In so many respects, marijuana is a mirror of food, as noted at the mothership https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/marijuana-goes-mainstream

A late contender for the best thing about #food I have read all year. Michael Lewis's feature Made in the U.S.D.A. goes inside Trump’s cruel campaign against the U.S.D.A.’s scientists https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/11/usda-food-stamps-school-lunch-trump-administration

Patreon is stepping back, and that’s great. But there announcement prompted me to do something about supporting the podcast, and I’m not going to change that.

Had to abandon the latest Gravy podcast because the levels were so all over the place. Pity; it seemed pretty interesting.

What is @dropbox actually doing when it is "indexing," why does it need to do it so often, and why does it hog my computer while it does it?

Fascinating conversation with Jess Phillips on @tppolitics_ especially the bit at about 29:15 when she said: “We are basically retweeting away our liberty.”

And yes, I am aware of the irony. Which is why I posted this on my own site first

Getting set for virtual Homebrew Website Club. Want to join us? https://indieweb.org/events/2017-11-29-homebrew-website-club#Virtual_European_Time

Little Beans Bring Big Farm Losses as Global Glut Mashes Exports, via Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-22/little-beans-bring-big-farm-losses-as-global-glut...

So was the International Year of Pulses a success or a failure?

Colin Tudge explains the crucial difference between @OFRC and @oxfordfarming. The R stands for Real, and also for Radical. Start from what you want, then work out how do do it. http://www.campaignforrealfarming.org/2017/11/why-the-oxford-real-farming-conference-is-distinct-and...

Seeing White from John Biewen and Scene on Radio was far and away the most interesting and valuable series this year. @nwquah