Randall's Blog

A recent essay in the New York Times (If Peas Can Talk, Should We Eat Them? by Michael Marder) about the "ethical implications" stemming from research on pea plant "intelligence" prompted me to finish writing this post. This isn't really a new story, a… more »

I just set up a website to gather information for a book I'm writing with my daughter, Rebecca, about different diets and to share information about the book project. The book title "What Should We Eat?" was chosen because this simple question has becom… more »

Was watching a YouTube video the other day. It was an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on being vegan. She explains the turning point, the point where she decided that she was going to stop eating animal products and what brought her to that point. It's a… more »

Here are some more shots of the finished solar trailer. The last two are from a campsite on Lake Eaton, in the Adirondacks. I met Lowell there when he was coming back from a trip to Toronto. I built shelves in the front of the traile… more »

I haven't had an update in a while. I went to the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival again this year. It was another great event - two days this year. Here are my photos from Saturday afternoon. I spent some time felling dead trees on our property a… more »