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What Principles Are Important for a Paleo(ish) Intentional Community?

Most of the discussions I've seen about establishing an intentional community adhering to paleo principles center around the decidedly neolithic concepts of farming and money. In o …
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Ethics and the rising consumption of meat in industrialized nations

Only When Meat is Stigmatized Will Factory Farms Stop Thriving... http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/10/only-when-meat-is-stigmatized-will-factory-farms-stop-thriving/24 …
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Datapoints: How much per lb do you pay for Macadamia nuts?

Similar to http://paleohacks.com/questions/7728/where-can-i-buy-affordable-mufa-nuts-hazelnuts-pecan-macadamia-cashew, but I'm interested in raw data specifically for macadamia. P …
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Paleo Foods for the economically disadvantaged?

The recession has left many people homeless or unemployed. Unfortunately most food banks seem to offer mainly foods of dubious value. What are some other ways to get paleo food …
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What are some research topics in agricultural economics that you find fascinating?

I'm a college student, embarking on my senior thesis. I'm wondering if any of you have any recommendations about possible topics to pursue in agricultural economics, perhaps with a …
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Is it ethical to sell unhealthy foods to others?

There's an event coming up at which I was thinking about selling homemade strawberry preserves to raise some money for a project*. They would be preservative-free and "natural," bu …