Office by Alex Penny
This site WAS going to be an online portfolio or resume, but now it is mostly a virtual display case for a few things I want to remember. However, if you get curious you can view my resume by clicking on the link to the left. One more thing - check out my vintage shop on Etsy if you like! It's always a delightful work in progress. :)
Some people balk at restrictions on selling unprocessed milk and other foods. ‘How can we not have the freedom to choose what we eat?’ one says. Regulators say the rules exist for safety and fairness.
Yesterday, Hershey’s declared May 18th “I Love Reese’s Day,” which was basically an Internet promotion to get people to think about, talk about, and hopefully buy their chocolate and peanut butter confections. But a lot of people don’t love Reese’s, because Hershey’s sources its cocoa from plantations which use child and forced labor and have repeatedly refused to make a commitment to buying better cocoa. So that’s why I’m declaring today, May 19th, “I Love Fair Trade Chocolate Day.” Take that, Hershey’s!
Several organizations came together yesterday to proclaim why they don’t love Reese’s. They don’t love the fact that Hershey’s buys cocoa from areas where up to 15% of the children living there were forced into labor in 2009. They don’t love that Hershey’s has fallen well behind rivals like Cadbury in developing sustainable and fair sourcing policies. And they don’t love that when consumers bite into a Reese’s cup, they might be biting into slavery. And I’ve got to agree with them.
Dang it, shall I soon not be able to eat anything unless it was grown in my own garden? And even the plants I purchase from my local garden center will be suspect (what if they are clones, or from facilities that use tons of hormones and pesticides to grow them?). Why has food production become so evil? Why must we be paranoid about tomatoes, spinach, and now chocolate? Michael Pollan, how we need thee…
Suddenly, my years of refusing to eat ground beef seem a little less paranoid.
I just added 10 more books to my cookbook wish-list.
They’re young, they’re broke, and they pay for organic salmon with government subsidies. Got a problem with that?
I’m pretty sure I approve. How about you?
Mr. Banana Without Borders!
If this post makes it on the side radar of Tumblr, I will donate $1000 toMSF/Doctors Without Borders. All you have to do is like and reblog this post so that Mr. Banana can rise to fame and save the world. If you want, you can read about my motives.
Thanks to Sheila for the reblog idea, to LikeCool for making me aware, and to Illurama for creating Mr. Banana.
UPDATE: You guys did it! THE DONATION HAS BEEN MADE!
![Reblogged from thedailywhat:
Buy This: Gummi Bear Candelier by Kevin Champeny for Jellio.
5,000 hand-strung acrylic gummi bears. Each “candelier” takes two months to produce. Limited edition of ten.
[swissmiss.]
I would eat it.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kym44gEmLX1qzpwi0o1_400.jpg)
Buy This: Gummi Bear Candelier by Kevin Champeny for Jellio.
5,000 hand-strung acrylic gummi bears. Each “candelier” takes two months to produce. Limited edition of ten.
[swissmiss.]
I would eat it.
Bamboo Serving Tray. A versatile serving tray that has subtle curves perfect any entertaining situation: wasabi and soy sauce for sushi, bread and chutney for cheese, or anything else you can imagine.
I want one.
![I found this on thedailywhat:
Buy This: “Match & Munch Sandwich Cutters” from The Spoon Sisters.
Set of 4 puzzle shapes.
Old and Busted: With the crust cut off. New Hotness: With the crumb cut up into four interlocking pieces.
[nerdapproved.]](http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx9rgcKPaA1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg)
I found this on thedailywhat:
Buy This: “Match & Munch Sandwich Cutters” from The Spoon Sisters.
Set of 4 puzzle shapes.
Old and Busted: With the crust cut off. New Hotness: With the crumb cut up into four interlocking pieces.
[nerdapproved.]
