| Aug 3, 2016 | Food / FarmingWhy do we eat what we eat? Many of us eat foods that are familiar, convenient, and that simply taste good, without thinking much about why we make the choices we do. For others — myself included — there’s a constant struggle to determine what’s healthy,...
| Apr 16, 2014 | Food / FarmingAs a vegetarian, I have to walk a fine line. Really, I’m not judging you. But I often find it necessary to establish myself as “not a threat” to meat eaters. I also occasionally bump up against militant vegans. Consider this collision I had the other...
| Jul 23, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyDonald Kaul’s latest column is also his last — either forever or until he changes his mind. I’d like to assure his fans that yes, he’s come back from retirement before. But this time, it’s different. As Don explains with his trademark...
| Jun 4, 2012 | Food / FarmingA few weeks ago, I wrote a column about my attempt to become a vegan — that is to say, one who partakes neither of meat nor fish nor dairy. It’s not an easy life, I said. It seemed like a fairly non-controversial thing to say, although I was sure that...
| May 7, 2012 | Food / FarmingIf you invented a pill that offers long life, good health, and a body to be proud of, you’d make a fortune. Bottles would fly off the shelves. Suggest a change in behavior that achieved the same result, however, and what do you get? Catcalls, derisive comments,...
