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...Just as the burning of fossil fuels that is causing global warming requires more than a tweaking of mileage standards, the manifold problems of our food system require a comprehensive solution. "There should be a recognition that what we are doing is unsustainable," says Martin. And yet, still we must eat. So what can we do? (See pictures of an apartment outfitted for goat-milking...
Getting It Right If a factory farm is hell for an animal, then Bill Niman's seaside ranch in Bolinas, Calif., an hour north of San Francisco, must be heaven. The property's cliffside view over the Pacific Ocean is worth millions, but the black Angus cattle that Niman and his wife Nicolette Hahn Niman raise keep their eyes on the ground, chewing contentedly on the pasture. Grass - and a trail of hay that Niman spreads from his truck periodically - is all the animals will eat during the nearly three years they'll spend on the ranch. That all-natural...
...what will it take for sustainable food production to spread? It's clear that scaling up must begin with a sort of scaling down - a distributed system of many local or regional food producers as opposed to just a few massive ones. Since 1935, consolidation and industrialization have seen the number of U.S. farms decline from 6.8 million to fewer than 2 million - with the average farmer now feeding 129 Americans, compared with 19 people...
...book, Acceptance, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David L. Marcus follows Gwyeth "Smitty" Smith, a public school guidance counselor in a New York City suburb who has a unique touch. Through Smitty's story, Marcus shows us the uniquely American madness that high-school juniors and seniors must endure before making the leap to university. Marcus spoke to TIME about what makes a great guidance counselor, Ivy League obsessions and how the recession is affecting college admissions...
...laughter and applause from the Marines. "- I'm sorry, I don't know how that got in there I know they haven't had ponytails in a year or two - and looks down at them through his cockpit as he flies over. 'Boy,' he radios his wingman, 'it must be tough down there...