# food sovereignty (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover food sovereignty. Page: Feed: --- ## [The attempts to rewrite covid history may be hitting a new low…](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/26/the-attempts-to-rewrite-covid-history-may-be-hitting-a-new-low/) _2026-08-26 · Elvira - Admin · OffGuardian_ Following a recent exchange on X with an entity calling itself ‘Faceless’ we’re becoming aware of what seems to be yet another new move to rewrite covid history – this time by conflating the very legitimate safety questions surrounding the untested and unnecessary ‘vaccines’ , which may well be killing thousands right now, with utterly … ## [WATCH: Food Not Bombs & the Struggle Against War & Dystopia](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/25/watch-food-not-bombs-the-struggle-against-war-dystopia/) _2026-08-25 · ADMIN TEAM · OffGuardian_ Keith McHenry, co-founder of the Food Not Bombs movement, discusses his family’s deep American roots and how despite a lineage connected to the founding of the country which also participated in parapolitical events, McHenry took a radical departure toward anarchism and social activism. He describes the evolution of his organization, which provides free meals as … ## [US Treasury Department Issues Sanctions Waivers for Venezuela Telecom Services, Contracts](https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/us-treasury-department-issues-sanctions-waivers-for-venezuela-telecom-services-contracts/) _2026-08-25 · ricardo · Venezuelanalysis_ Mérida, August 24, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued two general licenses granting specific permissions for telecommunications operations with Venezuela. Under General License 61 (GL61), published on Friday, OFAC authorized US companies to provide “technology, software, or services for the installation, maintenance,… ## [The Benefit of Not Reading](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/23/the-benefit-of-not-reading/) _2026-08-23 · ADMIN TEAM · OffGuardian_ “For my sister Rita, an artist who didn’t imitate and who died on this day long ago, trying.” It is a commonplace that a steady diet of the mass media can rot the brain and so fill one’s mind with nonsense that a creative thought becomes impossible. The Internet, television, film, and miniseries addictions are … ## [Venezuelan Parliament Approves Law to ‘Protect’ Real Estate Developers](https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelan-parliament-approves-law-to-protect-real-estate-developers/) _2026-08-22 · ricardo · Venezuelanalysis_ Caracas, August 22, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan National Assembly unanimously approved on Friday the Law on the Promotion and Protection of Housing Construction, a reform establishing updated rules for the construction and commercialization of residential properties. The legislation, which replaces the Law Against Real Estate Fraud from April 2012, consists of four chapters and...… ## [Top-Down Solutions Don’t Work](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/22/top-down-solutions-dont-work/) _2026-08-22 · ADMIN TEAM · OffGuardian_ Let me first explain what I mean by “top-down and bottom-up.” I use this phrase often in my psychotherapy work. I believe most therapy is designed to be top-down. This is where symptoms are treated, but not the cause of the symptoms. The first culprit on this list is typical psychiatry, where a 15-minute assessment … ## [Let’s talk about…the surge in food warnings and recalls](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/21/lets-talk-about-the-surge-in-food-warnings-and-recalls/) _2026-08-21 · Kit Knightly · OffGuardian_ Earlier today, NBC News reported “at least 55 people” had fallen ill after eating contaminated alfalfa sprouts across 15 US states. This is just the latest one of these. It started last month, when a Cyclospora outbreak causing explosive diarrhoea sickened thousands across 41 states – this was linked to lettuce, oregano and other fresh … ## [Venezuela: Hunt Oil, SLB Strike Deals as BP Joins US’ Handpicked Crude Resellers](https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-hunt-oil-slb-strike-deals-as-bp-joins-us-handpicked-crude-resellers/) _2026-08-20 · ricardo · Venezuelanalysis_ Caracas, August 20, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government has signed agreements with Texas-based Hunt Oil and SLB amid ongoing efforts to court foreign oil firms. Venezuelan Oil Minister Paula Henao finalized the deals on Tuesday on behalf of Acting President Delcy Rodríguez. Hunt Oil, originally founded by far-right tycoon H.L. Hunt in the 1930s,... The post Venezuela: Hunt Oil,… ## [Over 300,000 kids received Covid shot AFTER officials knew of myocarditis