Land Girls

...an Oregon hops field. They look so happy (and stripey)! Were they paid in beer? We’d never heard about the WLA prior to today–which is astonishing and a little sad–and stranger still, of all sources, we have the louche Chap magazine to thank for this increase in knowledge. They ran a Land Girl fashion spread titled “Britches & Hoes,” saying, “The recession has led to endless talk of austerity measures, making-do-and-mending and growing your own v...

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On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs

...were paid to do the things you like to read about on this blog: gardening, beer brewing, jam making, beekeeping etc. Or how about a world in which teachers, nurses and caregivers made more money than tech CEOs? Sadly, we don’t live in that utopia. Instead we have an economy that often rewards people who either do nothing all day or whose work degrades our lives. Anthropologist David Graeber takes up these questions in his book Bullshit Jobs: A The...

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May the Work I’ve Done Speak for Me

...erously hosted several book promotion events for us, including lectures, a beer making party and pickling and bread classes. He nurtured deep relationships with other faith traditions and hosted ecumenical lectures and events. Peter is of the “ask forgiveness not permission” style of leadership. In keeping with this he says “yes” where others might hem and haw and wait to check with the higher ups or fret about insurance. He speaks often of addres...

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For the Locals . . .

...ds of the LA River’s second Bats and Brews event. The evening began with a beer and taco at the Frogtown brewery followed by a stroll down to the LA River with a wildlife biologist armed with a bat detector. The river was beautiful at sunset and I got to see a bat skimming the surface of the water. I think that there will be another Bats and Brews event in August though they haven’t listed it on the website yet. Check back on the FOLAR website and...

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Saturday Linkages: Move On Up

...pse OS’ Is an Open Source Operating System for the Post-Apocalypse Climate Beer: “Take turns expressing how your knowledge and experience of climate breakdown makes you feel.” Climate scientists reveal their fears for the future In its insatiable pursuit of power, Silicon Valley is fuelling the climate crisis Hey Mayor Garcetti, where’s my bus lane? Right Here Right Now Making messy look good The Mindfulness Racket: The evangelists of unplugging m...

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