The blog covers issues broadly related to sustainability in Minnesota and the world both from an environmental perspective and from an interpersonal perspective. It also covers issues related to mycology (the study of fungi) with a specific emphasis on the interaction with fungal organisms and buildings.
Heifer Project is helping people raise domesticated Grass Cutter rodents or cane rats for a source of protein. These (ROUS) Rodents of Unusual Size have been a food staple in Ghana for years. They had been captured by poisoning or by burning vegetation to smoke them out of the wild. With the help of a German group the animals were recently able to be domesticated. Because the animals are native to the area with local grasses as a food source the cost for animal husbandry is limited. The meat is considered a delicacy especially around the holidays.
The ROUS from the movie Princess Bride
Update: Pierre Ferrari interviewCEO of Heifer International from Ensia June 10, 2013. He uses his experience with Coke to develop value chain markets that allow community projects to be sustainable within 5 years. The project is then cut loose. They do not want to foster a culture of dependency.
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