A Partial Debunking of Pollanism

July 27, 2018Meat MisinformationBuy Local, Grass-Fed Beef, Industrial Agriculture, Michael Pollan, Michael Ruhlman, Slow-Food, Value Added Home ProcessingGeorge Wolfer

Even after reading Pollan’s two main books all the way through twice, for some reason I still had a hard time getting motivated to write this report. However, for the perceived financial good of those that I hope value my opinion, I finally got some seemingly novel advice down in writing. My pointed effort here pales in comparison to Pollan’s ability… Read More »

OBEC Revised (Ag. Sci-Fi)

December 22, 2017Livestock ProductionAgricultural Sci-Fi, Bovine Gereenhouse Gas Emissions, Cellulosic Ethanol Production, Grass-Fed Beef, Ohio Beef Production, Renewable Energy, Rust-Belt Rejuvenation, Tax Dollars at Work, Thinking in Big Pictures, Working with NatureGeorge Wolfer

A lush stand of mature switchgrass. 12 or so years ago I was unaware that only a relatively few people “think in pictures.” Further, I admittedly still know fairly little about the technical workings of viable cellulosic ethanol production. It was circa 2006 that I penned a short story title Visions of OBEC. As the years have since passed I learned that even though the vast majority of… Read More »