Living
Butcher
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I am not sure whether someone who has not raised and slaughtered an animal that they will depend on for food can understand the fond, respectful distance I hold for everything but the dearest pets.
Canada
Bill to Strip Gray Wolves of Federal Protections Passes Key Committee
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A House committee has approved the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, a bill that would remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species List and block federal protections. Supporters call it a win for ranchers, while critics warn it threatens wolf recovery and ecological balance.
Living
In the Cards
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The magic that I do has the same grit-teeth determination as any other chore. I need to wash the dishes. I need to take out the trash. I need to light a candle and tell Hermes that I am afraid. I need to tell the Puck I love him. But the baby is coming in a month and a half.
Kitchen Witcheries
In praise of beer, the source of civilisation
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Though beer has become a purely recreational drink over the last century and a half, as changes in food production, water management, and attitudes towards alcohol have phased it out of daily life, for many of our ancestors it was essential – as sacred as fire, bread, and the other building blocks of civilised life.
enviroment
Cover crops and sustainability
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TWH explores the use of cover crops in the fight against climate change.