A couple of weeks ago my son nearly died. He was given a drug that he has had before but this time he had a massive allergic reaction. A “dodgy dose” was one of the explanations. The problem is that it’s not possible to trace batches of pharmaceuticals like it is to trace foods like salamis or […]
I’ve been working very hard of late and the pressures of trying to get a break through has been getting to me.
So I’ve taken some time out to sharpen the axe.
Literally and metaphorically.
Haven’t used any of my carpentry tools for about 9 months. Always important to sharpen the axe. I haven’t been doing enough of […]
Australia imports an estimated 70% of the seafood we consume. There are huge opportunities in fish farming; the problem is that aquaculture is either highly nutrient polluting or has a massive energy cost. How do we farm fish without having a massive detrimental impact on the environment?
World demand for seafood is rising and because wild […]
A friend mine recently made a comment on Face Book that went something along the lines of……
There are two sorts of people those that think government is like the West Wing and those that think it is like Yes Minister.
There was more to it than that but that was the gist (I think).
Personally I fear […]
Aspiring small scale organic and regenerative farmers often talk about diversity, stacked enterprises, integrated farming, agricultural ecology and lots of other cool stuff. People often say that such diversified enterprises are not practical on modern farms because they require too much labour. In reality its not about labour but about brains.
I’ve been meaning to get […]