's a great purity to it--especially in the summertime when it's wonderfully refreshing served

Ivey Doyalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524758686388501968.post-44293768400965332572007-01-08T17:14:00.001-08:002007-01-09T07:13:02.048-08:00

America has a long tradition of counter-intuative health trends. Below is an example excerpted from The Bell Tower and Beyond: Reflections on Learning and Living, By David Emory Shi:A century ago, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg of Battle Creek, Michigan, transformed the nation’s breakfast habits. In the process, he became a millionaire fitness guru for America’s rich and powerful – and the inspiration

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