Link Think and be Merry

I've added quite a few links over there on the left of late, so I'll take you through a few of them. I'm not going to hyperlink them in this, as they are linked over there.

First up, foodinfo.net. Very comprehensive, like a completely reliable wikipedia when it comes to the facts on food, from a technical perspective at least. From possibly Europe's top agri-food academic institution, Wageningen University.

I had to add a few industry standards: for Ireland Shelf Life, and, for global info Food navigator.

BBC food, DAFF and Bord Bia- well, the state had to get a look in too � the BBC do a great job in any case, and Bord Bia and DAFF have both revamped their offerings of late. (All minister's agri-food press releases are on DAFF)

But its more that just the big institutions. Marian Nestle's has been updated over to her relatively new blog. Great info from a real expert who provides the ammo for your intuitions on whats right and wrong in food. Perfect, eh?

You may have noticed that I've put an ad free logo to the left. This I got from make wealth history. For all the talk about growth and buying and selling (here included!), its worth remembering that sometimes growth itself is the problem. Ireland's Co2 emissions will be down by up to 10% this year, thanks to the recession. Despite all the pious talk all the efforts and reports, global worldwide recession is an almost Gaia-like Karmic moment to sort us out.

With the allotments movement taking off like wildfire, I though that a link to the best of the sites on this topic would be of use. There probably is actually one near you at this stage: Where I live, in Clare, there are 5 towns with them now, and more on the way.

A few quirky ones; the long pen ends all excuses for evermore that business flights are an essential and unavoidable part of the modern world, emissions and fuel waste and all. They are not, and that's the proof.

The how to do things, idler and inappropriate libertarian drinks are both high quality enough to make the grade as genuine left of centre guides, musings or other oddball useful ways to find out more. Check the idle parenting link on the idler � great fun!

That's just a sampler of what's over there.

Happy clicking!

(Photo from Hey Paul, under creative commons)