risk](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/20/over-300000-kids-received-covid-shot-after-officials-knew-of-myocarditis-risk/) _2026-08-20 · ADMIN TEAM · OffGuardian_ New vaccination data obtained by RCR, alongside emails released earlier this year, reveal that 311,257 teenagers received a second dose of the Covid vaccine after officials and Vaccine Ministers had been advised of the increased risk of myocarditis following a second dose in young people. An email from Dr Ian Town, the Covid-19 Vaccine Technical … ## [Venezuelan Gov’t Creates Construction Training Program, Delivers Houses to Earthquake Victims](https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelan-govt-creates-construction-training-program-delivers-houses-to-earthquake-victims/) _2026-08-20 · ricardo · Venezuelanalysis_ Mérida, August 19, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government led by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced the creation of the National Training Program for Construction Workers. According to official sources, the initiative seeks to professionalize workers in key trades, including plumbers, masons, electricians, blacksmiths, and carpenters, to integrate them into housing and… ## [Ultra-Quiet Business Mini (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KiyW2graIUG4) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Compact business mini, ultra-quiet for focused work. ## [Venezuela Is Not Iran](https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/venezuela-is-not-iran/) _2026-08-18 · ricardo · Venezuelanalysis_ Reflect. Think about yourself, about those around you, and you will reach the same conclusion as I have. Since the signing of the disastrous economic adjustment package with the International Monetary Fund in February 1989, Venezuela has never experienced such a unanimous feeling of bewilderment, contained anger, and repulsion at others deciding for us. In... The post Venezuela Is Not Iran… ## [Quick Take…the dead professor & “Arday’s Law”](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/18/quick-take-the-dead-professor-ardays-law/) _2026-08-18 · Kit Knightly · OffGuardian_ Jason Arday was allegedly (we always need this qualifier these days), a Cambridge professor of sociology who recently resigned from his post following allegations of plagiarism in his work and intense media scrutiny of some his more outlandish biographical claims. Shortly after resigning, he – again allegedly killed himself. Those are the bare bones of … ## [The All-Seeing Eye](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/17/the-all-seeing-eye/) _2026-08-17 · ADMIN TEAM · OffGuardian_ In an era where our every word, step, and glance can be archived, summarized, and replayed by sleek little discs pinned to our chests, the ancient archetype of the all-seeing eye has found its modern silicon incarnation. What was once the paranoid whisper of conspiracy has become the marketed convenience of ‘life logging’—yet beneath the … ## [Venezuela’s UK-Held Gold to Be Released to US Control, Foreign Audits](https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelas-uk-held-gold-to-be-released-to-us-control-foreign-audits/) _2026-08-17 · ricardo · Venezuelanalysis_ Caracas, August 17, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan sovereign gold reserves held by the Bank of England are set to be released and placed under US Treasury Department management. Following recent US-backed talks between the acting Delcy Rodríguez government and representatives of the defunct, opposition-majority parliament elected in 2015, the two sides agreed to work together... The post… ## [The Persistence of US Strategy, Anthony Fauci, and Limited Hangouts](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/16/the-persistence-of-us-strategy-anthony-fauci-and-limited-hangouts/) _2026-08-16 · ADMIN TEAM · OffGuardian_ Throughout all the news cycles over the years, you can count on a continuity in U.S. government/media propaganda and strategy. Make a time capsule, fill it with today’s news, hide it away, and pull it out in five, ten, or fifteen years, and while many details (tactics) will have changed, the underlying themes will remain. … ## [For Men and Women, and David Cayley](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/15/for-men-and-women-and-david-cayley/) _2026-08-15 · ADMIN TEAM · OffGuardian_ This article is dedicated to the memory of David Cayley, who died in June of this year. Much of David’s lifework was given to disseminating the ideas of Ivan Illich, one of the most important and least popular of which was the vital importance of men and women, made for and by ways of life, … ## [BP to Explore Venezuelan Offshore Natural Gas Alongside Emirati, Qatari Partners](https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/bp-to-explore-venezuelan-offshore-natural-gas-alongside-emirati-qatari-partners/) _2026-08-14 · ricardo · Venezuelanalysis_ Caracas, August 14, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government has granted an offshore natural gas concession to a consortium of British multinational BP, the United Arab Emirates’ XRG, and Qatar’s UCC. