Mother Jones

  • No Bar Code

    I might never have found my way to Polyface Farm if Joel Salatin hadn’t refused to FedEx me one of his chickens.

  • Cruising on the Ark of Taste

    The first time I heard about the Slow Food movement, recently arrived on our shores from its native Italy, I thought the whole idea sounded cute. Here were a bunch of well-heeled foodies getting together to celebrate the fast-disappearing virtues of the slow life: traditional foods traditionally prepared and eaten at leisurely communal meals.