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when the oil fields burned

While we're on the subject of oil, this past Sunday, the New York Times magazine re-ran Sebastiao Salgado's 1991 photo documentary of the burning of Saudi oil fields. And, holy crap, they […]

Posted: April 12 2016
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the plow that broke the plains

The film presents the social and economic history of the Great Plains -- from the time of the settlement of the prairies, through the World War I boom, to the […]

Posted: February 19 2016
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sewing the seeds of syria: farming group rescues plant species threatened by war

The Experimental Farm Network seeks to preserve the world’s biodiversity one seed at a time. The best case for a plant’s survival is for people to grow it widely. Taylor […]

Posted: November 18 2015