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez held an agreement-signing ceremony and press conference on Thursday alongside executives of the three corporations on Wednesday. “I salute this... The… ## [WATCH: “Resistance Emerging to Globalist Technofeudal Plans”](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/14/watch-resistance-emerging-to-globalist-technofeudal-plans/) _2026-08-14 · ADMIN TEAM · OffGuardian_ Shannon Joy joins host Hrvoje Moric to discuss the current state of the world and individual liberty. The world is in late-stage imperial decline characterized by widespread institutional corruption and a push for transnational technocratic control. The conversation examines COVID-19 as a pivotal psychological and military operation used to normalize biometric surveillance, digital IDs, and … ## [Venezuelan Gov’t and US-Backed Opposition Faction to Renew Supreme Court](https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelan-govt-and-us-backed-opposition-faction-to-renew-supreme-court/) _2026-08-14 · ricardo · Venezuelanalysis_ Caracas, August 13, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government and representatives of the defunct 2015 National Assembly announced a series of agreements after concluding a first round of talks on Wednesday. The two parties will conduct a process aimed at transforming the judicial system as well as promoting the recovery of Venezuela’s gold reserves frozen... The post Venezuelan Gov’t… ## [Sustaining the City by Draining the Countryside](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/13/sustaining-the-city-by-draining-the-countryside/) _2026-08-13 · ADMIN TEAM · OffGuardian_ While critiques of Indian agriculture have long focused on the crisis of commercial cash crops and the corporatisation of wheat and paddy procurement, this focus creates a significant oversight. By treating the state-backed system as the universal standard, such analyses overlook the reality of the vast majority of smallholders—those growing pulses, millets and rain-fed crops … ## [Find what they just said (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wZyioeuv965v) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Surface recent public signals so you can send policy-aware, relevant outreach ## [The Memory Hole](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/12/the-memory-hole/) _2026-08-12 · ADMIN TEAM · OffGuardian_ I am beginning to think something is wrong with my memory. It’s strange, the feeling. I don’t know how to describe it. It’s not like I have amnesia or anything. I remember who I am, I think. And I remember things that happened in the past, but I don’t think I remember them the way … ## [Venezuela Celebrates Golden Results at Central American and Caribbean Games](https://venezuelanalysis.com/images/venezuela-celebrates-golden-results-at-central-american-and-caribbean-games/) _2026-08-12 · ricardo · Venezuelanalysis_ Mérida, August 11, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuela concluded a successful performance at the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Caribbean nation’s delegation finished fourth in the overall medal table, securing 216 medals: 49 gold, 70 silver, and 97 bronze, finishing just two gold medals behind third-place Cuba. Mexico topped... The post… ## [The Rogue AI Psy-Op Part 3 – do you see where this is going yet?](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/11/the-rogue-ai-psy-op-part-3-do-you-see-where-this-is-going-yet/) _2026-08-11 · Kit Knightly · OffGuardian_ "Rogue AIs" have become the lab leak theory of the tech sector, a sci-fi horror premise that flies in the face of reason, pretending to vague ideas of "revelations" and "accountability", while encouraging panic as a response and social control as a solution. ## [\[UPDATED\] Venezuela to Continue ‘Technical Cooperation’ with Israel, Activate Consular Services](https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-technical-cooperation-consular-services-israel/) _2026-08-11 · ricardo · Venezuelanalysis_ Caracas, August 11, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government led by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez is advancing diplomatic normalization with Israel after 17 years of severed relations. In statements published on Tuesday, the Venezuelan and Israeli foreign ministries announced that, following “high-level talks,” the two countries