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A Milestone Looms for Farm-Raised Fish
Posted by New York Times: CRAIG LEISHER on January 24th, 2013
New York Times: Sometime this year, we will quietly pass a milestone in human history: the majority of the fish we eat will be farm-raised rather than wild-caught.
In the last 20 years, the production of fish through aquaculture has grown exponentially, while marine fish catches have leveled off. Unless it’s an extraordinary year for marine fishing, in 2013 the lines will cross, and the majority of the fish we eat will come from aquaculture rather than oceans.
Fishing is the only part of global food production...
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Off the Grid, Where the Living Is Good
Posted by New York Times: CRAIG LEISHER on August 10th, 2011
New York Times: Morning on the dock near the Maine cabin where the author is living with his family.
Three weeks ago, my wife and I moved with our three boys, two cats, five bikes and canoe from the New Jersey suburbs to a cabin in the Maine woods. We`ll be here for a year, and from time to time I`ll be updating you on our experiment in living in tune with our surroundings and off the grid.
We have no hot water, no microwave, no washing machine, no coffee maker and only enough solar electricity to power two...