would continue “bilateral technical cooperation”… ## [So…what’s new on updated OffG…](https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/11/so-whats-new-on-updated-offg/) _2026-08-11 · Catte B · OffGuardian_ UPDATED TO ADD – The newest posts now appear HERE on the front page under the featured and subscribe sections As promised here is a quick rundown of what’s new in the new look OffG Let’s start on the front page – most importantly perhaps is “Sections” – where you can find links to our … ## [Venezuelan Business Spokesman Says Privatizations Will Boost ‘Efficiency,’ Reduce State Payroll](https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelan-business-spokesman-says-privatizations-will-boost-efficiency-reduce-state-payroll/) _2026-08-10 · ricardo · Venezuelanalysis_ Caracas, August 10, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan business sector representative Luigi Pisella has urged the privatization of public assets in a string of recent appearances on state-affiliated media. “Our main goal is to create an efficient state, one that retains only strategic assets while opening them to private capital and technology,” Pisella said in an... The post Venezuelan… ## [An Open Letter to Milwaukee County Parks: On Foraging in Public Parks](https://www.robingreenfield.org/milwaukeeforagingopenletter/) _2026-08-10 · Robin Greenfield · Robin Greenfield_ Hello Dear Friends of Milwaukee County Parks, I recently received an email from Special Events Manager for the Milwaukee County Parks, Andrew Krueger as shared here: I am grateful for you reaching out. I’d like to say thank you for the work you are doing to provide natural space for the residents of \[…\] The post An Open Letter to Milwaukee County Parks: On Foraging in Public Parks appeared first… ## [Meyby Ugueto-Ponce: ‘Afro-Venezuelan Ancestral Knowledge Embodies Memory and Resistance’](https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/meyby-ugueto-ponce-the-ancestral-knowledge-of-afro-venezuelan-communities-embodies-memory-and-resistance/) _2026-08-09 · ricardo · Venezuelanalysis_ Meyby Ugueto-Ponce is an Afro-Venezuelan activist, dancer, and researcher. She holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology and currently works at the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC). In this interview, she addresses some of the main themes of her research, including structural racism in Venezuelan society, restorative justice, and the impact of the Bolivarian Revolution. Many... The post… ## [Foraging for Beginners in New York City – Prospect Park, Brooklyn Foraging Walk](https://www.robingreenfield.org/foragingbrooklyn/) _2026-08-07 · GuestDoGood · Robin Greenfield_ Food and medicine is growing freely and abundantly all around us even in major cities like New York City. In this foraging walk, I take you through Prospect Park in Brooklyn to introduce you to some of the common plants to forage. Many of these are plants that New Yorkers know by site, but have \[…\] The post Foraging for Beginners in New York City – Prospect Park, Brooklyn Foraging Walk appeared… ## [Foraging in Southern California: Easy Edible Plants for Beginner Foragers](https://www.robingreenfield.org/foragingcalifornia/) _2026-07-24 · GuestDoGood · Robin Greenfield_ Food is growing freely and abundantly all around us in southern California, but many of us walk past this food every day without ever noticing. In this video, I share 23 easy plants to help you begin foraging in California. Of the hundreds of edible and medicinal plants that grow here, I have chosen some \[…\] The post Foraging in Southern California: Easy Edible Plants for Beginner Foragers… ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pehIHWHtT3bq) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [California Foraging Guide for Beginner Foragers](https://www.robingreenfield.org/californiaforaging/) _2026-07-23 · Robin Greenfield · Robin Greenfield_ California Foraging Walks While in California I filmed two of my Foraging Walks. These are ideal videos for an introduction to foraging in California. The blogs include transcripts for those that would rather read the information. The blogs also include the plant lists. Foraging Walk for Beginners in Griffith Park, Los Angeles Foraging Walk \[…\] The post California Foraging Guide for Beginner… ## [Year of Foraging – Day 280 Update](https://www.robingreenfield.org/foragingyearday280update/) _2026-07-22 · GuestDoGood · Robin Greenfield_ It’s been over nine months since I broke free from the grocery store. Here is a Day 280 Update of foraging 100 percent of my food and medicine for a year. Transcript: The following is a transcription of Day 280 Foraging 100% of My Food. Nature is my Garden! Today is Day 280 of the \[…\] The post Year of Foraging – Day 280 Update appeared first on Robin Greenfield . ## [Foraging Walk for Beginners in Santa Cruz, California](https://www.robingreenfield.org/foragingsantacruz/) _2026-06-17 · GuestDoGood · Robin Greenfield_ Food and medicine is growing freely and abundantly all around us in California. In this foraging walk, I take you through a park in Santa Cruz, California, to introduce you to some of the common plants to forage. Many of these are plants that Californians know by sight, but have never realized are food and \[…\] The post Foraging Walk for Beginners in Santa Cruz, California appeared first on Robin… ## [Robin Greenfield in Ojai, California — The Year of Foraging Day 224](https://www.robingreenfield.org/foragingyearojai/) _2026-06-11 · GuestDoGood · Robin Greenfield_ Robin Greenfield at Sane Living Center in Ojai, California on May 22nd, 2026 — Day 224 of the Year of Foraging. This talk is part of his West Coast Tour. Gratitude to: Carol at the Sane Living Center for creating spaces for free community gatherings: saneliving.com Peter Deneen for organizing the event and helping me \[…\] The post Robin Greenfield in Ojai, California — The Year of Foraging Day 224… ## [Foraging Walk for Beginners in Griffith Park, LA — Foraging Southern California](https://www.robingreenfield.org/foragingla/) _2026-06-04 · GuestDoGood · Robin Greenfield_ Food and medicine is growing freely and abundantly all around us, even in major cities like Los Angeles. In fact, southern California holds endless opportunities for foraging. In this foraging walk, I take you through Griffith Park in Los Angeles to introduce you to some of the common plants to forage. Many of these are \[…\] The post Foraging Walk for Beginners in Griffith Park, LA — Foraging… ## [The Year of Foraging – Florida Chapter](https://www.robingreenfield.org/foragingyearflorida/) _2026-05-31 · GuestDoGood · Robin Greenfield_ For one year, nature is my pantry, my garden and my pharmacy. I am foraging for every bit of my food and medicine, down to the salt, oil and spices. In this video, I share an update from my two months in Florida, months three and four of the year-long endeavor. (January 3rd – February \[…\] The post The Year of Foraging – Florida Chapter appeared first on Robin Greenfield . ## [Emile Hirsch and Robin Greenfield: “Into the Wild” Foraging Griffith Park](https://www.robingreenfield.org/intothewild/) _2026-05-27 · GuestDoGood · Robin Greenfield_ Christopher McCandless is a human being who I resonate greatly with and “Into the Wild” is one of the most inspirational movies in my life. Many of you have shared how you see the similarities between Christopher and me. Although Chris did die on his grand adventure to Alaska, he was a human with much \[…\] The post Emile Hirsch and Robin Greenfield: “Into the Wild” Foraging Griffith Park appeared… ## [Foraging in the Midwest: 10 Easy Edible Plants for Beginner Foragers](https://www.robingreenfield.org/midwestedibles/) _2026-05-15 · GuestDoGood · Robin Greenfield_ Food and medicine is growing freely and abundantly all around us in the Midwest, but many of us walk past this food every day without ever noticing. On this foraging walk, I share 10 easy plants to help you begin foraging throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and more of the Midwest. I also \[…\] The post Foraging in the Midwest: 10 Easy Edible Plants for Beginner… ## [Year of Foraging – Day 200 Update](https://www.robingreenfield.org/foragingyearday200update/) _2026-05-08 · GuestDoGood · Robin Greenfield_ It’s been 200 days since I broke free from the grocery store! I’m over halfway into my year of foraging all of my food and medicine. Today I’m giving you an update on what I’m eating! Transcript: The following is a transcription of Year of Foraging — Day 200 Update. It has been 200 days since \[…\] The post Year of Foraging – Day 200 Update appeared first on Robin Greenfield . ## [A Year of Foraging and the Impact on Gut Microbiome](https://www.robingreenfield.org/microbiome/) _2026-04-08 · Robin Greenfield · Robin Greenfield_ Exploring the Gut Microbiome We now know that a human being is not an individual entity, but rather a culture of thousands of species of bacteria and yeast as well as viruses. We can’t survive without this interconnected culture of species. We are this culture, as much as that goes against our individualist mental framework. \[…\] The post A Year of Foraging and the Impact on Gut Microbiome appeared… ## [Foraging 100% of My Food for a Year](https://www.robingreenfield.org/foragingyear2026/) _2026-04-06 · Robin Greenfield · Robin Greenfield_ The post Foraging 100% of My Food for a Year appeared first on Robin Greenfield . ## [Greenfield Film](https://www.robingreenfield.org/greenfieldfilm2026/) _2026-04-01 · GuestDoGood · Robin Greenfield_ The post Greenfield Film appeared first on Robin Greenfield . ## [book: Semiosis , Sue Burke](https://osedax.bearblog.dev/book-semiosis-sue-burke/) _2026-03-31 · osedax · bone-eater: Grim's blog about biology and other stuff_ as a speculative bio enjoyer, it did take me a bit to get in-tune with Semiosis . I kept distracting myself with questions about why an alien planet would have plants and animals very much within a reasonable Earthen frame (like the fippokats). I had to get over myself. The words (e.g. bamboo, lentil, tulip, eagles, slugs...) referred to aliens that were non-Earthen in nature, and they were not… ## [Foraging in Florida: Easy Edible Plants for Beginner Foragers](https://www.robingreenfield.org/floridaforaging/) _2026-03-29 · GuestDoGood · Robin Greenfield_ Foraging in Florida: A Beginner’s Guide Food is growing freely and abundantly all around us in Florida, but many of us walk past this food every day without ever noticing. In this article and video, I share 17 easy plants to help you begin foraging in Florida. Of the hundreds of edible and medicinal plants \[…\] The post Foraging in Florida: Easy Edible Plants for Beginner Foragers appeared first on… ## [I crossed that damn road](https://osedax.bearblog.dev/i-crossed-that-damn-road/) _2026-03-21 · osedax · bone-eater: Grim's blog about biology and other stuff_ I crossed that damn road . I found a tunnel running underneath. I wonder if non-human animals use it...? across the road there are interesting observations on human influence I can make. firstly, there is a reservoir which seemed host to the highest population of breeding toads I'd seen in... not sure, in a long time. Saw two males trying to mount one female. One male was clinging to her underside… ## [book: The Children of Memory , Adrian Tchaikovsky](https://osedax.bearblog.dev/book-the-children-of-memory-adrian-tchaikovsky/) _2026-03-19 · osedax · bone-eater: Grim's blog about biology and other stuff_ I could summarise the previous two books in The Children of Time series. First one: intersecting narratives detailing the history of the sophont spiders, the Portiids, + the journey taken by humans to the Portiid planet, Kern's World. Second one: another joint narrative, Human-Portiid meeting with the Damascan octopi, and the interwoven histories of the planets Damascus and Nod. Third book...?… ## [book: The Struggle for Food Sovereignty , Rémy Herrera and Kin Chi Lau](https://osedax.bearblog.dev/book-the-struggle-for-food-sovereignty-remy-herrera-and-kin-chi-lau/) _2026-03-18 · osedax · bone-eater: Grim's blog about biology and other stuff_ the book is open access. JSTOR has it . I do love a hard copy for annotation purposes... I'd recommend this if you're looking for a very zoomed-out view of the struggle for food sovereignty (both the struggle itself, and the history of what it is struggling against) in a few places around the world. The book covers latin america, southern Africa (distinct from, but including, South Africa), China,… ## [book: The Children of Ruin , Adrian Tchaikovsky](https://osedax.bearblog.dev/book-the-children-of-ruin-adrian-tchaikovsky/) _2026-03-13 · osedax · bone-eater: Grim's blog about biology and other stuff_ not sure how many people were introduced to Tchaikovsky's work along the lines of: the first book is about sophont spiders, and the second one is about sophont octopi. You might wonder if the premise gets stale. the thing about these books is that there is so much more that explodes out of that single premise. Even while keeping the "collision course" formatting of the previous book (where the… ## [book: The Sting of the Wild , Justin Schmidt](https://osedax.bearblog.dev/book-the-sting-of-the-wild-justin-schmidt/) _2026-03-12 · osedax · bone-eater: Grim's blog about biology and other stuff_ You might know the late Dr Schmidt: he's the guy who got stung by as many stinging insects as possible & created the Schmidt pain index . This is that guy. The Sting of the Wild weaves between an autobiography of an entomologist-chemist who gained pop-culture notoriety, and precise science pertaining to the stinging insects he loved. This feels right to read, the idea of Dr Schmidt, the pain… ## [Trees with trunks like narwhal tusks](https://osedax.bearblog.dev/trees-with-trunks-like-narwhal-tusks/) _2026-02-23 · osedax · bone-eater: Grim's blog about biology and other stuff_ with a kind of desperation I've started wandering off again. Helps the thoughts. (Not yet am I at the point of curling up gainst a moss hummock and not returning home till late. Delusions teeter but I do not need to flee.) In this state I talk to fellow life and I am learning its shapes and patterns. Much of the forest nearby is ex-lumber-plantation, therefore consists of quick growing Pinus…